THQ and JAKKS Pacific announced the official roster for WWE Legends of WrestleMania, the new videogame property based on World Wrestling Entertainment. Featuring more than 40 legendary Superstars and managers, along with arcade style gameplay and historic, vintage presentation, WWE Legends of WrestleMania is scheduled for release on March 24, 2009 as a precursor to WrestleMania 25, which takes place on April 5th in Houston, Texas. WWE Legends of WrestleMania is planned for release on the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3.
The Legends and managers set to appear on the WWE Legends of WrestleMania roster include the following:
- Andre The Giant
- Animal
- Arn Anderson
- Bam Bam Bigelow
- Big Bossman
- Big John Studd
- Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
- Bret Hitman Hart
- British Bulldog
- Brutus Beefcake
- Dusty Rhodes
- Greg Valentine
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan
- Hawk
- Honky Tonk Man
- Hulk Hogan
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley
- Iron Sheik
- Jake The Snake
- Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
- Jimmy Hart
- Jimmy Snuka
- Junkyard Dog
- Kamala
- King Kong Bundy
- Koko B. Ware
- Michael Hayes
- Mr. Fuji
- Mr. Perfect
- Nikolai Volkoff
- Paul Bearer
- Ravishing Rick Rude
- Ric Flair
- Rowdy Roddy Piper
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Shawn Michaels
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Ted DiBiase
- The Rock
- The Ultimate Warrior
- Undertaker
- Yokozuna
WWE Legends of WrestleMania will embrace the leading sports entertainment organization’s rich history to relive, rewrite or redefine the definitive elements of WWE from the Eighties and Nineties. Players will experience the entertaining lives of 40 larger-than-life Legends and have control over Legendary Managers, each of whom will play crucial roles in match outcomes. The game’s new grapple-based fighting system will capture the high-energy action and drama seen in vintage WWE matches, while a historically accurate representation of past WWE telecasts will set the stage, including dynamic visual treatments, signature ring entrances and notable venues. WWE Legends of WrestleMania will also include a WrestleMania Tour Mode that allows players to participate in key matches from multiple WrestleMania events; a Create-a-Legend system to develop the Legends of tomorrow; as well as connectivity with WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, which will enable owners of both videogames to match up Legends with the Superstars of today. In addition, online functionality will allow players to compete on the biggest stages in WWE history.
More information about WWE Legends of WrestleMania can be found at www.legendsofwrestlemania.com and www.thq.com
