PlayStation 2 Critic Reviews

Electronic Arts deserves kudos for breathing new life into the aging fighting genre with this title's fresh approach.

One of the most highly addictive and thoroughly entertaining wrestling titles to come along in a long time and it’s a game no fighting fan should miss out on.

My front runner for the fighting game of the year. While it does lack the variety of match types that Smackdown offers, it I believe is just as much fun, if not more fun than "Smackdown."

It provides really, really good wrestling gameplay without the soul-rotting WWE crap. [Apr 2003, p.48]

At once the best wrestling game in years, an awesome showcase for some damn good hip-hop, and an example of what can happen when a game company takes a chance.

An astonishingly fun game that even non-wresting fans will have a blast with. There's nothing remotely like it in the fighting or wrestling genres. [Apr 2003, p.24]

When it comes to two-player action, you'll be hard-pressed to find a smoother, slicker slobberknocker than this wrestler... The highest rated wrestling game on the site.

There’s a ton of replay value with the numerous game modes, and the computer opponents can always be counted on for a challenge, especially with the expansive number of moves for each fighter.

It’s a fast and furious blast that should appeal to all grapple fans. Now how’s about giving us 80’s Metal Vendetta next, EA?

It doesn't give you wrestling staples like table matches or a wrestling creator, sadly, but it does give you what most next-gen WWE titles can't: stellar gameplay. [Apr 2003, p.81]