Spotlight Video Game Reviews - WWF War Zone (Playstation)

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Episode 32: WWF War Zone (Playstation)
WWF War Zone is a professional wrestling video game developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake and released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1998 for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy.

[@invidofinp1828]

I hated the acclaim engine then and I still do, but God damn did I play the he'll out of the games.

[@-Trauma.]

Invid of INP lmao ikr, I used to be so pissed off after playing this game but I couldn't stop playing it every weekend though after cartoons went off.

[@fakename5625]

shows how weak minded you both are

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Fake Name why is that wrestling is not for pussies.

[@jarradlavoie]

Me too, I was always a WWF fan so it sucked knowing WCW had way better games on the 64 until WWF finally left Akklaim and went to THQ. WrestleMania 2000 and No Mercy were so awesome when I was a kid

[@JoseAguilar-hl3ny]

Same!!! I miraculously found ways to win a match lol playing this as a 7 year old 🤣😂 but once I played WCW vs NWO revenge, Wrestlemania 2000 and No Mercy I never played WarZone or WWE attitude again.

[@KennyPowersUrOut]

Deep down I know it's not a very good game but because of my childhood it holds a close spot to my heart and still play it to this day off and on. It does have that begining of the attitude era feel tho.

[@rohhhann]

This game captured a great era in wrestling and the "raw is war" war zone theme aesthetic in game menus, music, crowd interaction, artwork was brilliant

[@MazzaMedia_]

These graphics were incredible at the time. I bought it but later traded it in for Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. I then got WCW/nWo Revenge that Christmas and WrestleMania 2000 the next year on release day.

[@caitobrown0260]

The people who made this game said that they fought hard to keep Bret Hart and The Bulldog and Ahmed Johnson all In the game. Very true

[@kilocorleone4124]

‘Bret Hart would never team with Ahmed Johnson’ 😂

[@thefolks5199]

Is that racist 😂😂😂😂

[@robertlawrence4719]

@@thefolks5199 muh racisms, reeee , reeeee. It hurts , my woooo woooo.

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

Bret Hart would've teamed with Ahmed Johnson

[@StarForceBelmont321]

@@thefolks5199 no Ahmed Johnson has been very hard to work with almost everybody hated him in the WWF People didn't understand what he was saying and injured people without care

[@orgasmatron4296]

Traded my smackdown 2 for this to some kid down the street when I was like 7 and man I was an idiot

[@MariaHernandez-kr3wm]

kinda funny I don't think I remember rembering the lack of ropes in the steel cage.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

I never understood why they put the Headbangers in the game over the Road Warriors. Damn. 😕

[@CyanideSublime]

Lol, "Bret Hart would never team w/ Ahmed Johnson."

[@_fadingcolors]

I really liked how this game had a bunch of *secret* moves that weren't in the moves list: hurricanranas, sunset flips, moonsaults and even The Rock has his floatover DDT in this.

[@TonyDanza4Lyfe]

The one thing about this game that I did like was hearing the wrestlers voices during a match. It was very creepy as a kid lol

[@mrnaughtycat]

I brought this game for me 14th birthday in 1998 best game ever until the ps2 wwe games

[@SuperSoundtracks]

Absolutely loved this game back in the day. If you want a superfast win, pick stone cold and splash from the turnbuckle and then put the stunner to your opponent. The match will be done in less than 50 seconds.

[@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker]

I remember playing this a few times as a boy. I could never figure out how to do anything without pausing the game between moves to check the moves list.

[@grekygrek]

Dude this game....man...hooking up the PlayStation...untangling all the cords on the controllers....tryin to get the tv on the right channel...and sittin there on the floor with the tv playing this with my brothers is one of my favorite memories. I still have one brother 25 years later, but ill always have the memories, thanks for reviewing this brother.

[@Rustoization]

Shockingly....this game appears to have the most realistic wrestling gameplay of any wrestling game from this console generation

[@no-yj2cf]

I had totally forgot about this game! I played it when I was around 4 years old. My favorite part by far was the selection screen. It was so cool to see the wrestler bust out of a box with their face on it lol

[@Autobot_Megatron]

1) Good thing you mentioned that there was a mode that featured entrances, because upon seeing those entrances they had in these games....damn, you were better off without them lol 2) The Rock doing a bicycle kick at 2:18 is amongst the greatest things I've ever seen.

[@VForbes]

I remember getting this game with my ps1 but I was limited in what I could take advantage of because I didn't have a memory card, I remember cage matches being terrible because I didn't know how to climb don't the cage, or do finishing moves. So it got old fast for me.

[@DXTF12345]

I never won a match on this game...I was 4 when I first got it, and I just couldn't get my head around how you'd go about doing any moves.

[@cwatson42785]

@K X Lol!!

[@thisisnotachannel]

It's just like Mortal Kombat!

[@434Saibot]

At least you had the option for WCW/NWO Revenge, WCW/NWO World Tour etc.

[@jonathanscrutchensYT]

I remember walking to Toys R Us to get this game. Where Kane I know he was in game

[@jonathanscrutchensYT]

never mind

[@StuUngar]

It was also weird to have Bret Hart in the game as he notoriously left the WWF 8 or 9 months prior.

[@stevedfld]

this was my favorite wrestling game... I love the game play.

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

I loved this game when I was 13 in the summer of 1998

[@DiabolikalRA]

Damn, Davey Boy Smith looked like he just got back from a crack binge in that clip from the game

[@Munk451]

I like the N64 version for some reason, it was a guilty pleasure.

[@malikdamartian6863]

probably because it was multiplayer and the processor speed was faster with no load times.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

It also had the Royal Rumble and Gauntlet modes which I think were absent in tbe PS1 version?

[@thisisnotachannel]

I still own it. I play it sometimes, but I still play WM 2000 more often.

[@hunter371]

Had this for the N64. Believe me, every WWF fan with that system loved this game when it came out. Played this game to death, and it's much delayed sequel WWF Attitude. There's no sense in comparing this to the THQ games, but these titles were stellar for their time

[@oBADKIDRANDYo]

I was 8 years old when i got this , it came bundled with my "slim version" ps1.. I thought it was ok

[@g-dub5272]

Stone Cold stunner was THE most over finisher

[@cwatson42785]

I'll never forget ther pop that it got each and every time!

[@BreakdownFacemusic]

Great review man! Loved this game as a kid, thanks for revisiting it for me!

[@FallenGamer]

I remember buying this when it came out. I can't tell you how many hours I put into this and attitude. Then my friend had an N64 with Wrestlemania 2000. I didn't have an N64 at the time. But I was damn sure to have one before No Mercy came out! As long as I played the PS1 games they were hard to go back to after playing the N64 ones.

[@coryanthony5134]

I loved the sound effects and wrestler taunts in this game 😃..memory's 👍. .Attitude was way better imo.

[@MattoXorth]

I love this intro music. Got it stuck in my head all day

[@dales616]

We all had a mate who got a magazine. It showed us some finishers and how to make hbk do the figure four. None of us had computers let alone internet.

[@docjohnny7253]

The Fire Pro games on the SNES were the first to have CAWS, but those were exclusive to Japan.

[@khaliffburnett853]

Well my first Wrestling Game was WM200 but I bought War Zone and actually liked it

[@RomeoTheBeast11]

I loved this game as a teen! I think I liked it better than WCW Vs NWO World Tour... Crazy that wrestling games only got a lot better after these 2 released

[@robertlawrence4719]

According to some people, that is debate able lol.

[@johnsmith-ko8vq]

I had world tour before this one. Definitely didn't enjoy this as much as world tour. The create wrestler was only thing liked about this one.

[@xxnoxx-xp5bl]

NJPW Toukon Retsuden (Powermove Pro Wrestling) had a superb 3D wrestling engine and creation tools had existed in the Fire Pro series since at least 1993. Warzone might have been a WWE (F) game, but let's be honest, it doesn't really have anything else going for it.

[@Andros6000]

I’ve been looking for this game! I remember playing a demo of this game. And i always wanted the full game because you could create a wrestler but there was only like 10 options

[@sandireynolds161]

I thank it was the fake razor

[@patrickleonard5034]

I was in the 6th grade and was addicted to this game and in my opinion really made way for the next gen of wrestling games say what you want about acclaim but theyy put THQ to shame in those days and ATTITUDE was out of this world when it droped both were great games for there time

[@steelcurtain187]

I got this to kick ass with Kane

[@lewjones3]

is this really the last time we seen a limited roster?.. what about WWF Royal Rumble for the Dreamcast?

[@daymonharris8696]

2k15

[@kingjaz7708]

Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 Featuring ECW

[@kingjaz7708]

WWE All-Stars. Still a really good game

[@char7403]

KingJaz B. >Features ECW >Still Dry as Hell Roster The most obvious place is GM Mode lul

[@gingfreecss3914]

@@daymonharris8696 *wwf title not wwe

[@bizzles44]

I can’t believe how out of shape the rock was back in 97 😂 damn.... dude looks like Hercules now

[@MegaZombieDeath]

This one brings back a lot of memories.. for some reason the thing I remember most is Mankind's grunts.. lol.

[@drunkensailor112]

Fire pro S on saturn featured a create a wrestler mode 2 years before this.

[@MrHH611]

LOL at Fandango's theme song in the begining , the game was good in my opinion , I found the controls easier than attitude , another great review!

[@Allencartercomix]

Extra points for your review because you know of the masterpiece that is "Fun With Ahmed."

[@tonertonki]

Nice vid man, subscribed!! :)

[@themadrapper101]

This was the biggest production wrestling game ever at the time.. Great Christmas present for 98. Got my first PlayStation and this was my first game. The console came with a demo where you could preview Metal Gear Solid.

[@cjronetwentyseven2937]

I remember buying this (for PSone 1st time ever playing it) in either '02 or '03, and remember thinking this game wasn't as good. This was because I'd played this after WWF Attitude (can't remember exactly when I played Attitude, but I do know it was sometime before playing Warzone). The main things I always found impressive imo, is that wasn't only just the 1st wrestling title to feature your opponent getting busted open. That wasn't only just the 1st WWF title to include your opponent overall to bleed. But this was the first game (to have career mode) where you "actually" went by a schedule to wrestle. I like how you could do "ppv" mode and basically relieve the pay per views of WWF of '99 maybe (and if they're not accurate at least somewhat). Because one thing I do know, is SmackDown is much better wrestling game overall but since it was THQ's first attempt at anything WWF/WWE (so it's understandable imo) they had very limited options to choose from as opposed to Attitude.

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

Great review

[@allretroisfun9515]

I just got this on n64 I hated it as a kid but know I enjoy it

[@BrettStormXWP]

ONLY URF, IS GONNA SAVE YOU, FROM THE SAND RIPPER! Gosh those Ahmed Johnson promos always entertain. lol.

[@SpenceDaFence]

To respectfully correct you on the Create-A-Player mode: This is the first wrestling in North America to have this mode, however the Fire Pro Wrestling games in Japan had a CAW years before. I'm not sure about wrestling games exclusive to PAL regions though (assume there are any).

[@ChiGuy251]

being able to create a wrestler at the time was a pretty cool feature I also think it was one the first to feature entrances (as bare bones as it was).

[@TheDaveKrueger]

The "Bret Hart would never team with Ahmed Johnson" comment was perfect and completely unexpected. Easily your best moment of any of your videos and I've watched most of them, you're def getting the hang of this and seem to be improving your writing/script.

[@diddybootz]

I bought this game 4x. This was one of my favorite WWF games.

[@ohc6428]

Have the N64 version, Great times

[@streetzofBR225]

My child hood I remember this game

[@robertoprieto6325]

This was a great game with great graphics for the time...is the first wrestling game that introduced the create a wrestler mode...I still loved it...

[@joeburrows215]

Got this game for Christmas when it was new.. inside with the booklet was a survey asking how i herd of the game, what kind of games do i play, what kind of video game consoles I play, ect... and I remember writing that longer entrance would be good... the next game was "attitude" and I was happy with the entrances.

[@adamlark8631]

The THQ/AKI games set the bar too high for me to enjoy War Zone, Attitude, and the ECW games that were released. Shame, too. The create a wrestler features were fun while they lasted!

[@StuUngar]

I know Im in the minority, but I never liked the AKI wrestling games.

[@MrHH611]

Nice! Can't wait!

[@HypnoSwag]

What drew me to this game was the Create A Wrestler mode. Not a very common feature at the time, in any fighting, or wrestling game.

[@carlmahome1]

My favorite wrestling game

[@g-dub5272]

Legend has it we're still trying to figure out what Ahmed is saying

[@DemonChildCC]

It was a great game for the time.. problem was the finishers which were 3 direction presses an two of the 4 main buttons.. they definitely didnt waste any roster slots though they coulda done better than the headbangers.. too bad they went 5 steps back when they did attitude.. pretty cool was this game, attitude and even ecw all got handheld ports.. those handheld ports were fun during long as bus rides.. one thing I liked was the grudge matches cut scenes (they were not present in the 64 version)..

[@Remain_Unseen]

Faaaandooongo music at the beginning

[@thevikingchannel8117]

As a kid I thought the weapons were AWESOME in this game lol

[@jamesstrickland4501]

The first wrestling game I think of where you can throw them through a table

[@NikateeN]

I think you’re right. The hardcore matches in this game were sick when it first came out!!

[@damainmane7948]

War zone easily had the biggest arena in the Akklaim series...

[@stevenwalsh3052]

I remember this it was for its time a amazing game, I also remember ken shamrocks face looking a bit like the Michael Myers mask from the Halloween movie

[@VazzVegas]

I played this game to death as a kid. Great review! I had the N64 version so it didnt have those amazing videos! LOL.

[@DJDoubleCee]

This was the first wrestling game I ever played. I only wished you could fight in other arenas besides RAW and that you didn’t have to press so many buttons to execute a move. Good thing they fixed all that in future games.

[@jameswills9022]

I loved this game one of first games I had on ps1 I played the hell out of it.

[@th3gr81]

Dude, that intro is too long, 15 seconds maximum.

[@shyrowstand]

6:28 Obligated me to like this video

[@AIRWHITEY]

just subbed.

[@1983jcheat]

King of the ring from the Nes had a creator wrestler but it was just so limited.

[@joshuachadmorris5178]

I used to love this game

[@wolfpackleaderz6422]

The finishers only appear in the pause menu once you've damaged your opponent to red

[@jurassicdangerousdinosaurj2424]

My step brother and his friends literally loved this because they could play as stone cold haha good times.

[@SativaSteven]

Kiss my grits was always a funny entrance theme.

[@cysper479]

Guys does anybody noticed that players can made their own combinations in this game WWF War Xone in the PlayStation like (Square+Up) and (Triangle +Right) that's why I love this game. when WWF Attidude come up you would end up in Arm Bar

[@tthetopofmygame]

Kane......IS SEEING STARS!!......I hope he survives this.

[@megatron9339]

Ahhh spamming kicks from The Rock "Rocky Sucks! Rocky Sucks!!' And doing the Thesz Press makes Stone Cold say the infamous AUSTIN 3:16!

[@thisisnotachannel]

Everybody now! Do the "Liver Dance"!

[@TheBlockerNator]

6:09 - I believe one of the Fire Pro Wrestling games on Super Nintendo had it first.

[@nitraw]

My friend let me borrow it. I spent more time creating wrestlers or listening to their theme songs while doing homework than actually playing the game.

[@IfGodWereEvilHedBeMe]

Used to make all sorts of real wrestlers with the create a wrestler. That thing was pretty extensive

[@nickdelaney6953]

I loved this game and attitude lol

[@NewportBox100s]

I've got this on N64 and Game Boy... got to get the PS1 version soon.

[@wwemonkey619]

Dont waste your money it doesnt have the royal rumble

[@NewportBox100s]

Well I already bought it months ago. I like it a lot.

[@sw8467]

Had it on n64. Had a controller with a auto matic spam button thing, used to throat thrust the fuck out of everyone with taker. Loved this and attitude took me years to understand the buttons and put attitude on one day and learned how to actually play it. Played it for a few days tbf

[@ThrashAD720]

First wrestling game to have a true create a wrestler was the Fire Pro series.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

You mean the most overrated wrestling franchise

[@ThrashAD720]

+Daniel 316 And is that a bad thing? Nope

[@EGommer1994]

There's overrated and then there's deserving its praises. The Fire Pro series is the latter. Whether it's the greatest wrestling series or not is all opinion, but it is ignorance to deny how ahead of its time it was for years and its deliverance of top notch gameplay and stellar creation modes.

[@basedzoe]

The moves was too complicated to pull off 😂😂

[@TDNomad]

The problem was Acclaim wrestling games sucked compared to THQ wrestling games.

[@jamesstrickland4501]

Not on PlayStation at the time. Not until smackdown. Thunder! nitro and wcw vs the world were kinda terrible

[@user-sr3er1ub7r]

I don't think either War Zone or Attitude on PS1 sucked it was just the problem of very limited roster in War Zone .

[@wessparks5204]

@@jamesstrickland4501 I actually enjoyed WCW Vs. The World a lot.

[@Jebbreh]

@@jamesstrickland4501 It seems mixed. I put more time into WCW vs the world because it was the start of the thq control scheme/games. Easy to pick up and it captured WCW feel. The WWF games captured the WWF feel as well, the gritty attitude.

[@Venom3254]

The only wrestling game (N64 version) I own.

[@unchi1999]

Getting booed by the crowd for repeating the same move was the reason why i hated this game and WWF Attitude growing up because of that and how that game caused me severe anger issues as a kid over the years playing that game on a Project64 emulator and has even lead me to yelling at my monitor and punch the screen when that happened (Especially when i'm playing as a babyface). Oh thank god Smackdown 2 helped me get away from all that hell that was fucking War Zone & Attitude with their oversensitive crowd that treats you like shit and boos you for the dumbest reasons ever just because you did the same fucking move over and over and over again. That annoying booing shit NEVER happens to me in Smackdown, EVER! And hell i can even do the SAME move like 87 times in a row and the crowd wouldn't care one bit unlike that piece of garbage WWF War Zone/Attitude!