Legends of Wrestling (series)

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Legends of Wrestling is a series of professional wrestling video games based on the greatest wrestlers of all time, from WWF/WWE, NWA, WCW, ECW and various independent promotions. It was developed and produced by Acclaim. It was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2, then in 2002 for the GameCube and Xbox. In 2006, Canadian game publisher Throwback Entertainment acquired the license and publishing rights to Legends of Wrestling. Throwback Entertainment has stated they are ready to bring this IP into the next generation of consoles though they did not confirm which nextgen platform it would debut on.

Legends of Wrestling

Legends of Wrestling
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Developer(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube
ReleaseDecember 3, 2001 (PS2) (NA)
February 15, 2001 (PS2) (EU)
May 27, 2002 (Xbox/GC) (NA)
June 7, 2002 (Xbox/GC) (EU)
Genre(s)Fighting, Wrestling
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer, online

Legends of Wrestling was released on PlayStation 2 in 2001 and on the Xbox and Nintendo Gamecube in 2002. It contains the biggest names in pro wrestling, such as:

Legends of Wrestling II

Legends of Wrestling II
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Developer(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube
ReleaseNovember 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(s)Fighting, Wrestling
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer, online

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 new 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 following the recent end and buyout of ECW. 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 Europeon version of the game exclusively included four legends from the United Kingdom.

New Legends

Returning Legends

Showdown: Legends of Wrestling

Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
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Developer(s)Acclaim Studios Austin
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox
ReleaseJune 22, 2004 (PS2),(Xbox) (NA)
Genre(s)Fighting, Wrestling, Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer, online

Showdown: Legends of Wrestling is the third installment of the Legends of Wrestling video game series developed by Acclaim Entertainment for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. A version of the game for the Nintendo Gamecube was also planned but was canceled.

New Legends

Returning Legends

Trivia

Legends Who Appeared In All 3 Games

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