AbstractPlay as any of over 20 WWF Superstars in what can only be described as pure wrestling carnage.
ESRB rating
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Animated Violence, Suggestive Themes |
Full descriptionTHQ's WWF Royal Rumble is a game that was developed concurrently for release in the home and the arcades. The action is simple, and the roster is small, but with up to nine wrestlers in the ring at one time, expect all heck to break loose with shocking regularity. Royal Rumble features an Arcade Mode and a Versus Mode. Aspiring living room grapplers will get to select between entering the Royal Rumble or they can fight a loose singles match format in Exhibition mode.
In the Exhibition fights you get to select one wrestler and a partner who acts like a special attack. You whistle them in, and they'll help you by either landing their finisher on your opponent or they'll try other stuff like double team attacks, or in some cases, they'll even break up the pin. Action takes place in several different venues starting in the ring, then moving to other places like the boiler room, the parking lot and other environs typically attributed to the WWF's Hardcore matches. Outside interference is present in fully force as well. Expect to have to worry about small gangs of wrestlers zipping down to ringside and interfering with your Exhibition fights.
Royal Rumble also features a dynamic VMU animation while the game is running and statistic tracking like how many wins your wrestler has managed, how many times each wrestler is used and how much hurt your put on your pals. (All without lighting a table on fire in your backyard and getting power bombed through it! Imagine that!).
WWF Royal Rumble features more than 20 WWF superstars, including The Rock, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and Triple H. So if you think you're man enough to go one-on-one with the great ones, it's time to step up and take your beating.
The most electrifying brand in Sports Entertainment is coming to the Sega Dreamcast, to create the ultimate, in your face, hardcore wrestling experience. Play as The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Rikishi Phatu, or any one of over 20 WWF Superstars in what can only be described as pure wrestling carnage. Experience the chaos, first hand, of a Royal Rumble match with up to 9 Superstars in the ring at one time. Better watch your back, because in this type of match there are no allegiances or friendships.
Editorial reviewSource:
AmazonDreamcast fans have been waiting to come off the top rope for quite some time, and now they have their chance with
WWF Royal Rumble for the Dreamcast. Last year's
WWF Attitude title for the Dreamcast was mediocre at best, as the characters moved like robots and the control was very cumbersome.
WWF Royal Rumble changes all that, with excellent animation and solid controls. This is a perfect translation of a concurrent arcade standup (so save those quarters for more important things--like laundry!).
Nine characters can fight it out in the ring at any one time, making this game a showcase for the power of the Dreamcast. The action turns into quite the melee as over 20 of your favorite WWF superstars (the Rock, the Road Dogg, Kane, D'Lo Brown, the Big Show, for instance) take to the squared circle in a battle of epic proportions.
Like its arcade cousin, the Dreamcast version features controls that are easy to learn and a breeze to execute. One button is used for attacking, another for grappling, and a third for pinning, running, and climbing the top rope. Use the directional pad when tapping the buttons to determine which special move you will perform on your opponent. A double button press during a match causes your partner to toss in a concealed weapon, do a run-in attack, or maybe even perform a double tag-team move on your opponent.
Each time a wrestler takes damage or delivers a special move, his or her special meter increases. Once the meter is filled, an S appears next to the meter. The letters allow signature moves to be executed, or they can be used to escape or hold a pin. The more Ss you have, the more power you have in a match (you can save up to five of these important letters).
The single-player mode gets old quickly, but add two or three of your friends and this game becomes amazing. For some, WWF Royal Rumble will be a button-mashing masterpiece. --Todd Mowatt
Pros:
- Up to nine wrestling characters at a time
- Perfect port of the arcade version
- Special meter allows you to save up for special moves
Cons: - Limited fun for the single player
Fill the ring with nine wrestlers at once in frantic Royal Rumble matches
Use ringside objects and take the action backstage
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