TNA Impact! (Xbox 360, 2008)

I am a huge wrestling fan, so when I heard there was a game coming out based on TNA wrestling, I was hoping it would be good. Well, it is, sort of.

To start out, there are about 2 dozen wrestlers from TNA (including unlockables). There are no divas aka "knockouts" in this game, which is disapointing. Also, there is no TNA titles you can compete for in Exhibition mode.

There aren't many matches to choose from either. They include a Standard match (1vs1 or 3-Man or 4-Man), Tag Team, Submission match, FCA (only difference is the ability to pin outside the ring), & Ultimate X match (The most fun match).

The Story mode is interesting and allows you to create your our wrestler. The CAW mode is cool but not nearly as good as the SVR series. The story mode just has you play & win matches until you finally because TNA champion. It takes about 5-7 hours MAX. It is fun while it lasts.

Style points are earned through different moves you do in matches. You earn unlockable moves & some unlockable wrestlers with these. Which makes the replayabilty a little higher.

The control system is smooth & the graphics are nice.

The moves are very limited. There are the high flyers moveset & the power moveset. But everyone has their signature finshing move. Kicking out of attempting pins is hard to get used to but once you get used to it, there aren't many problems. It involves moving the left thumbstick back & forth as fast as you can.

You can download 3 playable characters from Xbox Live. They include...

~ Mike Tenay (Free)
~ Curry Man (100 MS points)
~ Petey Williams (100 MS points)

Online Play is very lacking. It only allows 2 players max. So only 1vs1 matchups. You can play Standard, FCA, Submission, or Ultimate X matches. You cannot use your created player or the any of the DLC characters. In Ranked matches if your opponent quits, you will not get the win for the online leaderboards and he will not get a loss either. Which is stupid.

All in all, this game is fun. But after you beat the story mode and/or unlock everything, you feel pretty much done with the game.

This is a great game, but only if you compare it to wrestling games from 2003. While it is great to finally play with stars such as AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Samoa Joe this game will leave you feeling a little empty. A shortage of match types and poor game play greatly diminish the game's replay value. If you are a hardcore TNA fan, you should at least try the game, if not this game isn't for you.

Good first effort by Midway for this franchise. Would like to see more moves and characters next time. Control systems needs some fine tuning a little awkward at times to perform certain moves. If you like more of a fighting style wrestling game than pick this up for more of a simulation style go with WWE Smackdown.

TNA hits the game world with Impact and its a great game. The story line is fun and detailed lots of diffrent people to play as the only thing wrong with the game is when the person you are fighting is on the ground and you try to do a move they can get up at the same time cause you to miss giveing them a chance to hit you other then that its a great game

The game is pretty good accept for a few short comings.The create a character is pretty limited and the entrances for the wrestlers aren't really that spectacular.
The action is fun at first but gets very repetive after a while due to the fact that you can perform the same moves over and over again.
All in all it's a good wrestling game, but only if you are looking for one to play for a while.