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**Melf** · 12-09-2008, 08:36 PM

VinnyT has recently contributed another review, this one for Flying Edge's second WWF game. Sounds good!

vintagegamecrazy · 12-10-2008, 04:09 PM

Melf the link to the review is broken.

scaryice · 12-20-2008, 04:14 AM

None of the old WWF 16 bit games are worth playing these days.

Aarzak · 12-20-2008, 04:12 PM

Indeed. They were novelties at best back then........the magazines didn't rate them high and the pro wrestling industry was in a slump during the early-to-mid '90's. The "Fire Pro" series are arguably the only 2D wrestling games worth playing.

Youngie · 12-21-2008, 08:35 AM

Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game is still fun. So is Rage In The Cage for Sega CD (which had the Headshrinkers...)

NeoVamp · 12-21-2008, 09:18 AM

Here's my "WWF Wrestlemania / Royal Rumble / RAW / Rage in the Cage" review :

ooh ah ooh ooh ah oof BAM ooh ooh ah ah ooh ooh ooh ah ah ooh

Because thats what the game sounds like to everybody who's not looking at the screen.

Fun games though.

john8248 · 12-21-2008, 01:25 PM

It's hard not to have fun with a 4 player (+2 CPU) battle royale in WWF Raw. Plays the best of the WWF "trilogy."

Royal Rumble remains my favorite 16-bit WWF game. Decent roster and awesome namesake matches. If only it were 4 player...

Super Wrestlemania is pretty rough. I still get a kick out of The Ultimate Warrior's "dance like a chicken" flying clothesline.

Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game is a fantastic port of the actual arcade game. It's thisclose to being too wacky, but if you spend time with it, you'll find a plethora of real moves. Killer Instinct-esque combos are always fun.

Rage In The Cage was a mild disappointment. I bought it upon release anticipating battle royales with 20 participants. Still can't believe that one-on-one is the only match option. Gameplay is decent, but why no tag teams or Rumbles?

NeoVamp · 12-21-2008, 05:41 PM

Call me crazy but I'd love to see a big 32mbit WWF cartridge with all the characters that ever appeared in the Megadrive & Snes WWF games in it.

Aarzak · 12-22-2008, 12:25 AM

Wrestlemania: TAG is the exception, but even still it was more a fighting game than a wrestling game, and it was developed by Midway. Tge Genesis port was indeed impressive......it was the worst-looking home port out there but the gameplay and a lot of the sound was retained........the SNES port was by far the worst home port of Wrestlemania, while the obscure 32X port might be the best one on cart.....though it does lack quite a lot of the commentary voice-over.

Wrestling games are arguably one of the types of games which benefited the most by going 3D.

Youngie · 12-22-2008, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoVamp

Call me crazy but I'd love to see a big 32mbit WWF cartridge with all the characters that ever appeared in the Megadrive & Snes WWF games in it.

I call you a genius.

That would be great (if it also had all the original entrance music).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aarzak

Wrestlemania: TAG is the exception, but even still it was more a fighting game than a wrestling game, and it was developed by Midway. Tge Genesis port was indeed impressive......it was the worst-looking home port out there but the gameplay and a lot of the sound was retained........the SNES port was by far the worst home port of Wrestlemania, while the obscure 32X port might be the best one on cart.....though it does lack quite a lot of the commentary voice-over.

I had the 32x European version of Wrestlemania: TAG but of course gave it away years ago never to be found again. Wasn't there a Saturn version of it too?

Aarzak · 12-22-2008, 03:37 PM

Yeah, Wrestlemania: TAG was one of the few games (which include Pitfall, NBA Jam: TE and Mortal Kombat II) to be released on most of Sega's home consoles at the time. It was released on Genesis, 32X, Saturn, Playstation, SNES and PC.

The Saturn/Playstation/PC versions are regarded at the best ports of the game, though they still were off compared to the coin-op (smaller sprites, no music during in-game, loading during Royal Rumble matches and handicap matches)

They could stuff all of the wrestlers that appeared in Acclaim's 16-Bit WWF games, but that wouldn't change the fact the series' engine simply SUCKS. Every wrestler is identical except for their finishing moves. Same moves, same proportioned sprites........wrestling games call for lots of variety in every individual wrestler's repertoire of moves.

NeoVamp · 12-22-2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aarzak

They could stuff all of the wrestlers that appeared in Acclaim's 16-Bit WWF games, but that wouldn't change the fact the series' engine simply SUCKS.

I think we pretty much established that as a wrestling game they sucked pretty badly,
but i always liked the brawl aspect of them, and thats why i feel a compilation WWF game would rock on the Megadrive!

Hogan Vs Diesel whoohooo!

VinnyT · 12-22-2008, 09:26 PM

All the characters together, and bring back the Royal Rumble mode so you could have a legit 30-man Rumble. And as long as we're dreaming lets throw in the ability to have 8 characters at once!

Quick, somebody call a programmer!

12-09-2008, 08:36 PM	#1
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12-10-2008, 04:09 PM	#2
vintagegamecrazy The Real Deal Join Date: Jul 2008 Age: 28 Posts: 602 Rep Power: 5	Melf the link to the review is broken. __________________ Submitted Side by Side: Snake Rattle 'N Roll NES vs. Genesis (Article) Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker (Megadrive) In Development: Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan (Megadrive) Fahrenheit (32X) On hold due to broken Sega CD Check out my new review channel at GameFaqs here

12-22-2008, 09:26 PM	#13
VinnyT Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fayetteville, NC Age: 23 Posts: 4,060 Rep Power: 24	All the characters together, and bring back the Royal Rumble mode so you could have a legit 30-man Rumble. And as long as we're dreaming lets throw in the ability to have 8 characters at once! Quick, somebody call a programmer! __________________

12-20-2008, 04:14 AM	#3
scaryice Death Adder's minion Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	None of the old WWF 16 bit games are worth playing these days.

12-20-2008, 04:12 PM	#4
Aarzak Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Age: 23 Posts: 1,896 Rep Power: 13	Indeed. They were novelties at best back then........the magazines didn't rate them high and the pro wrestling industry was in a slump during the early-to-mid '90's. The "Fire Pro" series are arguably the only 2D wrestling games worth playing.

12-21-2008, 08:35 AM	#5
Youngie Banned by Administrators Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ireland Age: 27 Posts: 617 Rep Power: 0	Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game is still fun. So is Rage In The Cage for Sega CD (which had the Headshrinkers...)

12-21-2008, 09:18 AM	#6
NeoVamp Hunter Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 32 Posts: 1,868 Rep Power: 14	Here's my "WWF Wrestlemania / Royal Rumble / RAW / Rage in the Cage" review : ooh ah ooh ooh ah oof BAM ooh ooh ah ah ooh ooh ooh ah ah ooh Because thats what the game sounds like to everybody who's not looking at the screen. Fun games though.

12-21-2008, 01:25 PM	#7
john8248 Alien Buster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN / Lanigan, SK Age: 32 Posts: 140 Rep Power: 3	It's hard not to have fun with a 4 player (+2 CPU) battle royale in WWF Raw. Plays the best of the WWF "trilogy." Royal Rumble remains my favorite 16-bit WWF game. Decent roster and awesome namesake matches. If only it were 4 player... Super Wrestlemania is pretty rough. I still get a kick out of The Ultimate Warrior's "dance like a chicken" flying clothesline. Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game is a fantastic port of the actual arcade game. It's thisclose to being too wacky, but if you spend time with it, you'll find a plethora of real moves. Killer Instinct-esque combos are always fun. Rage In The Cage was a mild disappointment. I bought it upon release anticipating battle royales with 20 participants. Still can't believe that one-on-one is the only match option. Gameplay is decent, but why no tag teams or Rumbles?

12-21-2008, 05:41 PM	#8
NeoVamp Hunter Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 32 Posts: 1,868 Rep Power: 14	Call me crazy but I'd love to see a big 32mbit WWF cartridge with all the characters that ever appeared in the Megadrive & Snes WWF games in it.

12-22-2008, 12:25 AM	#9
Aarzak Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Age: 23 Posts: 1,896 Rep Power: 13	Wrestlemania: TAG is the exception, but even still it was more a fighting game than a wrestling game, and it was developed by Midway. Tge Genesis port was indeed impressive......it was the worst-looking home port out there but the gameplay and a lot of the sound was retained........the SNES port was by far the worst home port of Wrestlemania, while the obscure 32X port might be the best one on cart.....though it does lack quite a lot of the commentary voice-over. Wrestling games are arguably one of the types of games which benefited the most by going 3D.

12-22-2008, 03:37 PM	#11
Aarzak Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Age: 23 Posts: 1,896 Rep Power: 13	Yeah, Wrestlemania: TAG was one of the few games (which include Pitfall, NBA Jam: TE and Mortal Kombat II) to be released on most of Sega's home consoles at the time. It was released on Genesis, 32X, Saturn, Playstation, SNES and PC. The Saturn/Playstation/PC versions are regarded at the best ports of the game, though they still were off compared to the coin-op (smaller sprites, no music during in-game, loading during Royal Rumble matches and handicap matches) They could stuff all of the wrestlers that appeared in Acclaim's 16-Bit WWF games, but that wouldn't change the fact the series' engine simply SUCKS. Every wrestler is identical except for their finishing moves. Same moves, same proportioned sprites........wrestling games call for lots of variety in every individual wrestler's repertoire of moves.

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