WWE All Stars Wikipedia Page

WWE All-Stars is a professional wrestling video game published by THQ and developed by THQ San Diego for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Xbox 360 systems. The game features current and former WWE wrestlers competing in fast-paced wrestling matches. It is seen as an updated version of WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game in terms of game-play. It was released on March 29, 2011 in North America. This is noted to be the final WWE game ever released for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

GAMEPLAY:

In contrast to the simulation based WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series, WWE All Stars features arcade-style gameplay along with over-the-top animation and wrestlers bearing a more exaggerated look. The game is a combination of a fighting game and a wrestling game, with combos playing a major factor in gameplay, both on the ground and mid-air. Characters will perform exaggerated moves, such as John Cena's Attitude Adjustment, in which he dives high into the air, Triple H's Pedigree with shock waves running across the ring and Bret Hart's Sharpshooter with a slow motion smile and finger pointed towards the crowd for a few seconds, prior to the same. The game features present WWE wrestlers such as Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Triple H, The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, John Morrison and John Cena and past (WWE/WWF) wrestlers such as The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Jake the Snake and the "Macho Man" Randy Savage, as well as commentary from Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler.

It also features a Path Of Champions mode where players choose a WWE Legend or Superstar to either become the WWE Champion (Randy Orton's Path), the World Heavyweight Champion (Undertaker's Path) or the WWE Tag Team Champions (D-Generation-X's Path)^. The game also has options for using alternate attires for the WWE superstars from the past and present.

DEVELOPMENT:

The first official announcement for both WWE All Stars and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 was made at E3 in June 2010 by THQ, shortly followed by an interview with gaming website GameSpot.

WWE All Stars is the first WWE game to be produced by THQ San Diego. Many of the team's employees had worked Midway San Diego, the studio that developed the first TNA Impact! professional wrestling video game. It is the second WWE game produced by video game designer, Sal Divita, the first being WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game.

Many DLC characters were confirmed. Honky Tonk Man, Dusty Rhodes and Cody Rhodes were released in March and April 2011. Million Dollar Man and Ted DiBiase Jr. were included in preordered versions of the game and were released to the public in June. On June 27th THQ announced the release date of the next DLC packs. On July 6, 2011, R-Truth was released for free and the "All-Time Greats" Pack including Chris Jericho, The Road Warriors and Jerry Lawler was released for 3.99. On August 3, 2011, the "Southern Charisma" Pack including Big Boss Man, Michael Hayes and Mark Henry was released for 2.99.

REACTION:

GameZone gave the game a 7.5/10, stating "A fresh branch of World Wrestling Entertainment video games, THQ has done a fantastic job of cherry-picking the best elements of wrestling with some of the most recognizable characters and stars in a visually fantastic package."^[