The Hollywood Byte #50: Kane

"I've played the PSP version of the game and it's probably the best game on the PSP, and that's saying a lot because the PSP has a lot of good games on it," said Kane. "The graphics and gameplay are great. I used to not be too much into the WWE games because I was never into the fighting games like Mortal Kombat because they were just button-mashers. And when the wrestling games first came out there were like that. But now they've completely evolved into something else with the button combinations and the ability to do reversals, there's strategy too."

A lot of the WWE superstars were logging a lot of time playing games during live events, which caused management to put it's foot down.

"We weren't really banned from playing games, it's just common sense that you focus on work at work," said Kane. "We don't play before we go out to the matches, because there's a time to do work. But when you're traveling, PSP passes the time."

Kane said the more stuff THQ can add to the WWE games, like being able to go into the crowd and rip up signs, the better it is for fans and gamers.

"I can remember when you could kick someone in the head and draw blood," said Kane. "It just makes it unique, which is really cool."

He plays the Xbox 360 WWE game and is amazed at how much detail is in the wrestlers' bodies, right down to the individual muscles moving.

"The WWE superstars probably pick up on some stuff that the average person would not," said Kane. "We're the ones doing it, of course. It really is amazing just how far the games have come."

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