WCW Mayhem

I don't find Mayhem to be too bad despite the very mixed reception it gets. It's certainly not as good as the AKI games, but is similar in some respects and amps up the authentic television broadcast feel with some decent dynamic camera angles, good commentary and backstage areas to fight in. Hit and collision detection is about as bad as you might’ve heard, with grapples failing for unknown reasons and limbs passing through bodies. At one point, my wrestler bodyslammed another while we were on opposite sides of the ring--he simply floated into the air. The game's visuals are smooth and clean and the sound design is solid. Revenge remains king, but Mayhem is a decent effort and far from the garbage that was WCW Nitro.