I was pleased to see the original Wrestling Spirit do well, due to the fact that I liked the approach the game took. You took control of a wrestler and took part in matches which required thought and strategy to come out on top. There aren’t many wrestling games available which could compete with WreSpi’s innovation. It had more action than it’s sister-game Total Extreme Wrestling, but still had the addictiveness and playability that’s always going to impress…
Author: Russ
Cage Rage are probably the biggest UK based MMA promotion around right now, with a lucrative Sky Sports TV deal and a whole host of big names from the sport wanting to get involved. They’ve also been releasing their shows on DVD lately, and I had the chance to get my hands on the newest one, Cage Rage 12. Is it worth a look?
For MMA enthusiasts, SilverVision’s recent FightDVD releases have been a godsend. UK fight fans are finally able to get their hands on some of the best Mixed Martial Arts action from around the world, including a lot of older material that was never previously released here. I’m looking at one of these releases here, in the shape of the PRIDE 3 and 4 double DVD set. How does this set fare compared to some of the newer PRIDE action? Is it worth a look? It’s time to find out…
Due to the mainstream success of shows like UFC’s Ultimate Fighter and their Spike TV specials, Mixed Martial Arts is starting to gain popularity in the western world. There’s one MMA promotion which hasn’t received as much attention as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and that’s PRIDE FC. Under the ownership of Dream Stage Entertainment along with K1 and HUSTLE, this MMA promotion has seen some of the biggest names in the sport compete in their ring…
Recently I had the chance to chat with Adam Ryland about his forthcoming wrestling sim Total Extreme Wrestling 2005…
I’m pretty disillusioned with the current state of wrestling games. I realise that there are several factors which can’t be helped which have contributed to the fact that there aren’t many groundbreaking games out there, such as the lack of well known promotions needed to release games, and the fact that wrestling isn’t quite as mainstream as it was six or seven years ago meaning that developers are less likely to take a risk and create a wrestling game. However, a lot of the blame does need to go to the developers. It seems to be that every game is nothing more than a rehash of a previous year’s effort, with a new cosmetic feature and a slightly updated roster. It’s not a great time to be a wrestling fan, as some systems barely have a handful of wrestling titles available…
On the day before Wrestling Spirit is released in trial version, Wrestling 101’s Russ caught up with Adam Ryland to discuss a variety of topics. Here’s how things went down…
It’s Autumn (or Fall, depending on your location),
and the leaves are falling from the trees. The weather is getting cold. The nights are getting darker. The pre-order lists at the Wrestling 101 Video Games Shop are getting longer and longer. Everyone knows that the festive period is the time of the calendar where Video Game companies make the big bucks. So what will Santa be putting in your stocking this year? Whether it’s Smackdown! Vs Raw, or Survivor Series, you can’t afford to miss the November Video Games Update at Wrestling 101, with all the news…
Somehow, we’re into the final quarter of 2004. Where has the time gone? Well, they do say that time flies when you’re having fun. So I have a feeling that 2005 will fly by just as fast as this year, judging by the games we’ll be playing over the next few months. With all the consoles having a load of new wrestling games, it’s important you get the latest news on all the releases. So click the link and get your news fix, in the October Video Games Update…
If you’re a Gamecube owner, there’s only one thing on your mind right now. Well, that’s not entirely true, you could be concerned about a lot of
things. But WWE Day Of Reckoning is getting ever closer to release in the UK, and this Update contains news on what the Americans thought of the game
when it was released. But it’s not all Nintendo news, whether you’ve got a PS2, an XBox, a PC, a Gameboy or even an interest in Acclaim, there’s
something you’ll find interesting inside the September Video Games Update.