Virtual Pro Wrestling 64

Virtual Pro Wrestling 64

released on Dec 19, 1997

Virtual Pro Wrestling 64

released on Dec 19, 1997

Over 78 wrestlers ready to rumble! The no.1 wrestling promotion in the world, WCW, takes on the world and combines talents from around the world to settle their scores, and take on the nWo led by Hollywood Hogan. Hundreds of moves, 4 player action, this is wrestling!


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This is mainly a Japanese version of WCW vs. nWo: World Tour. However, despite releasing in the same month as the original version, this has a lot more stuff in it. Most notably, it contains a lot more wrestlers, with 5 additional wrestling leagues included. The game itself plays the game, though.

Another significant feature of this version is the wrestler edit. The features are quite basic – you can’t change anything about the wrestlers physical features, but there are 126 different costumes to choose from, each with two or three colours that you can change.

These don’t make the game significantly better, but there are some interesting changes that differentiate it from the original version of the game.

VPW 64 has less modes than its more prolific sequel, and you really feel the lack of a create a wrestler mode. However, this game does have a faster, more arcade-y feel than VPW 2. Finishers come hard and fast in this game compared to 2, but matches rarely end on the first finisher unlike in VPW 2 where hitting the finisher is the end of the match in most situations. I feel like the computer AI is also more aggressive and effective in this game versus 2. I recognize that 2 is superior, but I find myself playing this one more and more when I'm in the mood to play a few matches