WWE Raw

It is just the "Total Package" (yeah I know, I am embarrassed of myself for that one), combining great gameplay with fantastic visuals to create one of the finest sports game ever.

From the time you start playing to the point where you stop, you feel like your watching a match on TV. The lack of match types and gameplay modes does hurt the game some, but Raw's outstanding gameplay and graphics more then make up for that.

While the released version is a competent wrestling game, it plays very much like one of the old N64 releases with a major facelift.

It captures the electricity of the sport and is quite amazing graphically, but it's low in the substance department, and not quite as endearing...The only source of enjoyment was collecting the obscure items and weapons. [Mar 2002, p.84]

The general AI of the characters seems confused when not actively engaged in grappling. This is especially true of tag matches, where the computer will sometimes forget whose side it's on.

The single most irritating aspect of RAW's CAW option, however, is the complete absence of the ability to use ripped songs on the hard drive as part of the wrestler entrance.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news for WWF fans, but Raw falls well short of expectations. [Apr 2002, p.62]

Lack of modes and match types. Abysmal gameplay. Awkward animations. CAW ****. A few positives are that I do like the museum and how you can view someone's Titantron and music. It's kind of fun to see the A.I. duke it out. Not much else to point out. Disappointing. Soundtrack: 7/10 Gameplay: 3/10 Roster: 7/10