<s>
WCW	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
promotion	O
World	B-Device
Championship	I-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
(	O
WCW	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
WCW	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
EA	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mayhem	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
wrestling	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
include	O
backstage	O
areas	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
expanded	O
upon	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
WCW	B-Application
Backstage	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
wrestling	O
games	O
to	O
integrate	O
audio	O
commentary	O
provided	O
by	O
Bobby	O
Heenan	O
and	O
Tony	O
Schiavone	O
;	O
although	O
,	O
only	O
Schiavone	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
despite	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
lines	O
being	O
addressed	O
directly	O
to	O
Heenan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mayhem	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
WCW/nWo	O
Mayhem	O
,	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
early	O
photographs	O
featuring	O
wrestlers	O
wearing	O
shirts	O
with	O
an	O
older	O
Mayhem	O
logo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
promoted	O
for	O
months	O
on	O
WCW	O
television	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
counter	O
which	O
appeared	O
on	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Monday	O
Nitro	O
and	O
Thunder	O
,	O
counting	O
down	O
the	O
days	O
,	O
hours	O
,	O
minutes	O
,	O
and	O
seconds	O
to	O
Mayhems	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
WCW	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Aki	O
Corporation	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
acclaimed	O
WCW	O
and	O
WWF	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aki	O
would	O
instead	O
develop	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
for	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
WCW	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
2	O
began	O
mainly	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
WCW	B-Application
Backstage	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
received	O
below-average	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
this	O
game	O
existed	O
in	O
a	O
total	O
vacuum	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
barely	O
pass	O
–	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
Wrestlemania	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
even	O
 [ WWF ] 	B-Application
Attitude	I-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
simply	O
inexcusable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freshman	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
showbiz	O
 '	O
of	O
wrestling	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
up	O
for	O
some	O
Mayhem.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
review	O
,	O
The	O
D-Pad	O
Destroyer	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
Wrestling	O
fans	O
,	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
choice	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
into	O
the	O
art	O
and	O
the	O
moves	O
,	O
then	O
WCW	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
may	O
leave	O
you	O
dazed	O
by	O
its	O
simplicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
fast	O
,	O
simple	O
and	O
action-packed	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
bodyslam	O
on	O
the	O
Playstation.	O
"	O
</s>
