TNA Impact!: Cross the Line (stylized as TNA iMPACT!: Cross The Line) is a professional wrestling video game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo DS consoles, released by SouthPeak Games in June 2010. The game is a port of TNA Impact!, a game originally developed by Midway Studios Los Angeles and Point of View, Inc., released by Midway Games in the fall of 2008. The PSP version is largely the same as the original release, though the Nintendo DS version was specially configured by DoubleTap Games.[2]
| TNA Impact!: Cross The Line | |
|---|---|
 North American Nintendo DS cover art featuring from left to right Kurt Angle, Hulk Hogan, and AJ Styles | |
| Developer(s) | Midway Studios Los Angeles, Point of View, Inc., DoubleTap Games |
| Publisher(s) | SouthPeak Games |
| Director(s) | Sal DiVita |
| Designer(s) | Mark Turmell |
| Programmer(s) | Brock Feldman |
| Artist(s) | Paul Interrante |
| Composer(s) | Dale Oliver |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Development
editIn 2009, SouthPeak Games acquired Midway Games' TNA video game license.[3] In June 2010, the company published TNA Impact!: Cross the Line for PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS.[4] The game is essentially the same as the TNA iMPACT! release, with the addition of several new wrestlers such as Mick Foley and Consequences Creed, and the removal of older ones, such as Christian Cage, who departed the promotion in 2008.
Hulk Hogan made his TNA video game debut in the Nintendo DS version, though he is not available in the PlayStation Portable version.[5]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 50/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GamesMaster | 35%[7] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[8] |
| GamesRadar+ |   [1] |
| GameZone | 5.5/10[9] |
| Play | 58%[10] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | [11] |
The PSP version received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] GameSpot was critical of the game's controls.[8] Some magazines gave mixed to unfavorable reviews months before the game was released Stateside.[7][10]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Dale, Alex (June 30, 2010). "TNA Impact!: Cross the Line review". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ May, Reanne Lynsey (December 1, 2009). "SouthPeak Interactive announces TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line for PSP and DS". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (November 12, 2009). "Southpeak Grabs TNA From Midway's Bankruptcy Sale". Kotaku. G/O Media. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Gilbert, Ben (December 1, 2009). "SouthPeak publishing TNA Impact! on handhelds 'later this Winter'". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Patel, Amish (May 15, 2010). "Hulk Hogan in the New TNA Video Game, iMPACT Rating, Foley". Wrestling Edge. BWB Media Inc. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "TNA Impact: Cross the Line for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Review: TNA Impact!: Cross the Line (PSP)". GamesMaster. Future plc. March 2010. p. 77.
- ^ a b Meunier, Nathan (August 19, 2010). "TNA Impact!: Cross the Line Review (PSP)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Hopper, Steven (July 14, 2010). "TNA Impact! Cross the Line PSP review". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Review: TNA Impact!: Cross the Line". Play. No. 189. Imagine Publishing. March 2010. p. 78.
- ^ "Review: TNA Impact!: Cross the Line". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 34. Future plc. July 2010. p. 85.