Re: Wrestling Game Reviews by Rockofhysteria
Posted: May 10th, 2017, 10:04 pm
Ok folks it's been about a month or more since my last review so figured lets do another one. And as Promised and by request of a few people I present WCW vs NWO Revenge for the Nintendo 64. It was Developed by Asmik Ace and Aki and Published by THQ.
Released in October of 1998 in North America. WCW Vs NWO Revenge represents what many wrestling game fans would call the pinnacle of Wrestling Gamine. And most likely they wouldn't be wrong in that thought. After WCW vs the World for PS1 Aki and THQ knew they were on to something. With WCW vs NWO World Tour on N64 they got closer. And this game is their 3rd try to hit the sweet spot. Did they get there??? Let's break it down and find out.
Graphics-Graphically this game is absolutely Gorgeous for the time. There had never been a wrestling game before that looked this good from the Arenas to the menu screen to the wrestlers themselves. All of the wrestlers are ACCURATELY portrayed in this game even facially unlike the previous two Aki developed WCW games and it really shows here.
Sound-Nothing special here no wrestlers theme songs which is disappointing. Not horrible by any stretch but just nothing really worth noting.
Gameplay-The gameplay of this game has been long revered for many years and it's not easy to see why. It's absolutely spectacular. They managed to build on a almost perfect gameplay mechanic from WCW vs NWO World Tour and the results are beautiful. The WCW and NWO wrestlers all have authentic movesets for once and their REAL Finishers for instance Kevin Nash actually does the Jackknife Powerbomb instead of a generic Powerbomb. There is one part of the new gameplay the some players didn't like was certain wrestlers A strike combo at the expense of a Powerful Grapple Move. Some liked it some Didn't. Me??? I was ok with it it didn't really diminish anything IMO. As for Gameplay modes you have basic Singles and Tags along with Hndicaps matches and a Battle Royal.
Now in World Tour the Battle Royal was just a Fatal Four Way. But here it's a Legit Battle Royal which you can set to have up to 40 competitors and it's a hell of a good time to play with friends. You also have 5 different Gauntlets you can go through to win different WCW Titles you can go for the WCW World Title, the United States Title, The Tag Team Titles the Cruiserweight titles and the TV title each. By completing each gauntlet you unlock different wrestlers to use in the other modes. You also get real authentic looking WCW TV and PPV arenas that all look great. You get Nitro,Bash at the Beach,Starrcade,Halloween Havoc,Superbrawl, And Souled Out.
Also making it's first appearance in a Aki/THQ wrestling game is Create a Wrestler Sort of lol. You can't create a wrestler per say but you can take ANY wrestler in the game and alter their Gear by interchanging it with the gear of any of the other wrestlers on the game for instance you could take Goldberg and dress him like Disco Inferno lol. You can even change the name of any wrestler on the game which can lead to some hilarious results. My friends and I did the following with it. lol Larry Zbyzsko into Larry Nabisco, Yuji Nagata into Creamofsomeyungguy, The British Bulldog into The British Buttdart and Big Poppa Pump into Big Papa Plop lol.
Roster- The Roster in this game is like pretty much everything else about the game truly great. Now the roster is too big for me to list them all here. But almost all of the heavy hitters of WCW are here. Goldberg,Bret Hart,Hogan,Savage,Sting,Luger,Nash,Hall,Hennig,Booker T and Stevie Ray,Jericho,Mysterio and a whole slew of others. There are also a bunch of generic guys who aren't real with name like Maya Inca Boy and Dake Ken on the roster as well. One Key Omission however is Ric Flair Who was removed from the game prior to release on orders from Eric Bischoff who was head of WCW at the time due to Ric being off of tv and the Lawsuits between the two parties at the time.
Well there you have it folks WCW vs NWO Revenge still one of the most popular wrestling games of all time and for good reason. Here is the final breakdown.
Graphics-A+
Sound-B
Gameplay-A+
Roster-A+
For a final grade of A+
Next up I'm going to do a Handheld review I'm thinking either WWF Superstars or WCW Main Event. Till then Enjoy
Released in October of 1998 in North America. WCW Vs NWO Revenge represents what many wrestling game fans would call the pinnacle of Wrestling Gamine. And most likely they wouldn't be wrong in that thought. After WCW vs the World for PS1 Aki and THQ knew they were on to something. With WCW vs NWO World Tour on N64 they got closer. And this game is their 3rd try to hit the sweet spot. Did they get there??? Let's break it down and find out.
Graphics-Graphically this game is absolutely Gorgeous for the time. There had never been a wrestling game before that looked this good from the Arenas to the menu screen to the wrestlers themselves. All of the wrestlers are ACCURATELY portrayed in this game even facially unlike the previous two Aki developed WCW games and it really shows here.
Sound-Nothing special here no wrestlers theme songs which is disappointing. Not horrible by any stretch but just nothing really worth noting.
Gameplay-The gameplay of this game has been long revered for many years and it's not easy to see why. It's absolutely spectacular. They managed to build on a almost perfect gameplay mechanic from WCW vs NWO World Tour and the results are beautiful. The WCW and NWO wrestlers all have authentic movesets for once and their REAL Finishers for instance Kevin Nash actually does the Jackknife Powerbomb instead of a generic Powerbomb. There is one part of the new gameplay the some players didn't like was certain wrestlers A strike combo at the expense of a Powerful Grapple Move. Some liked it some Didn't. Me??? I was ok with it it didn't really diminish anything IMO. As for Gameplay modes you have basic Singles and Tags along with Hndicaps matches and a Battle Royal.
Now in World Tour the Battle Royal was just a Fatal Four Way. But here it's a Legit Battle Royal which you can set to have up to 40 competitors and it's a hell of a good time to play with friends. You also have 5 different Gauntlets you can go through to win different WCW Titles you can go for the WCW World Title, the United States Title, The Tag Team Titles the Cruiserweight titles and the TV title each. By completing each gauntlet you unlock different wrestlers to use in the other modes. You also get real authentic looking WCW TV and PPV arenas that all look great. You get Nitro,Bash at the Beach,Starrcade,Halloween Havoc,Superbrawl, And Souled Out.
Also making it's first appearance in a Aki/THQ wrestling game is Create a Wrestler Sort of lol. You can't create a wrestler per say but you can take ANY wrestler in the game and alter their Gear by interchanging it with the gear of any of the other wrestlers on the game for instance you could take Goldberg and dress him like Disco Inferno lol. You can even change the name of any wrestler on the game which can lead to some hilarious results. My friends and I did the following with it. lol Larry Zbyzsko into Larry Nabisco, Yuji Nagata into Creamofsomeyungguy, The British Bulldog into The British Buttdart and Big Poppa Pump into Big Papa Plop lol.
Roster- The Roster in this game is like pretty much everything else about the game truly great. Now the roster is too big for me to list them all here. But almost all of the heavy hitters of WCW are here. Goldberg,Bret Hart,Hogan,Savage,Sting,Luger,Nash,Hall,Hennig,Booker T and Stevie Ray,Jericho,Mysterio and a whole slew of others. There are also a bunch of generic guys who aren't real with name like Maya Inca Boy and Dake Ken on the roster as well. One Key Omission however is Ric Flair Who was removed from the game prior to release on orders from Eric Bischoff who was head of WCW at the time due to Ric being off of tv and the Lawsuits between the two parties at the time.
Well there you have it folks WCW vs NWO Revenge still one of the most popular wrestling games of all time and for good reason. Here is the final breakdown.
Graphics-A+
Sound-B
Gameplay-A+
Roster-A+
For a final grade of A+
Next up I'm going to do a Handheld review I'm thinking either WWF Superstars or WCW Main Event. Till then Enjoy