<s>
WWF	B-Device
WrestleMania	I-Device
X8	I-Device
(	O
later	O
rebranded	O
"	O
WWE	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Yuke	O
's	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
THQ	O
in	O
June	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marks	O
the	O
WWE	O
video	O
game	O
debuts	O
of	O
former	O
WCW	B-Device
and	O
ECW	O
wrestlers	O
signed	O
during	O
the	O
Invasion	O
storyline	O
such	O
as	O
Booker	O
T	O
,	O
Rob	O
Van	O
Dam	O
,	O
The	O
Hurricane	O
,	O
and	O
Lance	O
Storm	O
(	O
Diamond	O
Dallas	O
Page	O
,	O
another	O
major	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
WCW/ECW	O
Alliance	O
and	O
the	O
WWF	O
European	O
Champion	O
entering	O
the	O
namesake	O
pay-per-view	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
Hulk	O
Hogan	O
and	O
Ric	O
Flair	O
on	O
a	O
WWF/WWE	O
video	O
game	O
since	O
the	O
16-bit	O
WWF	O
Royal	O
Rumble	O
game	O
(	O
Hogan	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
Flair	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
appearance	O
for	O
Scott	O
Hall	O
as	O
an	O
active	O
WWE	O
wrestler	O
under	O
the	O
nWo	O
gimmick	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
and	O
was	O
thus	O
removed	O
from	O
WWE	O
SmackDown	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
"	O
Rollin	O
 '	O
"	O
as	O
The	O
Undertaker	O
's	O
entrance	O
theme	O
music	O
although	O
Fred	O
Durst	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	B-Application
WWF	I-Application
games	I-Application
that	B-Application
featured	I-Application
the	I-Application
song	I-Application
,	O
while	O
some	O
former	O
WCW	B-Device
wrestlers	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
nWo	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Hardy	O
Boyz	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
their	O
proper	O
entrance	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
Battle	O
for	O
the	O
Belts	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
go	O
after	O
one	O
of	O
51	O
fictional	O
belts	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
actually	O
resemble	O
real	O
title	O
belts	O
from	O
other	O
promotions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
XPW	O
World	O
Heavyweight	O
Championship	O
,	O
the	O
IWGP	O
Heavyweight	O
Championship	O
,	O
the	O
WCW	B-Device
Hardcore	O
Championship	O
,	O
the	O
NWA	O
Worlds	O
Heavyweight	O
Championship	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
AWA	O
World	O
Heavyweight	O
Championship	O
(	O
circa	O
1970	O
's	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WrestleMania	O
X8	O
was	O
Yuke	O
's	O
first	O
WWE	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
,	O
replacing	O
AKI	O
Corporation	O
as	O
the	O
developer	O
for	O
these	O
systems	O
;	O
some	O
former	O
AKI	O
developers	O
were	O
hired	O
by	O
Yuke	O
's	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
gameplay	O
style	O
closer	O
to	O
their	O
titles	O
rather	O
than	O
Yuke	O
's	O
own	O
SmackDown	O
series	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
,	O
while	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
compared	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Device
WrestleMania	I-Device
X8	I-Device
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
WWE	B-Device
WrestleMania	I-Device
XIX	I-Device
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
