This game can make you laugh in a GOOD way, or in a BAD way...

User Rating: 8.5 | WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game SNES
By 76850392 | Review Date:
I first came across a Wrestlemania game for the Sega Genesis, over at my cousin's house when I was little; it was probably 11 years ago. I remember my cousin and I would play on teams more than us going against each other. Most of the times, I would get Shawn Michaels, but I do remember 1 time getting that fat Japanese dude called "Yokazuna" or something. Well anyway, we basically had a lot fun with that version as kids. I would get the Super Nintendo version for myself in 2003. My niece and I always had fun on that version; she would only play if I was on teams with her. I guess she was just too scared to fight me, herself! Anyway, I chose Shawn Michaels as usual, and she would get Shawn Michaels like me or, Doink the Clown like my cousin always did.

Story: N/A
- There is no storyline to this game. It is just about famous '90s pro wrestlers beating each other like crazy!

Gameplay: 9/10
- The gameplay is great and this video game makes wrestling fun but, despite being based on professional wrestling, this game's digitized graphics and fast-paced gameplay make it more of a fighting game in the element of the Mortal Kombat games. While the actual wrestling moves are present, matches consist primarily of special strike attacks and insane combos, such as The Undertaker casting spirits at an opponent and Doink the Clown shocking the opponent with a joy buzzer. There are other similarities to the Mortal Kombat games, such as the winner being the victor of 2 out of 3 rounds and players being awarded flawless victories, which are simply called "perfect" in this game. This game had 6 wrestlers in it: Bret Hart, Doink the Clown, Lex Luger, Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker.

Graphics: 8/10
- The graphics are all right. Once again, the style for the graphics is similar to the Mortal Kombat games, so that is nothing new! Although, I strangely do enjoy seeing everybody's insides splatter on the mat.

Sound: 8/10
- The sound effects of the game are the "comic" of the games, to me. The sound effects are the reason why I said this game was funny in the first place! The way that everybody grunts when hit is funny, the sound of Doink the Clown using his hammer to smash folks is funny, I could go on and on about that subject! The music is not all that good, to me.

Overall, I give this game an 8 1/2 out of 10. This game is just downright fun to me! Seeing all the reviews for this game on GameSpot, this game is not good, but I do not have that much of a problem with this game though. I usually remembered seeing a fat Japanese dude in these games, but I never saw him in this game. I even tried to see if there was a cheat code or something to unlock him, but I had no luck. This game is still fun after all.

Other Helpful Reviews for WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

  • Rating:6.3

    Fun but pretty easy and kinda lame

    By metallica_fan42 | Review Date: Mar 28, 2006 | SNES

    Since noone has writen a review for this game I thought I might as well. WWf Wrestlemania The arcade game is a fun game but can get very boring as there are few game modes. In single player you can go for the Intercontin... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.3

    There are only six wrestlers.

    By ghangiskhan1 | Review Date: Jul 20, 2006 | SNES

    Yep, there are only six wrestlers in WWF: Wrestlemania the Arcade Game for the SNES, PS1, and Genesis. Some of those include Brett "Hitman" Hart, Shawn Michaels, Doink the Clown, the Undertaker, Lex Luger, etc. There are... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Load Comments (0)