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WWF King of the Ring is a professional wrestling video game based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), released in 1993 for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy. It was the final WWF game released for the NES, and third WWF game released for the Game Boy.
Gameplay[]
Each of the game's wrestlers possess the same basic moveset, consisting of punches, kicks, a body slam, a suplex, a throw, a dropkick, stomps, elbow drops, and a move off the turnbuckle. There are no signature moves, but each wrestler varies in speed, strength, and stamina attributes.
Wrestlers[]
The NES version features eleven wrestlers: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, Bam Bam Bigelow, Yokozuna, Mr. Perfect, Lex Luger, and "You" (a generic wrestler that the player can name and assign attributes for). Undertaker and Bigelow are not in the Game Boy version.
Development[]
WWF King of the Ring was the last NES/GB game made by Gray Matter.
Reception[]
When the NES version was released, Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the review scores of 8, 6, 6, and 7 out of 10. Ed Semrad, who gave the highest score, wrote: "...There are lots of wrestlers to pick from, each being quite different from the other. Being only a two-button game does not really hinder it from being fun, but being on an 8-bit system does have its limitations -- like the occasional character [having his] legs disappearing when thrown...". Sushi-X wrote: "...The graphics are weak and lots of flicker gets annoying real fast. The game play is decent and the cart proves to be fun with two players".
However, public consensus was slightly lower, with player reviews on GameSpot averaging 6.5 out of ten.
External links[]
- WWF King of the Ring at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- WWF King of the Ring at GameFAQs
| World Wrestling Entertainment video games | |
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| Console games | WrestleMania • WrestleMania Challenge • WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge • Super WrestleMania • Royal Rumble • King of the Ring • Raw • WrestleMania: The Arcade Game • War Zone • Attitude • WrestleMania 2000 • No Mercy • WrestleMania X8 • Crush Hour • WrestleMania XIX • Day of Reckoning • Day of Reckoning 2 • SD vs. Raw 2008 • SD vs. Raw 2009 • SD vs. Raw 2010 • SD vs. Raw 2011 • All Stars • WWE '12 • WWE '13 • WWE 2K18 • WWE 2K Battlegrounds |
| Handheld games | Superstars • Superstars 2 • King of the Ring • Betrayal • Road to WrestleMania • Road to WrestleMania X8 • Survivor Series |
| Releated | Acclaim • THQ • Yuke's • syn Sophia • 2K Games • WCW • ECW Hardcore Revolution |
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