Hulk Hogan's Main Event is a professional wrestling fighting game starring Hulk Hogan created by American studio Panic Button and published by Majesco Entertainment for the Xbox 360. The game requires the Kinect peripheral.
| Hulk Hogan's Main Event | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Panic Button |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 (Kinect) |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Professional wrestling, fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 26/100[1] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Game Informer | 1/10[2] |
| GameZone | 1.5/10[3] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | 3/10[5] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 2/10[4] |
| Common Sense Media |   [6] |
Hulk Hogan's Main Event received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] Dan Ryckert of Game Informer commented that Kinect has a hard time in recognizing many required motions within the gameplay, even when the Kinect device works perfectly.[2] Dave Rudden of Official Xbox Magazine was critical to the game, calling the career mode "boring", cartoony visual style "ugly", and the voice implementation "sloppy".[4] In 2013, GamesRadar+ ranked it as the 40th worst game ever made. The staff criticized its poor Kinect implementation and the dated use of Hulk Hogan.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Hulk Hogan's Main Event for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Ryckert, Dan (October 1, 2011). "Hulk Hogan's Main Event: Eat Your Vitamins, Say Your Prayers, And Play Literally Any Other Game". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Workman, Robert (October 25, 2011). "Hulk Hogan's Main Event Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Rudden, Dave (October 24, 2011). "Hulk Hogan's Main Event review". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ "Hulk Hogan's Main Event". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. February 2012. p. 99.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (2011). "Hulk Hogan's Main Event". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ GamesRadar staff (April 15, 2013). "The 50 worst games of all time". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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