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.

WWF Super WrestleMania
North American SNES box art featuring (clockwise from top left): The Legion of Doom, Sid Justice, Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
Developer(s)	Sculptured Software^[1]
Publisher(s)	Acclaim Entertainment^[a]^[1]
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis, Super NES
Release	Genesis: NA: 1992 EU: 1992 Super NES: NA: March 1992^[1] EU: November 22, 1992
Genre(s)	Sports-based fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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.

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.^[2]

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 The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango, Irwin R. Schyster, The British Bulldog, and Shawn Michaels.

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Aktueller Software Markt	SMD: 8/12^[3] SNES: 9/12^[4]
Computer and Video Games	90/100^[5]
Game Players	7/10^[6]
GameFan	160/200^[7]
GamePro	SMD: 13.5/20^[8] SNES: 17/25^[9]
GameZone	90/100^[10]
Joystick	90%^[11]
Mean Machines Sega	80/100^[12]
Nintendo Power	14.2/20^[13]
Player One	80%^[14]
Video Games (DE)	SMD: 70%^[15] SNES: 78%^[16]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment	8/10^[17]
Zero	90/100^[18]
N-Force	90%^[19]
Super Pro	76/100^[20]

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^[3] and a "good" rating to the SNES version.^[4] Computer and Video Games magazine called it "the best two-player game anywhere" and particularly praised its multiplayer capabilities.^[5] 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".^[6] GameFan had a mostly positive opinion of the Genesis version, praising the gameplay, controls and graphics.^[7] The French Joystick magazine called it the best simulation of this sport on both consoles.^[11] 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".^[12] 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.^[6][8]

See also

• List of licensed wrestling video games
• List of fighting games

References

1. "WWF Super WrestleMania for Super Nintendo - GameFAQs". gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
2. "Super Stardust - Retro Gamer". www.retrogamer.net. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
3. "WWF Super WrestleMania (Mega Drive)". Aktueller Software Markt (in German). March 1993. p. 137. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
4. "Catch(up)". Aktueller Software Markt (in German). May 1992. p. 118. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
5. O'Connor, Frank; Boone, Tim (April 1992). "WWF". Computer and Video Games. No. 125. pp. 68–69. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
6. Slate, Chris (May 1992). "WWF Super WrestleMania". Game Players Nintendo Guide. Vol. 5, no. 5. p. 69. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
7. Skid; Brody (December 1992). "Viewpoint". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 2. pp. 8–9. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
8. Scarry Larry (December 1992). "Genesis Pro Review: WWF Wrestlemania Superstars". GamePro. No. 41. p. 48. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
9. Colorful Commentator (March 1992). "Super NES Pro Review: WWF Super Wrestlemania". GamePro. No. 32. p. 60. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
10. MacDonald, Duncan (May 1992). "WFF Super Wrestlemania". Game Zone. No. 7. pp. 22–24. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
11. Destroy, J'm (May 1992). "Super WrestleMania". Joystick (in French). p. 188. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
12. Gus; Rich (December 1992). "WWF". Mean Machines Sega. No. 3. pp. 92–94. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
13. Rob; George (April 1992). "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 35. pp. 100–102. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
14. Wolfen. "WWF Super WrestleMania". Player One (in French). No. 27. p. 127. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
15. "Wrestlemania". Video Games (in German). January 1993. p. 55. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
16. Paul, Michael (June 1992). "Super Wrestlemania". Video Games (in German). p. 116. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
17. Meston, Zach (April 1992). "WWF Super WrestleMania". Video Games & Computer Entertainment. No. 39. pp. 41–42. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
18. MacDonald, Duncan (July 1992). "Super WWF WrestleMania". Zero. pp. 16–18. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
19. ACE (July 1992). "WWF Super WrestleMania". N-Force. No. 1. pp. 64–65. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
20. "WWF Super WrestleMania". Super Pro. No. 1. December 1992. p. 90. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

Notes

1. Released under the LJN brand name on the SNES, and the Flying Edge brand name on the Genesis.