WWF Wrestlemania

WWF Wrestlemania brings the spectacle of professional wrestling to the computer, offering matches built around the stars and larger-than-life personalities of the early WWF era. Rather than aiming for a highly technical simulation, it concentrates on straightforward wrestling action, with punches, grapples and signature moves providing the main entertainment. The controls are simple enough to understand but require some practice if you want to consistently beat the computer. Its graphics are certainly dated, yet there is something appealing about seeing famous wrestling characters recreated in chunky pixels. The game works best as a historical snapshot of wrestling culture, when entrances, rivalries and colourful personalities were just as important as what happened inside the ring. If you like old sports games with plenty of character, this one delivers its particular brand of squared-circle nostalgia.