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WCW vs nWo: World Tour is a professional wrestling video game released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 game console. The game was THQ's first foray into the Nintendo 64 wrestling scene and is a semi sequel to the lesser known WCW vs. The World for the PlayStation. In the beginning, Asmik Ace and AKI began producing a wrestling game that was similar to Puroresu and fighting games for WCW. The game was very well received due to its tight construction and ease of play, especially compared to Acclaim's comparatively more difficult and convoluted game, WWF War Zone.
[edit] The gameThe game 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 taunts to help elevate their Spirit gauge and perform "Special" front and rear grapple moves when their gauge peaks. Due to this innovative control style, the game sold phenomenally well and soon reached Player's Choice status. 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, no "real" story mode, no ring entrances, and has a limited amount of actual WCW wrestlers. Asmik Ace and THQ did include a number of "fictional" characters in the game, 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 went 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).[1] The player can also enable bleeding despite the practice being forbidden in WCW at the time. The sequel to World Tour, WCW/nWo Revenge, would continue the success of its predecessor. Revenge built upon the engine tremendously by introducing ring entrances, improved graphics, more arenas, more signature moves, actual WCW championships, attire modification, and other improvements. [edit] Featured wrestlersIn addition to several WCW and nWo wrestlers, World Tour features many wrestlers from foreign promotions. In light of copyright concerns, the names and appearances of these wrestlers were changed, but their movesets remain intact. [edit] World Championship Wrestling
[edit] New World Order
[edit] Dead or Alive Wrestling (FMW)
[edit] Independent Union (Michinoku Pro)
[edit] Whole World Wrestling
[edit] LawsuitIn 1997, WWF manager Mr. Fuji sued the makers of the video game WCW vs. nWo World Tour claiming that the character Master Fuji was based on him. The lawsuit was settled in Mr. Fuji's favor [edit] References
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