WWF Rage in the Cage

WWF Rage in the Cage
Information
Developer	Sculptured Software
Publisher	Acclaim Entertainment
Date released	1993
Genre	Wrestling, sport
Ratings	N/A
Modes	Single Player/Multi-Player
Platforms	Sega CD

WWF Rage in the Cage (WWF Mania Tour in Japan) is a professional wrestling video game released on December 21, 1993 for the Sega CD gaming system.

Features

Rage in the Cage was the first WWF game to feature actual video footage in the form of FMV clips seen in the game's opening video, as well clips of the wrestlers' signature moves that can be viewed on the wrestler select screen, and clips that play of the player's wrestler celebrating upon completion of the tournament mode. In addition, the game features audio introductions by Howard Finkel and rants between the competitors prior to the matches. However, for the game's music, developers did not take advantage of the CD format, as it resembles the digitized music of 16-bit games from that period. Rage in the Cage features 20 wrestlers, the most seen in a WWF game up to that time (this number would not be surpassed until WWF Attitude was released six years later).

Gameplay

The gameplay engine and graphical style are the same as in WWF Royal Rumble for the SNES and Sega Genesis. Each wrestler possesses punches and kicks, several grapple moves (executed via a "tug-of-war" style lockup system), running attacks, a move off the top turnbuckle, and a signature finishing move unique to that wrestler. Also available are illegal eye gouges and chokeholds, which can only be done outside the ring or if a referee is not present.

Several match variations are available for either one player versus the computer, or two players head-to-head. A One Fall match is a standard wrestling contest won by pinfall. In a Brawl match, there is no referee, no count-out, and illegal moves can be done at all times. The match ends only when one wrestler lacks the energy to continue. A Cage Match puts the wrestlers inside of a steel cage. There are no holds barred, and the match ends when a wrestler escapes the cage. Also available is a one-player Tournament mode, where the player selects one wrestler and must defeat the rest in a series of One Fall matches to become WWF Champion.

There are no tag team modes, despite the inclusion of actual tag teams in The Headshrinkers, Money Incorporated, and The Nasty Boys.

Featured wrestlers

Bam Bam Bigelow Big Boss Man Bret Hart Crush Headshrinker Fatu Headshrinker Samu IRS Kamala Lex Luger Mr. Perfect

Nasty Boy Knobbs Nasty Boy Sags Randy Savage Razor Ramon Rick Martel Shawn Michaels Tatanka Ted DiBiase The Undertaker Yokozuna

Images

External links

• WWF Rage in the Cage at GameFAQs