Computer and Video Games also gave the game a positive review, describing the gameplay as enjoyable. Sinclair User rated the game with an 88% score, citing the game's variety of characters and high replay value. While critical to the graphics being cartoony, they praised its gameplay. In Japan, Game Machine listed WWF WrestleFest on their Decemissue as being the third most-popular arcade at the time. It went on to be the highest-grossing arcade conversion kit of 1992 in the United States, according to the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA). In North America, RePlay reported WWF WrestleFest to be the second most-popular arcade game of the month in October 1991. Each wrestler has their own signature maneuvers. Slaughter, Demolition Smash, and Demolition Crush, are available as new superstars, with The Legion of Doom ( Hawk and Animal) making an appearance as a non-selectable boss tag team champions. Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Earthquake, Mr. Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Big Boss Man return from WWF Superstars. The game features ten selectable wrestlers. Additionally, after a team member has been on the apron for a certain length of time, they will "power up," temporarily giving them the ability to win all grapples and inflict more damage than usual. In this mode, players can perform numerous double team moves. In Saturday Night's Main Event mode, the player must pick two wrestlers to form a tag team and take them through a series of matches, including a title match with the Legion of Doom. In the new Royal Rumble mode, the player picks one superstar and takes him through a Royal Rumble match. The game adds support for up to four simultaneous players and the ability to insert more credits into the machine to buy energy. Just like its predecessor, WrestleFest simulates professional wrestling matches. Slaughter team up against Ultimate Warrior and Big Boss Man. In February 2012, THQ released a remake of the game for iOS featuring both current and former wrestlers, retitled WWE WrestleFest. The voiced cut scenes featuring Gene Okerlund from Superstars returned as well. There are more voice samples, including commentary and pre-match introductions by WWF ring announcer Mike McGuirk. Compared to Superstars, WrestleFest adds a variety of different wrestlers to the roster as well as enhanced graphics and sound. It is the sequel to Technōs' previous WWF game, WWF Superstars. The game was distributed by Technōs in Japan and North America, and by Tecmo in Japan, Europe and Australasia. SmackDown! vs.WWF WrestleFest is a professional wrestling video game developed and released by Technōs Japan for arcades in 1991, featuring stars of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). SmackDown! | Know Your Role | Just Bring It | Shut Your Mouth | Here Comes The Pain Legends of Wrestling | Legends of Wrestling II | Showdown: Legends of Wrestling List of Computer and video games based on WWE Another player can also control the second wrestler, but it will always be Mr. The game also features a practice mode in which the player faces a prone opponent. Matches have a five-minute time limit, and a time limit draw or count-out will have the same effect as losing a match. In addition, there is a chair outside the ring which can be used as a weapon. Before each match, the opponent will taunt the player's wrestler with a comment, and the player will then be able to choose from several replies in a nod to the WWF house style at the time.Įach wrestler is able to perform basic punches and kicks as well as a range of more advanced moves such as dropkicking, clotheslining, and one signature grapple maneuver which is performed by "waggling the joystick". Perfect, The Warlord, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, The Mountie, and Sgt. The player can choose from either Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, or The British Bulldog and must defeat five opponents to become the WWF Champion. Visually, the game resembles the arcade game WWF Superstars, and it plays somewhat similarly as well. In February 1993, the Spectrum version was released as part of the Super Fighter compilation with Pit Fighter and Final Fight. It was followed on most of these computers by 1992's WWF European Rampage Tour. It was the first WWF licensed game available for these computers which were still dominant in Europe. ZX Spectrum WWF WrestleMania (named after the World Wrestling Federation's annual pay-per-view event) is a game developed by Twilight and published by Ocean Software in 1991 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and DOS.
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