5 Greatest Retro Wrestling Video Games

What's the greatest retro video game of all time? Is it *this* one?
What's the greatest retro video game of all time? Is it *this* one?

#1. WWF No Mercy (N64)

WWF No Mercy was the pinnacle of wrestling games from the retro era
WWF No Mercy was the pinnacle of wrestling games from the retro era

Just like the culmination of the Monday Night Wars, WWF managed to release the greatest retro wrestling video game in WWF No Mercy, beating out WCW's Revenge instalment.

With a huge superstar library to choose from, a deep 'Create a Wrestler' mode and many different match stipulation options, No Mercy managed to blend the best realism at that time available for gamers alongside playability for all ages. The N64 gave WWF fans titles such as WWF Attitude, WWF Wrestlemania 2000 and WWF Warzone, but this game far outweighed those for how realistic the game felt, how involved the Championship story mode was, and how advanced the gameplay mechanics felt.

Fans of WWF would start to be deluged by wrestling video game titles in years to come, but none of the 2K games come close to hitting the mark that 'No Mercy' did and is widely regarded as the greatest wrestling game ever made (to this point).

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