WWE 13 has a lot of good things going for it, and this review will accent some of the finer points, as well as the not so finer points.
Gameplay: Gameplay for the most part remains the same, one button to hit, one to grapple, one to irish whip and one to block. This time around, there are three modes of play: Exhibition, Universe and Attitude Era.
Exhibition is more exciting with the re-adding of Special Referee and I Quit matches, neither have been seen for a bunch of games.
Universe has expanded for the Wii, and probably the other systems as well. Players have complete freedom to place shows for any day of the week. Case in point, I made a show on Saturdays that just feature the Attitude Era wrestlers, as well as their monthly pay per view (adding these to the calendar is needed to unlock one of the hidden wrestlers).
Attitude Era gives players the chance to relive some of the greatest moments during the Monday Night Wars, from the birth of DX to Stone Cold's wrestlemania wins to the two Survivor Series Screwjobs (Bret Hart and Mankind, respectively). Players are given the choices for how to complete the matches. They can either beat the matches their own way, or they can follow a set of historical objectives, which harkens back to the Legends of Wrestlemania Game, to unlock new characters, new arenas and new belts. This incentive makes Attitude Era a little more difficult.
Just a warning, while the matches are not as difficult as the ones in SDvR 2011 or WWE 12 (by WWE 12, I'm referencing the numerous broken backstage brawls that popped up during the course of Road to Wrestlemania), there are a few difficult matches in the mix.
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One such match involves hitting two finishers, the second of which must slam the opponent through a table to disqualify your character. It wouldn't be so hard, but developers imposed a five minute time limit on it. So the match actually took an hour to complete (numerous retries).
Graphics: The graphics are Wii quality. Once again, they're a little more cartooney than their HD counterparts, which isn't really bad. The characters look like who they're supposed to look like. The Godfather still comes out with his girls and dances, Dude Love does his funky walk down the ramp, even Brock Lesnar looks awesome as he makes his way down the entrance ramp. Arenas, once again, THQ has outdone themselves. Each modern arena looks exactly like their counterparts, but the Attitude Arenas, they really hit the nail on the head with those arenas (My favorite so far being St. Valentines Day Massacre). The only negative thing I can really say about the graphics is the fact that the audience (as well as JR, King and Cole) kind of look ugly during the matches.
Sounds: Sounds are a mixed bag on the Wii. The entrance themes sound great, and the announcing is better than it has been, especially the banter between JR and the King during attitude era. This, I'm afraid, is where the good things end. I noticed on the Wii, that sound effects don't come over too clearly. In past games, I've heard colisions, slams and punches. THis time around, they come out as very low, if anything at all. Similarly, sometimes it's hard to hear the audience, while other times, it's like they're screaming and I'm scrambling to turn the volume down.
Create a Wrestler: Create a Wrestler is back, I haven't fully made a wrestler yet, but I've browsed, trying to make Angelina Pivarnik and Sgt. Slaughter CAWS. I will add more on this once I finish a wrestler.
Things missing: As usual, Wii owners can expect not to get DLC (though we do get Tyson in the course of Attitude Era, he is not unlocked at the beginning). Wii owners also lack the HD graphics and the ability to create their own arena, which is definitely a let-down for people who want to make completely new shows in Universe Mode. Superstar threads are gone, which to me cancels out the idea of this game being a No Mercy killer. One thing I liked about No Mercy was the ability to update characters (I remember that I had about ten characters in Right to Censor at one point due to my No Mercy storylines with friends).
All in all, WWE 13 is a nice addition. The Attitude Era and Universe modes give the game a lot of replayability. Unlike last year, if anybody wanted to replay a match in the story mode, they don't have to restart the whole chapter.... each match is available for replay once players have unlocked it, which means that players will not have to go back and play the matches leading up to it. Which means I can spend a lot of time re-enacting the epic KOtR battle between Undertaker and Mankind.
Buy or Rent: Definitely a buy, to me, this game is a lot more fun than WWE 12, and possibly just as fun as Smackdown HCTP. -Enjoy
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This item was a XMAS gift for my son because he loves the WWE and it was on his list. It was delivered before I could think about when it was coming, a couple of days after I ordered it! It was packaged for damage control which made the delivery safe. My son can't stop playing it and keeps thanking Santa for the great present, he's Nine years old.Thanks for making his holiday great.
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