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JWP: PURE WRESTLE QUEENS
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9.5 out of 10
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| Most people here in the 'States think that the only women's wrestling games have been the Rumble Roses games from Konami. While the Roses games aren't terrible, they are poop stuck on the bottom of your shoe when compared to this gem from Japan. In my humble opinion as a guy who is obsessed with professional wrestling, this is one of the greatest wrestling games that I ever have had the privilage to play.
For a Super NES wrestling game, this game's combat is incredibly deep. Each wrestler has their own move sets, their own reversals, and their own finishers, all based off of the Joshi stars from JWP. In this game, you'll get to wrestle as Joshi legends Devil Masami, Dynamite Kansai, Mayumi Ozaki, Cuty Suzuki, Manami Toyota, and several others, too. If you don't recognize any of those names, don't worry, it won't effect your enjoyment of the game one bit. |
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The game is very easy to pick up and play. I don't really know Japanese, but I was able to find my way around the menus fairly easily. Once my first match began, I figured out what button did what in less than a minute, and I went on to win my first match after countering an attempted German suplex into a victory roll. Tag matches, which are often the worst part of wrestling games, are just as fun as singles matches. Tagging in and out is a breeze, and you can even preform double team moves on your opponent. Now, let's talk about a high spot for the game...
The counters. There are so many counters in this game, that my jaw would actually drop at some of them. I was simply amazed to see that the developers included so many. You can even chain the counters. I countered my opponents German suplex to attempt a German of my own, only to have my opponent counter my German into a bulldog. I slid out of an attempted powerbomb to hit a tiger suplex on my opponent. You can duck clotheslines and dropkicks. I have seen well over 20 reversals in this game, and I have a feeling that I barely scratched the surface. |
| The fantastic wrestling is good enough to give it a nice score, but also included in this game is a Mario Party-like game, which has you going around a board and wrestling at various venues when you land on the appropriate area. It's not a bad way to pass some time with some of your wrestling fan friends.
Simply put, this is the BEST wrestling game that I have ever played that came out of the 16-bit era. Not only that, but it gives several of today's wrestling games a run for its money when it comes to the action in the ring. The only thing keeping this game from a perfect score is the lack of match types to play (singles, tag team, and handicap). In the board game I mentioned earlier, you can wrestle in four-way elimination matches, so why not in the main game? But anyway, that's just a minor gripe. |
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If you are a wrestling fan, you owe it to yourself to track this little gem down. It is a game dang near perfection. The only terrible thing about this game is that it was never brought over to the 'States. - Ape |
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December 23, 1994