Hulk Hogan's Main Event

Hulk Hogan's Main Event
Developer(s)Panic Button
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Xbox 360 (Kinect)
Release
  • NA: October 11, 2011
  • EU: November 18, 2011
  • AU: November 24, 2011
Genre(s)Professional wrestling, fighting
Mode(s)Single-player

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.

Reception

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Workman, Robert (October 25, 2011). "Hulk Hogan's Main Event Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Hulk Hogan's Main Event". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. February 2012. p. 99.
  6. ^ Lafferty, Michael (2011). "Hulk Hogan's Main Event". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  7. ^ 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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