Wrestle War (video game)

Wrestle War is a video game developed and published by Sega which was released in arcades in 1989, and later ported to the Sega Mega Drive console in 1991 in Japan, Australia, and Europe. Despite being released the same year as World Championship Wrestling's WrestleWar pay-per-view event, it is not associated with any wrestling promotion. The original Japanese game cover featured a Hulk Hogan look-alike, but it was changed for the international release.

This article is about the video game. For the NWA/WCW pay-per-view, see WrestleWar.

Wrestle War
Box art
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Arcade, Sega Mega Drive
ReleaseArcade
1989
Mega Drive
1991
Genre(s)Sports-based Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Wrestle War was included as part of the Sega Smash Pack compilation for the Dreamcast in 2001. In 2022, the original arcade version will be included as part of the Sega Astro City Mini V, a vertically-oriented variant of the Sega Astro City mini console.[1]

Gameplay and roster

The player takes control of Bruce Blade, a rookie wrestler, through a series of matches to win the Sega Wrestling Alliance championship belt by facing the following wrestlers, each possessing their own unique wrestling moves:

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Wrestle War on their April 1, 1989 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[3]

References
  1. McFerran, Damien (17 December 2021). "Sega's Astro City Mini Is Getting A 'TATE' Version Packed With Shmup Goodness". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. Mega rating, issue 9, page 23, Future Publishing, June 1993
  3. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 353. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 April 1989. p. 25.
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