The Wild Rings (X Box)

This is a game I've been wanting to play and review for over a decade, but haven't had the means to do so until now, which is kind of exciting. Japan-only games on the X Box and 360 are inherently interesting, I think, since they were kind of doomed from the start, because those consoles had such small userbases there. This one is also interesting in its own right, being as it is a kind of game that represents a specific time and space in wrestling that, as far as I know, doesn't have a lot of videogame representation. It's a wrestling game that seems to have been inspired by the Inoki-ism philosophy, that as I understand it posits the wrestling ring to be the pinnacle of all combat sports, and the natural gathering place for practitioners of all martial arts to meet and compete. As a result, the roster is split into various arts, including Japanese, American, and Mexican wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, MMA, Sumo, and more. As well as fighting in their respective styles, the left…