WWF No Mercy

"The best wrestling game for the N64 and the last."

First of all,you might be wondering why I gave this a 10 if you haven't played this yet,but if you have,you know why.If your wondering why,read my review!

Graphics 9/10
The graphics on this game are very good.If you watch the TV shows,and they didn't tell you who the wrestlers were,you'd know who they are.That's pretty dang good,if you ask me.Also on this game,the faces look WAY more realistic than they do on WM2K(The prequal to this game if you didn't know).Some still aren't the best(Triple H)but still look enough like them.The arenas are very good looking,but the best thing about them is that you can go backstage.The backstage areas look like the designers acctualy went to the sets!That's how good they look.Now onto Gameplay...

Gameplay 10/10
This is the best part of the game.Yep,you heard me right.Gameplay on this game is that...damn...good.Let me tell you about the new matches.First,I need to tell you that there is no TLC,Hell in a cell,Inferno or any type of match like that in this game.There is the ladder match,which is highly addictive.There is SO many things you can do in this match,is what makes it so good.Then there is the iron man match.Not as many ways you can win,but still a pretty good match,although not as addictive.Now what about the single player mode you may be asking.Well there are only two modes,Championship and Survival.You might be wondering what Survival is.Well all it is really is a Royal Rumble with 100 people instead of 30,where you get money and earn secret wrestlers.This is where you should try to get money for Smackdown Mall(which I will talk about later in this section).Then there's the championship mode.It has alot of replay value and where you get the championships and you can win them by going through different paths.You also get money for the Smackdown mall.Now the Smackdown mall is where you use your money to buy things for your created wrestlers.You can also buy weapons,arenas,moves,and secret wrestlers.Now,let's continue onto sound,shall we?

Sound 8/10
The sound isn't great,but isn't bad either.The music is what you'd expect from a wrestling game.The entrance themes are there,but they still don't sound that much better than WM2K.Some of the moves in this game sound strong,while others sound weak.Pretty good job there.Now onto Replay value....

Replay value 10/10
The matches are all fun,making you want to play the game again,and again.The multiplayer in this game is awesome.The single player mode will keep you coming back for more.And that just about somes it up for Replay value....

Buy or rent?
Buy this game whenever you get the money to buy it.If your a fan or not a fan,get this game.You might be suprised.

Overall 10/10
This game is good for just about anyone.Fan or not,it's a good game.And those who want more matches,get a gameshark.That will suit your needs.Theres even another part in Championship mode via gameshark.Well that's it for my review,and maybe you know why I gave it a 10.Well here's my scores:

-Graphics 10/10
-Gameplay 10/10
-Sound 8/10
-Replay value 10/10
-Buy or rent? Buy
-Overall 10/10

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 07/24/01, Updated 07/24/01