After what may have been one of the most troubled and bug-ridden launches of recent times with , the next installment has been put on hold so the developers at Visual Concepts can work on making a better game. This year, the only game that will launch under the banner is 2K’s 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:WWE Battlegrounds an arcade wrestling game that is more in line with the likes of WWE All-Stars featuring deformed/oversized cha๊racter models and over the top a✤ttack moves.
This is a move that won’t sit well with everyone, especially those that want a more wrestling simulation experience that allows its players to suspend their disbelief to some degree. Let’s take a look at ten wrestling games like to take themselves a bit more seriously than WWE Battlegrounds.
10 T🃏ecmo World Wrestling ไ
Released in 1989 for the NES, Tecmo World Wrestling is a surprisi🐟ngly complex wrestling title that was way ahead of its time despite the limitations of the 8-Bit console. It waꦺs the first game to feature play-by-play commentary albeit in text form and action replays.
The wrestlers have more 20 moves each, which was unheard of at the time, and the action💙 developed over time like an actual wrestling match. Another nice touch was the ability to train a chosen wrestler in the gym before matches as t💯he player progresses through a career mode.
9 🌳 𝓀 WCW Vs. The World
When wrestling game fans think of the AKI series they usually think that the series began on the Nintendo 64 with WCW vs. nWo World Tour. However, the series actually began on the PlayStation in 1996 WCW vs. The World and features many of the same wrestling mechanics that made the series famo🅠us.
The AKI system is a slightly more simplified in this PS1 release but the ability to have good, drawn-out, back and forth matches. WCW vs the World features several wrestlers from the WCW but the majority of its roster was made up of renamed Japanese wrestlers that TওHQ needed to rename due to licensing issues.
8 ꦐ WWE Day Of Reckoning 2 𒁃
WWE Day of Reckoning 2 was released on the Nintendo GameCube in 2005. It was developed by Yukes but featured some of the developers that worked on the AKI-developed games like WWF No Mercy. Day of Reckoning 2 was a huge improvement over its predecessor and managed to successfully blend the mechanics of the WWE Smackdown series and the AKI titles.
The only thing that held it back was the occasional clipping issues and it still wasn’t quit▨e as polished or🎐 as easy to pick up as AKI’s Nintendo 64 wrestling games.
7 Fire🍎 Pro Wrestling GBA
Fire Pro Wrestling Game Boy Advance was released in 2002 and did an incredible job of creating one of the most complex wrestling games ever made on the tiny handheld system. The Japanese wrestling series very rarely♎ saw a release outside of its native country but was always popular with dedicated fans that went to the troubl🏅e of importing it.
It’s impossible to button mash in a Fire Pro game making th🎐em as pure a wrestling simulation as one can get. The animati🌸on is smooth and responsive and the timing-based wrestling system is one of the best in the genre.
6 WWE 2K19
Released in 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:WWE 2K19 is the last WWE wrestling game developed by Yukes before moving to create their own yet to be named wrestling title. After the disaster that is WWE 2K20, WWE 2K19 is still being played by fans and the developers ꦦat 2K have acknowledged by keeping the♒ir servers open.
The series’ presentation has never looked better and the wrestling mechanics are the best Yukes to could squeeze out of the aging grappling series. WWE 2K19 is packed with wrestling modes, legends and fe🔜atures a good roster 🤡of modern superstars.
5 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ WCW/NWO Revenge
WCW/nWo Revenge is the successor to the already excellent WCW vs. NWO: World Tour and improved on it in every conceivable way. The much-loved AKI grappling system took the gameplay even further with its counter and reversal moves which still haven’t been matched 22 years after its release and the wrestling matches really felt like they were back and forth chess mat𒊎ches between two good players.
In addition, the WCW/nWo Revenge’s artificial intelligen❀ce was well ahead of any dedi🥀cated fighting game at the time.
4 🐼𝓰 Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
Released worldwide on the PlayStation 2 in 2007, Fire Pro Wrestling Returns was a retro-looking title even at the time with its isometric 2D visuals. However, to diꦑsmiss the series on face value would denying oneself one of the deepest wrestling titles ever released.
While the visuals may be in 2D, the animations are fantastic and the timing-based control system very responsive and satisfying. At first, there is quit🐼e a steep learning curve but those willing to invest will be discovering its mechanics, systems, and moves for a long time to come.
3 ♚ WWF Wrestlem𝐆ania 2000
WWF Wrestlemania 2000 was released on the Nintendo 64 in 1999 and took the AKI wrestling series to the next level when it comes to career mode due to itsౠ l𒅌ength and meaty story. However, it is the grappling mechanics and improved reversal/counter system that once again take center stage, and the inclusion of WWF/WWE superstars only served to enhance its star power at the height of the Attitude Era.
Additionally, WWF Wrestlemania 2000 allowed players to create their own wrestlers and even edit current superstars to update their current – something that the modern-day WWE 2K series doesn’t allow players to do.
2 ♔ WWF No Mercy
Released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64, WWF No Mercy is for many wrestling fans the ultimate wrestling game when it comes to pure gameplay mechanics that are easy to pick but difficult (and fun) to master. The developers AKI took what they learned from the WWF No Mercy’s predecessors and polished eveꦐrything for a more complete experience.
In addition, the career m🀅ode features seven different story modes each with their own branching paths giving players tons of replayability. Furthermore, the wrestling mechanics has been fine-tuned for a more refined wrestling experience that, as always, relies on reversals, counterattacks, timing, and momentum.
1 🌼Fire Pro Wrestling World
Released in 2017 for the PC and 2018 for the PlayStation 4, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fire Pro Wrestling World is regarded by many wrestling game fans as the most complete wrestling simulation package ever created. It maintains the look, feel, and mechanics of its PS2 predecessor Fire Pro Wrestling Returns but features more refined animations and 2D visuals that look better than ever on an෴ HD screen.
The gameplay is incredibly deep and certainly not for fans that prefer an arcade-like experience and the number of options and support from the community when it comes to custom creations is unrivaled. With its final DLC releasing in 2020, developers Spike Chunsoft are really putting the power in the hands of its gamers with the Move Craft DLC. This powerful tool will allow its players to create and c𝕴ustomize their own moves in and out of the ri🐷ng.