WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

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WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Acclaim
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X
GEMS
Genre: Sports

















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WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (レッスルマニア・ジ・アーケードゲーム) is a 1995 wrestling game developed by Midway for the arcades. Sculptured Software was licensed to produce ports to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X and Sega Saturn; Acclaim published these versions in 1995 and 1996.

Unlike most wrestling games, WrestleMania is a one-on-one versus fighter, similar to the likes of Mortal Kombat. Both games were originally developed by Midway. Later a sequel called WWF In Your House was released for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and DOS.

Gameplay

The game plays more like a standard fighter than the wrestling games that would follow it. Attacks are quick and each character has special moves and can perform combos. Rather than a single match the fight is broken up into rounds with two wins needed to become the victor. Single player game modes include Intercontinental Championship and the WWF Championship. Multi-player game modes include Head to Head and Cooperative. Commentary is provided by Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler, who can be seen sitting in the background at the announcers table.

Playable characters are: Bam Bam Bigelow, Bret Hart, Doink the Clown, Lex Luger, Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and Yokozuna.

Ports

In comparison to the SNES version the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis port contains all 8 characters instead of 6. It also allows 4 characters onscreen at once but with slowdown, but not as much as found in the SNES port. Most of the voice and commentary is present although much of Jerry Lawlers commentary is dropped.

The 32X port was an enhanced Mega Drive port thus is not as close to the arcade as it could have been if it were built from the ground up. The graphics and audio was improved somewhat but the frame rate was reduced to 30 FPS instead of the 60 FPS found in other versions. This does however help to avoid slowdown issues.

The CD-ROM versions (including Saturn) is more accurate to the arcade version than other ports. Graphically it is similar although not as sharp and the sprites are slightly smaller. There is no in-game music. Loading time is of course, increased, this includes when loading the next character in a Battle Royal.

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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32X Version

32X, US
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Manual

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №2, p90
60 №177
90 №55, p75
80 №45, p80/81
86 №9, p74/75
Sega Saturn
 79
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles News (FR) PAL
80
[1]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-U
70
[3]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
89
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[5]
Joypad (FR) PAL
90
[6]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
67
[7]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
86
[8]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[9]
Player One (FR)
78
[10]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
57
[11]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
59
[12]
Secret Service (PL)
95
[13]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
82
[14]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[16]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[17]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
82
[18]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
74
[19]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[20]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[21]
Sega Saturn
 76
Based on
21 reviews

WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

Saturn, US
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Saturn, EU
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Saturn, JP
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WWF franchise games for Sega systems
Sega Master System
 WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge (1993)
Sega Mega Drive
 WWF Super WrestleMania (1992) | WWF Royal Rumble (1993) | WWF Raw (1994) | WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (1995)
Sega Game Gear
 WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge (1993) | WWF Raw (1994)
Sega Mega-CD
 WWF Rage in the Cage (1993)
Sega 32X
 WWF Raw (1995) | WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (1995)
Sega Saturn
 WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (1996) | WWF In Your House (1996)
Sega Dreamcast
 WWF Attitude (1999)
Arcade
 WWF Royal Rumble (2000)
Pinball
 WWF Royal Rumble (1994)
  1. ↑ Consoles News, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 90
  2. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-11), page 60
  3. ↑ Fun Generation, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-10), page 81
  4. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 8: August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 14
  5. ↑ GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 70
  6. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 75
  7. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 61
  8. ↑ Mega Fun, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 68
  9. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 80
  10. ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 117
  11. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 186
  12. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 20" (JP; 1996-09-20), page 62
  13. ↑ Secret Service, "Luty 1996" (PL; 1996-02-xx), page 28
  14. ↑ Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 56
  15. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 74
  16. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 222
  17. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
  18. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 32
  19. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 68
  20. ↑ Video Games, "8/96" (DE; 1996-07-31), page 113
  21. ↑ VideoGames, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-xx), page 66
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