Press ESC to close. OldGamesDownload January 10, 0. WWF WrestleMania. We use cookies to ensure that you get the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with this. Who would have thought that the WWF license would still be producing great games in '95?
Some would say that the WWF's glory days have long since come and gone, but if this disc is anything to judge by, it still has a lot of life left in it. Based on the kick-butt arcade game, Acclaim has managed to deliver a near-perfect arcade translation here. Everything that was in the arcade is on the PlayStation.
Heck, the only difference is that you don't have to keep pumping quarters in at home! While faithful to the real life WWF, the game is wrestling amped-up beyond belief. Rather than working against the game, these Street Fighter-style special moves enhance it and blow away the competition.
A must-own. I'm sure you've seen a professional wrestling match, those spectacles where some of the craziest things happen - and I'm not talking about the wrestling.
For the past couple of years, professional wrestling hasn't fared well as a video game in the arcade or on home-computer and video-game systems.
And it hasn't been entirely the fault of the software. On the contrary, Absolute Entertainment's versions of pro wrestling for the Atari and are well-designed and playable as is Konami's coin-op The Main Event.
The problem lies in the fact that actual pro wrestling is more of a show than a sport. Now, regardless of whether or not you believe pro wrestling is fake, you have to admit that watching the zaniness being played out on the mat is probably more fun than a moving video version of a wrestler on a game screen. With baseball, football or other sports, you dream about taking part in the action as you watch. Pro wrestling, on the other hand, is something to be visually enjoyed - much like a circus stunt show or movie.
Few people in the audience want to actually participate. Acclaim's Wrestlemania is the latest Nintendo pro-wrestling game and certainly not the last. But it's the first to license the names and wrestling personalities of the famous World Wrestling Federation.
Colorful, digitized pictures of all six of these wrestlers with their stats are provided during character selection. Though the information shown is not pertinent, they are indeed pretty to look at. Most of Wrestlemania, you'll find, is like this - there are lots of nice things to see. The object is to pin your opponent human or computer-controlled down on the mat for three counts. The winner of the game is the one who wins the most bouts. You select your computer adversary's character, and it can even be your own wrestler.
Thus, Hulk Hogan can battle with Hulk Hogan. Both standard and tournament play are offered: standard utilizes the wrestler of your choice while tournament pits you against all the wrestlers. Finally, up to six "wrestlemaniacs" can play, competing against each other for the coveted WWF belt. The first indication of problems with Wrestlemania is the extreme number of moves that must be memorized in order to play well.
Besides the standard drop-kick, body-slam and pinning maneuvers found in many wrestling video games, there are headbutts, elbow smashes, swipes, cartwheels and more. And the controls you press to make your wrestler initiate one move while he's facing his opponent are different when he's facing away.
What's more, each of the six wrestlers has his own special maneuvers, meaning there are even more control sequences to memorize. And that's not all; different moves are performed when your wrestler is in a different mode - running or punching. The instruction manual is thick, most of it dedicated to pages and pages of charts listing offensive and defensive moves with their appropriate controls.
Special moves are harder to pull off, but always spectacular to watch, with plenty of visual effects and bone-rattling sound effects. With a four-button gamepad probably the best control method , there's enough challenge involved in learning and performing the moves to keep the game interesting, but not overly so.
The only problem with WWF Wrestlemania that hurts its long-term play value is the limited number of wrestlers. The tournament mode has you facing off against the same eight wrestlers you can choose from, sometimes even pitting your character against himself.
Some new faces including "mystery" characters similar to arcade fighting games would have made the game much more fun. Also, the 2D side view makes the game look a bit too two-dimensional and characters like paper cutouts, although character graphics are detailed enough to carry the game. If you are a wrestling fan or just like fighting games in general, WWF Wrestlemania is a must-have. The game looks good, feels great, and above all - it's a blast to play. Highly recommended!
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