Also, for one of the first times in a game, every rassler has their finishing move at their disposal. So there are quite a few moves at your disposal here. Theres also a wide variety of other moves for various situations when the guy's running at you, your running at him, off the top rope, etc. Y: irish whip (send the guy running or toss him out)

Once you've grab someone with the grapples, its time to button mash! Which button you mash corresponds with a different move: L: eye gouge (only when the ref is knocked out)

I believe it was also the first console game with a battle royale (Wrestlefest in the arcades had one earlier though) Moving on.Ĭontrols: The controls are simple, and thinking about them now, you can really draw a line from the hallowed THQ control scheme back directly to this game (and I suppose its counter-parts Wrestlemania (on SNES and Genesis) and Raw). While its obviously frustrating not to have cage matches (or to more recent fans, Hell in a Cell, Ladder matches, Elimination Chamber, etc etc) at the time, this was an awesome array of choices. Play Modes: You can have a singles match, tag match, Survivor Series match (where teams of 4 fight it out until one team are all eliminated), a tournament (in either singles or tag team) and, of course, a Royal Rumble.

The most important thing with a game is fun though and Royal Rumble does provide a lot of it. On the other hand, the simple control scheme is easier to pick up than newer games on consoles with a dozen buttons on the controller. Playing the game now, having experienced those previously mentioned THQ games, it really doesnt stand up. This was one of the first Super Nes games I ever bought (having been a gigantic wrestling nerd at the time) and it remained my favorite game in the genre until THQ raised the bar with No Mercy and the other awesome N64 offerings. A simpler time when no one cared how crappy the punches looked and people had enterance music other than just generic metal. Synopsis: Ahhh, for the days of simple old fashioned rasslin. | Classic Games! Reviews and More! Console, Arcade, Computer, & Handheld Classics!

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