5 retro WWE video games worth revisiting while in lockdown

#5. WWE Crush Hour

Uh oh, Kurt Angle is in trrrrouuuuuubleeeeeee!

And we're starting off with the silliest game of the bunch. It's also awesome. I'm not joking.

The narrative behind this game is like so: In 2003, WWE has become so successful, that Vince McMahon owns ALL the TV networks. In his quest to create content to keep his audience happy, McMahon unleashes upon the world WWE Crush Hour - where WWE Superstars don't settle their differences in the ring but in... well...

Basically, they try to murder each other in cars, Twisted Metal-style.

Seriously, that's what this game is. It's Twisted Metal - which is a car combat game where vehicles loaded with machine guns, missiles, and all sorts of other weapons, attempt to destroy each other - but with WWE wrestlers driving them. All to entertain you, the WWE Universe.

Stars like The Rock, Chris Jericho, Big Show, and Jeff Hardy all are featured in 4-wheeled death machines, while WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross calls the action. It's an absolute spectacle.

Outside of that, well, it's actually a pretty fun game. Released by THQ and developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light (no, I'm not kidding), this game takes all the good parts of a car combat game, adds WWE wrestlers into the mix, and makes a pretty entertaining little game. It's also helpful to know that, at the time, this was released as a budget title for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube and not as a AAA release.

You should be able to find it pretty easily at any Retro Gaming Stores still open near you (shout out to my friends at Game X Change in Georgetown, TX, who are doing curbside pick-up of games and systems!) and for pretty cheap, as well.