WWE Crush Hour screenshots

Title screen.

Mode selection.

Choosing the vehicle.

The game starts with a short animated introduction setting out the story The head of WWE has become so powerful that he now controls all TV channels so all shows feature WWE stars

From the animated introduction The head of WWE has become so powerful that he now controls all TV channels so all shows feature WWE stars. Here's one advertising a barbeque

This screen follows the animated introduction. It sets the tine of the game, lots of flame and sparks, loud generic rock music, dark and grungy graphics

The game's main menu

The game's controller configuration. The buttons are not configurable and there's no alternate setup

If left to it's own devices the game initiates a rolling demo

Starting an exhibition match. The first choice is which arena to fight in. RAW, Hell in the Cell, Hardcore are the only arenas available at the outset, others must be unlocked

Starting an exhibition match The second configuration screen decides the type of game. There are three types of match Hell in the Cell, Free for All, and Tag Team

Setting up an exhibition match The final configuration screen selects the WWE star and their associated vehicle There's no vehicle customisation options in this game

One of the game's load screens

A match starts with a fly-by of the arena This is Hell in the Cell. The players can drive inside the temple, round the courtyard, through gateways but there's no place to hide

A match starts with a fly-by of the arena This is inside the temple of the 'Hell in the Cell' arena.

The start of an exhibition match The drivers are announced and they make an entrance as they do in the WWE ring, to the accompaniment of much noise and a short video montage

The start of an exhibition match There are three AI opponents selected by the game. This is a Hell in the Cell match and the winner is the first with ten kills

As with WWE Wrestling players can be wiped out and then make a miraculous recovery and fight on. This is a respawn point and there's some ******* sitting there waiting for me!

Naturally there are power ups. This one's a grenade launcher, others include missiles, turbo power, and health

Head to head with Triple H Opposing player's are clearly labelled and their health is shown as a horizontal red status bar

Game Over

The RAW arena. This is at the start of a season. The character selection screen is the same as for the exhibition match and the match type and location are predetermined

Head to head with Stone Cold in the RAW arena. It was going well until another AI opponent came in from the side

This is a favourite AI tactic. They ram the players car at an angle so that they can pound away while remaining out of the line of fire

Another AI tactic is to gang up and attack the player in pairs

Some of the explosions can look quite pretty

WWE Crush Hour

PlayStation 2 screenshots