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WWF Raw (1994) was released in 1994 for Super NES, 32X, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Game Boy. WWF In Your House was released in 1996 for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS. WWF War Zone was released in 1998 for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy. WWF WrestleMania 2000 (video game) was released in 1999 for Nintendo 64.
During development, the game was originally called WWF Raw is War, but the title was changed after the WWF shortened the television show's title in October 2001 due to the end of Monday Night War. [2] In Japan, a limited edition was released with a shirt and a figure of The Undertaker or "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan (who does not appear in the game). [3]
The game itself is arcade-like and involves a "tug-of-war" system in which, when the wrestlers lock-up, a meter appears above them and players must repeatedly press buttons to pull the energy away from the opponent's side to theirs. With more energy, they can perform moves with greater impact.
The games introduced a more advanced and extensive grappling system, while still retaining the series' fast gameplay.. Alongside a new grappling system, body damage displays and submission meters (for both the person applying the move and the person breaking out of the move), as well as the ability to break the submission hold when grabbing the ropes, and individual character attributes that ...
The game's main roster is composed of 18 wrestlers who were working for the WWF during the game's development, including some from Acclaim's previous WWF title WWF In Your House, such as The Undertaker, Goldust, and Ahmed Johnson. [11] New characters were added, including Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kane, and Ken Shamrock.
WWF WrestleFest [a] [1] is a professional wrestling video game developed and released by Technōs Japan for arcades in 1991, featuring stars of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The game was distributed by Technōs in Japan and North America , and by Tecmo in Japan, [ 1 ] Europe and Australasia .
The game marks the WWE video game debuts of former WCW and ECW wrestlers signed during the Invasion storyline such as Booker T, Rob Van Dam, The Hurricane, and Lance Storm (Diamond Dallas Page, another major figure in the WCW/ECW Alliance and the WWF European Champion entering the namesake pay-per-view, was not included in the game).
The game also features finishing moves which are performed before the final pin. Instead of typical wrestling arenas, WWF In Your House featured personalised stages for each individual wrestler, [5] such as a nightclub for Shawn Michaels, Stu Hart's Dungeon for Bret Hart and a crypt for The Undertaker.