| WWF Super WrestleMania | |
|---|---|
 North American SNES box art featuring (clockwise from top left): TheLegion of Doom,Sid Justice,Hulk Hogan,Jake "The Snake" Roberts and"Macho Man" Randy Savage. | |
| Developer | Sculptured Software[1] |
| Publisher | Acclaim Entertainment[a][1] |
| Platforms | Sega Genesis,Super NES |
| Release | Genesis:Super NES: |
| Genres | Sports-based fighting |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
WWF Super WrestleMania is a multiplatformwrestling video game based on theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF), released in 1992 for theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System and theSega Genesis.
Two other 16-bit WWF games,WWF Royal Rumble andWWF Raw, were released which retained the "tug-of-war" style grappling system, where moves are performed by locking up and out-tapping the other player or the computer to execute a move.
All wrestlers share the same set of standardprofessional wrestling moves like scoop slams, suplexes, dropkicks, clotheslines, hip tosses, and elbow drops. The Genesis version also has signature moves for each wrestler which can be performed at any time in the match. Gameplay modes consist of one-on-one, tag team, and four-on-fourSurvivor Series elimination matches. The Genesis version also contains aWWF Championship mode where the player selects one wrestler and must defeat the rest in a series of one-on-one matches to be crowned WWF Champion.[2]
While the Super NES version does not contain signature moves, its roster is a bit larger, with ten wrestlers compared to eight in the Genesis version. The only wrestlers shared between versions areHulk Hogan,Randy Savage andTed DiBiase. Wrestlers exclusive to the Super NES version areJake Roberts,The Undertaker,Sid Justice,The Legion of Doom andThe Natural Disasters. Wrestlers exclusive to the Genesis version areThe Ultimate Warrior,Papa Shango,Irwin R. Schyster,The British Bulldog, andShawn Michaels.
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Aktueller Software Markt | SMD: 8/12[3] SNES: 9/12[4] |
| Computer and Video Games | 90/100[5] |
| Game Players | 7/10[6] |
| GameFan | 160/200[7] |
| GamePro | SMD: 13.5/20[8] SNES: 17/25[9] |
| GameZone | 90/100[10] |
| Joystick | 90%[11] |
| Mean Machines Sega | 80/100[12] |
| Nintendo Power | 14.2/20[13] |
| Player One | 80%[14] |
| Video Games (DE) | SMD: 70%[15] SNES: 78%[16] |
| VideoGames & Computer Entertainment | 8/10[17] |
| Zero | 90/100[18] |
| N-Force | 90%[19] |
| Super Pro | 76/100[20] |
The game has received "mixed to positive" reviews from critics. Germany'sAktueller Software Markt magazine awarded a "satisfactory" rating to the Mega Drive/Genesis version[3] and a "good" rating to the SNES version.[4]Computer and Video Games magazine called it "the best two-player game anywhere" and particularly praised its multiplayer capabilities.[5] TheGame Players Nintendo Guide described it as "a solid wrestling game that could have been one of the best ever if not for some substantial drawbacks. You'll have the most fun playing against a friend; re-creating those famous WWF rivalries definitely makes you anxious to fight just one more match".[6]GameFan had a mostly positive opinion of the Genesis version, praising the gameplay, controls and graphics.[7] The FrenchJoystick magazine called it the best simulation of this sport on both consoles.[11]Mean Machines Sega called it "a fun wrestle game (the best on the Megadrive so far) which could have been supported with a bit more front end".[12]GamePro gave theSega Genesis version a 13.5 out of 20, while they gave theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System version a 17 out of 25.[6][8]
