Its that time of year again when wrestlers point to the bigWrestleManiasign and fans complain incessantly online about booking.
But if youre not a hardcore pro wrestling fan, it can be hard to know where to begin.
To help clear things up for you, these are the 15 best WWE games ever made.
Thankfully Yukes took the criticism to heart for the follow up and fixed almost everything with the follow-up.
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The one WWE game that mixes up the formula thats actually quite good isWWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game.
and just runs with it.
Doink the Clown hits opponents with a mallet.
Razor Ramons arms turn into literal razors.
Or you’re free to just straight uppercut people like inMortal Kombat.
Its ridiculously over the top and just an awesome idea wed love to see the WWE revisit.
The PS2 was blessed with the Smackdown titles, and the Xbox received some truly dreadful wrestling games.
Actually, its kind of like that Hulk Hogan/Shawn Michaels match where Michaels just oversold everything.
So expectations were understandably high when the developer was tasked with its first WWF title.
They absolutely nailed it.
Its still freaking awesome more than two decades later.
WWF WrestleFest (1991)
Frankly, most early wrestling games were terrible.
One of the few exceptions isWWF WrestleFest, released exclusively in arcades in 1991.
WWE 13 (2012)
When the Smackdown vs.
Even Gangrel and Val Venis were included as DLC.
Its probably the closest thing to an official remake of the N64 WCW and WWF games well ever get.
Raw 2007has improved immensely over the years.
This was also the very first WWE game with HD graphics thanks to an Xbox 360 port.
Theres really no better wrestling game for Ruthless Aggression era fans.
Quite simply this is the best playing wrestling game ever.
Each move hits hard, the animation is beautiful, and each wrestler truly looks and feels unique.
First, lets talk about the roster.
This is arguably the greatest roster in any wrestling game ever, even if its not the biggest.
Its actually a much better version of what was done inWWE 2K24.
Here Comes the Pain (2003)
Pro wrestling fans are a finnicky bunch.
Its a fine line to walk, but somehow,Here Comes the Painpulled it off perfectly.
And still, this humble N64 classic is widely considered the pinnacle of pro wrestling games.
A lot of it comes down to the gameplay.
