Extreme Championship Wrestling Anarchy Rulz
Extreme Championship Wrestling Anarchy Rulzby Acclaim
Platform: PlayStation
ESRB Rating: Teen
ASIN: B00004RBEQ
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Amazon.com: Extreme Championship Wrestling is to other professional wrestling outfits what gangster rap is to mainstream rap: a much more hard-core permutation. Whereas the WWF and WCW are more like soap operas, ECW features in-your-face, high-impact maneuvers and, shall we say, more aggressive language.
Acclaim made an equity investment in the wrestling series, and Anarchy Rulz, their second PlayStation title in the Extreme series, is fully loaded with plenty of features and gameplay modes. Plus, you'll have 34 wrestlers that you can select from, including Tommy Dreamer and Super Crazy (note the easy-to-remember names!). Of course, knowledge of the franchise helps immensely.
ECW includes a Create-a-Wrestler option that lets the would-be manager have fun with creating fighters. You can even put together your own four-person wrestling posse, complete with theme songs, personality clashes, and a logo for your group. Anarchy Rulz also comes with the typical wrestling game modes: exhibition, career, and tournament.
In terms of the action in the ring, this is where Anarchy Rulz shows its true colors. The camera's flutter and movement is very irritating, and the gameplay seems an exact replica of Acclaim's previous WWF titles. The wrestling action relies too much on grappling and not enough on the over-the-top action that the ECW is famous for. There are very few throws and no high-risk leaps or takedowns.
Crazed ECW fanatics or wrestling lovers should enjoy this game, while all others might want to pass. --Todd Mowatt
Pros:
Tons of features
Gorgeous graphics and great environmental sound effects
Create-a-wrestler feature offers many hours of enjoyment for wrestling fan
Cons:
Not enough of ECW's over-the-top action
Poor wrestler AI
Camera flutter and bad camera angles
Customer Reviews:
blood, October 27, 2002
Reviewer: An 11-year old gamer
this game is much better than harcore revolution its got all new moves and wrestlers table mathes dumster matches brimstone matches and for the first time ever leave your opponent lying in a pool of his own blood
Excellent ecw, February 28, 2002
Reviewer: djin3k from UK
A great game and had me entertained for hours. This was even without looking at the career mode. The game has been good although i cant find any caws for this game. Excellent Brimstone matchs+Tables. The best weapons and well unlimited tables, need i say more. The moves are even better than attitude with not as good entrances or clothes but much more good wrestlers and imitations... There we go and best yet barbed wire and lots of blood. The crowd rule and rule the match its got a lot of things that Smackdown 2 hasnt but a lot less but hey unlimited tables with crowd + n e move through them = good game!!!!!
ECW, June 8, 2001
Reviewer: A gamer from wapak ohio
ECW ANARCHY RULZ is a cccccooooolllllll game it has a lot of characters it has a lot of matches so get this game NOW!!
ECW ANARCHY RULZ, May 27, 2001
Reviewer: Hank from Cookeville, TN United States
I love video games. I love wrestling games. I love ECW. Therefore, I am a huge fan of ECW Anarchy Rulz. I even liked Hardcore Revolution.
Now, I know some people do not like the engine, but engines like that exist in the MK series and Street Fighter, among others, and nobody complained about that.
The only thing I have a problem with is the three on one matches. Those type of matches get very annoying. Like I said, I might be biased here, but I would encourage anyone to play the game. In my opinion, the best thing about the game is the tag team career mode.
Some say SMACKDOWN 2 is the best wrestling game ever, and I won't say that is a wrong statement, but ECW will always be at the top in my book.
Ya Gotta Love Rvd, Da Whole Fn Show, April 25, 2001
Reviewer: Emmanuel Spears from United States
When ya get tha game, and that intro screen appears, you'll be amazed at how better it is than hardcore revolution, even though hardcore revolution is still my favortie game, but anyway, you'll love the heat from this games moxxy, so get da game, it's much better than Twisted Metal 1 and 2
A awesome great game for the ecw and wrestling fan., April 3, 2001
Reviewer: A gamer from san juan, PR Puerto Rico
Very good game.It is similiar to WWF Attitude but with some more type of matches and modes.Every ecw star,from sandman to RobVanDam.If you have played WWF attitude you can see same graphics,engine and the create a wrestler which is likely large.If you love acclaim wrestling games buy this one or rent it before buying it.Thanks guys!!!!!!!!
Wicked!, February 22, 2001
Reviewer: Richard Crump from Coulsdon, Surrey U.K
Brilliant, Realistic Fun. Good Create a superstar mode, Bleeding, Table matches, Barbed wire matches. Best Wrestling game on the playstation! Wicked!!!