Developer(s) | Midway Sculptured Software (Console ports) |
Publisher(s) | Midway Acclaim Entertainment (Console Ports) |
Platform(s) | Arcade, Genesis, 32X, SNES, PlayStation, Saturn, MS-DOS |
Release | Arcade
· NA: 1995 · NA: November 1995 Mega Drive/Genesis · NA: November 1995 · EU: 1995 PC · NA: 1997 PlayStation · NA: October 18, 1995 · EU: November 1995 Saturn · NA: May 30, 1996 · EU: 1996 Super NES · NA: November 1995 · EU: January 25, 1996 |
Genre(s) | Sports-based fighting |
Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, simultaneous |
Cabinet | Upright |
Arcade system | Midway Wolf Unit hardware Sound CPU: ADSP2150 Midway Digital Compression System (DCS) – Amplified Mono |
Display | Raster resolution 400 x 254 (Horizontal) Palette Colors 32768 |
Plot: Take wrestling to the extreme with intense action straight from the arcade smash. It’s in your face mayhem with punishing head to head, team matchups and grueling and international title bouts.
The game-play felt like there copy the fighting style from mortal combat.
I enjoy this game from my entry childhood.
Pros: the game mechanics are over the top & crazy, the animation style does look like there familiar to there live-action counterparts, the buttons are only up to five options, Super Punch, Super Kick, normal punch, normal kick & book bust & the commentators are entertaining for the most part from Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler.
Cons: The Roster selection is not that to choose from, there are not that many levels inside the game & it’s a game from that time that doesn’t age well for me.
The Casts & Crew:
Cast
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Bam Bam Bigelow | … | Bam Bam Bigelow |
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Mark Calaway | … | Undertaker |
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Barry Didinsky | … | Barry Didinsky |
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Solofa Fatu Jr. | … | Fatu |
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Scott Hall | … | Razor Ramon |
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Bret Hart | … | Bret the Hitman Hart |
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Owen Hart | … | Owen Hart |
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Jerry Lawler | … | Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler – Announcer (voice) |
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Vince McMahon | … | Vince McMahon – Announcer (voice) |
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Shawn Michaels | … | Shawn Michaels |
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Todd Pettengill | … | Todd Pettengill |
Music by
Chris Braymen | … | (Sega 32X version) |
Dean Morrell | … | (Sega 32X version) |
George Alistair Sanger |
Sound Department
Chris Braymen | … | sound: Sega 32X version |
Dean Morrell | … | sound: Sega 32X version |
I recommend this game to those old-time Wrestling fans who haven’t played a wrestling game before which is a good time to start playing one.
Rating: 6 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident Video Game reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe