WCW/NWO Revenge

"I probably spent well over 100 hours playing this game!"

INTRODUCTION
I got this game for Christmas in 1998. I took it over to my cousin's house and we played it for such a long time. I mean for such a long time. I just loved this game so much. If fun was a crime, then this game would get the death sentence. Let's go onto why this game is so fun!

GRAPHICS
Well at the time, this game's graphics were amazing. This game had blood, which this was like one of the last wrestling games to have blood. But anyway, most of the wrestlers looks like their counterparts. Most of them, that is. Some don't. Also, the arenas look great. So I'm going to give the graphics a 9 out of 10. 9/10
REASON: Some of the wrestlers DO NOT look like their counterparts

SOUND/MUSIC
The sound is pretty good, the music is pretty good. Whenever you throw your opponent down on the ground, it sounds realistic. And when you hit your opponent in the PRIVATES, it goes DING. (lol) Who can ever forget that feature? Whenever you hit your opponents with a weapon, it sounds real. The wrestlers do not have their real music in the game. Which I found disappointing, but I lived through it. The in game music is pretty good. But I'm going to give the sound/music a 9 out of 10. 9/10
REASON: The wrestlers don't have their real music

CONTROLS
The controls are just great. If you played World Tour, you'll know these controls immediately, if you played No Mercy or Wrestlemania 2000, you'll know these controls immediately. A is grapple, B is punch, the control stick taunts, the D-Pad is how you move, it's that simple. Whenever you get a SPECIAL, you grapple and hit the control stick to do your special. Sometimes though, the game can't read when you do your special, which gets annoying. But since these controls are so simple, I'm going to give them a perfect score! 10/10

STORY MODE
You don't have a career mode. You just have a series of ten matches to win the belt. Once you do beat that guy, you unlock a character. Which I found it to be disappointing with no career mode, but still, this mode is interesting. So I'm going to give the story mode a perfect score! 10/10

GAMEPLAY, FUN FACTOR, REPLAY VALUE
The gameplay is just amazing. The game is too fun. This game is has endless replay value. There is well over forty characters to choose from. You have many of your WCW favorites and some guys that AKI made up. Which some of the AKI guys are better than the actual WCW guys. Some of the WCW guys are: Hogan, Sting, Nash, Hall, Piper, Hart, Booker, DDP, Jericho, Raven, Rey, and many others. The battle royals they put in the game are just great. You can have battle royals where you knock the guy out of the ring, or you can have battle royals where you have to make them tap out, pin them, or TKO them. Which this is what I find myself doing half the time. Or what I did with my friends. I spent so much time doing this it's a crime. This game is just too much fun. It doesn't really never get frustrating, which sometimes is a good thing, but sometimes can be bad. In this case, it's not a bad thing. The battle royals are where you'll have your most fun, trust me. It's where I had the most fun. Playing with friends is a real treat too like with the battle royals. Or you can just face off against your friends. The game's replay value is forever endless. You'll always be coming back for more in this game. Whether it being changing your champions or just playing with a friend. So I'm going to give the gameplay a perfect score, the fun factor a perfect score, and the replay value a perfect score!

CONCLUSION ON SCORES
Graphics - 9/10
Sound/Music - 9/10
Controls - 10/10
Story Mode - 10/10
Gameplay - 10/10
Fun Factor - 10/10
Replay Value - 10/10
AVERAGE - 9.7
FINAL SCORE - 10/10

FINAL THOUGHTS
I honestly have no clue where you could find this game now a days. I sure know you couldn't find this game in a store such as Wal-Mart. You might be able to find it at EB or some store like that, if you do find it, and you don't have this classic already, then I STRONGLY SUGGEST BUYING THIS. If you can't find it at EB, then I know you can find it on E-Bay or half.com. This game is a classic and definitely one of the best games on the Nintendo 64. I spent many days and nights playing this by myself or with a friend. So, go find this game to buy! That is all.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 04/25/03, Updated 04/25/03