It was developed by Yuke's, using a modified version of the engine used for the WWE: Day of Reckoning series.Wrestle Kingdom is known for stradling the line between realistic wrestling simulation and arcade-y action wrestling, taking elements from both subgenres to craft its own persona.The Xbox 360 version of the game suffered a recall when it turned out that the game had issues with saving to the system's internal hard drive.Playable wrestlersThe stable of playable characters amassed 46 on Xbox 360, and 47 on PlayStation 2. It calls from all three major Japanese wrestling promotions: All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Noah, as well as freelancers and unaffiliated legends.Masahiro ChōnoShinsuke NakamuraHiroshi TanahashiMasked DevilockHiroyoshi TenzanYūji NagataManabu NakanishiTatsumi FujinamiMasked Devil LigerTiger Mask (original)Tiger Mask IVKōji KanemotoMinoruWataru InoueJadoGedōAntonio InokiBrock Lesnar (PS2 exclusive)Giant Bernard (PS2 exclusive)Keiji MutōGreat MutaSatoshi KojimaArashiTaiyō KeaKaz HayashiMitsuhara MisawaKenta KobashiJun AkiyamaAkira TaueTakeshi RikiōTakeshi MorishimaYoshinari OgawaMohammed YoneNaomichi MarufujiKentaYoshinobu KanemaruTakashi SugiuraYoshihiro TakayamaToshiaki KawadaGen'ichirō TenryūKensuke SasakiRiki ChōshūKazunari MurakamiKatsuyori ShibataShin'ya HashimotoOsamu NishimuraJamalKazuyuki Fujita (Xbox 360 exclusive)
