Probably the best wrestling game you'll get out of Gamecube... Probably the only one you'll play.
Surprisingly, this may be the only WWE wrestling game you'll keep in your Gamecube collection (if not whole gaming collection). Decent graphic, smooth control, solid gameplay, and good soundtrack. Wow, this game already got what it takes to be the top 10 of Gamecube game.
So lets talk about graphics. It's not bad, I mean it's not great if you compare to PS or XBox but we're talking about Gamecube here. Let's just say that it's great for Gamecube. Faces, arms, body, and legs are all seem to be datailed enough to play without feeling of discomfort.
Gameplay is damn impressive I gotta say. I mean the game will do exactly what you want them to do. You'll punch, slam, climb, jump, and even dance as if it was your own body. Also, there are decent amount of matches to choose from like ladder match, hardcore, table, cage, and hell in the cell (my favorite)... Pretty much all the matches you'd expect.
Creating your own superstar is actually fun now that you got more detailed appearance. Great amount of clothing. Also, there are varieties of moveset to choose from but all you care about is your finishing move, really.
Story line is what you pretty much expect. Corny plot and corny dialogue, but hey, that is what WWE is about right? Its not bad... Ok, it's bad but it's very short which is good. I mean it's the only way you'll get your "cash" to unlock stuff and get stats for your created character. I say just do it if you want to have fun with your friends.
Soundtrack is fine. It's catchy and some of the track actually sets the mood for the match. There are songs from Breaking Benjamin and Zebrahead and etc etc.
I was diappointed with "character amount" and "pathetic weapons". There aren't many characters (or should I say superstars). Some of them are the ones you don't really care to play like Lance Storm, Mark Jindrak, and Basham Brothers (reminds me back to the time when I used to watch WWE though). C'mon, where's Hulk? where's the Road Warriors? where's Mankind? and where in the hell is Steve Austin? I wanna stun people, damn it! *sigh* I guess I'll just have to do with People's Elbow when I go "Oooh you got owned!".
About the weapons, there are decent amount of them: trash can, sledge, gong, knuckle, extinguisher etc. but none of the will do too much damage. In fact, they are so easy to counter, you'll probably won't have much chance to use them. You better stick with good ol' bare-handed beatdown.
This game is meant for more than 2 people. I scored this high because it's simply fun to play with friends because you can beat them down senselessly without feeling that you haven't done enough. If it was just a single player, I would rate way lower because it gets boring "quick".
But in all seriousness, the ONLY other WWE game that I would play is "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw (first one, of course)". Not Days of Reckoning 2, not SD vs. Raw 2007 or 08 (ah, just like madden; sucks as it goes), and not the godforsaken piece of crap like "Legends of Wrestling". With all the fun my friends and I had with this thing... this gets B
I swear, all the newer ones F'ed up the series with the stupid stamina system.