<s>
WWF	B-Device
War	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Iguana	O
West	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
WWF	B-Application
Attitude	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Device
War	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
features	O
a	O
gameplay	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
grapple	O
with	O
their	O
opponent	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
presses	O
on	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
then	O
a	O
button	O
press	O
to	O
perform	O
wrestling	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Device
War	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
also	O
features	O
audio	O
commentary	O
provided	O
by	O
Vince	O
McMahon	O
and	O
Jim	O
Ross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
gameplay	O
options	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
-	O
gauntlet	O
matches	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
challenge	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
opponents	O
one	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
and	O
Royal	O
Rumble	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
eliminate	O
numerous	O
wrestlers	O
by	O
throwing	O
them	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
rope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Royal	O
Rumble	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
only	O
)	O
-	O
Opponents	O
enter	O
in	O
intervals	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
thrown	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
rope	O
to	O
be	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
roster	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
18	O
wrestlers	O
who	O
were	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
WWF	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
from	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
previous	O
WWF	O
title	O
WWF	B-Application
In	I-Application
Your	I-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Undertaker	O
,	O
Goldust	O
,	O
and	O
Ahmed	O
Johnson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
rumours	O
of	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
;	O
including	O
a	O
second	O
ring-girl	O
'	O
Pamela	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
based	O
on	O
Turok	B-Application
,	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Turok	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dinosaur	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
War	O
Zone	O
consisted	O
of	O
20	O
people	O
,	O
10	O
each	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
begun	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
developers	O
waited	O
to	O
receive	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
development	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	O
considerations	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
cartridges	O
prevented	O
developers	O
from	O
including	O
the	O
CD-quality	O
audio	O
and	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
of	O
wrestlers	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
limited	O
cartridge	O
space	O
,	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Justin	O
Towns	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
WWF	B-Application
In	I-Application
Your	I-Application
House	I-Application
for	O
Acclaim	O
)	O
found	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
z-buffering	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
faster	O
speed	O
in	O
creating	O
cartridges	O
over	O
burning	O
CDs	O
to	O
be	O
advantageous	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
Zone	O
game	O
engine	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
another	O
Acclaim	O
Sports	O
title	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
Breakaway	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
they	O
used	O
3D	O
models	O
with	O
more	O
polygons	O
and	O
larger	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reduced	O
polygon	O
models	O
and	O
smaller	O
textures	O
were	O
used	O
during	O
four	O
wrestler	O
matches	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
used	O
the	O
same	O
models	O
for	O
all	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
found	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
640x240	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
and	O
maintain	O
a	O
constant	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
several	O
wrestlers	O
not	O
working	O
for	O
any	O
major	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
promotion	O
,	O
who	O
performed	O
the	O
various	O
moves	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
stated	O
in	O
early	O
1998	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
would	O
only	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
reasoning	O
that	O
the	O
installed	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Multitap	I-Device
was	O
too	O
small	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
additional	O
month	O
of	O
development	O
time	O
needed	O
to	O
put	O
in	O
four-player	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
did	O
support	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
engine	O
from	O
War	O
Zone	O
would	O
be	O
reused	O
for	O
three	O
follow-up	O
games	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
2000	O
release	O
ECW	B-Device
Anarchy	I-Device
Rulz	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
War	O
Zone	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
complimented	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
the	O
best	O
wrestling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
wrestling	O
package	O
ever	O
released	O
and	O
should	O
n't	O
be	O
missed	O
by	O
anyone	O
with	O
even	O
a	O
passing	O
interest	O
in	O
wrestling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
complimented	O
said	O
version	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
in-depth	O
create-a-wrestler	O
mode	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
wrestling	O
game	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Hsu	O
of	O
GameRevolution	O
also	O
offered	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
and	O
create-a-wrestler	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
best	O
wrestling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
fighting	O
games[,]	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
provides	O
the	O
thrills	O
and	O
spills	O
of	O
an	O
all-out	O
street	O
fight	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
much	O
better	O
scripting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
both	O
finalists	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1998	O
"	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
WCW/nWo	B-Device
Revenge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Game	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
