Feel The Impact!

I’ve been playing wrestling games for years. I still have fond memories of destroying friends at WCW vs. NWO World Tour on the Nintendo 64, and despite people telling me otherwise, I’ve always looked forward to them and anticipated their release.
However, as much as I like the current SmackDown series (and I really do!) I do miss the competition or having a choice of pro-wrestling games to play. Back in the day, you could have a quick brawl on Wrestlemania 2000, then try your hand at WCW Mayhem or even waste some time playing ECW Anarchy Rulz. Sure the latter two sucked, but at least there was a choice, and choice is good!
Thankfully, in 2008, a new wrestling videogame is ready to unleash itself on the world, and my life! Early impressions seem to indicate TNA Impact! will offer a lovely alternative to SmackDown, meaning jumping between the two is a perfectly acceptable way to live. In the long run, I think it can only mean great things for the genre. Competition has always encouraged companies to up their game, so logic states 2009 will be a great year for wrestling on the Xbox 360. Sure, to many this won’t mean much, but to me, hell, it’s the best news possible!