_ Direct execution of the game, without the need to download data and simulator.

_ No ads.

_ No need for internet.

_ Compact and small data file.

_ Ability to save and recall the game at any point of the game you want.

With the limited number of buttons on the Game Boy Advance, just "A" and "B", WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 employed a simple approach to simulating wrestling moves. It has been likened to how Fire Pro Wrestling based the actions on timed button pressing and strategy.[2] The combination of a button push and a direction choice when the two wrestlers lock up would result in different wrestling moves and also allowed for moves to be reversed if the timing was right. In addition, characters could climb ropes, perform running moves and pick up weapons.[2] The gameplay was seen as an improvement over the "button mashing" approach of its predecessor WWF Road to WrestleMania .[2]

Reviewers did point out that the game lacked a "Create-a-Wrestler" feature, most likely due to the limited memory of the Game Boy Advance.[2] While the gameplay itself was improved, several reviewers noted that the Artificial Intelligence that controlled the computer opponents was easy and predictable. The AI also had problems during multi-man matches, on occasion attacking their own partner during a game