Customer Reviews

WCW VS. NWO World Tour

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Not without it's fun, this good game never gets the main event slot of the show

World Tour holds the honor of being the first wrestling game on fifth generation game consoles. The title showcased the growing roaster of World Championship Wrestling. Any wrestling game will always have the sport at the core, no matter how many specialty matches exists (e.g. steel cage). Easy to watch and say what could've been, this game had rich multiplayer and pure "core" wrestling experience that stood as the foundation for future games.

World Tour brings out the big names, Hogan, Sting, Steiner Bros, they're all here. However that just wasn't enough so two non existence leagues were added to spice things up, each opponent having their own style and gimmick. Only single, tag or handicap matches exist along with battle royal but the beefed up roaster makes hours of game play possible. A tournament mode also waits, after several matches back to back a surprise contender awaits at the end for your unlocking then playable pleasure. Foreign objects can be used outside the ring only and no referee appears for the count.

The game runs smoothly and looked lovely for the time. The men resembled the real counterparts with the moves to match. Controls respond fine with some sluggish moments that cause the action to slow down or take a moment to execute fully. Audio only contain grunts and groans plus sound effects that simulate the mat being hit to mediocre response, nothing really sounds as it should.

World Tour was a good, not great title for the time. WCW came to life for a whole new audience to enjoy and learn of the sport basics and colorful characters. The basic play here provides plenty of fun with more memories to hold along with three friends. Again, easy to look and see what could be approved, perhaps giving the final product a rushed feel, either way it proved to be a good title to build upon for future wrestling games and that's makes it worth a mention in the history books.

Last Words: C+, a good dark match for the fans, nice buildup for the main event to come.

I can remember sitting on the couch with my cousin playing hours of this game. He would be Ninja, and I would be Syxx. For 79 cents it is the bargain of a lifetime!!!!!

WCW VS. n.W.o. *WORLD TOUR* The THQ classic that started and spawned many great follow-ups! 1997-1998 fighting game of the year! "Matches this fierce are usually only on Pay-Per-View!" Game Pro. Over 40 wrestlers in all, including over 20 WCW and nWo superstars: Hollywood Hogan, Sting, The Giant, Ric Flair, Lex Luger, The Outsiders, The Steiner Brothers, Syxx, Dean Malenko, Eddy Guerro, Chris Benoit, Scott Norton, Steven Regal, Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Buff Bagwell, and many more! Each wrestler performing 30 to 40 moves including his own signature moves. Five different play modes. Tag Team and simultaneous four-player action! Did I mention this is a Players Choice Million Seller!

This is a classic game, a must have. The graphics aren't the best but the game is one of the most entertaining wrestling game to ever to be made. Beware you will need a memory card!

I can't remember a game I played more than this one, and I've played a lot of games. I loved this game. It was just so much better than any wrestling game that came before it, and every wrestling game since has been based upon this one.

I like how this game has few jobbers, even though it's fun to play as someone like Sick Boy or Mideon every great now and then. The fake characters from fake organizations are obviously based on real characters from real organizations. And top-notch characters too.

This game had an impressive move set for being so old. Even a DDT from the top rope is featured.

Even with all of the great new games now, I still would go back to this one every now and again. It was just so much fun to play. One of my favorite things to do would be to have a 4 man battle elimination battle royal over and over, and try to keep the guys from beating each other. I swear, some of my matches then went well over an hour, with everyone having a hurt arm, hurt leg, hurt head, hurt stomach, and busted open.

Often I'd let an opponent kick out, but one of the things I love about this game is, sometimes even when you hit them with a finisher, they still kick out.

The Ninja and Fuji characters are awesome. I love playing as them.