With WWE 2K22 being in the works, we’re going to look at a few games in the promotion’s library. WWE has had numerous video games over the years. Today, most fans would be more familiar with the games made by Acclaim, THQ, AKI, and 2K Games. We’re going to look at three WWE video games you may have forgotten or never heard of at all.
MicroLeague Wrestling (1987): One of The Most Obscure WWE Video Games
This is the ooze of all WWE video games. MicroLeague Wrestling is pretty similar to mobile wrestling games in that it isn’t an action wrestling simulation game but more strategy-based. Players basically selected their wrestler’s attacks and battled it out against the AI.
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The game’s original disk featured only a few wrestlers but others were available in expansion disks. While it wouldn’t be that fun given today’s more action-oriented gameplay, it made sense for the 1980s PC gaming than console gaming.
WWF Betrayal (2001)
WWF Betrayal was a WWE video game for the Gameboy Color. Dropped during the Attitude Era, it wasn’t a wrestling game at all but a beat ‘em up where players could play as one of the company’s big four at the time: The Rock, Stone Cold, The Undertaker, or Triple H.
The goal was simply to rescue Stephanie McMahon to get a shot at WWF Championship. It’s a weird-ass game because you have to go through non-wrestling-related stuff to win a wrestling title. The gameplay is simple as you only punch, kick, use weapons, and your finishing move.
Your final boss is Triple H but if you chose The Game then the final boss is Stone Cold. Which is just…bad design, honestly. On the other hand, who else could’ve been the main boss? You’d have to drop Triple H as a selectable character and put who? Kane? Jericho?
WWF European Rampage Tour (1992)
Released only for the European market, WWF European Rampage Tour dropped at a time when WWE had a strong following in Europe and regularly toured there. It is very similar to other 80s and early 90s wrestling games with a stubby roster and pretty basic controls.
Again, this was 1992, so you shouldn’t expect the most complex and flexible controls. Each wrestler had the same punch and kicks with variation coming from a couple of moves—mainly the finishers. What was interesting about this game is that it was focused around tag team wrestling and linear progression with The Legion of Doom being the main bosses.
The previous matches in the game follow a short European tour of several matches against three teams—lazy work. You can form a team from any combination of Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and The Ultimate Warrior—not that it matters much.
Drop in next week for another shot of WWE video games you probably forgot!
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