WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
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WCW vs. nWo: World Tour is a professional wrestling video game released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 game console. Released at the peak of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) dominance in the Monday Night War, World Tour was THQ's first foray into the N64 wrestling scene and is a semi-sequel to the lesser known WCW vs. the World for the PlayStation. It is the second best-selling wrestling game for the N64 console.
Asmik Ace Entertainment and AKI Corporation approached the title by producing a wrestling game similar to Puroresu and fighting games. The resulting game was well received for its tight construction and ease of play, especially compared to Acclaim's comparatively more difficult and convoluted game, WWF War Zone. In fact, the playing style of World Tour, namely its revolutionary "grappling system", set a standard for pro wrestling video games to be expanded in future THQ titles for many years following.
Its sequel, WCW/nWo Revenge, would build upon the engine by introducing ring entrances, improved graphics, more arenas, more signature moves, actual WCW championships, attire modification, and other improvements.
From Wikipedia's article WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
3.5 Good job
GameRankings 75%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 75%. Overall source The same 75/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
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What the critics said
GameSpot commented, "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."
— GameSpot, 1998
However, IGN defended the game's control: "Everything works quite well, despite some instinctive button mashing and slow-moving wrestlers at times."
— IGN, 1997
GameSpot explained, "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."
— GameSpot, 1998
Nintendo Power remarked, "The great thing about this game is that you can do a lot without knowing a lot, which makes it perfect for multiplayer matches when one or more players may be new to the game."
— Nintendo Power, 1998
GamePro opined that "Although the wrestlers aren't size-proportioned... their moves are well detailed, and they grab their injured limbs and bleed after getting whupped on."
— GamePro
The reviewer concluded the game to be "a must-buy not just for wrestling fanatics, but for all fans of fun beat-you-bloody action games."
— GamePro, 1997
In IGN's 2008 "History of Wrestling Games" article, Rus McLaughlin reflected, "World Tour was just as revolutionary as the nWo storyline it borrowed, with all moves built off holds instead of happening out of nowhere... Suddenly, wrestling was all about the grapple again, and players loved it."
— IGN, 2012
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's WCW vs. nWo: World Tour article.
Scores
- 86 Official Nintendo Magazine1998 86%
- 85 Hyper1998 85/100
- 79 GameFan1997 79/100
- 79 Nintendo Power 7.9/10
- 75 IGN1997 7.5/10
- 70 N64 Magazine1998 70%
- 60 Electronic Gaming Monthly 6.5/10, 5/10, 6/10, 6.5/10
- 60 Joypad1998 6/10
- 57 GameSpot1998 5.7/10
From the review table in Wikipedia's WCW vs. nWo: World Tour article.
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