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WWF No Mercy |
| Developer(s) |
Asmik Ace Enterainment / Aki Corporation |
| Publisher(s) |
THQ |
| Release date(s) |
November, 14 2000 |
| Brand(s) |
WWF |
| Rating(s) |
T for Teen |
| Platform(s) |
Nintendo 64
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| WG Review Date |
8/24/07 |
| WG.com Average Rating |
5/5 Stars |
| Game Navigation |
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Preview
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Review
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Match Types
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Backstage Areas
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Roster
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Media
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Cheats
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Created Wrestlers
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Review
WWF No Mercy is the sequel to THQ's widely-popular WWF Wrestlemania 2000. Wrestlemania 2000 was a huge step for WWF gaming compared to the Acclaim days as it focused more on the actual wrestling than cosmetics. But could THQ improve on their impressive WWF debut, or will it suffer from the sophomore slump?
Game Play
No Mercy has the same simplistic gameplay engine that fans will remember from past Aki wrestling games. This definitely isn't a bad thing, as the engine finds a very happy medium between being too easy and too complicated. The only downside is the game tends to slow down once you have more than two characters on the screen at once. During battle royals and tag team ladder matches, this can be a pain. Speaking of ladder matches, that is one of the huge additions to this game. Ladder matches in this game almost always end up being epics, and it's just so damn fun to set your opponent up on an announcer table, then set up a ladder insider the ring and jump off crushing him through the table. Awesome feeling! Survival Mode was also added this year, which is a fun little mode under Royal Rumble rules where you take a wrestler and try to last through 100 participants to win. It's quite difficult, especially when someone like Andre the Giant enters the ring, but it's quite fun.
Sound
Audio was one of the downfalls to Wrestlemania 2000, and it still isn't great here. The entrance music sounds better than last year, and it's still fun to smash your opponent over the head with the ring bell and hear the "ding" sound effect. However, there's still no voiceovers in this game, and the background music just gets old eventually.
Graphics
Visuals were another area that Wrestlemania 2000 lacked, and once again it hasn't been greatly improved here. Ringside looks good as well as all the backstage areas. However, the wrestlers still look awkward and blocky. There's issues in clipping, and floating body parts still happens occasionally. However, the animations are much smoother this year and it really helps how the game looks and plays. Many of the talent's mannerisms are spot on to their real life counterparts.
Seasons/Career Mode
Last year's highly praised "Road to Wrestlemania" mode is gone, but that's fine as THQ has done us even better this year. This time around, the user selects a wrestler and then chooses which title they want to compete for. There's different storylines tied to each title which adds alot to the game. Not only that, but each title has different storylines within it that change depending on the choices you make and how you fare in your matches. There is alot of replay value in this mode that can keep you busy for a long time. A word of advice though: Don't pick someone like Rikishi to go for the Women's title unless you'd like to have an idea what Rikishi would look like in a bikini...it's not pretty.
Creation Modes
Create-A-Wrestler mode is very much like last year's mode, where the focus is on creating how your creation will perform rather than how he looks. However, they have added alot of visual effects along with moves to the mode to give it even more depth. Gamers have control over their creations looks, wrestling attire, entrance attire, entrance music, entrance video, entrance moves, wrestling moves, etc. Nobody should have a problem creating their favorite wrestlers that aren't featured in the game.
| Score Board |
Game Play
5/5 Stars |
Audio
3/5 Stars |
Graphics
3/5 Stars |
Story Mode
5/5 Stars |
Creation
4/5 Stars |
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OVERALL SCORE:
5/5 Stars |
| Final Thought |
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"In my opinion, WWF No Mercy is the greatest wrestling game released in North America to date. It has the same great gameplay that fans of Aki wrestling games have grown to love, plus it features many great additions like ladder matches, survival mode, and a more in-depth story mode. The replay value in this game is endless. The only parts of this game that aren't great at the graphics and audio, but even those aspects have been improved upon to the point where they're passable. This is a must-own for every wrestling gaming fan." |
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Released: November 14, 2006
Dvlpr: YUKE's Future Media Creators
Publisher: THQ
System(s):
Playstation 2, X-Box 360
3/5 Stars |
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