WWF Royal Rumble (2000 video game)

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title=WWF Royal Rumble


caption=The box art for the Dreamcast version features Steve Austin and The Rock.
developer=Sega/YUKE's Future Media Creators
publisher=Arcade: Sega
Dreamcast: THQ, YUKE's (Japan release)
distributor=
designer=
series=
engine=
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released=flagicon|USA August 15, 2000
flagicon|Japan April 26, 2001
genre=Fighting game
modes=Single player, Multiplayer
ratings=ESRB: Teen (T)
platforms=Arcade, Dreamcast
media=GD-ROM (Dreamcast)
requirements=
input=Joystick/control pad, 3 buttons
cabinet=Standard upright, two-screen version
arcade system=Sega NAOMI
cpu=Hitachi SH-4 32-bit RISC CPU
sound=ARM7 Yamaha AICA 45 MHz
display=Raster, medium resolution
width=

"WWF Royal Rumble" is a professional wrestling video game released in 2000 for arcades and Dreamcast. THQ released the game for the Dreamcast while Sega released the game for arcades. [http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10386 WWF Royal Rumble at The Killer List of Video Games] . Retrieved on 2006-10-14.] Release and roster info: [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/dreamcast/data/913943.html WWF Royal Rumble] . GameFAQs. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.] Japanese company Yuke's, developers of the popular "WWF SmackDown! series" of wrestling games was involved in the game's development and released the Dreamcast version in Japan. The game is based on the World Wrestling Federation and the company's yearly Royal Rumble event. One of the game's most notable features is support for up to nine wrestlers on the screen simultaneously.Gerstmann, Jeff. [http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/sports/wwfroyalrumble/review.html WWF Royal Rumble for Dreamcast Review] . GameSpot. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.]

Gameplay

The game has two modes, "Exhibition" mode and "Royal Rumble" mode. In "Exhibition" mode, the player chooses a main wrestler and a partner and wrestles a series of singles matches. The player's selected partner can interfere on the player's behalf on command. These partner moves can be used any number of times during the match, but must be recharged before they can be used again. Matches can end by knockout if a wrestler's energy meter is completely depleted.

"Royal Rumble" mode involves one multi-wrestler match where the player must eliminate a certain number of opponents from the match within a time limit. The game features 19 Superstars (21 on Dreamcast), but the Royal Rumble match has 30, which results in some superstars appearing twice in the match.

Special moves can be executed by charging up a meter and storing "S" icons.

Featured wrestlers

¹ - Unlockable character on Dreamcast only

Reaction

Critical and commercial response ranged from lukewarm to resoundingly negative. The biggest complaints were aimed at the lack of modes, and the system of moving backstage against the player's will. Many also criticised the small roster of wrestlers, which often resulted in the same character fighting each other as separate entities.

References

:Technical info: [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=721&page=6#2155 System 16] . Retrieved on 2006-10-15.