<s>
WCW	B-Application
Backstage	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
World	B-Device
Championship	I-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
(	O
WCW	O
)	O
game	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
World	O
Wrestling	O
Federation	O
(	O
WWF	O
)	O
purchased	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
assets	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
wrestling	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
and	O
WCW	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
featured	O
backstage	O
areas	O
as	O
auxiliary	O
fighting	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WCW	B-Application
Backstage	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
of	O
NextGen	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
title	O
but	O
the	O
potential	O
gives	O
us	O
hope	O
for	O
the	O
 [ WCW ] 	O
franchise	O
's	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lamchop	O
of	O
GamePros	O
December	O
2000	O
issue	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
WCW	O
fan	O
,	O
Backstage	O
Assault	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
addition	O
to	O
your	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
issue	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
author	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
WCW	O
is	O
your	O
hobby	O
,	O
then	O
pick	O
up	O
WCW	B-Application
Backstage	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
for	O
your	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
