Additionally, Revenge featured several non-WCW/nWo wrestlers, mostly from Japan, in the form of two "ficticous" wrestling federations: EWF (Empire Wrestling Federation) and DAW (Dead or Alive Wrestling, originally featured in World Tour as DOA).
While the game had wrestler entrances, the music consisted of the WCW Monday Nitro theme, and a generic, ominous sounding tune.--Not the wrestlers' actual themes (Memory issues were a major concern during the old days of the cartridge). It would quickly reach Player's Choice status and become heavily responsible for THQ's profits in late 1998 and '99, eventually selling 1.88 million copies in the US and ranking substantially among the best-selling N64 games. ===== Revenge is the 1998 sequel to "WCW vs nWo: World Tour" of 97. Successfully completing a title mode unlocks the toppled champion. In light of copyright concerns, the names and appearances of these wrestlers were changed, but their movesets remained intact. Booker T is a semi-retired professional wrestler who has appeared in WCW, WWE, and TNA games. For example, popular WCW wrestler Goldberg is only able to perform strong grapple moves using the A and directional buttons. [4] Like its predecessor, Revenge also won 1998's "Fighting Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, marking the second consecutive year an AKI/THQ title achieved the honor. For the first time, THQ introduced actual arenas into a game, such as Monday Nitro, Starrcade, Bash at the Beach, Souled Out, SuperBrawl, and Halloween Havoc. Like its predecessor, Revenge features AKI's revolutionary grappling system as well as heavily improved graphics, a championship mode, and a large roster of wrestlers (real and fictional). The system was simple to learn and allowed for a variety of moves to be performed depending on the character.
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WCW/nWo Revenge is a professional wrestling video game released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 game console.It is the sequel to 1997's WCW vs. nWo: World Tour.Like its predecessor, Revenge features AKI's revolutionary grappling system as well as heavily improved graphics, a championship mode, and a large roster of wrestlers (real and fictional).
"Mr. : characters' heads and arms passing through anothers', as well as animation lock-out issues where a player would be invincible from attack, such as when they are getting up. One notable omission, however, who actually was in World Tour, is Ric Flair who was fired from WCW for no-showing an episode of WCW Thunder in early 1998; although, he would be rehired later in the year. Lex Luger is a retired American professional wrestler who appeared in WCW and WWE games. Like its predecessor, Revenge also won 1998's "Fighting Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, marking the second consecutive year an AKI/THQ title achieved the honor.
The British Bulldog was a British professional wrestler who appears in WCW and WWE games. In addition, Revenge introduced a combo system where some wrestlers could execute a combination of strikes followed by a grappling move. The next WCW game released for the Nintendo 64 was a version of THQ's earlier WCW Nitro. The Revenge grappling system is part of what ensured the game's success and popularity. A Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in WCW and WWE games.
Chris Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler who appeared in WWE and Japanese wrestling games. One notable omission, however, who actually was in World Tour, is Ric Flair who was engaged in legal disputes with Eric Bischoff and WCW for much of early to mid-1998, before returning later that year, by which time, Revenge was in the final stages of production, and it was too late to add Flair to the game. Also, certain wrestlers cannot ascend the top rope unless they are in "special" mode (the time when a player's spirit is maxed out and can perform their finishers). November 30, 1998
© 2020 GIANT BOMB, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. vs. the defensive reverse-attack/break-grapple mechanic, it was occasionally exposed for its lack of realism. Revenge was the last AKI-developed WCW game for the Nintendo 64.
Both games were developed by Asmik in Japan. Bret Hart is a Hall of Fame WWE Wrestler and 7-time World Champion. 01: Games Media, Game »