Nostalgia Games Reviews Of WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade (1995) (PS1 Classic Game) Review By Ryan Balkwill

Developer(s) Midway
Sculptured Software (Console ports)
Publisher(s) Midway
Acclaim Entertainment (Console Ports)
Platform(s) ArcadeGenesis32XSNESPlayStationSaturnMS-DOS
Release Arcade

·         NA: 1995
32X

·         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

Image result for bam bam bigelow wwf Bam Bam Bigelow Bam Bam Bigelow
Image result for mark william calaway Mark Calaway Undertaker
Image result for barry didinsky Barry Didinsky Barry Didinsky
Image result for Solofa Fatu Jr. Solofa Fatu Jr. Fatu
Image result for scott hall Scott Hall Razor Ramon
Image result for bret hart Bret Hart Bret the Hitman Hart
Image result for owen hart Owen Hart Owen Hart
Image result for jerry lawler Jerry Lawler Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler – Announcer (voice)
Image result for vince mcmahon Vince McMahon Vince McMahon – Announcer (voice)
Image result for shawn michaels Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels
Image result for todd pettengill 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

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