WCW vs. The World
Developer(s)	AKI Corporation
Publisher(s)	JP Asmik Ace Entertainment NA THQ
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release date(s)	JP September 13, 1996 NA February 28, 1997 EU December 1997
Genre(s)	Wrestling
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E
Media	CD-ROM

WCW vs. The World (known in Japan as Virtual Pro-Wrestling ) is a wrestling game that was released in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console. It was the first game developed by AKI Corporation to be released outside of Japan. It is also the first game in the Virtual Pro-Wrestling series in Japan.

Contents 1 Featured wrestlers 1.1 World Championship Wrestling 1.2 Empire Wrestling Federation (All Japan Pro Wrestling) 1.3 Samurai Wrestling Federation (Pancrase/Universal Wrestling Federation) 1.4 Dead or Alive (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling/WAR) 1.5 Independent Union (Michinoku Pro Wrestling) 1.6 Neo Strong Wrestling (New Japan Pro Wrestling) 1.7 Hidden wrestlers 2 Trivia 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Featured wrestlers

Since the game is the North American version of Japanese wrestling title Virtual Pro-Wrestling, each of the "fictional" wrestlers in the game are actually based on real-life wrestlers. Only their names were changed.

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

• Chris Benoit
• Dean Malenko (has Minoru Suzuki's moveset)
• Eddy Guerrero
• Hulk Hogan
• Lex Luger (has Akira Taue's moveset)
• Masahiro Chono
• Ric Flair
• Rick Steiner
• Scott Steiner
• Steven Regal (has Volk Han's moveset)
• Sting
• Último Dragón
• The Unknown (Super Delfin)

[edit] Empire Wrestling Federation (All Japan Pro Wrestling)

• Bear Breath (Gary Albright)
• The Count (Stan Hansen)
• Fujigami (Tatsumi Fujinami)
• Kapuna (Toshiaki Kawada)
• Mongrel (Jumbo Tsuruta)
• Sam Song (Kenta Kobashi)
• Samoa (Giant Baba)
• Siberia (Steve Williams)
• Wu Fang (Mitsuharu Misawa)

[edit] Samurai Wrestling Federation (Pancrase/Universal Wrestling Federation)

• 200 Wins (Yoji Anjoh)
• Akira (Akira Maeda)
• Billy Gaijin (Scott Norton)
• Kaiji (Yoshiaki Fujiwara)
• Konaka (Shiro Koshinaka)
• Moma (Nobuhiko Takada)
• Sherlock (Ken Shamrock)
• Thunder Dome (Bas Rutten)
• Uraki (Masakatsu Funaki)
• Yamagiwa (Kazuo Yamazaki)

[edit] Dead or Alive (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling/WAR)

• Blackheart (Tarzan Goto)
• David Harley (Sabu)
• Habanero (Hayabusa)
• Kim Chee (Koji Kitao)
• Puchteca (Atsushi Onita)
• Saladin (Genichiro Tenryu)

[edit] Independent Union (Michinoku Pro Wrestling)

• Black Belt (Taka Michinoku)
• Black Ninja (The Great Sasuke)
• Mukluk (Kensuke Sasaki)
• Shaolin (Jinsei Shinzaki)
• El Bolador (Hiroyoshi Tenzan)

[edit] Neo Strong Wrestling (New Japan Pro Wrestling)

• Abispa (Jushin "Thunder" Liger)
• Bad Blood (The Great Muta)
• Bolt Jamison (Kensuke Sasaki as Power Warrior)
• Dakota (Hiroshi Hase)
• Dojo (Shinya Hashimoto)
• Mad Oahu (Riki Chōshū)
• Mongol (Keiji Mutoh)
• Overdose (Road Warrior Hawk)
• The Turk (has Dynamite Kid's character model and Vader's moveset)

[edit] Hidden wrestlers

Completing each of the "League Challenge" modes unlocks the following:

World Championship Wrestling

• Jeff Jarrett (has Ric Flair's moveset)

Empire Wrestling Federation

• Major Tom (Terry Funk)

Samurai Wrestling Federation

• El Masquerade (Mil Mascaras)

Dead or Alive

• Shanghai (Karl Gotch)

Independent Union

• Grizz Lee (Bruiser Brody)

Neo Strong Wrestling

• Steel Talon (Antonio Inoki)

Super Heavy

• The Giant (has André the Giant's character model and moveset)

Super Jr.

• Jaguar (Tiger Mask)

[edit] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (August 2008)

• Pressing START instead of the X button (and vice versa) can give wrestlers alternate attires. In some cases, certain wrestlers revert to past gimmicks (for example, pressing START can turn the nWo "Hollywood" Hogan into the red-and-yellow "Hulk" Hogan, or pressing START can turn the black-and-white late '90s Sting into the multi-colored, blonde-haired classic Sting).
• When Jeff Jarrett wins a Tournament or League Match, his name is displayed as "The All American."
• Saladin's alternate attire has "DAW" on the front, which is the abbreviation for Dead or Alive in Virtual Pro-Wrestling. In WCW vs. the World, it is abbreviated "DoA."
• Even though Sting is a playable character in the game, he had been in the midst of a year-plus long sabbatical from the wrestling ring at the time this game was released. He had not wrestled from Fall Brawl in September 1996 until Starrcade in December 1997.
• One of the game's music tracks, which exclusively plays when Samoa/Giant Baba is chosen as a player or opponent, is a version of the All Japan Pro Wrestling opening theme.

[edit] See also

• Virtual Pro Wrestling 64
• Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Ōdō Keishō

[edit] External links

• WCW vs. The World @ AllGame.com
• Aki Corporation website (English version)
• WCW vs. the World at MobyGames

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