Download WWF Wrestlemania

I guess you can tell by now, that I simply love wrestling and basically all kick the other guy in the stink-making-part-of-the-body kind of games.

This game is no exception.

It's yet another wrestling game, but this time it's a really old gem. The game was made by Ocean in the year 1991. The graphics are good for the time of its creation and the game runs smoothly enough (even if you'll see an occasional glitch at the bottom of the screen). The sound is not really worth mentioning. Game play itself is simple enough and you can either compete for a title and play against the computer or practice against a friend (unfortuantely your friend will always have to play Mr. Perfect, while you can choose between three wrestlers).

I remember when I first played the game on C64 I absolutely loved it. I always chose either The British Bulldog or the Ultimate Warrior (I somehow dislike Hulk Hogan and there are only these three to chose from). Most of all I liked the taunts that wrestlers give to each other before the start of the match (they don't have an effect on the match, but are kind of fun). You don't have many moves, just your basic kicks and punches. To start running double press in the same direction and you can do a dropkick while running (or the opponent can counter by throwing you in the air). There's basically just one wrestler specific move and that's the move they execute after winning a power struggle (just stand close enough together and they'll lock their wrists and start testing their strength). Whoever wins will do something to the opponent. These power struggles are really a murder for the keyboard (you must press left and right as fast as possible).

All in all a nice little game I loved playing and it brought back many memories, so I'd give it a 4.

NOTE: I had a feeling it runs a bit slow so I played it at 6000 cycles. Also I didn't find a way to change the key map so I'll tell you which keys to use! O – left, P – right, Q – up, A – down and space – hit; Player two can use the arrow keys and num 0 for hit!