![]() The graphics are well-rendered, and should scale well on an iPad if you choose to make use of Apple’s universal license. The Sound of One Man Cheering (3 out of 5) In either case, both issues combine to create a fight where you are frantically mashing one or two buttons, while your character only moves once for every four times you’ve hit the button. The overly slow movements of the characters seem like they may be the result of a designer trying to compensate for poor control feedback, but it may be its own issue. The sluggish, muddy controls make positioning your character with any fine accuracy a challenge. You can return to this section at any time between matches if you need a refresher, but remembering how to pull off moves isn’t the issue. The game does, in fact, do a good job at teaching the player how to maneuver through an instructional session with Hulk Hogan. The simplicity of controls make for a lot of button mashing, only occasionally broken up by a grapple, special move, or object taken from outside the ring to bash your enemy’s head in. The fourth button will also appear when you are in position to climb, pin your opponent, or other special circumstances. Screen when you are in position to pull off the moves. Once you have landed enough hits on your opponent, your special move bar will fill up, which will cause another button to appear on Basic controls suffer from a lack of screen real estate, which only becomes more crowded as the player unlocks special moves. TNA iMPACT uses a virtual control scheme consisting of a circular D-Pad on the left side and three buttons that trigger grapple, attack, and run. Grappling with Folding Chairs (2 out of 5) You can use either your created wrestler or one of the real wrestlers for career mode, as well as in any multiplayer or single player matches. Finally, you can build your wrestler’s play style as well. ![]() The creator has a decent amount of appearance choices, but it may feel limiting to some. ![]() As is standard these days, you can also create your own wrestler. Each wrestler also has his own attributes which consist of wrestling style, finisher move, slam 1, and slam 2. The selection of wrestlers is impressively sized for a mobile game, with over 20 to choose from, including the welcome addition of some old favorites such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. Career mode has 3 division options: Heavyweight, X-Division, and Tag Team. Single player exhibition has 6 different modes: Cage, Final Submission, Tag Team, Impact! Zone, Bound for Glory, and Turning Point. Multiplayer can be played either locally, via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, or online via Apple’s Game Center. The game offers 3 basic play modes: single player career mode, single player exhibition mode, and multiplayer exhibition mode. This TNA wrestling game for the iPhone offers a surprising amount of depth, but not entirely in the right places. Retailing at $4.99, there is a certain expectation of A-List quality, even if there is some value added by the fact that you can play this game on any iOS device you own without additional purchase. Namco is the latest in a long line of developers attempting to bring a quality wrestling game to the mobile market. ![]()
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