Amazon Maximum Age: 17 years Amazon Minimum Age: 156 months Binding: Video Game EAN: 0014633140095 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Label: Not Available Manufacturer: Not Available Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Not Available Sales Rank: 11148 Studio: Not Available
Rating: - Fun for awhile
This is probably the best WCW game out there, which isn't saying much since I hated almost all the other games. This game sports an impresive amount of wrestlers and areanas to wrestle in, as well as some of the best comentary in any wrestling game (even in todays standerds) The grapple system is easy to pick up and use since it's basicly the same as the smackdown games except grapple is square instead of circle. The problem with the fighting system is that almost everybody has the same moves, except for finishers which I still can't seem to do. The areanas look good considering the fact this is a PSone and the backstage areanas are fun to fight in, though they arn't interactive. Championship mode is basicly a tournament, if you win you go up in the ranks, if you lose you go down in the ranks. Doing this alows you to unlock new wrestlers which is rather underwhelming because all they do is basicly pat you on the back when you win, even when you win the world title. The bottom line is that though fun for awhile this game gets repetitive after awhile makeing you stop while playing to take a break from it. the only reason to buy this game is to have all your favorite WCW wrestlers on a game or for a quick fix considering all the great wrestling games out there. WCW mayhem isn't a bad game, it just dosn't really bring anything new to the table other than different areanas and wrestlers. For a game to play for longer periods of time, try something new.
Rating: - WCW Mayhem the Wrestling Fans Game
This game is great. The roster is unbleavible, from Sting to Hogan to Savage to DDP to Flair, Benoit,THe total package, eddie guerrero, Rey jr, nash, even Jaricho and Raven. this is the best of any wrestling game on the market in the time period and doesnt seem to age coming out in 99 and still very much an enjoyable game. The Entrances are no where like in WWF Attitude and WrestleMania 2000. If you want to pick up the controler and play a game with your friends this is a great. It does get boring but delivers. the graphics in this game is a step up from the 1998 games. The "Quest for the Best" is o.k. but better than REVENGE. Its more like an arcade style game. THe move system is very easy and comprehenderable, specials are somewhat easy to get but take you to fill your "momentum" meter and deliver the big move like the jackhammer, jacknife, diamond cutter, or the Outsiders Edge. Youll enjoy this so buy it now you can get it for a doller or 2.
Rating: - mayhem..i dont think so
this game is really boring i played it the first day i got it..luckily i only payed a buck for it...the wrestling is terrible..the controls are just weird and it takes forever to get a pinfall..stay away from this game.
Rating: - Best of WCW games
This in my judgment is the greatest wcw game they've made. The controls are pretty good and easy unlike NITRO & THUNDER which controls sucked and and every one had the same moves and it was imposible to do any thing. In MAYHAM there is like 60 wrestlers including goldberg, sting, hogan, flair,Hall, Nash, Savage, page, and many many more. There are different PPV arenas and the announcing is great with the Brain making you laugh every once in a while. Besides from the slow loading times in story mode the game is pretty sweet even though sid vicous isnt in the game. Good graghics for the time to.
BOTTOM LINE; BEST WCW GAME EVER
P.S never get backstage assault, same controls but theres no damn wrestling ring
Rating: - Worth playing five years later
WCW Mayhem is a relatively old game (the 'WCW' should give that away) it was initially released in 1999. Yet it still has enough entertainment value to be worth a play even today.
1. Sound. The best sound effects I've ever heard on a wrestling game. I've played many titles in this genre, including Wrestlemania XIX and Legends of Wrestling II, and Mayhem is superior to both. The crowds roars and jeers, the thuds and slams, go together to make a fantastic atmosphere. Even better is the two man commentary, and it's like you're watching it on TV.
2. The wrestlers. Coming from the late 90's WCW era, this has got some of the biggest superstars in wrestlin history gruped together. Hollywood Hogan (as he was then), Macho Man Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Sting, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, Goldberg, Curt Henning, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner.....it's a great line-up. I'd say it's the best line-up in any wrestling game until this years Showdown: Legends of Wrestling. There's 50 wrestlers all together.
3. The wrestling itself. Don't expect super-fast gameplay. Don't even expect the pace of the latest wrestling games. Expect the methodical, paced action of late 80's wrestling. It's spot-on. I haven't seen such an accurate representation of the speed of wrestling in any other game.
4. It's for PS1, so it's incredibly cheap now. I picked up a secondhand copy from this very site for a mere £1.99. Two pounds, and to think it used to cost about £34.99 originally. As far as value for money goes, it's a five star purchase.
Now the negatives. The graphics are weird and not especially attractive - the crowd is just a flat block of coloured blobs. The weak collision detection means your punches will often miss at point blank range. There's no season mode, you just fight for titles and defend them. The Create A Wrestler mode is so basic you won't be able to make any of your favourite wrestlers not in the game already. You can, however, make a knight in armour...
To sum up, WCW Mayhem is not the greatest wrestling game on the market. No matter what console you have, there is atleast two better games avaliable. For the PSX/PS1, WWF Smackdown and Smackdown 2: Just Bring It. For the PS2, four Smackdown games, and three Legends of Wrestling games. For the XBox, WWE Raw & Raw 2, and three Legends of Wrestling games. And for the GameCube, Wrestlemania X8 and XIX, and two Legends of Wrestling games.
Nevertheless, I'm still playing Mayhem today and I have both Wrestlmania XIX and Legends of Wrestling II on my shelf. The commentary, the wrestlers avaliable and the accurate pace of real wrestling make this unique and enjoyable. Add to that the fact that it's ridiculously cheap (even if you only played it for one night, you'd still get value for money), and you're looking at a worthwile purchase.
- Fun for awhile
- WCW Mayhem the Wrestling Fans Game
- mayhem..i dont think so
- Best of WCW games
