Wrecking Crew '98
Wrecking Crew '98 is a Japan-only puzzle video game released for the Super Famicom. It is the sequel to the Nintendo Entertainment System game Wrecking Crew. The game takes on a more competitive approach…
Wrecking Crew '98 is a puzzle developed by Nintendo R&D1, released 1 January 1998 on Wii U and Super Famicom.
What Wrecking Crew '98 is
Wrecking Crew '98 is a puzzle game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1998. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii U and Super Famicom.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mario, on his way home from a trip, discovers that Bowser has been conducting a construction campaign of building high-rises in the Mushroom Kingdom, which are depriving the local plantlife of sunlight. Refusing to tolerate this, he brings out a mighty blue hammer from a chest inside his house and embarks on a mission to demolish the offending structures. Mario's old nemesis, Foreman Spike, along with several other foes from the original game, are out to stop him.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Mario series
Wrecking Crew '98 is the 180th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Dr. Mario in 1998.
What it launched against
Wrecking Crew '98 launched on 1 January 1998, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
Official trailer
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