This review was really bad, especially the video version. There are so many more aspects to this game that are not mentioned in this review. My gripe with this review has nothing to do with the score though. He can score the game however he wants. Personally, I agree with a lot of what he mentioned about the in ring action. It is pretty dry and redundant after so many iterations. But, the review is just poorly done and doesn't go much into anything else. The "About the Author" sections shows this as well. "Tom spent most of his time in Wrestlemania mode, though he went online and tinkered with the creation elements as well." Come on Gamespot......
I see a lot of people on here defending these types of business practices, stating things such as "It isn't wrong to make money for what you do". The issue isn't making money, the issue is lowering your standards to make money. When a company changes the identity of an IP just to broaden sales, it's clear that said company could have made something better if they wanted to.... but instead they chose money. A big problem with these game sequels is when they have no ultimate goal story wise (The same can be said for books, movies or any other form of storytelling). When you have no end goal in sight, things like this happen. The best stories ever told have a beginning... and an ending. Shakespeare never released 3-6 sequels of his stories.
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