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<blockquote data-quote="wiitendo84" data-source="post: 9002603" data-attributes="member: 343004"><p>The year is 1997 and the N64 gets WCW vs NWO World Tour.</p><p>For those of you who don't know, its a semi-sequel to WCW</p><p>vs The World for Playstation. This game started whats now</p><p>some of the best games of the N64. On to the review.</p><p></p><p>Graphics:</p><p></p><p> At the time that it was released, it was about on par with</p><p>what was out at the time. It did have blocky textures,</p><p>clipping, and overall most characters barely resembled their</p><p>actual wrestlers. The pictures used to represent them were</p><p>more cartoonish and while some were good, others were pretty</p><p>bad. The audience members were flat and only had a small amount</p><p>of movement. Due to limitations this would be the standard</p><p>for the N64 wrestling games but I will say that this one was</p><p>probably the worst about it. The rings were very basic with</p><p>just a little bit of difference in between them, just minor</p><p>words and color swaps.</p><p></p><p>Gameplay:</p><p></p><p> This set the standard of the best games that were to come.</p><p>Now having said that, being the first game out, it did have</p><p>some problems. Understanding how to actually play this game</p><p>was of course a bit different than what players were used to</p><p>at that time. We had games like WWF in Your House and WWF</p><p>Wrestlemania: the Arcade Game. These were more like Mortal</p><p>Kombat and used digitized sprites. So playing this required</p><p>weak and strong grapples, along with weak and strong attacks.</p><p>As you fight, you build up your spirit meter. This allows</p><p>you to utilize your signature move when you do a strong</p><p>grapple. Each wrestler had their own set of moves and had</p><p>their own special moves that could be done only in a front</p><p>and back grapple. Not very many style of matches to choose</p><p>from. Just basic tag team, singles, and handicap matches. It</p><p>did introduce easy to get weapons that could help turn the</p><p>tide of the match.</p><p></p><p>Audio:</p><p></p><p> The audio is very basic. Just a couple of random background</p><p>music, an announcer that says fight and counts, a crowd that</p><p>oohs and aahs, and the punches/kicks sound like someone skipped</p><p>a record and recorded it. Actually, the punches/kicks kind of</p><p>remind me of fight sounds from movies in the 50's and 60's. So</p><p>its not all that great. Once again though, I don't know if it</p><p>was due to limitations with the N64 or just inexperience. There</p><p>were no actual entrance music used either. To me it wasn't a big</p><p>deal but I knew some kids who had issues with it at that time.</p><p></p><p>Replayability:</p><p></p><p> It was good when it came out, but was quickly overshadowed</p><p>by its successor. Playing it now, there's so many better</p><p>options. With only a handful of actual WCW/NWO wrestlers and</p><p>the rest being "rebranded" characters from other countries</p><p>did hurt it in my opinion. There were no create a wrestler</p><p>options, the first one of those would be introduced in WWF</p><p>Warzone, so noone could make their new wrestlers.</p><p></p><p>Overall:</p><p></p><p> As it goes for now, I give it a 5 out of 10. There's better</p><p>games out there but it's still a game that should be played</p><p>at least once. If you can find it for cheap, pick it up. At</p><p>least you can see how the games had progressed up to No Mercy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wiitendo84, post: 9002603, member: 343004"] The year is 1997 and the N64 gets WCW vs NWO World Tour. For those of you who don't know, its a semi-sequel to WCW vs The World for Playstation. This game started whats now some of the best games of the N64. On to the review. Graphics: At the time that it was released, it was about on par with what was out at the time. It did have blocky textures, clipping, and overall most characters barely resembled their actual wrestlers. The pictures used to represent them were more cartoonish and while some were good, others were pretty bad. The audience members were flat and only had a small amount of movement. Due to limitations this would be the standard for the N64 wrestling games but I will say that this one was probably the worst about it. The rings were very basic with just a little bit of difference in between them, just minor words and color swaps. Gameplay: This set the standard of the best games that were to come. Now having said that, being the first game out, it did have some problems. Understanding how to actually play this game was of course a bit different than what players were used to at that time. We had games like WWF in Your House and WWF Wrestlemania: the Arcade Game. These were more like Mortal Kombat and used digitized sprites. So playing this required weak and strong grapples, along with weak and strong attacks. As you fight, you build up your spirit meter. This allows you to utilize your signature move when you do a strong grapple. Each wrestler had their own set of moves and had their own special moves that could be done only in a front and back grapple. Not very many style of matches to choose from. Just basic tag team, singles, and handicap matches. It did introduce easy to get weapons that could help turn the tide of the match. Audio: The audio is very basic. Just a couple of random background music, an announcer that says fight and counts, a crowd that oohs and aahs, and the punches/kicks sound like someone skipped a record and recorded it. Actually, the punches/kicks kind of remind me of fight sounds from movies in the 50's and 60's. So its not all that great. Once again though, I don't know if it was due to limitations with the N64 or just inexperience. There were no actual entrance music used either. To me it wasn't a big deal but I knew some kids who had issues with it at that time. Replayability: It was good when it came out, but was quickly overshadowed by its successor. Playing it now, there's so many better options. With only a handful of actual WCW/NWO wrestlers and the rest being "rebranded" characters from other countries did hurt it in my opinion. There were no create a wrestler options, the first one of those would be introduced in WWF Warzone, so noone could make their new wrestlers. Overall: As it goes for now, I give it a 5 out of 10. There's better games out there but it's still a game that should be played at least once. If you can find it for cheap, pick it up. At least you can see how the games had progressed up to No Mercy. [/QUOTE]
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