Wrestle War is a fighting developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 31 December 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade.
What Wrestle War is
Wrestle War is a fighting game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1989. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Wrestle War is the name of a video game which was released in the arcades in 1989, and for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console in 1991 in Japan, Australia, and Europe only. and was published and developed by Sega. Despite being released the same year as the National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling's WrestleWar pay-per-view, it is not associated with any wrestling promotion. The original Japanese game cover featured a Hulk Hogan look-alike, with a bandana that spelled "Hogan". It was changed for the European and US releases for royalties reasons. It did not change the wrestlers faces though, which still are similar to those of real wrestling stars of the time. Wrestle War has…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Wrestle War launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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