Match gameplay at
WrestleMania 3 featuring
Andre (left) and
Hogan (right). The game features a new grapple-based
combo fighting system. To differentiate itself from the
SmackDown series,
Legends of WrestleMania focuses more on
arcade-style gameplay (similar to
WWF WrestleFest) with only the
D-pad (or left
analog stick) and the four face buttons needed on the
gamepad. During play, the player's
HUD features a health bar and a number between one and three. After successful chains of attacks, the number increases with more devastating moves now available. After completing the third level of moves, the wrestler's finishing move can then be performed. Continuous chains of moves are performed by pressing a button allocated by the screen before the player's opponent can. If the opponent beats the player at this, then the move is blocked and the chain is broken. Each wrestler has five
taunts, which will either increase his health meter or his speed, among others. In addition, when a wrestler is being
pinned, a meter displays that determines how likely it is for the opponent to kick out of the pin. Unlike the
WWE SmackDown games, a
submission meter is the only indication to specific damaged body parts, as opposed to a body model located in the HUD.
Managers play a significant part of the game, and interfere on behalf of their clients. Four such managers appear in the game:
Bobby Heenan,
Jimmy Hart,
Mr. Fuji, and
Paul Bearer.
Game modes The game features a WrestleMania Tour mode consisting of three options: Relive, Rewrite, and Redefine. In Relive, the player can play as a legend that won a match over a certain wrestler to recreate WrestleMania moments. Rewrite allows the player to play as the loser of a certain historic match in order to "rewrite" history as an alternate fictional "what-if" scenario. The player in this mode can watch a recap of the history of certain wrestlers, a recap of their
feud, and a recap of their match at WrestleMania. In this mode, the player must complete certain objectives, besides winning the match. In Redefine, the player chooses any wrestler to play and the ability to change the match type to create alternate fictional "what-if" scenarios. A Movie Theater is available to watch all unlocked match clips. The match types are
Single,
Tag Team,
Triple Threat,
Steel Cage,
Ladder,
Submission,
Iron Man,
Handicap,
Hell in a Cell, and
Royal Rumble. Another game mode is the Legend Killer mode. The mode features six tiers, with four tiers having ten legends waiting to challenge the player, and the two others will have all the Legends from the game and a tier list for the Superstars from
SvR 09 respectively. This mode is used to enhance the player's Create-a-Legend attributes. Also featured is a Hall of Fame Mode, allowing players to view what they have unlocked. ==Roster==