WWF WrestleMania 2000, the last step before No Mercy. Attitude Era roster, beefed-up modes and the AKI engine in full maturity. The formula already brushes perfection, and only its direct successor surpasses it. Excellent wrestling and the first truly great WWF game on the platform.
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WWF wrestling simulation preceding No Mercy, with the Attitude Era roster and the AKI engine. Published by THQ, released in 1999 in Europe and North America. Over forty WWF superstars including Stone Cold, The Rock, and Triple H, match and Royal Rumble modes, and 4-player multiplayer.
THQ and AKI North American November 1999 pressing of WWF WrestleMania 2000, the first WWF-licensed AKI title that marks the studio's pivot from WCW. The US cartridge keeps the full WWF Attitude Era graphics and the English voices of Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler, an audio document that has become a cult archive. More accessible than the EU and JP versions, it is the target of AKI enthusiasts documenting the WCW to WWF transition in the N64 wrestling branch.
Better with friends
A content-rich wrestling game where create-a-wrestler and a career mode give everyone their own champion to defend in the ring. The competition feeds on rivalries you forge yourself, each multiplayer match becoming a chapter of a saga improvised among friends. Accessible yet dense, it turns evenings into memorable tournaments, punctuated by reversals and finishers snatched at the buzzer.
Is WWF WrestleMania 2000 still worth playing in 2026?
WWF WrestleMania 2000 is the final step before No Mercy. The Attitude Era roster, expanded modes and a mature AKI engine combine into a simulation that already brushes perfection. Only its direct successor surpasses it, which takes nothing away from the cart. Wrestler creation, Road to WrestleMania mode and match fluidity stay memorable. For nostalgic wrestling fans and AKI engine devotees, still an excellent cart today, especially for anyone who cannot immediately reach for No Mercy.
