TNA iMPACT!

Also known as: N/A

Developer: Midway Studios - Los Angeles

TNA (Total Non-stop Action) Wrestling is a shell of what it once was as I write this. For a while, it was seen as the closest thing to a WWE alternative in the United States…then it changed its name to Impact Wrestling in an effort to get away from the awful TNA pun that it had originally been named for, and under new ownership, it kinda sunk right into the ground. Impact Wrestling changed its name back to TNA Wrestling, for reasons that are beyond me, in 2024 and the promotion that was once the closest competition to the WWE is now partnering with their developmental brand, NXT, with TNA wrestlers and NXT wrestlers sometimes making appearances on the other company's shows. Anyway, with that rambling out of the way, TNA iMPACT!, like TNA's path to present day, is a bit of a letdown. It looks promising…the introduction when you first put the disc in is really well done…and then you start up your first match and…well, everything goes downhill from there. While playable, the wrestling simply isn't that fun…it's a nice novelty to brawl in a six-sided ring instead of a standard four-sided ring…but that novelty only lasts for a match or two before it gets old. The story mode isn't that great, either…but it did result in the Suicide character, in-game, becoming a real-life character on TNA television, usually portrayed by Christopher Daniels. Anyway, TNA iMPACT!, to me, was like the real TNA programming - I really wanted to like it so that I could have a real alternative to the WWE's television shows…but they'd usually find a way to make me disappointed that I gave them a chance.

Review added: 07/13/2024