WWF Super WrestleMania
WWF Super WrestleMania is a multiplatform wrestling video game based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis. Two other 16-bit WWF games, WWF Royal Rumble and WWF Raw, were released which retained the "tug-of-war" style grappling system, where moves are performed by locking up and out-tapping the other player or the computer to execute a move.
WWF Super WrestleMania
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- 1992
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- sports video game
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WWF Super WrestleMania is a multiplatform wrestling video game based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis. Two other 16-bit WWF games, WWF Royal Rumble and WWF Raw, were released which retained the "tug-of-war" style grappling system, where moves are performed by locking up and out-tapping the other player or the computer to execute a move.
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• Title — WWF Super WrestleMania • Developer — Sculptured Software • Publisher — Acclaim Entertainment • Released — Genesis: Super NES: • Genre — Sports-based fighting • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Sega Genesis, Super NES
Gameplay
Gameplay
All wrestlers share the same set of standard professional wrestling moves like scoop slams, suplexes, dropkicks, clotheslines, hip tosses, and elbow drops. The Genesis version also has signature moves for each wrestler which can be performed at any time in the match. Gameplay modes consist of one-on-one, tag team, and four-on-four Survivor Series elimination matches. The Genesis version also contains a WWF Championship mode where the player selects one wrestler and must defeat the rest in a series of one-on-one matches to be crowned WWF Champion. While the Super NES version does not contain signature moves, its roster is a bit larger, with ten wrestlers compared to eight in the Genesis version. The only wrestlers shared between versions are Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and Ted DiBiase. Wrestlers exclusive to the Super NES version are Jake Roberts, The Undertaker, Sid Justice, The Legion of Doom and The Natural Disasters. Wrestlers exclusive to the Genesis version are Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango, Irwin R. Schyster, The British Bulldog, and Shawn Michaels.
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The game has received "mixed to positive" reviews from critics. Germany's Aktueller Software Markt magazine awarded a "satisfactory" rating to the Mega Drive/Genesis version and a "good" rating to the SNES version. Computer and Video Games magazine called it "the best two-player game anywhere" and particularly praised its multiplayer capabilities. The Game Players Nintendo Guide described it as "a solid wrestling game that could have been one of the best ever if not for some substantial drawbacks. You'll have the most fun playing against a friend; re-creating those famous WWF rivalries definitely makes you anxious to fight just one more match". GameFan had a mostly positive opinion of the Genesis version, praising the gameplay, controls and graphics. The French Joystick magazine called it the best simulation of this sport on both consoles. Mean Machines Sega called it "a fun wrestle game (the best on the Megadrive so far) which could have been supported with a bit more front end". GamePro gave the Sega Genesis version a 13.5 out of 20, while they gave the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version a 17 out of 25.
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- 1.WWF Super WrestleMania for Super Nintendo - GameFAQs. gamefaqs.gamespot.com.
- 2.Super Stardust - Retro Gamer. www.retrogamer.net. 2 September 2008.
- 3.WWF Super WrestleMania (Mega Drive). Aktueller Software Markt. 137. March 1993.
- 4.Catch(up). Aktueller Software Markt. 118. May 1992.
- 5.O'Connor, Frank. WWF. Computer and Video Games. 125. 68–69. April 1992.
- 6.Slate, Chris. WWF Super WrestleMania. Game Players Nintendo Guide. 5. 69. May 1992.
- 7.Viewpoint. GameFan. 1. 2. 8–9. December 1992.
- 8.Scarry Larry. Genesis Pro Review: WWF Wrestlemania Superstars. GamePro. 41. 48. December 1992.
- 9.Colorful Commentator. Super NES Pro Review: WWF Super Wrestlemania. GamePro. 32. 60. March 1992.
- 10.MacDonald, Duncan. WFF Super Wrestlemania. Game Zone. 7. 22–24. May 1992.
- 11.Destroy, J'm. Super WrestleMania. Joystick. 188. May 1992.
- 12.WWF. Mean Machines Sega. 3. 92–94. December 1992.
- 13.Now Playing. Nintendo Power. 35. 100–102. April 1992.
- 14.Wolfen. WWF Super WrestleMania. Player One. 27. 127.
- 15.Wrestlemania. Video Games. 55. January 1993.
- 16.Paul, Michael. Super Wrestlemania. Video Games. 116. June 1992.
- 17.Meston, Zach. WWF Super WrestleMania. Video Games & Computer Entertainment. 39. 41–42. April 1992.
- 18.MacDonald, Duncan. Super WWF WrestleMania. Zero. 16–18. July 1992.
- 19.ACE. WWF Super WrestleMania. N-Force. 1. 64–65. July 1992.
- 20.WWF Super WrestleMania. Super Pro. 1. 90. December 1992.
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