WCW vs. NWO: WorldTour

by Nintendo N64

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• ASIN: B00002STI1
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Product Description

GameSpot Review

WCW vs. NWO features tons of licensed wrestlers for the WCW enthusiast, with dozens of special moves. If you've just got to fight Hollywood Hogan against Rey Mysterio Jr., you can - although they still call him "Hulk" in the setup screens despite Mr. Hogan's newer, sleeker, blacker look. Unfortunately the game is flawed with sluggish control and play mechanics. However, the list of pile drivers, body slams, sleeper holds - hell, the sheer number of submissions in general - is long enough to make it worth checking out. Plus, the game is blessed with a battle royal mode that may be the best comedy dollar spent on the N64.

Control is unresponsive and sluggish. A sense of timing is required not only to find holes in your opponent's defenses, but also to find the points at which the Nintendo 64 will allow you to perform moves at all. Run at your opponent and push the attack button and watch as your wrestler performs a flying kick - in the wrong direction. For the bulk of the game, the analog stick is only employed for special moves and grandstanding. The remainder of control is performed with the standard D-pad. Collision detection is sketchy at best. A punch will connect in one instance, but move one centimeter closer and attempt the same punch, and watch as your wrestler's hand moves right across your opponent's face and doesn't connect.

The animations of the individual wrestlers are pretty solid. The use of multiple or rotating camera angles during pins, holds, and special moves is a nice touch also. There is a fair amount of pop-up when the depth of field allows for the ropes to enter the view, but its effect on the overall feel is minimal. The animation of the crowd is a downright surreal blur of horrific shades of mauve, gray, and pale blue that somehow makes the ring seem to exist somewhere in Dante's Inferno rather than on pay-per-view. Very odd.

The AI is fairly competent, if a little random at times. It can hold its own against a novice player, but once you get used to the control it's easy to beat. It also exhibits a strange tendency to block or duck when neither is appropriate. WCW vs. NWO is much better as a multiplayer game. Maybe it's the license, or maybe it's the capacity to grab foreign objects from outside the ring, or throw opponents from it, but this game brings out the best and worst in human competitors.

Options include tag team play, season play, and round robin tournaments, but it's the battle royal, with four wrestlers in the ring - all the time - that really takes the cake. One word sums it up: shenanigans. With one to four human players and the CPU controlling the rest, battle royal is wild and crazy - and absolutely hilarious. It's so, well, downright silly, to have four people in the ring at once. The sheer number of onscreen bodies makes any time the right time for a flying leap from the turnbuckle.

With its ups and downs, you may want to rent WCW vs. NWO before purchasing it. Fans of the real-life WCW may find the treatment of the license not realistic enough for their liking. The characters' moves and appearances aren't very accurate, making the license appear like it was slapped on at the last minute. Control issues and poor collision detection aside, though, the battle royal mode is one of the strangest things going for the N64. --Josh Smith
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Manufacturer Description

Who will win this battle royale the legendary WCW or the upstart new World order. Up to four players can choose their favorite superstar wrestler in a down and dirty rumble match.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game!, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WCW vs. NWO: WorldTour (Game Cartridge)

Even though there are a few updated versions of this game (WCW Revenge and Wrestlemania 2000) I still love this game. This game also features some moves that aren't available in the other two. If you love Revenge or 2000, you'll love this one too!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta say I'm dissapointed I sold this one..., March 24, 2001

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Brian (Oot) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WCW vs. NWO: WorldTour (Game Cartridge)

I sold it for twenty bucks after I got Revenge. I think I made a mistake. This game has a lot more replay value then the other, with stuff like tournament mode that was left out of Revenge.

There is some stuff that's better on Revenge. Generally the graphics, the entrances, and the ability to bring weapons into the ring are what made it appeal to me more. But this game is still incredibly fun. Just pop it in for kicks once in awhile when your with your buds and have nothing better to do. I say that, because part of what makes it a fun game is the flaws the programmers made. Like when you eliminate one person from a handicap match, they roll outside, and promptly TKO themselves. That is to say, they just completely collapse without even being touched.

Given the choice, I'd take this over WCW/NWO Revenge, but it's no match for Wrestlemania 2000 or the new one WWF No Mercy.

I'm not a wrestling fan, but these games are just so infectiously fun, it's hard not to like them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In the beginning...., June 1, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WCW vs. NWO: WorldTour (Game Cartridge)

This game stands up well to the test of time. I've had if for 3 years and still occasionally pop it in. It is credited as being the first game to use the "A button grapple/B button strike" game engine which has won several fighting game awards,although it isn't the first one to use it. The game does have its flaws....still beats Revenge in replay value. Some characters *cough*Bischoff*cough* are weak and worthless while others are........um.....like.......Who the heck is Black Widow? LOL All in all a great game which is the infant form of Wrestlemania 2000 and the soon to be released(hopefully) WWF No Mercy.