WWF Raw

"RAW is WAR"

Introduction
WWF Raw was arguably the best WWF and Wrestling game ever released for SNES. Released in 1994, it is the sequel of much similar games of WWF: Royal Rumble and WWF: Wrestlemania. And for those who doesn't know this game is based on WWF(World Wrestling Federation) of real life.

Gameplay 9
From a single match to the famous Survivor Series and royal rumble, this game has it all. There are famous wrestler from WWF here, such as The Undertaker, and the Hart brother, and just like their real-life counterpart, they have their own trademark moves. So you could ''tombstone'' your opponent using the undertaker. Some of the type of matches in the game are Single Match, where you fight another wrestler in a 1-1 mode, Tag Team, 2-2, and Royal Rumble, where the last man standing win, or even survivor series, a series of matches where you could use 4 wrestler each.

The referee's not looking? Then grab a chair or a pail and beat your opponents up outside the ring, or you might want to choke your opinion. A humorous and interesting features indeed.

Control 9
The control for this game is not that hard to master. You can execute moves easily. There are however some things that could be improved, such as made it easier to throw your opponent during a tie-up. Otherwise, this game's control are perfectly fine, and you could master both simple moves and special moves alike easily.

Graphic 8
In term of Graphic, in my opinion there aren't really significant improvement since WWF: Royal Rumble. Nevertheless, the graphic is still quite amazing for an SNES games, with details such as the wrestler costumes are fully implemented.

Sound 7
Not bad. The sound effect are okay, even though there are still much room for improvement. It would be better, if there are varying sound effect, as after a while it could get repetitive and boring.

Replay Value 6
Not much of a replay value in my opinion. However, you will still have an hours of fun with these game. Especially if you are playing it with your friends, this game will guarantee hours of fun and laughter from bashing your friends with chair(in the game of course).

Should I get this Game
If you are a WWF fans, then this is the game for you. If you are not wrestling fans, you might still enjoy this game. This game in my opinion is best played with a real life opponents.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 10/15/02, Updated 10/15/02