WWF Royal Rumble

"Hey, it's no Fire Pro, but I like it."

Intro-Million Dollar Man here reporting on one of my all time favorite games for the SNES, WWF(E) Royal Rumble. Now some people would argue with me, saying that this game sucks because you can only do suplex's and scoop slam's, plus the finisher. Hey, for lazy gamer's like me, simplicity is a god send. Plus, any game that has Ted Dibiase in it is good enough for me. I first played this game in 1993. It was the first wrestling game I had played, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. So after months and months, upon days days and days, I finally bought this game. And I was happy with it then, just like I am now. Well, let's get to the review.

Graphics-Well, their not the best graphics that the SNES could muster, but this was 1993. Okay so well Star Fox had 3-D graphics, but this isn't Star Fox. Large, clear sprites, and good finishing move animations. Pretty good for an early game, but not much by todays standards. As good as the in ring graphics are, it is a side-scroller, despite what you would expect from a wrestling game. If you don't know I'm talking about, I suggest you play the game.
(9/10)

Sound-Well, there's not really that much music in the game, except for the main title screen and such. Plus if you highlight a wrestler for a couple of seconds, their entrance music will play, and you can listen to it, which is pretty cool. Money,Money,Money,Money,Money. Everybody's got a price, everyone's gonna pay... well sorry bout that.
(8/10)

Wrestler Selection-The roster in this game is pretty good. You have such stars as: Randy Savage, The Undertaker, Tatanka, Crush, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Yokozuna, Ric Flair, Lex Luger, Mr. Perfect and last but not least, Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase. A pretty good roster for a pretty good game. Everybody's finisher is in this game. Ric Flair's Figure Four, Randy Savage's Flying Elbow Smash, Tatanka's Fallaway slam, Mr.Perfect's PerfectPlex and last, but not least, The Million Dollar Dream. Early 90's nostalgia at it's best.
(10/10)

Summary-A very good wrestling game. The first one that I purchased. It doesn't really hold up by today's standards, but I'd rather play this then RAW for X-Box. If you can find this, which you probably can, I suggest you buy it. It would probably only be around 10 dollars. Check your local Gamestop, Micro Play, or Electronic Boutique. Well, this is Million Dollar Man, saying play games, and play them all the time.
(Overall:9/10)

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 08/15/02, Updated 08/15/02