ECW: Hardcore Revolution

by Sega Of America, Inc.

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• ASIN: B00004R9FE
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,001 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Sega Dreamcast

GameSpot Review

Extreme Championship Wrestling is an East Coast-based wrestling organization that uses "extreme" wrestling matches as a way to distinguish itself from the slightly more kid-friendly WWF and WCW. Good ECW matches contain all sorts of mayhem that you'd never see on a more straitlaced wrestling program - from people being tossed through mountains of tables, to barbed-wire matches. Any rules you might be used to from watching safer wrestling shows have been thrown out the window. ECW may not have the big names or the big budgets of a WWF or a WCW, but it's got many talented wrestlers and a unique, interesting product. Acclaim's ECW Hardcore Revolution, however, contains none of this. Remember Acclaim's last wrestling game, WWF Attitude? ECW Hardcore Revolution is, at its core, Attitude with different wrestlers and different sound effects, with a couple of new modes and moves (mostly finishers) tossed in to help make you forget that you've already played this game. But because the the gameplay is nearly identical to Attitude, it's impossible to shake the feeling that you've played this game before. None of the "extreme" elements that made ECW as popular as it is are present. Any finisher that requires an object of any kind (Rob Van Dam's Vamdaminator, for instance) isn't in the game. You won't see anyone flying off the top rope out into the crowd area here. The only "extreme" differences between this game and Attitude are that this game plays slightly faster, it has slightly cleaner graphics, it's easier to toss someone out of the ring, the language is slightly dirtier, and there's a barbed-wire match, in which the ring ropes turn into some horrible-looking barbed wire. Trying to bounce off the wire makes you fall over in pain. For those of you unfamiliar with WWF Attitude, it uses a balanced gameplay system of grappling and reversals that keep you from relying on the same easy moves over and over again. Basically, you want to pull off a few easy moves, including punches and kicks, to swing the match's advantage in your favor. Once your advantage light is fully lit, it's significantly easier to execute grapple moves. If you don't have the advantage, harder moves will usually be blocked or reversed by your opponent. As you wear your opponent's health bar down, you'll eventually be able to perform your wrestler's finishing move. ECW works in the exact same way, right down to identical life bars. Graphically, the game has been bumped a notch above Attitude. The characters are more colorful, as are the arenas. The sound is also good, though it's still chock-full of lame phrases from the crowd. The announcing seems more accurate, mostly because Joey Styles, the voice of ECW, works alone, so there's less speech to match up with the action. However, Joey occasionally refers to the wrestlers as "player one" and "player two," which is a little annoying and pretty unnecessary unless you're playing as a created wrestler. ECW Hardcore Revolution isn't a bad game by itself. But it in no way represents the style of wrestling that the ECW uses. It has absolutely zero points going for it in the originality department, and the game comes off as a real slap in the face to the federation's hard-core fans. ECW and its fans deserve better than this cookie-cutter approach to game design. ECW's wrestling style isn't the same as the WWF's, and ECW's game shouldn't be like the WWF's either. Plus, this is the third year that Acclaim has trotted out the same wrestling engine with a few slight tweaks. It's getting very old. Fans of ECW would be better served by waiting for Acclaim's next ECW game, which will use a new (and hopefully more accurate) engine. --Jeff Gerstmann
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Product Description

Introducing the wrestling game to end all games! ECW Hardcore Revolution packs a barbed wire punch that leaves you screaming for more! Three all-new monster arenas pack well over 20 ECW wrestling stars in all their bad-mouthed, brawlin' glory, including the Madhouse of the Extreme (NYC), ECW Arena (Philly), and Pay-Per-View Events! Feel the terror of being hit with a flying chair or snagged in a strip of razor sharp barbed wire at any given moment! Whether you create your own wrestler or Pay-Per-View event in any of the 20+ featured game modes, it's awesome, no-holds-barred hardcore gaming!

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What's with the bad reviews guys?Not bad at all., January 4, 2001

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"darthbrad" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ECW: Hardcore Revolution (Video Game)

This game has gotten so much flak from so many people its amazing.I love wrestling and wrestling games and honestly, this game is everything i wanted.The only downpoints are the graphics, they look really good but sometimes clip, this didnt bother me but if you nit pick it might bother you.There are also so many options and things you can do.You can create your own wrestler and this game has the best create aan athlete of any game, ever.You can customize everything from eyes down to shoe color, from tattoos to hair styles, its just awesome.Then there are all the options and match styles.In what other game can you have a co operative tag team match with weapons?None that ive played.Also theres cage matches, harsh barbed wire matches, etc,etc.A lot of people say the controlls are bad and old, but i personally think they work fine for the game once you get them down, and the moves are just downright brutal looking.If you like wrestling games, check this out,i love it.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T WASTE YOUR $$$, June 27, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: ECW: Hardcore Revolution (Video Game)

After purchasing NFL 2K, NBA 2K and Ready 2 Rumble, and being completely blown away by the impressive graphics, sound and interactivity that the Sega Dreamcast has to offer...

I thought, "Boy, wouldn't it be fun to have four buddies over for some hardcore wrestling action - 2-on-2 style... we could beat the crap outta' each other without the usual waking up with open wounds and stitches the next morning."

Well, I might as well have stuffed a money in the middle of a slab of ground sirloin and tossed it into my nextdoor rottweiller's playpen. This game is unarguably the biggest waste of your hard-earned dollar in the Dreamcast market. Three words - DON'T BUY IT.

The animation looks like the designers had 24 hours to complete all the sequences, and they did so just after gulping down a 12-pack of beer a piece. The sound effects are out of sync, the voiceovers are, well, STUPID - there's no other way to describe them. The moves are - well, I can't figure them out and, personally, the game is SO bad, I don't care to take the time.

I am not a big wrestling fan, but if I were, I'd consider this "waste-of-time game" to be a mockery of the sport. Acclaim has really let me down here - I will definitely do some research before purchasing another one of their games.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Solid Wrestling Game....Not Great but very good., March 1, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: ECW: Hardcore Revolution (Video Game)

ECW Hardcore Revolution for the Dreamcast is a worthy addition to your library if you are a wrestling fan. The graphics are good, the sound is very good even though the actual wrestler's entrance themes were not in the game, but the music sounds similar to the real themes. The list of wrestlers is quite extensive and the gameplay modes are the same. The wrestler entrances are pretty good, but there are a few wrestlers that have a goofy awkward walk. Some of my gripes are Sandman is not in the game, it is very hard to unlock wrestlers such as Taz, i wish they had entrances during the hardcore, cage, and barb wire match, and I think the Career mode needs some redoing. Overall I liked the game, it is basically the same game at heart as WWF Attitude, but if you are are a wrestling fan I suggest you pick this game up....you will have a good time playing it.

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