Wrestle War

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Wrestle War
System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (System 16)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (System 16)
US
$? ?































Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,0006,000 G-4055
Sega Mega Drive
EU
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
AU
(Gold)
FWRE01SMC

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Wrestle War (レッスルウォー) is a wrestling game released by Sega in 1989 for Sega System 16 arcade hardware. It was subsequently ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. The Mega Drive version was also brought to Mega-Tech arcade hardware, as well as being included as part of Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 on the Sega Dreamcast.

The Mega Drive version was not released in North America, though some advertising from the era suggests that such a release was once planned.

Magazine articles

Main article: Wrestle War/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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System 16 US flyer
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WrestleWar Arcade JP Flyer.jpg
System 16 JP flyer
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Physical scans

System 16 version

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
63 [3]
65 [4]
43 №, p85[5]
87 [6]
58 №135, [1]
73 №13
40 №1991-07, p114
81 №19, p186
59 №5, p95
38 №9, p23
42 №10, p33
81 №1, p65
66 №18, p93
88 [7]
15 [8]
55 №22, p30
60 №23, p55
94 [9]
74 №18, p68
Sega Mega Drive
62
Based on
19 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[10]
ACE (UK)
64
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
55
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[12]
Console XS (UK) PAL
74
[13]
Cool Gamer (RU)
10
[14]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
87
[15]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
76
[16]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[17]
Games-X (UK)
73
[18]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[19]
Joystick (FR)
81
[20]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
59
[21]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
61
[22]
Mega (UK) PAL
38
[23]
Mega (UK) PAL
42
[24]
Mega (UK) PAL
38
[25]
Mega Action (UK)
81
[26]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
66
[27]
Mean Machines (UK)
88
[28]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
88
[29]
Player One (FR)
15
[8]
Power Play (DE)
26
[30]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
55
[2]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[31]
Sega Pro (UK)
94
[9]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
74
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
43
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
56
[34]
User (GR) PAL
73
[35]
Sega Mega Drive
59
Based on
30 reviews

Wrestle War

Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, AU (Sega Gold Collection)
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Cover
Mega Drive, ZA
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Cover

References

  1. https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/wrestlewar.html
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sega Power, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-01), page 30
  3. 3.0 3.1 ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 94
  4. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 31 (33)
  5. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  6. Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 36-38 (36)
  7. Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 16-18 (16)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Player One, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  9. 9.0 9.1 Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  10. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 270
  11. Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 140
  12. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 31
  13. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136
  14. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 241
  15. Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 36
  16. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 116
  17. Famitsu, "1991-07-26" (JP; 1991-07-12), page 1
  18. Games-X, "18th-24th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-18), page 38
  19. Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 114
  20. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 186
  21. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  22. Mega Drive Fan, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-xx), page 115
  23. Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  24. Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 33
  25. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77
  26. Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  27. MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 93
  28. Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 16
  29. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  30. Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 152
  31. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  32. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  33. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  34. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 227
  35. User, "Ávgoustos 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 84


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