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词条 Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
释义

  1. Roster

  2. Music

  3. Features

  4. Arenas

  5. Reception

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox video game
| title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
| image = Showdown - Legends of Wrestling Coverart.jpg
| caption = Cover art featuring Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, André the Giant, Ultimate Warrior, Sting, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts
| developer = Acclaim Studios Austin
| publisher = Acclaim Entertainment
| series = Legends of Wrestling
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|June 22, 2004|PAL|July 2, 2004}}
| genre = Fighting
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}

Showdown: Legends of Wrestling is a sports video game and the sequel to Legends of Wrestling II. It was developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. A version of the game for the GameCube was also planned, but was cancelled. Showdown is the third game in the Legends of Wrestling video game series. It was the last game developed by the Austin studio prior to its closure later that year, and the last game released by Acclaim Entertainment in North America.

Roster

{{further|List of Legends of Wrestling characters}}

A significant coup for Showdown: LoW was the inclusion of Ultimate Warrior who had been in legal disputes with WWE and successfully had his likeness excluded from WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain the previous year. Also noteworthy is the absence of two Von Erich brothers, Mike and David, who were in both previous Legends of Wrestling games.

Music

  • The theme music in the last two games was composed by "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart. Hart appears as a playable character in all three games. He also composed some of the theme music for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.
  • The 1983 song "Metal Health" by Quiet Riot is used in promo videos for the game and is played at the main menu and Create-a-Legend screens.

Features

Some minor new features included a tribute to deceased legendary wrestlers as well as a tutorial fully narrated by Bret Hart.

Arenas

Another major point in the game's favor was the inclusion of many famous arenas used for pro wrestling and many other sports. They included:

  • Madison Square Garden in New York City
  • Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan
  • The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Cow Palace in San Francisco, California
  • The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
  • Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina
  • SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas
  • L.A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California
  • Wembley Stadium in London, England
  • Moscow
  • Dory Funk's Gym in Ocala, Florida
  • Legends Coliseum in Austin, Texas

Reception

{{Video game reviews
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| EGM_PS2 = 3/10[1]
| EGM_XBOX = 3/10[1]
| GI_PS2 = 6/10[2]
| GI_XBOX = 6/10[2]
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}[3]
| GamePro_XBOX = {{Rating|4|5}}[3]
| GSpot_PS2 = 6.5/10[4]
| GSpot_XBOX = 6.5/10[4]
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}[5]
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}[5]
| GameZone_PS2 = 5/10[6]
| GameZone_XBOX = 6.5/10[7]
| IGN_PS2 = 5.9/10[8]
| IGN_XBOX = 5.9/10[8]
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|1.5|5}}[9]
| OXM_XBOX = 5.9/10[10]
| XPlay_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}[11]
| MC_PS2 = 55/100[12]
| MC_XBOX = 57/100[13]
}}Showdown: Legends of Wrestling was met with very mixed reception upon release. Metacritic gave it a score of 55 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[12] and 57 out of 100 for the Xbox version.[13]

Xbox Nation called it "a steaming doodie. With extra stank on it."[14] Consumer reaction was negative too, though not excessively so, primarily tempered by the stellar roster available in the game. The inclusion of former WCW commentary team of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Tony Schiavone, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko and ring announcer

Gary Michael Cappetta was welcomed. The commentary system turned out to be a failure, however, being unsophisticated and repetitive. It has arguably the best roster of popular 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s pro-wrestlers, including many 'legends' who didn't appear in the first two games.

The game was riddled with many serious bugs, glitches, crashes, and lock-ups. This suggested that Showdown: LoW was a rushed product with little attention to quality assurance on Acclaim's part. Other major negative aspects of the game are terribly lacking opponent AI, sluggish character movement, and clumsy game controls. Errors and omissions in the accompanying instruction booklet compounded this. The game's box also advertised commentary from Jerry "The King" Lawler which also was omitted from the game.[15]

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See also

{{Portal|Professional wrestling|Video games}}
  • List of licensed wrestling video games
  • List of fighting games

References

1. ^1 {{cite journal | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling | magazine = Electronic Gaming Monthly | issue = 182 | date = September 2004 | author = EGM staff | page = 99}}
2. ^1 {{cite journal | url = http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/3D18102E-0502-48DE-B869-8EF454476107.htm | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling | magazine = Game Informer | date = August 2004 | first = Jeremy | last = Zoss | issue = 136 | page = 96 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327162502/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/3D18102E-0502-48DE-B869-8EF454476107.htm | archivedate = March 27, 2005 | deadurl = yes | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
3. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/36198.shtml | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling | work=GamePro | date = June 23, 2004 | author = Tokyo Drifter | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050209083424/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/36198.shtml | archivedate = February 9, 2005 | deadurl = yes | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
4. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/showdown-legends-of-wrestling-review/1900-6101134/ | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling Review | publisher = GameSpot | date = June 22, 2004 | first = Alex | last = Navarro | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
5. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/showdown-legends-of-wrestling/526166p1.html | title = GameSpy: Showdown: Legends of Wrestling | publisher = GameSpy | date = June 24, 2004 | first = Justin | last = Leeper | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051216073332/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/showdown-legends-of-wrestling/526166p1.html | archivedate = December 16, 2005 | deadurl = yes | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/showdown_legends_of_wrestling_ps2_review | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling – PS2 – Review | publisher=GameZone | date = August 19, 2004 | author = The Bearer | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080226022803/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23248.htm | archivedate = February 26, 2008 | deadurl = no | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/showdown_legends_of_wrestling_xb_review | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling – XB – Review | publisher = GameZone | date = July 18, 2004 | first = Louis | last = Bedigian | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080315223833/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23248.htm | archivedate = March 15, 2008 | deadurl = no | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
8. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/23/showdown-legends-of-wrestling | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling | publisher = IGN | date = June 23, 2004 | first = Jeremy | last = Dunham | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
9. ^{{cite journal | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling | magazine = Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | date = August 2004 | page = 93}}
10. ^{{cite journal | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling | magazine = Official Xbox Magazine | date = August 2004 | page = 83}}
11. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.g4techtv.com/feature.aspx?article_key=47759 | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling Review (PS2) | work=X-Play | date = July 19, 2004 | first = Justin | last = Speer | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040810003349/http://www.g4techtv.com/feature.aspx?article_key=47759 | archivedate = August 10, 2004 | deadurl = yes | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
12. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/showdown-legends-of-wrestling | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling for PlayStation 2 Reviews | publisher = Metacritic | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
13. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/showdown-legends-of-wrestling | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling for Xbox Reviews | publisher = Metacritic | accessdate = February 24, 2015}}
14. ^{{cite journal | title = Showdown: Legends of Wrestling – Wrestling for dummies | magazine = Xbox Nation | date = September 2004 | first = Greg | last = Orlando | issue = 18 | page = 89}}
15. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/xbox-game/showdown-legends-of-wrestling/1027325/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403052722/http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/xbox-game/showdown-legends-of-wrestling/1027325/ |archive-date=2009-04-03 |dead-url=yes |df= }}

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