Legends of Wrestling II

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title = Legends of Wrestling II


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developer = Acclaim Entertainment
publisher = Acclaim Entertainment
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series = "Legends of Wrestling"
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released = November 26, 2002 (PS2/GC) (NA)
December 5, 2002 (Xbox) (NA)
November 25, 2002 (GBA)(NA)
February 7, 2003 (PS2/GC/Xbox) (EU)
December 6, 2002 (GBA) (EU)
genre = Fighting, Wrestling
modes = Single player, multiplayer, online
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=Teen|ELSPA=11+
platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, Game Boy Advance
media = 1 × DVD-ROM, GameCube Optical Disc
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"Legends of Wrestling II" is the sequel to the professional wrestling video game "Legends of Wrestling". It was published by Acclaim Entertainment and released on November 26, 2002 for both the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. It was then released later for the Xbox on December 5, 2002. "Legends II" contains 24 wrestlers that were not in the first game, though also excludes Rob Van Dam, presumably because he had recently been signed to a WWF contract. However, the game did contain Eddie Guerrero, who, although unemployed at the time he signed a likeness deal, re-signed with WWF when the game was released.

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions included video interviews with many of the legends featured in the game while the European version of the game exclusively included four legends from the United Kingdom.

Roster

New Legends

*Abdullah the Butcher
*André the Giant
*Andy Kaufman
*Bam Bam Bigelow
*Baron von Raschke
*Big Daddy - European version only
*Big John Studd
*Bob Backlund
*Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
*"British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith
*Bruno Sammartino
*The Nasty Boys
*"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
* Giant Haystacks - European version only
*"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
*Kendo Nagasaki - European version only
*Killer Kowalski
*Mick McManus - European version only
*Mil Máscaras
*"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
*Owen Hart
*"Soulman" Rocky Johnson
*The Steiner Brothers
*Sid Vicious
*Eddie Guerrero
*The Grand Wizard

Returning Legends

*Hulk Hogan
*Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
*The Road Warriors
*Bret "Hitman" Hart
*The Iron Sheik
*Mr. Fuji
*Terry Funk
*Don Muraco
*Jerry "The King" Lawler
*George "The Animal" Steele
*"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas
*Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
*Nikolai Volkoff
*Ted DiBiase
*Tito Santana
*King Kong Bundy
*Koko B. Ware
*One Man Gang
*Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
*Harley Race
*Dynamite Kid
*Ricky Morton
*Robert Gibson
*"Flyin'" Brian Pillman
*"Superstar" Billy Graham
*"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert
*Rick Martel
*Ivan Koloff
*Ivan Putski
*"Cowboy" Bob Orton
*The Sheik
*Kerry Von Erich
*Fritz Von Erich
*Kevin Von Erich
*Mike Von Erich
*David Von Erich
*Dory Funk, Jr.
*Sabu
*"Captain" Lou Albano
*"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart

Fictional territorial promoters

Within Career Mode, your wrestler will be working for a specific promoter in each area. By winning the belt for that division and successfully defending it, said promoter will become available for purchase in Shop Mode. Note that the World Region is only available after completion of all the American territories. Each territory has between 8-12 storylines chosen at random with a push of a button. Certain storylines may not be available based on the wrestler used by the player. For example, if the player uses Jerry Lawler, the only storyline he can play in the Southeast Region is based on the famous feud Lawler had with comedian Andy Kaufman. Each of the promoters in the game were based on famous real life wrestling promoters.
* Belle Jackson (Southeast Region) (Based on Dixie Carter, the President of TNA Wrestling)
* Hiro Natsume (World) (Based on Hiro Matsuda, former president of New Japan Pro Wrestling)
* Randell Scmandell (Pacific Region) (Based on Paul Heyman, the owner of the original incarnation of Extreme Championship Wrestling.)
* Scotty MacDougal (Midwest Region) (Based on Jim Crockett, former owner of Jim Crockett Promotions)
* Tex McGraw (Southwest Region) (Based on Ted Turner, former financial backer of World Championship Wrestling)
* Tony "The Boss" Pavorati (Northeast Region) (Based on Vince McMahon, Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment)

The game also features a Create A Legend Mode (CAL). Players can create their own custom made characters which can be used for storyline mode as well as exhibition play.

Critical response

The critical response to "Legends of Wrestling II" was slightly better than that of the original, but still not spectacular; at Game Rankings, the PlayStation 2 version received 59.9%, only a .6% increase from the previous game. The Xbox version was rated highest, garnering a 66.8% (.8% higher than the original), while the GameCube version was the most improved, jumping 5.9% to 60.6%.

oundtrack

*Superstar by Saliva
*Headstrong by Trapt (suspected version from Linkin Park)
*Headstrong by Earshot
*Get Away by Earshot
*We Fall, We Stand by Earshot
*Cosmopolitan Bloodloss by Glassjaw
*Box Full of Sharp Objects by The Used
*Questions? by Hometown Hero

ee also

* "Legends of Wrestling" (series)
* "Legends of Wrestling"
* ""

External links

* [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/561722.asp?q=Legends%20of%20Wrestling "Legends of Wrestling II" at Game Rankings]
* [http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/legendsofwrestling2/index.html?q=Legends%20of%20Wrestling GameSpot review of the PS2 version of "Legends of Wrestling 2": 6.0 (Fair)]
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