WWE Crush Hour

WWE Crush Hour
North American cover art with The Rock and Rob Van Dam
Developer(s)Pacific Coast Power & Light
Publisher(s)THQ
Producer(s)David Gray
Designer(s)Cormac Russell
Steve Yoshimura
Programmer(s)Mike McAulay
Artist(s)Dane Shears
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release
Genre(s)Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

WWE Crush Hour is a vehicular combat video game developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light and published by THQ. It was released for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 on March 18, 2003 in North America, and on May 15, 2003 in PAL regions. An Xbox version was in development before being cancelled.[2]

Plot

WWE Crush Hour features Vince McMahon taking control over every television network, with WWE professional wrestling superstars appearing on every TV show and commercial. His newest project, titled "Crush Hour", is a demolition derby-style show featuring more than thirty WWE superstars in custom cars, outfitted with mounted guns (Primary Weapon), and foreign objects (Optional Weapon) to enhance the destruction of the opponent's vehicles, and a "Special Move" which will inflict significantly more damage than the other aforementioned weapons. WWE Crush Hour also features audio commentary by Jim Ross.

Roster

Starters

Unlockables

Development

WWE Crush Hour was officially announced in May 2002 by JAKKS Pacific and THQ. It was released on March 17, 2003 in North America, and on May 15 in Europe. The game was a budget title, and retailed for much less than other licensed games.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[19][20]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Dickinson, Martin James (8 December 2021). "Is WWE Crush Hour The Most Unique Video Game In WWE History?". The Sportster. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ EGM staff (May 2003). "WWE Crush Hour (GC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 166. p. 130.
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  6. ^ "WWE Crush Hour (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 121. May 2003. p. 83.
  7. ^ The D-Pad Destroyer (March 18, 2003). "WWE Crush Hour Review for GameCube on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
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  9. ^ Fischer, Russ (April 17, 2003). "GameSpy: WWE: Crush Hour (GCN)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  10. ^ Fischer, Russ (April 17, 2003). "GameSpy: WWE: Crush Hour (PS2)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  11. ^ Lafferty, Michael (April 10, 2003). "WWE: Crush Hour - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  12. ^ Romano, Natalie (April 3, 2003). "WWE: Crush Hour - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  13. ^ Lewis, Cory D. (March 17, 2003). "WWE Crush Hour (GCN)". IGN. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  14. ^ Lewis, Cory D. (March 18, 2003). "WWE Crush Hour (PS2)". IGN. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  15. ^ "WWE Crush Hour". Nintendo Power. Vol. 169. June 2003. p. 137.
  16. ^ Kennedy, Sam (May 2003). "WWE Crush Hour". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 97. Archived from the original on May 16, 2004. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Steinberg, Scott (March 19, 2003). "WWE Crush Hour". Maxim. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  18. ^ Catucci, Nick (April 29, 2003). "Sell Like Hell". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  19. ^ a b "WWE Crush Hour for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  20. ^ a b "WWE Crush Hour for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.


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