WWE Video Game Idea

[CT LFC Fan]

Hey, I have an idea for a WWE Legends video game and I wanted to see what everyone thought of it.

In this game, you start in 1985 the year of the first WrestleMania) as a rookie. To play the career mode, you must create a wrestler- no using Hogan or Savage in the career mode. But here's the thing- you just design your wrestler's face, body and build, not his attire. In the beginning of the game, you have a choice to join WWE or WCW. You're offered a contract from each, which may be for different lengths and for different dollar amounts. Each organization will also tell you what sort of gimmicks they can see you in. So, you may be offered a 3 yr/ 300K contract w/ WCW to wrestle as a "Legitimate Toughguy", or a 2 yr/ 280K contract w/ WWE to wrestle as a guy with a plumber gimmick. And you choose.

From there, you have matches and time goes by. Your opponents will be wrestlers from the correct time period and promotion, as well as generic jobbers.

At various points in time, you'll have decisions to make. At some point in time, you may be offered contract extensions or the opportunity to try out a different gimmick. Eventaully, your contract will expire, and you may decide to jump to a rival promotion. At that point, your current boss may order you to lose to his new champion on the way out. And how you choose to react to that will impact your path in the game. If you put on a good match and lose, your "respect" will go up. If you don't "do the job", your reputation among other wrestlers will be hurt, and the owner of your current promotion may refuse to do business with you in the future. However, your reputation will be greatly enhanced if you bring the other promotion's title to their organization.

And that's pretty much it. As time goes by, other real life (and imaginary) wrestlers will be introduced. In 1992 (game time), ECW will be introduced as a 3rd promotion. The real wrestlers in the game will also switch promotions and gimmicks from time to time.

There are a few ways the game can end. Based on the move set you choose, your risk of being injured will increase or decrease. You may suffer a career ending injury. You may voluntarily retire at any point. Or, the game will just end on it's own at the point in time when WWE swallows WCW and ECW. When the gane ends, based on your record, championship history, reputation and many other things you will get a different ending, with a summary of your impact on the world of sports entertainment.

Sorry for being so long winded! I just think this would be cool.

[G✇JI☈A]

I think you and about every other gamer on this board and any gaming wrestling fan in the World have thought that THQ should make a WWE Legends game.

I think THQ should. And they no plan to make one despite the big interest in the concept.

I guess it's a lot easier to just update last years game then make whole new game. Lazy mugs.

[Deleted]

Thats crazy deep man. I'd kindof like it since it's on the level of Maddens NFL Superstar mode, and not like Smackdown or Raw's career mode where its just a set order of fights and nothing more.

While I wouldn't rip out the career mode for it (you KNOW people would get pissed off at that), I would definatley take part.

I thought Legends of Wrestling did something like this, but your version seems alot deeper, and this with the Smackdown game engine (or whoever picks up the WWE license sans EA without the AKI people) would rock pretty solid.

To add to the ending idea, why not actually pull a Madden NFL Superstar mode and when you're done be up for the WWE Hall of Fame, then actually give the speech and all that if your career stats constitute it, and also show up to make the save Hogan-style at Mania the next night, and have THAT be the best ending.

[CT LFC Fan]

geneyussrevolution said:

Thats crazy deep man. I'd kindof like it since it's on the level of Maddens NFL Superstar mode, and not like Smackdown or Raw's career mode where its just a set order of fights and nothing more.

While I wouldn't rip out the career mode for it (you KNOW people would get pissed off at that), I would definatley take part.

I thought Legends of Wrestling did something like this, but your version seems alot deeper, and this with the Smackdown game engine (or whoever picks up the WWE license sans EA without the AKI people) would rock pretty solid.

To add to the ending idea, why not actually pull a Madden NFL Superstar mode and when you're done be up for the WWE Hall of Fame, then actually give the speech and all that if your career stats constitute it, and also show up to make the save Hogan-style at Mania the next night, and have THAT be the best ending.

Holy crap, that's a great idea. I love it.

I did think it would be kind of cool for you to be able to continue the game as a manager after you retire. But that's for another post...

[EvilShadow76]

That sounds better than most WWE games have been turning out lately. For the past few years now the Smackdown series has been on a downhill slide in the season mode etc. Something like that could pick up fan interest once again.

[valley22]

That would be one deep game. Maybe even as your "prestige" works up you could get into booking. But it seems like this would be more of a rp game then a classic wrestling game. I'd buy it.

[nerdinitupagain]

I like this idea, but as a person who's biggest obsession was the mid 90's up until the last Nitro... I'd like to see it be something "WWE vs. WCW... The Monday Night Wars" and start out from the moment Hogan is signed to WCW.


But none the less, I love the idea and it's about the only thing that would make me want to play another wrestling game because although SvR 2006 was okay, I just got bored. If there was a deep, long term career mode... I would totally play.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

I like how it has more roleplay elements than the typical wrestling game, something I've wanted to see for a looooooooong time.

[Loki]

Awesome idea, but I guess it's a really hard project to realize...

Especially if we mean it as an Action game, with good graphics and models.

I'd mark out like hell for such a game, but I honestly can't tell if it's possible to actually create it with current technologies...

Any semi-professional programmer who can enlighten me about the feasibiliy of that game?

[Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture]

godz said:

I like how it has more roleplay elements than the typical wrestling game, something I've wanted to see for a looooooooong time.

Noted. This idea sounded like a "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" type RPG, but with wrestling instead.

And that is why it will never happen, unless I successfully defeat the CEO of THQ in a sword duel for control of the company.

Wish me luck.

[Arturo Classico]

Sort of like legends of Wrestling but deeper. I had this idea awhile back as well. The only thing is it would take alot of memory and I'm not sure if the 360 or PS3 would even have that type of memory and also have CAW and have the amount of wrestlers needed for that type of stoy mode. Don't get me wrong I like the idea and if LOW was better it would have been awesome. I just wish they would go into WCW, WCCW, AWA, ECW and SMW than I would buy it in a second!

[Sajoa Moe]

nerdinitupagain said:

I like this idea, but as a person who's biggest obsession was the mid 90's up until the last Nitro... I'd like to see it be something "WWE vs. WCW... The Monday Night Wars" and start out from the moment Hogan is signed to WCW.

I'd love to see a video game version of the Dungoen of Doom.


THERE'S NO HULKAMANIACS HERE!!

[Arturo Classico]

evrbody said:

nerdinitupagain said:

I like this idea, but as a person who's biggest obsession was the mid 90's up until the last Nitro... I'd like to see it be something "WWE vs. WCW... The Monday Night Wars" and start out from the moment Hogan is signed to WCW.

I'd love to see a video game version of the Dungoen of Doom.


THERE'S NO HULKAMANIACS HERE!!

Don't forget The White Castle of Fear, Blast at the Beach and Cactus Jack Lost in Cleveland!

[chiefdom]

veggietales said:

At that point, your current boss may order you to lose to his new champion on the way out. And how you choose to react to that will impact your path in the game. If you put on a good match and lose, your "respect" will go up. If you don't "do the job", your reputation among other wrestlers will be hurt, and the owner of your current promotion may refuse to do business with you in the future. However, your reputation will be greatly enhanced if you bring the other promotion's title to their organization.

A game that breaks kayfabe?

[Chainsaw]

I hate to rain on your parade, but a WWE game that actually acknowledges the past just isn't going to happen. Ever. And for once, that's not THQ's fault.

[Red 'n' Black Reggie]

i doubt they would do a game out of kayfabe (if thats what youre suggesting), but that sounds great. i would buy it in a heartbeat. i dont like the "career ending injury" thing, but other than that, that idea kicks ass.

[Chainsaw]

devondragon said:

I'd definetly play this game (assuming it was good and didn't get botched in the development. Hey, it happens) but like chiefdom said, it wouldn't happen because it would break kayfabe.

I COULD see this happening in Japan (or here, with imiganary wrestlers but I think that would take away from the impact) due to the outlook of wrestling over there. Japan had a wrestling game for the Super Famicom that gave you more money based on how much you entertained the crowd.

And the prime example was FPW2 for GBA, where they had a Booker mode with similar stuff in it, and it was removed from the US version.

[Gillberg: 0-175]

Don't forget the fact that WWE would need to get the permission and pay all the legends for it. I don't think their current legend contract thing would involve such a big project. Besides, you would always miss big players as people who hold grudges wouldn't sign. Like Warrior and Owen's wife. And Sting wouldn't sign. Nor could any other signed talent.

It's a good idea, and it could be done. But in reality there are most likely monetary issues keeping this game from happening. I sure as hell would like to play a "Monday Night Wars" game, and be able to create a gimmick for my guy per federation basis, along with gimmick type (like EWR) and heel/face allegiance.

But again, it won't happen cause of the money. You can't skimp a game like this and all like 20 signed to WWE Legend deals aren't enough to flesh out the game.

I'd rather them just research old storylines and put those into the game, and stop having them be so "randomly generated" which always results in starting a new game with a new guy and going through the same crap. They need to find a better way to distribute the storylines to the player so that there is much more replayability to the storymode in that you don't go through the bulk of it in one round of storymode.

[Outsider744]

Awesome idea man, I'd definiltely buy it....hell I'd camp out for that one

[Jiren]

If they do a Legends game PLEASE dont let it be under WWE

- No Warrior
- No Owen
- No Bulldog (not sure bout that one)

If it was a legends game by AKI (or another outsider company) then they could add foreign Legends

- Jushin Liger
- Great Muta
- Great Sasuke
- Ultimo Dragon
- Mil Mascarus

Hopefully WWE will allow some of their legends to be used (or is it up to the person)