WWF Attitude

"An improvement over its predecessor"

Intro:

WWF: Attitude is a good improvement over its predecessor, WWF: Warzone.
WWF: Attitude, just like Warzone, is a handheld version of its console counter-part. Even though it's an improvement over Warzone it still has some flaws that have been carried over from Warzone that can't go without mention, but that doesn't mean it's unplayable, you'll still have fun WWF: Attitude.

Graphics:

Since WWF: Attitude is on the Gameboy Color, it's the first handheld wrestling game to have color. The graphics look nice in Attitude, everything is very colorful and very accurate. Unlike Warzone, where the wrestlers look nothing like they do on television, the wrestlers in Attitude look just like they're suppose to. It's not hard to tell apart The Rock from X-pac since the wrestlers mostly have a unique look. I say 'mostly', because some wrestlers look like they have the same faces, but that's not a big deal since their attires are all different. Continuing tradition, the ring is still in a side view to make it look 3-D. The crowd, while there's not many of them, have some animation added to them. The wrestlers pictures, thanks to color, look very accurate.

Gameplay: The gameplay in Attitude hasn't really been improved here. It still plays the same way as Warzone,but, the A.I. has been improved but still can be cheap at times. The game plays just like its predecessor, with the 'A' button to punch and 'B' to grab, and once you have a hold on your opponent you can press either 'A' or 'B' and then a direction on the D-pad to pull off a move. And also like previous wrestlers on the Gameboy, all the superstars have the exact same moves. Attitude did improve on how to perform finishers. Instead of pulling off a ridiculous combo, all you have to do is wait for a red dot to turn white, grab opponent then press 'A' and 'SELECT' at the same time. The finishers look very accurate,too. The modes of play are as follows: 1) Challenge- start at the bottom of a "ladder" and fight your way to the top and win the championship. 2) Career- practically the same thing as 'challenge' mode, but a little different. 3) King of the Ring- 8 superstars fight it out in a contest of sudden death. 4) VS.- we all should know what this is, one-on-one. 5) Tag team- two vs. two. 6) Cage - fight in a cage. There is also a practice mode and a biography section. In the 'OPTIONS' dept. you can change the difficulty, change the number of pin falls and put a time limit to add a little variety in the matches and a few other little things. The game sports a whopping 20 wrestlers: 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, The Rock, Mankind, The Undertaker, Sable, Kane, Al Snow, The Brood (Edge & Gangrel), Ken Shamrock, Val Venis, Big Bossman (RIP), Goldust, Jeff Jarret, The Godfather, Taka, and D-Generation-X (Triple H, X-pac, Road Dogg, and Billy Gunn). Now that's a lot of wrestlers.

Sound:

With the improved graphics and gameplay that's getting better, you think the sound would be good too. But, unfortunately, it's not. Just like Warzone, Attitude has only one song that plays through-out the game. And like Warzone, the song isn't good at all. The punches and slams sound below average. No theme music, just like Warzone.

Conclusion:

WWF: Attitude is a good improvement over WWF: Warzone and will provide more fun than its predecessor. It still has some flaws,but, they're not that bad. People that were into the 'Attitude' era of the WWF/E will enjoy this to some extent, but they'll be better off with the console version. WWF: Attitude is, by the most part, an improvement over its predecessor.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 08/22/06