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Asmik Ace Entertainment and AKI approached the title by producing a wrestling game similar to Puroresu and fighting games. The resulting game was well received for its tight construction and ease of play, especially compared to Acclaim's comparatively more difficult and convoluted game, WWF War Zone . In fact, the playing style of World Tour , namely its revolutionary "grappling system," set a standard for pro wrestling video games to be expanded in future THQ titles for many years following.

World Tour served as a strong foundation for future THQ wrestling games. Its sequel, WCW/nWo Revenge , would built upon the engine tremendously by introducing ring entrances, improved graphics, more arenas, more signature moves, actual WCW championships, attire modification, and other improvements.

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World Tour introduced Asmik/AKI's critically acclaimed grappling system, in which all moves are started by holds. Choosing to either tap or hold the A button will subsequently produce either "weak" or "strong" results once the move is performed, while a similar system is used for strikes . Wrestlers can also perform their signature taunts to help elevate their Spirit gauge and perform "Special" front and rear finishing moves when their gauge peaks.

In addition to single, tag team , handicap, and battle royal , match modes not seen in future releases include a WCW versus nWo tournament, round-robin tournament, and league tournaments more familiar to Japanese wrestling. Unlike today's wrestling games, World Tour features no create-a-wrestler mode, story mode, or ring entrances and has a limited amount of actual WCW wrestlers. It also makes no reference to championship belts and, upon the successful completion of a tournament, shows an illustration of a fist raising a gold trophy . A championship belt creation feature was touted prior to the game's release, but this was ultimately scrapped.

Other features were apparently carried over from the style of the game's Japanese counterpart. This includes the enabling of bleeding despite the practice being forbidden on WCW television due to its more family-friendly presentation. Foreign objects can be retrieved from the audience and used outside the ring. Weapons include a steel chair, half a wooden folding table, a black baseball bat, and a barbed wire bat, the latter not being characteristic of WCW programming but rather Japanese hardcore wrestling .

Assets from Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 [ ]

In addition to WCW and nWo leagues, Asmik Ace and THQ included fictional wrestling promotions Dead or Alive Wrestling, a reference to Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling , and Independent Union, a reference to International Wrestling Grand Prix . These factions consist of several "fictional" characters who are actually Japanese wrestlers that appeared in that country's version of the game, Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 . They appear in the American version with names changed due to copyright laws. These Japanese wrestlers include, among others FMW stars such as Hayabusa , who was renamed "Hannibal," and Atsushi Onita, who was renamed "Puchtecha," as well as future WWF stars such as Taka Michinoku , who goes by the moniker of "Black Belt." These characters were also given extravagant profiles in the game's official strategy guide; Abdullah the Butcher , renamed "Saladin," is described as a former Afghan Secret service operative who refused orders to assassinate Mikhail Gorbachev.

Reception [ ]

WCW vs. nWo: World Tour proved to be one of THQ's biggest hits and was awarded the title of "Fighting Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. It gained Player's Choice status with over a million copies sold and its 1998 re-release was instrumental in THQ's 59% revenue increase in the year's third quarter. World Tour eventually sold 1.3 million copies in the US, making it the second best-selling wrestling game for the N64 and ranking it amongst the console's all-time best selling titles.

The game received generally positive reviews. Praise was given particularly to the simple yet comprehensive gameplay approach and variety of fun multiplayer modes; IGN's Matt Casamassina went as far as to state, "If you even moderately enjoy wrestling but love multiplayer gaming, we don't see how you could go wrong with this game." Its 3D polygonal engine, character animation, and dynamic camera movements were also considered refreshing to a genre that had not experienced such modern innovations.

In IGN's 2008 "History of Wrestling Games" article, Rus McLaughlin reflected, " World Tour was just as revolutionary as the nWo storyline it borrowed, with all moves built off holds instead of happening out of nowhere. . . Suddenly, wrestling was all about the grapple again, and players loved it."

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  • Game Series WCW
  • Release Date November 30, 1997
  • Platforms Nintendo 64
  • Publisher THQ
  • Developer AKI Corporation Asmik Ace Entertainment

WCW vs nWo: World Tour is a wrestling video game released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 game console. Released at the peak of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) dominance in the Monday Night Wars, World Tour was THQ's first foray into the N64 wrestling scene and is a semi-sequel to the lesser-known WCW vs. the World for the PlayStation. It is the second best-selling wrestling game for the N64 console.

Its sequel, WCW/nWo Revenge , would build upon the engine tremendously by introducing ring entrances, improved graphics, more arenas, more signature moves, actual WCW championships, attire modification, and other improvements.

Who will win this battle royale? The legendary WCW or the upstart new World order? Up to four players can choose their favorite superstar wrestler in a down and dirty rumble match.

Main Features:

  • Over 40 wrestlers in all, including over 20 WCW and NWO superstars like Hollywood Hogan, Sting, The Giant, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, The Outsiders and many more!
  • Each wrestler is capable of performing 30 to 40 moves, including his own signature moves!
  • Five different gameplay modes!

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  • Eddy Guerrero

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  • Eric Bischoff

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Joe Bruiser (Muhammad Ali)

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  • Rick Steiner

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  • Scott Norton

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  • Scott Steiner

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  • Steven Regal

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  • Ultimo Dragon
  • Rey Misterio Jr.
  • "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan
  • Buff Bagwell

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Independent Union (IU):

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  • The Unknown
  • Master Fuji

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  • Joe Bruiser (Hidden)
  • Black Widow  (Hidden)

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Virtual Pro-Wrestling 64 Leftovers

Plenty of leftovers from Virtual Pro-Wrestling 64 .

Most, if not all of the wrestlers from Virtual Pro-Wrestling 64 have their wrestler data and moveset data present in the game files.

Wrestler Editor

The wrestler editor from Virtual Pro-Wrestling 64 makes an appearance in this game, albeit entirely broken.

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The three color pickers could also explain the presence of the three leftover "Color #" graphics found in the data of WWF WrestleMania 2000 .

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An unused "Continue" graphic that can also be found in Virtual Pro-Wrestling 64 .

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Icons for the various routes you can choose from in Champion's Path.

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WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

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WCW vs. nWo: World Tour is the first of four THQ Published wrestling games on the Nintendo 64, developed by AKI.

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WCW vs. nWo: World Tour last edited by KungFu_Grip on 07/25/20 11:19PM View full history

WCW vs. nWo: World Tour is the first in a line of wrestling games developed for the Nintendo 64 that was developed by AKI Corporation and published by THQ , it is the sequel to the PS-one game WCW vs the World , and the sequel WCW/nWo Revenge was the second and last WCW game for the Nintendo 64, followed by WWF WrestleMania 2000 once the WWF license had expired from Acclaim , and finally WWF No Mercy . Each game shows a huge progression from the last, and probably makes the Nintendo 64 the console of choice for any wrestling fan of the era, and still considered by many as the best era in wrestling games and wrestling too, the “Attitude” Era.

AKI also developed two games in Japan Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 and Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 .

  • WCW VS nWo - 5 vs. 5 Elimination style match pitting only WCW vs. nWo
  • Exhibition - Featuring 1 vs. 1, 2 vs 2 Tag Team match, 2 vs. 1 Handicap Match and Battle Royal 4 player elimination match
  • League Challenge - Main single player mode where player competes against all wrestlers from the four Promotions to unlock hidden leagues and wrestlers
  • League - Round Robin style league for for up to eight singles wrestlers or Tag Teams to compete against each other in
  • Tournament - Knock out tournament for up to eight singles wrestlers or Tag Teams

WCW vs. nWo has a very simple combat system, based on the Fire Pro Wrestling series. Grapple moves are performed by using a strong or light grapple, performed by holding down the A button or tapping it. Also, a strong or light strike can be performed by holding the B button down or tapping it.

Once in a grapple, a move can be executed by pressing the A or B buttons, either with the D-pad in the neutral position or a combination of up and down being pressed, offering a wide variety of moves that could be executed.

Also in a grapple, the opponent can be "whipped" towards the ropes or turnbuckle using the Left-C button. Upon bouncing off the ropes and returning to the player, either variant of the grapple or strike could be executed. In the turnbuckle, much like with standard grapples, up and down on the D-pad with a press of either A or B will execute different maneuvers.

Players can run using the left-C button and perform a running strike by pressing the B button. Also running into the turnbuckle will cause your wrestler to climb up it and releasing the button would perform a diving attack, depending on the position of your opponent and if they were standing or lying. With certain wrestlers it is also possible to dive out of the ring by pressing A at the correct time while running at the ropes as your opponent is outside.

Taunting was also controlled by the use of the analog stick by pushing it in any direction, allowing you to raise your spirit meter. Once raising the meter to maximum it flashes with the word SPECIAL, giving you a limited time to perform the wrestlers special attack, which is often the wrestler's signature finishing maneuver. This is done by a strong grapple either from the front or rear of the opponent and tapping a direction of the analog stick.

Over the course of the game series AKI further refined the control scheme, improving it with each passing game and offering a wider range of moves and ways that can be done by the time they finally released WWF No Mercy .

There are 42 wrestlers to select from in the character select screen, but about only half of the roster were based on their WCW-contracted counterparts. The developers of AKI employed various facsimiles of Japanese wrestlers--to waive copyrights and licensing--of their concurrently developed Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 into the roster of WCW vs. nWo to add depth to the roster tally, even if it was at a superficial level. The factions of Dead or Alive and the Independent Union are fictional composites of the Japanese promotions Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and Michinoku Pro. At an initial glance, it is quite an impressive roster. However, when compared to VPW 64, it becomes plain to see that WCW vs. nWo was given the short end by having dozens of wrestlers less than its Japanese analog. This matter can be assuaged by the assumption that most of its potential audience would have been confused by the inclusion of 80 odd ersatz Japanese wrestlers. At least WCW vs. nWo has the distinction of having "nWo Sting" (as a unique character), Glacier, Wrath, and the purely fictitious Joe Bruiser as exclusive members of its roster.

The fictional characters and promotions created for this game are delineated by their real counterparts in parentheses.

  • Chris Benoit
  • Eddie Guerrero
  • Dean Malenko
  • Rick Steiner
  • Scott Steiner
  • Ultimo Dragon
  • Rey Mysterio Jr.
  • Steven Regal
  • Diamond Dallas Page - Hidden
  • "Hollywood" Hogan
  • Eric Bischoff
  • Buff Bagwell
  • Scott Norton
  • "Macho Man" Randy Savage - Hidden
  • Sumo Jo (Genichiro Tenryu)
  • Kim Chee (Koji Kitao)
  • Blackheart (Tarzan Goto)
  • Puchteca (Atsushi Onita)
  • Hannibal (Hayabusa)
  • Powder Keg (Kodo Fuyuki)
  • Dim Sum (Jado and Gedo)
  • Saladin (Abdullah the Butcher)
  • Ali Baba (Tiger Jeet Singh)
  • Wrath - Hidden

Independent Union (Michinoku Pro)

  • Black Ninja (The Great Sasuke)
  • Shaolin (Jinsei "Hakushi" Shinzaki)
  • The Unknown (Super Delfin)
  • The Claw (Gran Naniwa)
  • Black Belt (TAKA Michinoku)
  • PacoLoco (Dick Togo and "Terry Boy" Men's Teioh)
  • Shaman (Shunji Takano)
  • Master Fuji (Yoshiaki Fujiwara)
  • Glacier - Hidden

Whole World Wrestling

  • Joe Bruiser - Hidden (Muhammad Ali)
  • Black Widow - Hidden (Manami Toyota)
  • Console Fighting Game of the Year (1998)

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More than 40 wrestlers from the WCW/NWO series are up to take the world wrestling title in a range of different play modes including Exhibition, League Challenge, Tournament and WCW vs NWO. You can play four player battle royal, two-on-two tag teams, or the simple one-on-one wrestling match. Each wrestler also has a collection of different moves, and players can be thrown out of the ring, and objects can be picked up out of the crowd for deadly use.

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Some or all of the wrestlers like Black Ninja and The Unknown are Japanese wrestlers with a different name for the game - due to copyright restrictions - and are not entirely made-up wrestlers by the company.

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WCW vs. NWO: World Tour Review

You may want to rent WCW vs. NWO before purchasing it.

By Josh Smith on April 28, 2000 at 10:07PM PDT

WCW vs. NWO features tons of licensed wrestlers for the WCW enthusiast, with dozens of special moves. If you've just got to fight Hollywood Hogan against Rey Mysterio Jr., you can - although they still call him "Hulk" in the setup screens despite Mr. Hogan's newer, sleeker, blacker look. Unfortunately the game is flawed with sluggish control and play mechanics. However, the list of pile drivers, body slams, sleeper holds - hell, the sheer number of submissions in general - is long enough to make it worth checking out. Plus, the game is blessed with a battle royal mode that may be the best comedy dollar spent on the N64.

Control is unresponsive and sluggish. A sense of timing is required not only to find holes in your opponent's defenses, but also to find the points at which the Nintendo 64 will allow you to perform moves at all. Run at your opponent and push the attack button and watch as your wrestler performs a flying kick - in the wrong direction. For the bulk of the game, the analog stick is only employed for special moves and grandstanding. The remainder of control is performed with the standard D-pad. Collision detection is sketchy at best. A punch will connect in one instance, but move one centimeter closer and attempt the same punch, and watch as your wrestler's hand moves right across your opponent's face and doesn't connect.

The animations of the individual wrestlers are pretty solid. The use of multiple or rotating camera angles during pins, holds, and special moves is a nice touch also. There is a fair amount of pop-up when the depth of field allows for the ropes to enter the view, but its effect on the overall feel is minimal. The animation of the crowd is a downright surreal blur of horrific shades of mauve, gray, and pale blue that somehow makes the ring seem to exist somewhere in Dante's Inferno rather than on pay-per-view. Very odd.

The AI is fairly competent, if a little random at times. It can hold its own against a novice player, but once you get used to the control it's easy to beat. It also exhibits a strange tendency to block or duck when neither is appropriate. WCW vs. NWO is much better as a multiplayer game. Maybe it's the license, or maybe it's the capacity to grab foreign objects from outside the ring, or throw opponents from it, but this game brings out the best and worst in human competitors.

Options include tag team play, season play, and round robin tournaments, but it's the battle royal, with four wrestlers in the ring - all the time - that really takes the cake. One word sums it up: shenanigans. With one to four human players and the CPU controlling the rest, battle royal is wild and crazy - and absolutely hilarious. It's so, well, downright silly, to have four people in the ring at once. The sheer number of onscreen bodies makes any time the right time for a flying leap from the turnbuckle.

With its ups and downs, you may want to rent WCW vs. NWO before purchasing it. Fans of the real-life WCW may find the treatment of the license not realistic enough for their liking. The characters' moves and appearances aren't very accurate, making the license appear like it was slapped on at the last minute. Control issues and poor collision detection aside, though, the battle royal mode is one of the strangest things going for the N64.

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Wcw vs. nwo: 10 things most fans don’t realize about their rivalry.

The nWo took WCW by storm, becoming one of the most popular wrestling stables ever, but some details about their rivalry might be forgotten.

The WCW vs New World Order rivalry belongs in the conversation for the all-time great wrestling feud. Fans viewed WCW television and PPV as must-watch television due to the unpredictable chaos that followed the storyline. The atmosphere of a hostile takeover made wrestling the hottest thing on cable to truly kickstart the Monday Night Wars.

RELATED: The nWo: 10 Members, Ranked By In-Ring Skills

Everyone talks about the iconic moments like Hulk Hogan joining the group or Sting winning the WCW Championship. However, there are plenty of fun or important tidbits that fly under the radar. History has shown that the storyline will always be more fascinating since more information comes out. The following aspects of the nWo vs WCW will make you appreciate the special time in wrestling more.

10 NWO Members Won World War 3 Three Years In A Row

WCW tried to make World War 3 their version of WWE’s Royal Rumble by adding more to the concept. Sixty men competed in a three-ring battle royal with a future shot at the WCW Championship as the winning prize.

RELATED: The nWo: 10 Members, Ranked By Promo Ability

The era of the New World Order would see a member winning every year they were involved in the match. WCW booked The Giant, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to each win the battle royal with different plans in mind. Nash was the only won to actually win the WCW Championship with his title shot when ending Goldberg’s streak .

9 Barry Windham United With NWO Vs Four Horsemen

The legacy of Barry Windham should be stronger for his WCW work, but most of his best moments came in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Windham struggled when he came back to the company in the late ‘90s during the New World Order vs WCW feud.

There is a lot of confusion over Windham being a part of the nWo or not. The duo of Curt Hennig and Windham formed a team and often teamed up with nWo B-Team members during a feud with the Four Horsemen. Windham was never technically a member, but united with them for one program.

8 People Really Called Police During Brawl

Everyone remembers the incredible moment of Kevin Nash throwing Rey Mysterio into a trailer like a lawn dart. However, the importance of that memory comes into play for the atmosphere rather than a highlight moment.

WCW booked the segment to make it feel like a real attack. Nash revealed in later years that there were real calls to the police since it felt like a gang attack of the New World Order members brutally beating the WCW locker room. The police had to be informed that people were reacting to a scripted segment for a television show.

7 2000 Version Ended Without Explanation

WCW fell into the trap of trying to recycle formerly successful ideas whenever things were going poorly. Bret Hart was the new leader when the New World Order reformed with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett at his side as the nWo 2000.

An injury to Bret took him out of the ring and ruined the already failing idea. The other members would eventually stop wearing the nWo shirts and the faction was dropped shortly before WCW rebranded with the New Blood storyline.

6 Louie Spicolli Left ECW For NWO Role

The temptation of joining the New World Order was strong for every wrestler in WCW and even outside of the company. Louie Spicolli was considered one of the most underrated wrestlers in the business when ECW started to push him.

The chance to make a bigger name in ECW would end when Spicolli decided to leave for WCW. However, a role in the nWo was what tempted him working alongside top star Scott Hall. Spicolli unfortunately passed away, but he did have that short run working for the hottest act in wrestling.

5 Scott Steiner Was Temporary Leader Of NWO Hollywood

The WCW vs New World Order feud turned into the WCW vs nWo Hollywood vs nWo Wolfpac feud . Kevin Nash forming his own face version changed everything since the fans wanted to love a face version of the nWo.

RELATED: 10 Biggest Mistakes WCW Made With The nWo

The Hollywood version of the nWo typically featured Hulk Hogan as the only member in top roles. However, Hogan taking time off led to Scott Steiner being named the leader in his absence. The Goldberg vs Nash storyline was the biggest thing in WCW at the time, which made the nWo Hollywood a forgotten commodity when Steiner was leader.

4 Michael Wallstreet Had Anti-WCW Gimmick After Leaving NWO

Mike Rotunda thrived in the WWE mid-card picture for the heel gimmick of I.R.S. in the New Generation Era. WCW tried to replicate the character as Michael Wallstreet until he joined the New World Order in the early stages to reunite with Ted DiBiase.

There was a strange storyline of Commissioner J.J. Dillon claiming Wallstreet’s WCW contract prevented him from representing the nWo and forced him out of the group. Wallstreet would wrestle on his own wearing anti-WCW shirts with no real payoff to the storyline.

3 Four Wrestlers Won WCW Championship Belt As NWO Members

The dominance of the New World Order is known for their attempted takeover of WCW, but it is overlooked just how much they did dominate. Four legendary names reached the peak of WCW all during stints in the faction as WCW Champion.

Hulk Hogan was always in the title picture as the biggest part of the group. The end of Goldberg’s streak came when Kevin Nash won the WCW Championship for the first time. Randy Savage and Bret Hart also managed to have title wins while representing the nWo letters.

2 The Giant Had Four Turns During Feud

The WWE career of Big Show is often joked about for the many face and heel turns. However, it is forgotten that the same thing happened during his time as The Giant in the WCW vs New World Order feud.

The Giant was the first WCW wrestler to join the initial trio of Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan. This only lasted a few months before getting kicked out for wanting an owed title shot against Hogan. Giant rejoined the nWo Hollywood version to give them a big man against Kevin Nash, but he was kicked out again due to the nWo Elite reuniting and Hogan choosing Nash over him.

1 NWO Japan Outlasted WCW's Version

The working relationship between WCW and New Japan would see WCW talents wrestling for NJPW quite often and vice versa. Japanese stars like The Great Muta and Masahiro Chono joined the group on WCW television.

However, it was mostly done to lead their version of nWo Japan in NJPW with WCW stars like Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell and Brian Adams to come over for their tours. WCW ended the initial nWo angle in 1999, but the nWo Japan kept going. NJPW finally ended the group in early 2000 when WCW already on their reunion of the dead original faction.

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  1. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

    WCW vs nWo: World Tour is a professional wrestling video game released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 game console. Released at the peak of World Championship Wrestling's dominance in the Monday Night Wars, World Tour was THQ's first foray into the N64 wrestling scene and is a semi sequel to the lesser known WCW vs. The World for the PlayStation. It is considered the American counterpart to Japan ...

  2. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

    WCW vs nWo: World Tour is a wrestling video game released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 game console. Released at the peak of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) dominance in the Monday Night Wars, World Tour was THQ's first foray into the N64 wrestling scene and is a semi-sequel to the lesser-known WCW vs. the World for the PlayStation. It is ...

  3. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

    WCW vs. nWo: World Tour is a professional wrestling video game released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 game console.Released at the peak of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) dominance in the Monday Night Wars, World Tour was THQ's first foray into the N64 wrestling scene and is a semi-sequel to the lesser known WCW vs. the World for the PlayStation.It is the second best-selling wrestling game ...

  4. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

    Atlanta, Georgia, that is owned and run by Time Warner. The current head of WCW. is Eric Bischoff (whom is in the nWo roster of wrestlers for the game). WCW. has been around since 1991 and has ties back to the old National Wrestling. Alliance, with nearly one hundred wrestlers on its current roster from all over.

  5. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour Characters

    X-Pac (aka 1-2-3 Kid and Syxx) is a retired American professional wrestler who appears in WCW and WWE games. Name. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour. First release date. November 30, 1997. Release Date.

  6. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

    From The Cutting Room Floor. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour. Developer: AKI Publishers: THQ Platform: Nintendo 64 Released in US: December 2, 1997 Released in EU: February 12, 1998. This game has unused playable characters. This game has unused graphics. This page is rather stubbly and could use some expansion.Are you a bad enough dude to rescue this ...

  7. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour (Game)

    Overview. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour is the first in a line of wrestling games developed for the Nintendo 64 that was developed by AKI Corporation and published by THQ, it is the sequel to the PS-one game WCW vs the World, and the sequel WCW/nWo Revenge was the second and last WCW game for the Nintendo 64, followed by WWF WrestleMania 2000 once the WWF license had expired from Acclaim, and ...

  8. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour « Wrestling Games Database

    Die Independent Union ist der fiktive Ersatz für MPW (Michinoku Pro Wrestling) und wird vertreten durch Black Ninja (The Great Sasuke), Shaolin (Jinsei Shinzaki), The Unknown (Super Delfin), The Claw (Gran Naniwa), Black Belt (TAKA Michinoku), Paco Loco (Dick Togo/Men's Teioh), Shaman (Wellington Wilkens Jr.) und Master Fuji (Yoshiaki Fujiwara).

  9. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour (1997)

    Description official description. More than 40 wrestlers from the WCW/NWO series are up to take the world wrestling title in a range of different play modes including Exhibition, League Challenge, Tournament and WCW vs NWO. You can play four player battle royal, two-on-two tag teams, or the simple one-on-one wrestling match.

  10. List of New World Order members

    The following is a list of members of the New World Order (nWo), a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE). There were a total of 79 members of the group in its existence.

  11. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour

    NWO: World Tour, however, comes as a refreshing change for many reasons. WCW Vs. NWO includes more than 40 wrestlers, many of which are secretly hidden. The game also has five different modes of ...

  12. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

    WCW VS. NWO WORLD TOUR FAQ/MOVE LIST For the Nintendo 64 Written by William Sigler, Jr. ([email protected]) c1999 Please do not reproduce this without my permission. ... Credits 1. WRESTLERS -World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Row 1: Lex Luger, Sting, The Giant, Scott Steiner Row 2: Rick Steiner, Ric Flair, Ultimo Dragon, Dean Malenko Row 3 ...

  13. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour Wrestlers Introductions

    WCW vs. nWo: World Tour for the Nintendo 64 didn't have elaborate wrestler entrances, but at least it has brief introductions before each match. Can you iden...

  14. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour

    WCW vs. NWO: World Tour News. Nov 12, 2008 - The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. Jul 7, 1999 - THQ will make games using one of the hottest toy licenses to ever ...

  15. WCW Vs. NWO: World Tour

    Background. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour pits over 40 wrestlers from both wrestling organizations to 5 gameplay modes including Exhibition, League Challenge, and WCW Vs. NWO.

  16. WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

    Over 40 wrestlers in all, including over 20 WCW and NWO superstars like Hollywood Hogan, Sting, The Giant, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, The Outsiders, and many more! Each wrestler is capable of performing 30 to 40 moves, including his own signature moves! Featuring five different gameplay modes, and Tag Team and simultaneous four-player action!

  17. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour Review

    You may want to rent WCW vs. NWO before purchasing it. By Josh Smith on April 28, 2000 at 10:07PM PDT WCW vs. NWO features tons of licensed wrestlers for the WCW enthusiast, with dozens of special ...

  18. WCW vs nWo: World Tour (N64): Hidden Wrestlers (5/6): Black ...

    Gameplay of the hidden wrestler Black Widow in Aki's WCW vs nWo: World Tour for the Nintendo 64.Not to be confused with the Marvel character of the same name...

  19. WCW/nWo Revenge

    WCW/nWo Revenge is a professional wrestling video game released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 game console. It is the sequel to 1997's WCW vs. nWo: World Tour. Like its predecessor, Revenge features AKI's proprietary grappling system; as well as heavily improved graphics, a championship mode, and a large roster of wrestlers.

  20. WCW vs. the World

    WCW vs. the World is a professional wrestling video game for the PlayStation video game console.It was the first game developed by The Man Breeze to be released outside Japan, and is an American localization of their Japanese game Virtual Pro Wrestling (バーチャル・プロレスリング, Bācharu Puro Resuringu), the first game in the Virtual Pro Wrestling series.

  21. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour [Reviews]

    Summary. Have you got what it takes to wrestle with the big boys? Featuring more than 40 wrestlers entering the squared circle, the game lets you choose between such favorites as Hulk Hogan, Lex ...

  22. WCW vs. nWo: 10 Things Most Fans Don't Realize About Their Rivalry

    9 Barry Windham United With NWO Vs Four Horsemen. The legacy of Barry Windham should be stronger for his WCW work, but most of his best moments came in the late '80s and early '90s. Windham struggled when he came back to the company in the late '90s during the New World Order vs WCW feud. There is a lot of confusion over Windham being a ...