WCW Backstage Assault

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WCW Backstage Assault
File:WCW Backstage Assault Coverart.png
North American Playstation cover art
Developer(s) Electronic Arts
Kodiak Interactive
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Platforms Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Release date(s) PlayStation
    Nintendo 64
      Genre(s) Wrestling
      Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

      WCW Backstage Assault is a professional wrestling video game by Electronic Arts. It was the final World Championship Wrestling (WCW) game released as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased the company's assets three months later. Backstage Assault features commentary by Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. The game is distinguished by the fact that all gameplay takes place outside of a standard wrestling ring. This approach was not well received and to date, the game has sold only 200,000 copies.

      Gameplay

      Backstage Assault is vastly different from other games of its genre. Previous wrestling games such as WWF SmackDown! and WCW Mayhem featured backstage areas as auxiliary fighting locations. Backstage Assault took the concept further by removing the ring entirely and having all action take place backstage.

      The primary gameplay mode is called Hardcore Challenge. It consists of winning matches against random opponents until challenged by the champion. Throughout the game, players can unlock wrestlers, arenas, and moves for use in Create-a-Superstar. The player cannot defend the championship after earning it.

      Reception

      Reception
      Aggregate scores
      Aggregator Score
      GameRankings (N64) 55.40%[1]
      (PS) 45.60%[2]
      Metacritic (N64) 48/100[3]
      (PS) 40/100[4]
      Review scores
      Publication Score
      EGM 4/10[5]
      Game Informer (N64) 3.5/10[6]
      (PS) 3/10[7]
      GamePro 3.5/5 stars[8]
      GameSpot (PS) 5.1/10[9]
      (N64) 5/10[10]
      GameZone (N64) 9/10[11]
      (PS) 8.5/10[12]
      IGN (N64) 4/10[13]
      (PS) 2/10[14]
      Nintendo Power 6.2/10[15]
      OPM (US) 2/5 stars[16]
      PSM 6/10[17]

      The game was met with very mixed to negative reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 55.40% and 48 out of 100 for the Nintendo 64 version,[1][3] and 45.60% and 40 out of 100 for the PlayStation version.[2][4]

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