Jun
03
2021
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Quick Time Review: Retromania Wrestling

Pros

  • Characters are big and resemble their real life counter parts really well for being 16 bit versions of them.
  • Variety of rings and locations are awesome (Hammerstein Ballroom FTW).
  • Ian Riccaboni

Cons

  • Lack of in depth controls makes learning the ropes difficult.
  • Matches can be frustrating with balancing ( I lost against Blue Meanine playing as Jeff Cobb 10 times via 10 Pounds of Gold when there were a few I had the momentum and Meanie won out of nowhere, but when the roles were reversed I was never able to overcome it)
  • Match options are limited but I hope more are coming.
  • No online multiplayer.

In Summary

Retromania Wrestling is a fun game if you are not expecting something like Fire Pro Wrestling. Its arcade roots are present but there’s a lack of polish with some of the movement and a training mode that would help people learn the ropes (I still don’t know how to land a finishing move). There were a few matches I was pulling my hair out with how matches played out like I noted above along with a fatal 4 way that made me