While it's true that World Tour has aged horribly, this game served an important role in paving the way for modern wrestling games and introduced the magic of the AKI Corporation's intuitive wrestling gameplay mechanics that have been used in many games and that, in my opinion, remain the best in the industry.

Even at the time of its release, the graphics and presentation were not the best but the gameplay mechanics and great selection/design of the gameplay modes (such as tournament and battle royale) more than made up for any presentation flaws.

Another plus for this game is that it's based on arguably one of the best (if not the best) eras of wrestling, particularly in the WCW world which was experiencing the best entertainment angle with the nWo storyline.