WCW Mayhem (N64)

Electronic Arts has long been the master of the sports simulation, and with WCW Mayhem has applied all its state-of-the-art techniques to the hilariously larger-than-life art of wrestling. An amazing 900 motion-captured moves are utilised to bring the fights to life, with over 50 WCW favourites battling it out, including Hollywood Hogan, each with their won theme music and trademark ways of heralding their arrival. The dedication to recreating that 'watching wrestling on TV' experience even goes to far as to include all the familiar venues from regular and pay-per-view shows, with a whole bunch of backstage areas to indulge in less mannered fights. Three ...  Read the complete review

General/Summary: Attempting to cash in on the wrestling craze, EA released its first crack at the wrestling industry with WCW Mayhem. What does it bring to the table? Let’s see…we have a huge roster, a new gameplay system, authentic commentary, a create-a-wrestler mode, and an innovative action-out-of-the-ring feature. With all this, can it be a failure? Unfortunately, yes, and in many ways. On both platforms, WCW comes together as a sloppy project. I guess buying this title comes down to your priorities. If you love the WCW atmosphere, posing, and backstage fighting, then you may want to give this game a test run. However, if you consider yourself a ...  Read the complete review