WWE Legends of WrestleMania will embrace the leading sports entertainment organization's rich history to relive, rewrite or recreate the definitive elements of WWE from the Eighties and Nineties. Players will relive the entertaining lives of more than 40 larger-than-life Legends and have control over Legendary Managers, each of whom will play crucial roles in match outcomes. The game's new grapple-based fighting system will capture the high-energy action and drama seen in vintage WWE matches, while a historically accurate representation of past WWE telecasts will set the stage, including dynamic visual treatments, signature ring entrances, renowned commentators and notable venues. WWE Legends of WrestleMania will also include a WrestleMania Tour Mode that allows players to participate in key matches from multiple WrestleMania events, a Create-A-Legend system to develop the Legends of tomorrow, as well as online functionality for players to compete on the biggest stages in WWE history.

Renowned Superstars Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, along with vibrant managers Bobby Heenan and Jimmy Hart, will set the tone for the new videogame property, which is poised to deliver a distinguished roster, arcade style gameplay and historic, vintage presentation.

The playable demo will allow players to participate in an exhibition match with Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and Bobby “the Brain” Heenan using the WrestleMania III arena. Players can also watch a highlight reel of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock from WrestleMania XV before completing in-ring objectives to faithfully relive their historic match. WWE Legends of WrestleMania is scheduled for release on March 24, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PS3.

“Our playable demo for WWE Legends of WrestleMania will allow consumers to embrace the game’s unique look and feel in several ways prior to our scheduled launch on March 24,” said Scott Guthrie, executive vice president, publishing, THQ. “We look forward to seeing how our fans will relive, rewrite, and redefine WWE history with this brand new videogame experience.”

“As we approach launch, we are pleased to offer a free downloadable demo for WWE Legends of WrestleMania,” said Nelo Lucich, senior vice president of interactive, JAKKS Pacific. “The game’s incredible roster and key features are certain to attract a wide audience.”

Wrestling fans wanted it, and WWE Legends of WrestleMania delivers. So many epic battles throughout WWE history have been swayed by the actions of a single person … the manager! With WWE Legends of WrestleMania’s manager interaction, somebody will always be there to watch your back.

The mark of a great manager has always been his or her ability to give you that little bit of encouragement essential for victory, even if that “encouragement” comes in the form of brass knuckles! Through thick and thin, from giving aid to sacrificing their own safety, managers will do what it takes to help you along your path to becoming a champion among Legends.

With WWE Legends of Wrestlemania’s manager interaction, you can expect to:

• Receive unrivaled help, ranging from an opportune distraction to your manager getting his hands dirty, while nobody’s looking!
• Have a manager cheer you on and keep you on track.
• Reunite the greatest Legends with their managers!
• Interact with the most legendary managers in history!

Below, please find some of the manager-specific abilities that players can expect in WWE Legends of WrestleMania:

• • Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
  • Giving brass knuckles to his Legend
  • Grabbing the opponent’s leg
  • Putting a pinned Legend’s leg on the rope
• • Jimmy Hart
  • Yelling in the opponent’s ear with the megaphone
  • Hitting an opponent with the megaphone
• • Mr. Fuji
  • Throwing salt in an opponent’s face
  • Hooking an opponent’s leg with his cane
  • Hooking the top rope with his cane during an irish whip, causing the opponent to tumble out of the ring
• • Paul Bearer
  • Grabbing the opponent’s leg
  • With Undertaker:
    • Giving the Undertaker more power
    • Making the Undertaker rise when knocked down
    • Hitting an opponent with an urn

Legends Roster:

1. Andre the Giant
2. Animal
3. Arn Anderson
4. Bam Bam Bigelow
5. Big Bossman
6. Big John Studd
7. Bret Hart
8. British Bulldog
9. Brutus Beefcake
10. Bobby Heenan
11. Dusty Rhodes
12. Greg Valentine
13. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
14. Hawk
15. Honky Tonk Man
16. Hulk Hogan
17. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
18. Iron Sheik
19. Jake “the Snake” Roberts
20. Jim Neidhart
21. Jimmy Hart
22. Jimmy Snuka
23. Junkyard Dog
24. Kamala
25. King Kong Bundy
26. Koko B. Ware
27. Michael P.S. Hayes
28. Mr. Fuji
29. Mr. Perfect
30. Nikolai Volkoff
31. Paul Bearer
32. Ravishing Rick Rude
33. Ric Flair
34. Rowdy Roddy Piper
35. Sgt. Slaughter
36. Shawn Michaels
37. Stone Cold Steve Austin
38. The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase
39. The Rock
40. Ultimate Warrior
41. Undertaker
42. Yokozuna

WWE Legends of WrestleMania, currently in development for X360 and PS3, is scheduled for release in March 2009 to coincide with WrestleMania 25, which will air live on pay-per-view on Sunday, April 5, 2009.