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WCW Backstage Assault: Game Info

Publisher Electronic Arts

Developer Kodiak

Genre Wrestling

Origin U.S.

Number of Players 2

Dual Shock Yes

Peripherals Analog

Comments:

2000-11-09:WCW Backstage Assault Give me a folding chair and a moment alone with the evil bastard who caused me to have to play this.

2000-10-11: WCW Backstage Assault We've played EA's new take on pro wrestling (new media, natch), but the early verdict is not good.

2000-11-08: Assault and Battery EA ships WCW Backstage Assault for the PlayStation.

2000-08-25: EA Is Back to Announce WCW Backstage After showing it around and talking about it, EA announces its next big WCW game.

Presentation
Commentary and good FMV, but that's all, really. The atmosphere doesn't compare to Smackdown or Wrestlemania.

4.0

Graphics
Ugly as hell, overall. The backgrounds are okay, but the wrestlers look awful.

2.5

Sound
Shut up, Tony. Shut up, Bobby.

3.0

Gameplay
Basic grappling and striking hampered by weak collision detection and a slow pace. Some fun silly stuff with jumping off pop machines and swinging pipes gets old.

4.5

Lasting Appeal
Lousy multiplayer, weak presentation, and poor graphics sap any desire I might have to play this.

2.0

OVERALL SCORE (not an average) You Decide

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