WWE fans who also love video games have been somewhat spoiled over the years. For decades, there have been games that connect the action they love so much on weekly TV and pay-per-views to home gaming consoles, and on nearly an annual basis to boot.
Of course quantity does not equal quality, and the history of WWE games is littered with a fair share of mediocre and downright bad titles that made their way to market. Pro wrestling, as it turns out, isn’t necessarily easy to translate to other media.
We’re not here to talk about the stumbles, though, but the triumphs, the games that have stood the test of time. Which WWE video games are the ones that live in the hearts of fans forever? We’re strolling back through memory lane to find out.
First, some ground rules: Our list only includes titles that were widely released for the home video consoles of their era. That excludes things like the venerable “WWF Superstars” (which did eventually make its way to home gaming) and “WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game.”
It also excludes mobile games like “WWE SuperCard” which, while popular, are kind of their own category unto themselves.
And as with all of our lists here at Wrestling Junkie, this one pulls in an objective element (well, an objective compilation of subjective reviews, anyway) in the form of Metacritic ratings. We didn’t let that dictate these rankings but did lean on that to help separate the wheat from the chaff.
Psyched to revisit some favorites? Let’s count down the 10 best WWE games of all time.