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WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling
WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling
	Cover art featuring Ric Flair, Sting and Vader
Developer(s)	Beam Software
Publisher(s)	FCI, Inc.
Producer(s)	Steve French
Designer(s)	Steve French
Programmer(s)	Jason Bell; Andrew Davie; David Pentecost; Graeme Scott
Artist(s)	Steve French; Peter Commins; Justin Muir
Composer(s)	Marshall Parker
Platform(s)	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	NA: November 1994;
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game published by FCI, Inc. for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. The third World Championship Wrestling (WCW) video game, it is named after the pay-per-view SuperBrawl. It was the only WCW game to be released on the Super NES, and the last to be produced by FCI, Inc. A Sega Genesis version was planned but never released.^[2]^[3]

Roster

The roster consists of the top WCW superstars of that time each with their own signature move. The lineup includes:

Gameplay

Rick Rude wrestles Vader. Tony Schiavone appears in the bottom right corner to provide commentary.

The gameplay takes place from a 3⁄4 overhead perspective.^[4] Each wrestler shares a moveset in the game, with the exception of their signature moves. Every character performs a variety of suplexes, a backbreaker, a tombstone piledriver, an atomic drop, various diving attacks, and a variety of kicks, punches, elbow, and forearm shots.^[4] Several finishing moves have a similar appearance to "weak" moves that are done in the beginning of a wrestling match; like Dustin Rhodes' Bulldog and Johnny B. Badd's basic left hook.

Modes of play include singles, tag team, an eight-man singles tournament, a tag team tournament between four teams, and the "Ultimate Challenge", where a player must defeat every other wrestler in the game. Different stipulations can be selected for matches; bouts can either be contested under one fall, first to three falls, or a time limit of differing lengths where the most falls within the time limit wins the match. During the course of a match, boxes pop up showing the referee counting, Tony Schiavone providing minimal commentary, and wrestlers saying a catchphrase after performing their signature move.^[4] The wrestlers will also pop out and say their catchphrase on the wrestler select menu.

Reception

GamePro gave the game a generally negative review. They praised several game features and licensing tie-ins such as digitized images and sound bites of popular wrestlers, but were critical of its "stiff" animation and "mediocre" gameplay. They particularly noted that the stiff animations make it difficult to line a wrestler up in order to execute a move.^[5] Allgame gave the game a score of 2 stars out of a possible 5.^[6] The Allgame website noted the similarity of WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling to its rival games WWF Raw and WWF Royal Rumble, which featured WCW's main rival, the WWF.

References

^ WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling composer information at SNES Music
^ "News - Front Page: TimeLine". Game Players. No. 45. Signal Research. October 1994. pp. 8–12.
^ "Product Catalogue - Platform: Genesis - World Championship Wrestling". Beam Software. 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-06-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling at MobyGames
^ "ProReview: WCW Superbrawl Wrestling". GamePro. No. 64. IDG. November 1994. p. 160.
^ Rating of WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling Archived 2014-11-15 at the Wayback Machine at allgame

[1] WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling composer information at SNES Music

[GP45c3-2] "News - Front Page: TimeLine". Game Players. No. 45. Signal Research. October 1994. pp. 8–12.

[BeamSoft-3] "Product Catalogue - Platform: Genesis - World Championship Wrestling". Beam Software. 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-06-07.

[mobygames-4] WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling at MobyGames

[5] "ProReview: WCW Superbrawl Wrestling". GamePro. No. 64. IDG. November 1994. p. 160.

[6] Rating of WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling Archived 2014-11-15 at the Wayback Machine at allgame

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-| composer = [[Marshall Parker]]<ref>[http://www.snesmusic.org/v2/profile.php?selected=3207&profile=set ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''] composer information at SNES Music</ref>
+| composer = Marshall Parker<ref>[http://www.snesmusic.org/v2/profile.php?selected=3207&profile=set ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''] composer information at SNES Music</ref>
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-'''''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''''' is a [[professional wrestling]] video game published by [[Fujisankei Communications International|FCI, Inc.]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in [[1994 in video gaming|1994]]. The third [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) video game, it is named after the [[pay-per-view]] ''[[SuperBrawl]]''. It was the only WCW game to be released on the Super NES, and the last to be produced by FCI, Inc.
+'''''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''''' is a [[professional wrestling]] video game published by [[Fujisankei Communications International|FCI, Inc.]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in [[1994 in video gaming|1994]]. The third [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) video game, it is named after the [[pay-per-view]] ''[[SuperBrawl]]''. It was the only WCW game to be released on the Super NES, and the last to be produced by FCI, Inc. A [[Sega Genesis]] version was planned but never released.<ref name="GP45c3">{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf&page=12|title=News - Front Page: TimeLine|magazine=[[Game Players]]|issue=45|publisher=Signal Research|date=October 1994|pages=8–12}}</ref><ref name="BeamSoft">{{cite web|url=http://www.beam.com.au/games/wcw.html|title=Product Catalogue - Platform: Genesis - World Championship Wrestling|publisher=[[Beam Software]]|date=1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607102040/http://www.beam.com.au/games/wcw.html|archive-date=1997-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Roster==
-The roster consists of the top WCW superstars of that time each with his own signature move. The lineup includes:
+The roster consists of the top WCW superstars of that time each with their own signature move. The lineup includes:
-[[Barry Windham]]<br>
+* [[Barry Windham]]
-"Flyin" [[Brian Pillman]]<br>
+* "Flyin" [[Brian Pillman]]
-"The Natural" [[Dustin Rhodes]]<br>
+* "The Natural" [[Dustin Rhodes]]
-[[Johnny B. Badd]]<br>
+* [[Johnny B. Badd]]
-"Nature Boy" [[Ric Flair]]<br>
+* "Nature Boy" [[Ric Flair]]
-[[Rick Rude]]<br>
+* [[Rick Rude]]
-[[Rick Steiner]]<br>
+* [[Rick Steiner]]
-[[Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]]<br>
+* [[Ricky Steamboat|Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]]
-"All American" [[Ron Simmons]]<br>
+* "All American" [[Ron Simmons]]
-[[Scott Steiner]]<br>
+* [[Scott Steiner]]
-[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]<br>
+* [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]
-[[Big Van Vader|Vader]]
+* [[Big Van Vader|Vader]]
 ==Gameplay==
 [[File:WCWSuperBrawlWrestling.png|175px|left|thumb|[[Rick Rude]] wrestles [[Big Van Vader|Vader]]. Tony Schiavone appears in the bottom right corner to provide commentary.]]
-The gameplay takes place from a {{fract|3|4}} overhead perspective.<ref name="mobygames">[http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/wcw-superbrawl-wrestling ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''] at [[MobyGames]]</ref> Each wrestler shares a moveset in the game, with the exception of their signature moves. Every character performs a variety of suplexes, a [[backbreaker]], a [[tombstone piledriver]], an [[atomic drop]], various diving attacks, and a variety of [[kick]]s, [[Punch (combat)|punch]]es, elbow, and forearm shots.<ref name="mobygames"/>  Several finishing moves have a similar appearance to "weak" moves that are done in the beginning of a wrestling match; like [[Dustin Rhodes]]' ''Bulldog'' and [[Marc Mero|Johnny B. Badd]]'s basic left hook.
+The gameplay takes place from a {{fract|3|4}} overhead perspective.<ref name="mobygames">[http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/wcw-superbrawl-wrestling ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''] at [[MobyGames]]</ref> Each wrestler shares a moveset in the game, with the exception of their signature moves. Every character performs a variety of suplexes, a [[backbreaker]], a [[tombstone piledriver]], an [[atomic drop]], various diving attacks, and a variety of [[kick]]s, [[Punch (combat)|punch]]es, elbow, and forearm shots.<ref name="mobygames"/> Several finishing moves have a similar appearance to "weak" moves that are done in the beginning of a wrestling match; like [[Dustin Rhodes]]' ''Bulldog'' and [[Marc Mero|Johnny B. Badd]]'s basic left hook.
-Modes of play include singles, [[tag team]], an eight-man singles tournament, a tag team tournament between four teams, and the "Ultimate Challenge," where a player must defeat every other wrestler in the game. Different stipulations can be selected for matches; bouts can either be contested under one fall, first to three falls, or a time limit of differing lengths where the most falls within the time limit wins the match. During the course of a match, boxes pop up showing the referee counting, [[Tony Schiavone]] providing minimal commentary, and wrestlers saying a catchphrase after performing their signature move.<ref name="mobygames"/> The wrestlers will also pop out and say their catchphrase on the wrestler select menu.
+Modes of play include singles, [[tag team]], an eight-man singles tournament, a tag team tournament between four teams, and the "Ultimate Challenge", where a player must defeat every other wrestler in the game. Different stipulations can be selected for matches; bouts can either be contested under one fall, first to three falls, or a time limit of differing lengths where the most falls within the time limit wins the match. During the course of a match, boxes pop up showing the referee counting, [[Tony Schiavone]] providing minimal commentary, and wrestlers saying a catchphrase after performing their signature move.<ref name="mobygames"/> The wrestlers will also pop out and say their catchphrase on the wrestler select menu.
 ==Reception==
-''[[GamePro]]'' gave the game a generally negative review. They remarked that while the game has a good number of features and excellent licensing tie-ins such as digitized images and sound bites of popular wrestlers, "stiff animation and mediocre game play make the experience strictly second rate." They particularly noted that the stiff animations make it difficult to line a wrestler up in order to execute a move.<ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |title=ProReview: WCW Superbrawl Wrestling|work=[[GamePro]]|issue=64|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=November 1994|page=160}}</ref> Allgame gave the game a score of 2 stars out of a possible 5.<ref>[http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15428 Rating of ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''] at [[allgame]]</ref> The Allgame website noted the similarity of ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling'' to its rival games ''[[WWF Raw (1994 video game)|WWF Raw]]'' and ''[[WWF Royal Rumble]]'', which featured WCW's main rival, the [[WWE|WWF]].
+''[[GamePro]]'' gave the game a generally negative review. They praised several game features and licensing tie-ins such as digitized images and sound bites of popular wrestlers, but were critical of its "stiff" animation and "mediocre" gameplay. They particularly noted that the stiff animations make it difficult to line a wrestler up in order to execute a move.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: WCW Superbrawl Wrestling|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=64|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=November 1994|page=160}}</ref> Allgame gave the game a score of 2 stars out of a possible 5.<ref>[http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15428 Rating of ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115075645/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15428 |date=2014-11-15 }} at [[allgame]]</ref> The Allgame website noted the similarity of ''WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling'' to its rival games ''[[WWF Raw (1994 video game)|WWF Raw]]'' and ''[[WWF Royal Rumble (1993 video game) |WWF Royal Rumble]]'', which featured WCW's main rival, the [[WWE|WWF]].
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Professional wrestling|Video games}}
+{{Portal|Video games}}
-*[[List of licensed wrestling video games]]
+* [[List of licensed wrestling video games]]
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Cancelled Sega Genesis games]]
+[[Category:Fujisankei Communications International games]]
+[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
 [[Category:North America-exclusive video games]]
+[[Category:Professional wrestling games]]
+[[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
 [[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games]]
+[[Category:SuperBrawl]]
 [[Category:Video games developed in Australia]]
 [[Category:Video games with isometric graphics]]
 [[Category:World Championship Wrestling video games]]
-[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]