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WCW vs. the World is a professional wrestling video game for the PlayStation video game console.It was the first game developed by The Man Breeze to be released outside Japan, and is an American localization of their Japanese game Virtual Pro Wrestling (バーチャル・プロレスリング, Bācharu Puro Resuringu), the first game in the Virtual Pro Wrestling series.
Video games by former professional wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling: WCW Wrestling [1989] (NES) WCW: The Main Event [1994] (Game Boy) WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling [1994] (SNES) WCW vs. the World [1997] (PlayStation) WCW vs. nWo: World Tour [1997] (Nintendo 64) Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 [1997] (Nintendo 64)
WCW Backstage Assault; WCW Mayhem (video game) WCW Nitro (video game) WCW/nWo Revenge; WCW/nWo Thunder; WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling; WCW vs. nWo: World Tour; WCW vs. the World; WCW Wrestling; WCW: The Main Event
The series started in 1996 with the release of the first Virtual Pro Wrestling for the PlayStation, [1] which was localized in the West as WCW vs. the World. Two other games in the series were released exclusively for the Nintendo 64, Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 [2] and Virtual Pro Wrestling 2. [3]
W. WCW Backstage Assault; WCW Mayhem (video game) WCW Nitro (video game) WCW/nWo Revenge; WCW/nWo Thunder; WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling; WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
Although released less than a month after its American counterpart, Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 has various distinctions from and additions to WCW vs. nWo: World Tour.For example, most wrestlers sport their actual attires but occasionally they may contain color alterations as is the case with Hulk Hogan's famous yellow tights and red knee pads which are replaced with yellow tights and black knee ...
WCW Wrestling was the working title for at least two other WCW games. One was a canceled game for the game.com handheld system. The other was a sequel to Electronic Arts' WCW Mayhem, intended for release on the PlayStation 2 platform (the game was later renamed WCW Mayhem 2, and eventually canceled when WCW was sold to the WWF).
Thunder is the sequel to WCW Nitro and updates the previous game with new characters and features, including cage matches, battle royals, weapon use, and the ability to select what stable each wrestler competed for (this included WCW, nWo Hollywood, nWo Wolfpac, Raven's Flock, and The Four Horsemen). However, Thunder received poor reviews.