THQ issued a press release this morning regarding the WWE LEGENDS
OF WRESTLEMANIA video game they are producing and distributing for
World Wrestling Entertainment.
The press release states the following:
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK)
today announced additional details surrounding WWE®
Legends of WrestleMania®, the new World Wrestling
Entertainment® videogame property currently in
development for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Poised to deliver an
impressive lineup of Legendary Superstars and Managers, a new combo fighting
system and a historically accurate representation of WWE telecasts during the
Eighties and Nineties, WWE Legends of WrestleMania is scheduled for release in
March 2009 to coincide with WrestleMania 25 in Houston, Texas, live on
pay-per-view on Sunday, April 5, 2009.
“WWE fans are extremely supportive of our
leading fighting videogame franchise, WWE®
SmackDown® vs. Raw®, and they
have wanted a Legends-based game for quite some time,”
said Tracy Williams, director, global brand management, THQ. “WWE Legends of WrestleMania has the right combination of
talent, gameplay and presentation elements to extend the sports entertainment
videogame experience and enable gamers to relive, rewrite or redefine classic
moments etched in WWE’s history books.”
“WWE Legends of WrestleMania has a
tremendous amount of potential with game enthusiasts, casual players and WWE
fans of yesterday and today,” said Nelo Lucich, senior
vice president of interactive, JAKKS Pacific. “The
impressive talent and managerial roster, classic visual elements and key
gameplay features like WrestleMania Tour Mode will encourage players to revisit
classic matches, create new history and secure their rightful spots in the WWE
Hall of Fame.”
WWE Legends of WrestleMania will embrace the leading sports
entertainment organization’s rich history to relive,
rewrite or recreate the definitive elements of WWE from the Eighties and
Nineties. Players will relive the entertaining lives of more than 40
larger-than-life Legends and have control over Legendary Managers, each of whom
will play crucial roles in match outcomes. The game’s
new grapple-based fighting system will capture the high-energy action and drama
seen in vintage WWE matches, while a historically accurate representation of
past WWE telecasts will set the stage, including dynamic visual treatments,
signature ring entrances, renowned commentators and notable venues. WWE Legends
of WrestleMania will also include a WrestleMania Tour Mode that allows players
to participate in key matches from multiple WrestleMania events, a
Create-A-Legend system to develop the Legends of tomorrow, as well as online
functionality for players to compete on the biggest stages in WWE
history.
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