Jan 20 2009
TNA Impact for Xbox 360 Review: Wrestling with an Arsenal of Moves and Styles
When WWE and WCW were hitting the rings of fame, a new entertainment wrestling organization was introduced. TNA or Total Nonstop action was initiated by Jeff Jarett, a former WWE and WCW wrestling star. Well, that was some history. What my article deals is more about the TNA videogame released in the late 2008.
The TNA Impact Game for Xbox 360 is fairly new to the ever-popular Wrestling video games like WWE Royal Rumble. The game boasts loads of new faces and some similar faces as well. Former WWE wrestler Kurt Angle was a bit impressive on the hexagonal ring, but all the new occupants did not impress me.
The game has a strange story. You get trashed up for refusing to throw a fight. In the next frame you suffer from a partial memory loss and end up being an amnesic. Your only goal is to get your memory back while working your way back to the TNA status. The game has an interesting character customization menu where you get to change the looks of your character.
TNA Impact has a variety of gameplay options. Developers Midway did a swell job in maintaining the realism in gameplay. It’s certainly on a hunt for a new sequel. The game boasts intuitive combats. Yes, this isn’t a button masher. Gamers need to have some kind of patient, timing and thought. The best way to become familiar with the game is to learn some high-flying maneuvers in the tutorial section.
There are loads of wrestling styles to unlock in TNA Impact including, no-hold barrels, high-flying maneuvers and submissions. As you gain credits, you unlock different moves.
All in All, TNA impact is an average wrestling game with some familiar and not so familiar faces. A great pastime for you wrestling lovers!
