[2][5] To differentiate itself from the SmackDown series, Legends of WrestleMania focuses more on arcade-style gameplay (similar to WWF WrestleFest) with only the D-pad (or left analog stick) and the four face buttons needed on the gamepad.

[2] The game also includes a feature to import the full playable roster from SvR 09 (excluding Big Daddy V, Chuck Palumbo, Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Paul London, Trevor Murdoch, the Masked Man and Tony).

In Relive, the player can play as a legend that won a match over a certain wrestler to recreate WrestleMania moments.

In Redefine, the player chooses any wrestler to play and the ability to change the match type to create alternate fictional "what-if" scenarios.

The match types are Single, Tag Team, Triple Threat, Steel Cage, Ladder, Submission, Iron Man, Handicap, Hell in a Cell, and Royal Rumble.

The game features 38 playable characters by default, and 4 non-playable managers, while match commentary is provided by Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler.

Each imported character had a unique moves set designed specifically for the WWE Legends of WrestleMania game.

This function required SvR 09 to be loaded onto the console's internal memory, but once imported, the characters remained permanently unlocked in WWE Legends of WrestleMania.

Big Daddy V, Chuck Palumbo, Elijah Burke, Hornswoggle, Lance Cade, Masked Man, Paul London, Tony, Trevor Murdoch and all the DLC characters could not be imported.

Raw 2009" function had been used, it made most entrance animations, videos and theme music from this edition available in the "Create-An-Entrance" modes.

[13] Other reviewers, such as GameSpot and IGN, criticized the game for being repetitive, lacking in replay value, being overly simplistic, and how wrestler models were beefed up to look too "action figure" like.