"I got two words for ya! Su..Great Game! heh heh.."

Salutations, my name is Gyarados Scotty and I am reviewing the fantastic wrestling game for the Nintendo 64, WWF Attitude. When I first played this game, I thought that this would simply be a mediocre wrestling game that featured new characters. I was wrong. After a couple of hours of beating the crap out of a friend, I thought that this game was something more. An incredibly amusing game.

I wouldn't quite put this game as a sequel to WWF Warzone because it basically just took WWF Warzone and Attitude improved it in ways that would eventually put Warzone to shame. And indeed it did, in my opinion, as it featured the newest, most popular wrestlers, at the time, introduced almost dozens of new modes, new moves (and plenty of them!) and a host of others.

-What the Game is Basically About-
The genre of this game is basically Wrestling,. Professional Wrestling to be precise. If you are unfamiliar, I will give the gist of it in general. Professional wrestling is basically about different companies, like the WCW, the WWF, or the ECW, the only ones I can think of right now. Each of these companies have their own show(s) that normally air on a weekly basis. These shows are basically about scheduled choreographed wrestling matches, where they fight with certain rules, between their varied ''superstars'' which all compete for the same goal. To win championship belts. It may seem simple, but I consider it too be like a soap opera because if you miss an episode, you are usually clueless. The shows also resemble soap operas because there are plenty of twists and turns along the way.

Now that you are aware of what professional wrestling is, you may have an idea what this game is about. You select a WWF superstar from a varied array of different ones and you can choose to go into different modes. The main mode is where you try to achieve the World Champion Belt, by going through an entire season of various matches, including some that aren't fair at all. Other modes included are cage matches, lumberjack, weapons (really fun) and quite a lot of others.

This game also features a large array of multiplayer modes that will keep you, and up to three friends/acquaintances entertained for hours of violent fun. The modes are plentiful and include matches like battle royal, when a lot of wrestlers fight, tag team, the mode where you have a partner at ringside to give you a helping hand when needed and vice versa, and whole lot of other modes.

Another feature that I believe deserves recognition is the create-a-player mode. This mode allows you to choose everything to do with their looks, male or female, including change their body type, give them a freakishly weird costume or not, change their face and everything else that I didn't mention. This also allows you to give them a custom name, voice of choice, personality for the crowd and custom moves. If you hate all of the characters built-in to the game, this is your mode!

-Visually Related Aspect-
Another great expansion upon WWF Warzone. The graphics look great. A nicely done part of the visual are the many characters. Each one has a distinct difference in look, including their height, their weight, their faces, their costumes and everything else. They each have thousands of frames for their huge assortment of moves and taunts. They have a well-shaped look on the polygon aspect, and all of their movements look like they were taken right from the superstars.

Another thing that I believe deserves to be recognized are the openings, where the wrestlers first appear and do a little cheer or something of the sort. These look incredibly like the show in all ways, the array of flashing lights, the fireworks, the contained explosions, everything. Sure to impress you.

Another aspect to the graphics are the detailed arenas and rings. They contain the rings, which contain a logo for the particular event, the troublesome turnbuckles and the works. The arenas also contain the spotlights, the cheering crowd, which has been improved greatly from Warzone . All of the arena associated attributes are customizable, so if you have an obsession with the color pink, like so many of us do, you are in luck. The only thing that is unavailable for you to change is the crowd, which you will grow to love.

-Audio Related Aspect-
This has got to be the highest point of the game, although it doesn't really effect the overall game, it just seems to enhance it. The music is pretty good. This game features the WWF Raw theme, which is really catchy and all of the rest of it won't drive you crazy, like other wrestling games eventually will. It is hard to tell how well composed the music is because it seems to simply blend in to the gameplay, which doesn't happen in most games, but when it happens, it is an excellent thing.

Probably the best part of the game, the sound effects. I found this part of the game so enjoyable. Hearing the voice of your favourite superstar tell off your opponent. The sound effects have the option of setting them to ''Everyone'' or ''Teen'' The Teen feature is basically the same as the everyone, except that the taunts have harsher language. They don't go to far, but parents may want to beware. From the crash of a steel chair smashing your opponents legs to the ''Do you smell what The Rock is cooking'' of The Rock, the sound effects and music are parts of this delightful game to remember.

-Control-
The control hasn't changed much from its predecessor, but it still keeps the tradition of greatness. I think the control of this game is slightly quicker and more responsive, for enhanced game play. The control is pretty easy to get the hang of, but much more difficult to master and to use properly. The basic things that are available to do are to walk around the ring, run around the ring, climb out of and into the ring, punch, kick, climb thing and hitting with objects. This is just a brief description of the moves available to all characters. The other moves available can consist of Suplexes, a large variety of Slams, cheap shots and other funny moves.

-Challenge-
Medium. I feel that beating this game is pretty easy and the same with besting the artificially programmed computers. Some matches are much more difficult to win, like the cheap three on one, for instance. Playing with friends who are just as good as you is always a challenge, especially the cheap, little freaks.

-Replayability-
Well, this is my favourite wrestling game that has been made yet. Definitely because of how fun it is! Get a friend a or three and you will have a great time. As for the championship mode, I played it quite a few times without boredom. I did it mainly to get the codes and secret characters, as my memory pack is defective. The replayability will add days of length to this wonderful little game, a terrific aspect is indeed found in the replayability.

-Length-
Beating it and unlocking everything isn't that time consuming, about ten hours. It may seem short for a game made this recently, but beating the crap out of your friends and the computers will never get boring. It sure never did for me.

-Good Points-
- Audio
- Graphics
- Really Fun
- Create-a-Player Greatly Improved

-Bad Points-
- Somewhat Short
- Lack of Ladder Match

-Would Gyarados Scotty Buy, Burn, Rent or Rom this Game?
I must admit, I do not own this game. I rented it several times, however, and that was enough. I go through a specific examination for multiplayer games and whether I should buy it. It was a buy in my books, but alas, my friends were bored after an hour. So I am now content that I simply rented it.

In conclusion, I would recommend this game as a possible buy, but you should probably rent it twice to see if gets boring. I have decided to give this marvellous game, after careful consideration, a nine out of ten, although I feel it deserves a nine and a half. I am giving it this because of all the magnificent qualities. The only thing that held it back was that it didn't quite tickle everyone's fancy, as I say.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 10/15/00, Updated 10/15/00