Tecmo World Wrestling
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| Developer(s) | Tecmo |
| Release date(s) | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Wrestling |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Media | Cartridge |
Tecmo World Wrestling is a NES professional wrestling game for one or two players released in 1990 where the player can control one of ten fictional international professional wrestlers. This is first wrestling game to feature a play-by-play announcer, the animated Tom Talker, although his speech was only text bubbles.
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[edit] Gameplay
The Gameplay is unusually deep for a wrestling game of this era, which usually had only a few moves for each wrestler. Tecmo World wrestling contains over 20 moves per wrestler, by the virtue of not having a dedicated grapple button. Instead a grapple is initiated whenever two wrestlers walk into each other, and from there, combinations of the joypad and buttons can be used to perform a variety of holds and slams. There are also many situational moves such as ground attacks, turnbuckle moves and running attacks to perform.
In addition, the game was perhaps the first to feature action replays: when certain signature moves are performed on a weakened wrestler, the game introduces a quick 'cut-scene', showing the move being performed, as if in a close up television replay.
The one player mode consists of beating all the other wrestlers in the game with your chosen wrestler. Between tournament matches, the player is given an option to train with his female trainer. He can chose to do button mashing exercises, either squats, situps, or push-ups (with a sumo wrestler on his back). Successfully completing training increases the character's fighting abilities.
When all the competitors are defeated, the player must overcome the challenge of the final boss, Blue King The Manic Warrior, a nonplayable character, before winning the game.
[edit] Two players
Two player mode in Tecmo World Wrestling features essentially the same gameplay as single player. Each player selects a wrestler (the game prevents the same character being chosen for both players) and then proceed directly into the match. The most notable difference from the single player game is the addition of a momentum meter onscreen that rapidly swings back and forth between both players. this meter determines which player will have the advantage in a grapple.
[edit] Wrestlers
- Jackie Lee Place of Brith: Hong Kong Height 5 feet 11 inch Weight at 264 lbs "Kung Fu Master"
- Boris Chekov Place of Brith U.S.S.R. Height 6 Feet 3 inch Weight at 247 lbs "The Siberian Machine"
- Dr. Guildo "The Technician"
- Akira Dragon "The Samurai"
- Mark Rose "Mr. Tattoo"
- El Tigre "Striker"
- Rex Beat "The British Star"
- Julio Falcon "Iguanaman"
- Randy Gomez "The Flying Grenade"
- Pat Gordon "Greek Warrior"
- Blue King "The Manic Warrior" (not playable)
[edit] Trivia
- Blue King is also called Blue Demon King.
- Jackie Lee is a play on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, two Hong Kong movie legends.
- Akira Dragon's likeness and moveset are based off of real wrestler Antonio Inoki.
- Rex Beat's heavy metal persona resembles the style of the old tag team The Road Warriors.
- El Tigre's appearance and moveset are based off of Tiger Mask.
- Randy Gomez bears a resemblance to Harley Race.
- Julio Falcon bears a resemblance to Hulk Hogan.
- Boris Chekov bears a resemblance to Stan Hansen.
- Tom Talker's commentary was translated from the Japanese game almost directly, leading to some moments of Engrish when calling moves, such as the "Northern Right Suplex" for example
