For all intents and purposes, this is Football Manager but with wrestling. Kayfabe is thrown out of the window as you are given the opportunity to assign talents with characters, coordinate storylines, pluck talent from other promotions, and countless other features. TEW provides us with something we’ve dreamed of doing, the ability to run a wrestling promotion. As wrestling fans, we know that it’s all a work and that great wrestling isn’t about wins and losses, but putting on strong matches with meaningful storylines. This has made their games more akin to an arcade fighter, something that other franchises have done more effectively. The primary issue is WWE’s need to protect the business with their video games, presenting matches as legitimate fights. A lofty claim, but WWE’s output as of late has consisted of passable yet repetitive efforts. If you haven’t heard of the Total Extreme Warfare (TEW) series by Adam Ryland, then you’ve been missing out on arguably the best wrestling games ever made.
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