Wrestling Mpire 2008 Trial Run

I've been fiddling around with the trial version of Mat Dickie's latest wrestling game Wrestling Mpire 2008, and while I'm enjoying the game most of this year's changes don't seem all that dramatic. Sure, there are few noticeable things like the ability to recruit a manager or partner from the menu and the option of setting up a match, and the ability to block (borrowed from Mat's box title Reach), but it's really hard to put your finger on any major changes.

Admittedly I am missing a few things like better graphics because this is the demo and it probably wouldn't hurt to dig through the documentation a little more and play the trial as much as I can before it expires.

Don't get me wrong, I’m not disappointed with the latest game - I'm just trying to figure out if there are any earth shattering changes in here.

The game is still as brutal as ever. In one match, I beat a guy so badly that he lost his arm. Unfortunately the AI didn’t seem to mind all that much and continued to be aggressive towards me even though he kept falling down from the pain..

It also seemed like the character playing the referee was always out to get me no matter what. I need to look into whether this new game includes a reputation system that works and whether or not wronged opponents remember you misdeeds..

More to come.. in the interim, download the demo at www.mdickie.com