If you havent played a wrestling game for a while, this one is GREAT!
I want to say that this game is worth getting if you are a wrestling fan. It might not have much value over past games of the series, but if you never played this series before this one is great.
The two feature i really liked about this game that was really different from general wrestling games I know is the locker room and the career mode. The locker room is as it sounds your locker room with your trophies, your own pc, mobile phone, and magazines. You can move around in it. Makes you feel like a real wrestling. Now the jewel of this game that i found most interesting is that it has a story mode. Back at my time of playing wreslting games, It was only consecutive matches till you get to the end and beat the champion for the championship. This game has a STORY! There are cinematics between the games, other wrestlers sending you messages, and you can read your news in the magazines and on the WWE website. You can also chose who your friends, people interefere in the game. A lot more has it in this game, you get challenged by wrestlers and the variets of matches in the game keeps you excited. I would like to add that the game is very well challenging.
The disadvantages of this game could have been resolved easily. People complain about the AI of the game, its true but it gives you a chance to get back in the game. The other thing is that once you get beaten up, you cant do anyhting just keep tapping on the controller on the hope that your opponent is stupid enough to keep you for 5 minutes to regain power. This is the real downside of the game. Once you get slammed couple of times, thats about it for you, you just get beaten up again and again and ist hopeless you might as well restart. The pointing system is bad too. You never know who you are going to attack if there are multiple people in the ring (including the refree and your tag team), there is a pointer but up until now i dont know how to use it. The other two things i hate about the game is the simplistic way of achieving moves, its as simple as pressing analogue stick up or down. Doesnt give you the satisfaction of performing a maneuver. And after being hit, the old bashing the button is getting stupid and i dont believe they still use it. I think this is the stupidest control system created for any video game. Bashing the buttons to get up or unlock from your opponent...hurts your hand and the controller.
Although this game has disadvantages i think i can say its the best wrestling game out there and its kind of revolutionary if you havent been playing wrestling games as long as I did. If you feel like playing wrestling, you wont go wrong. If you hate the genre...dont buy this game.
Note: the loading time in this game is ridiclous made me remember the ps1 days and the advantages of a cartridge over the cd.