Tag Archives: WCW

Wrestle Reviews: Hulk Hogan’s Main Event

Wrestle Reviews Hulk Hogan’s Main Event Release 2011 Format Xbox 360 Background Well let me tell you something, dude if you want the best wrestling game in the world brother, then you better make sure you have the Kinect and …

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Wrestle Reviews: WCW Backstage Assault

Wrestle Reviews WCW Backstage Assault Release 2000 Format Nintendo 64  Playstation  Background Man I would loved to have been in the room when this game was pitched, and then approved by the powers that be at EA! WCW Mayhem the …

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Wrestle Reviews: American Tag Team Wrestling

Wrestle Reviews American Tag Team Wrestling Release 1992 Format ZX Spectrum Commodore 64 Amstrad Amiga Background American Tag Team Wrestling was released in 1992 and while now to newer wresting fans a game focused on tag team wrestling may seem …

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Wrestle Reviews: Title Match Pro Wrestling

Wrestle Reviews Title Match Pro Wrestling Release 1987/89 Format Atari 2600 Atari 7800 Background Despite its popularity in the 1980’s pro wrestling would not make much of an impact on the Atari 2600. When it comes to wrestling games for …

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Wrestle Reviews: WCW/nWo Thunder

Wrestle Reviews WCW/nWo Thunder Release 1998 Format Sony Playstation Background WCW/nWo Thunder was the last WCW video game to be released on the Sony Playstation by THQ. It is a direct sequel to the game WCW Nitro that was released …

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Wrestle Reviews: Def Jam Vendetta

Wrestle Reviews Def Jam Vendetta Release 2003 Format Playstation2 Nintendo Game Cube Background Def Jam Vendetta has a very interesting back story in that EA’s previous wrestling game WCW Backstage Assault (which I will get round to reviewing one day) …

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Wrestle Reviews: Top 10 Wrestling Games Part 2

Wrestle Reviews Top 10 Wrestling Games Part 2 5-1 Number 5: WCW/nWo: Revenge Nintendo 64 1998 This was the pinnacle of WCW video games, an this was the sequel to the awesome WCW vs nWo World Tour; it simply blew that …

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Wrestle Reviews: ECW Anarchy Rulz

Wrestle Reviews ECW Anarchy Rulz Release 2000 Format Sega Dreamcast Sony Playstation Background ECW Anarchy Rulz is the sequel to the less than great ECW Hardcore Revolution (which we have reviewed here on the site) ECW Hardcore Revolution did not …

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Wrestle Reviews: WCW Nitro

Wrestle Reviews WCW Nitro Release 1997 Format Sony Playstation Background Back in the 90’s the WWF and WCW went head to head on Monday nights. WWF had their RAW TV show and WCW had WCW Nitro. For a while WCW …

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Wrestle Reviews: Sgt Slaughter’s Mat Wars

Wrestle Reviews Sgt Slaughter’s Mat Wars Release 1989 Format Commodore 64 Background Sgt Slaughter is one of the all time classic characters in pro wrestling. As a kid I hated Sgt Slaughter and my best memories of him are when …

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Wrestle Reviews: Giant Gram 2000: All Japan Pro Wrestling 3

Wrestle Reviews Giant Gram 2000: All Japan Pro Wrestling 3 Release 2000 Format Sega Dreamcast Background I have never been a big import gamer if I am honest, but one game that I went out of my way to import …

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Wrestle Reviews: WCW Mayhem

Wrestle Reviews WCW Mayhem Release 1999 Format Sony Playstation Nintendo 64 Background WCW Mayhem was the very first WCW game to be released by EA. EA got the rights to make games based on WCW after THQ who previously made …

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Wrestle Reviews: Showdown Legends Of Wrestling

Wrestle Reviews Showdown: Legends Of Wrestling Release 2004 Format Playstation 2 Xbox Background Showdown: Legends Of Wrestling was the very last wrestling game that Acclaim would put out. Actually it was one of the last video games they would ever …

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Wrestle Reviews: World Championship Wrestling

Wrestle Reviews WCW: World Championship Wrestling Release 1990 Format NES Background WCW was the very first wrestling game to be released under the WCW name. This game was released not that long after the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) became known …

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Wrestle Reviews: Legends Of Wrestling II

Wrestle Reviews Legends Of Wrestling II Release 2002/2003 Format Sony Playstation 2 Nintendo Game Cube Xbox Game Boy Advance Background Despite the somewhat clunky controls there was still a great deal of fun to be had with Acclaim’s first Legends …

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Wrestle Reviews: The Scorpion King

Wrestle Reviews The Scorpion King Release 2002 Format Sony Playstation 2 Nintendo Game Cube Background “What the hell does this have to do with wrestling?”  The Scorpion King was the first time that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be the …

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Wrestle Reviews: Wrestle War

Wrestle Reviews Wrestle War Release 1991 Format Sega Mega Drive Background Wrestle War is a very interesting game in that for some odd reason it was never released in the USA on the Sega Genesis. Here in the UK it …

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Wrestle Reviews: Tecmo World Wrestling

Wrestle Reviews Tecmo World Wrestling Release 1989-90 Format NES Background Tecmo World Wrestling was one of my favorite games on the NES as a kid. I didn’t actually own this game, but one of my buddies did, and we would …

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Wrestle Reviews: WCW/nWo Revenge

Wrestle Reviews WCW/nWo Revenge Release 1998 Format Nintendo 64 Background I have wanted to talk about this one for awhile. This game to me was the ultimate reason to own a Nintendo 64 back in 1998. Yeah I know that …

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Wrestle Reviews: ECW Hardcore Revolution

Wrestle Reviews ECW Hardcore Revolution Release 2000 Format Sony Playstation Sega Dreamcast Nintendo 64 Game Boy Color Background Acclaim is mainly remembered for their ten year run of making games based on the WWF, and probably after that, it’s their Legends …

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Wrestle Reviews: WCW vs nWo World Tour

Wrestle Reviews WCW VS  nWo: World Tour Release 1997 Format Nintendo 64 Background Here is where it all started! This was THQ’s first of four fantastic American wrestling games to be released on the Nintendo 64. This game was released …

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Wrestle Reviews: WCW VS The World

Wrestle Reviews WCW VS The World Release 1997 Format Sony Playstation Background WCW vs The World is actually a pretty big mile stone in pro wrestling video games. First of all it was the first WCW video game in a …

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History of WWF/E Games Part 38

History of WWF/E Games Part 38 WWE Smackdown vs RAW Release 2004 Format Sony Playstation 2 Time to look at the first game in this long running series. Background In 2001 when the WWF bought there competition WCW (World Championship …

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