Hello there, wrasslin fans… Mentski here, filling in for the Mad Monkey Man ShahRock, to give you the low-down on THQ/AKI's brand new WWF Game, No Mercy!Well, if Wrestlemania 2000 was the best damn wrasslin game ever, No Mercy has excelled it. More moves, a more in depth create-a-wrestler option (just look at the Raven I created in the screenshots!), also, to replace last years Road to Wrestlemania, a new championship mode that allows you to go for separate belts, which, when won can be played for in exhibition matches with your best mates.
It seems that the programmers have taken the fans opinions to heart, for the most part… there are still small things that fans will not be happy about. Tag Teams do not come out together, and the annoying "zoom into the entrance" during Royal Rumbles are still there. You also have to unlock the more powerful moves which were available for free in WM2K.
But, this is pretty much inconsequential when you see all the goodies added, new animations of wrasslers "selling" oves, such as clotheslines, and the whole game takes on a new hardcore edge. Now weapons stay in the ring, and you can do moves on them, giving you a satisfying crunch noise. All you buddin Buh Buh Ray Dudleys can also put your opponents through tables, liberally sprinkled through the arena and backstage areas.
New modes of play include, the Ironman match (where you have to pin your opponent as many times as possible during a set time), a 100 opponent survival mode (similar to Royal Rumble), oh yes, theres a Ladder match, too.
If you have a Playstation, and a copy of Smackdown 2, DITCH IT IMMEDIATLEY, go down your local games emporium, pick up a second hand N64 and this little gem, you will not regret it.
Reasons for playing it….. It's better than Wrestlemania 2K
Review written by Mentski
