<s>
WCW/nWo	B-Device
Thunder	I-Device
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
television	O
show	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
by	O
THQ	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thunder	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
WCW	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
and	O
updates	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
with	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
cage	O
matches	O
,	O
battle	O
royals	O
,	O
weapon	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
select	O
what	O
stable	O
each	O
wrestler	O
competed	O
for	O
(	O
this	O
included	O
WCW	B-Device
,	O
nWo	O
Hollywood	O
,	O
nWo	O
Wolfpac	O
,	O
Raven	O
's	O
Flock	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
which	O
bore	O
too	O
many	O
similarities	O
to	O
WCW	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
concerns	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
2000	O
,	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
Nitro	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
updated	O
roster	O
from	O
Thunder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
in	O
Thunder	O
are	O
n't	O
terribly	O
significant	O
,	O
they	O
do	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Nitro	O
-	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
put	O
Thunder	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
wrestling	O
pile	O
just	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WCW/nWo	B-Device
Thunder	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
