ECW: Hardcore Revolution

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2000-01-31

2018-07-03 13:41:50

ECW Hardcore Revolution is a professional wrestling video game released by Acclaim Entertainment- based on the professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The game was released for the Nintendo 64- Sony PlayStation- Sega Dreamcast and Game Boy Color. It was the first wrestling game to be based on ECW- as well as the first professional wrestling game to receive a Mature rating from the ESRB- although the Game Boy Color version was rated Everyone. Acclaim followed this title with the release of a sequel- ECW Anarchy Rulz- six months after this game was released. It has a rating of 47% at Rotten Tomatoes- suggesting mixed reception. Critics praised Joey Styles’s commentary- and the use of weapons during the game. However- many reviews criticized Revolution for being a near copy of its predecessors- WWF Attitude and War Zone- and not reflecting ECW’s unique style- just covering over everything with ECW wrestlers and themes. IGN gives the game a mere 5/10- saying that ”after secretly sobbing for months at the loss of its lucrative WWF license- Acclaim has jumped back into the wrestling ring once more with ECW: Hardcore Revolution- a game based around the up-and-coming ... federation” and that ”Revolution is basically the company’s WWF game of last year with a few additions”. Gamespot gives the game 4.2/10- making this a ”poor”-rated game on their website- and saying that ”ECW and its fans deserve better than this”. Digital Press gives a 2.5/10 rating- saying ”No matter how much you enjoy ECW- pro wrestling- or video games- this game sucks.” Another critic gave the worst review- with an ”F” rating- saying ”the crowd noise is bizarre - either they’re dead silent or going nuts. The fighters tend to repeat the same phrases over and over- usually ’ouch!’ or ’ow!’. The controls in the tag team matches are horrendous- and the matches tend to run far too long in general. This game initially impressed me with its extensive option list- but without any muscle behind its gameplay- ECW Hardcore Revolution goes down for the count.”

Sony PlayStation

Acclaim

021421218034

1-4

United States

128-bit

CD ROM

1

Snap Case

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