WWE Road to WrestleMania X8

by THQ

Product Details

• ASIN: B00006IKBK
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,931 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The road to WrestleMania X8 is a yearlong struggle, which has seen legends reborn, dreams shattered and lives changed forever. It isn’t glamorous, it isn’t easy, and it sure as hell isn’t destiny. It is about the hard-fought brawls, the never-ending passion and the battle hardened emotions that it takes to trudge down the path to the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment. The showcase of the immortals begins with the clash of the titans in World Wrestling Road to WrestleMania X8. Grow your Superstar through the ranks as his abilities change according to your fighting style. Create your own pay-per-view and see how the crowds react to the matches. Win bouts and see your popularity skyrocket when the Superstar’s hats and shirts fly off the shelves in the shopzone. Begin the quest for the most illustrious title in sportsentertainment, the World Wrestling Championship. The Road to WrestleMania begins here! Road To WrestleMania X8.

• New World Wrestling Superstars: Play as one of 16 Superstars including Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Rob Van Dam, and Booker T.
• Dynamic Superstar Characteristics: Superstar’s abilities grow and change according to the fighting style of the player
• Trade Items with Friends: Win matches to earn shopzone items such as hats and shirts that can be traded from one GBA to another
• Create your own Pay-Per-View: Create your own pay-per-view event with a variety of match types and then view the attendance and see the crowd’s reactions
• 4-player action: Up to 4 players can link together and battle it out in the squared circle
• 7 Game Modes: Championship, Gauntlet, Pay Per View, Exhibition, King of the Ring, Royal Rumble and Team Battle
• 8 Match Types: Everything from cage to lumberjack matches

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WWE Road to Being the Best Game on the GameBoy Advance..., December 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 (Video Game)

This game is so awesome, I got this game on Christmas Day and once I the plastic off, I grabbed my GBA and put it in. There are a huge variety of game modes in this game. Although this game only has 15 characters, this game is very attractive. The characters are very recognizable. And unlike the first Road to Wrestlemania, each character has a unique moveset. For example: The Rock has his Layin' the SmackDown Punch Rush, Undertaker has the Chokeslam and the Tombstone, Triple H has his Jumping Knee Attack, Chin Crusher, and his Spinebuster. The championship mode on this game is fun, although no storylines. You can win merchandise from ShopZone by by doing special tasks. You can create a PPV, but you must make the events enjoyable not only to the fans, but...Vince McMahon! Overall, this game is a great game, I recommend this to any Pro Wrestling fan. It is a fun and enjoyable game.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wrestlmania X8 By Harish a 10 year old, November 19, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 (Video Game)

Wow!wow!What a drastic improvement from road to wrestlemania for the gba. The game has got real fighters from wrestlemania 18. Excellent graphics make this game flow.The sound is okay. But as always the main thing is the gameplay and im pleased to say it is immpressive. The wrestlers finishing moves are very realistic and there are new weapons if you choose hardcore.Something , very different from rtw (road to wrestlemania)is instead of playing a long career with passwords , you choose your title and fight just around 7 matches until you play for the title against the holder. There is a shopzone place where you can see your favourite wrestling t-shirts etc. New wrestlers including RVD (mr. monday night),Hulk Hogan (Hulkamaniak) and Booker T (Can you dig it) make the game more interesting. The match types include cage, lumberjack and a 6 man tag . King Of the Ring and Royal Rumble are also included . Very good game. I hope you have found my review helpful.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Actually Give It 4.5 Stars...Great Game For GBA!, May 23, 2003

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Max (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 (Video Game)

OK, let's be real. Of course this game isn't nearly as good as Smackdown Shut Your Mouth or the GameCube version of it. It's GAMEBOY ADVANCE! The game is great..for a GBA game. You get just 15 superstars to choose from but the facial and physical features of each person is very realistic.

Their regular moves are accurate to what each person has for the most part and the moves look great when executed. The special moves are accurate...(The Rock does the Rock Bottom, Rob Van Dam does the Five Star Frog Splash, Undertaker delivers The Last Ride, etc)...and they're hard to do at first but you get the hang of it. To do the special move you press A+B at EXACTLY the same time in a tie-up.

Yes, the game play itself is slow but you can expect slow-paced game play when you play GBA games. The game includes four titles (Undisputed, Intercontinental, Tag Team, and Hardcore) that you can wrestle for in championship mode...no storylines in championship modes. Except for big time superstars like Hogan and Undertaker, you have to earn respect from Vince before you can go for main titles by: winning lesser titles (hardcore, IC), competing in King of the Ring or Royal Rumble.

There is tons of stuff to unlock. To get new arenas you have to create Pay Per Views that impress the fans and impress your boss, Vince McMahon. The other way to unlock stuff is with ShopZone. New Items are unlocked when: A. your PPV is a success and you get to the next one...you win DVD's, Posters, T-Shirts, stuff like that| B.You unlock new things when you win KOTR or Rroyal Rumble| C.When you complete championship mode you unlock items for the superstar you did it with.

All in all, it's a great game that all fans of WWE will like once you get the hang of it. A fun thing I like to do is link up with my buddies that have this game a go head-to-head with them.