<s>
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
as	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
Manufacturing	O
Co	O
.	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
digitized	O
representations	O
of	O
eight	O
WWF	O
performers	O
who	O
are	O
pitted	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
fast-paced	O
matches	O
inspired	O
by	O
Midway	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
a	O
follow-up	O
,	O
WWF	B-Application
In	I-Application
Your	I-Application
House	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
based	O
on	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
,	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleManias	I-Application
digitized	O
graphics	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
than	O
a	O
sports/wrestling	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Midway	O
's	O
popular	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
other	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
uppercuts	O
that	O
cause	O
the	O
opponent	O
to	O
go	O
sky	O
high	O
,	O
flawless	O
victories	O
and	O
very	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Application
WrestleManias	I-Application
one-player	O
mode	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
wrestling	O
superstars	O
–	O
Bret	O
"	O
The	O
Hitman	O
"	O
Hart	O
,	O
The	O
Undertaker	O
,	O
Shawn	O
Michaels	O
,	O
Razor	O
Ramon	O
,	O
Bam	O
Bam	O
Bigelow	O
,	O
Yokozuna	O
,	O
Doink	O
the	O
Clown	O
,	O
and	O
Lex	O
Luger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
features	O
two	O
single-player	O
modes	O
:	O
the	O
Intercontinental	O
Championship	O
and	O
the	O
WWF	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
music	O
consists	O
of	O
snippets	O
from	O
the	O
roster	O
's	O
circa-1994	O
entrance	O
music	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Shawn	O
Michaels	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
older	O
,	O
Sherri	O
Martel	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Sexy	O
Boy	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Undertaker	O
with	O
his	O
previous	O
theme	O
when	O
he	O
had	O
the	O
Western	O
Mortician	O
moniker	O
from	O
1991	O
to	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
opening	O
themes	O
to	O
WWF	B-Application
Monday	I-Application
Night	I-Application
RAW	I-Application
,	O
WWF	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
WWF	O
Wrestling	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Mark	O
Turmell	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
worked	O
16	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
seven	O
days	O
a	O
week	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
get	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
release	O
omits	O
Bam	O
Bam	O
Bigelow	O
and	O
Yokozuna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
retains	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
and	O
commentary	O
samples	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
four	O
wrestlers	O
on-screen	O
,	O
also	O
with	O
slow	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
release	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
port	O
compared	O
to	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
in	O
all	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
reported	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Lose	O
the	O
basketball	O
from	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
take	O
away	O
the	O
blood	O
from	O
MK	B-Application
,	O
throw	O
in	O
some	O
famous	O
wrestlers	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
have	O
WWF	B-Application
Wrestlemania	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
addictive	O
arcade	O
games	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
similarly	O
described	O
WWF	B-Application
Wrestlemania	I-Application
as	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
bloodless	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
but	O
"	O
much	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
WWF	B-Application
Raw	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
even	O
more	O
enthusiastically	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
combos	O
which	O
are	O
easy	O
to	O
stumble	O
across	O
,	O
engaging	O
commentary	O
and	O
other	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
extensive	O
combination	O
of	O
realistic	O
wrestling	O
moves	O
and	O
comical	O
magic	O
moves	O
which	O
tap	O
into	O
the	O
fantasy	O
appeal	O
of	O
wrestling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
both	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Platinum	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
[	O
Acclaim	O
and	O
Williams ]	O
have	O
turned	O
out	O
the	O
lights	O
on	O
anyone	O
thinking	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
wrestling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
said	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
is	O
"	O
no	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
"	O
and	O
lacks	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
samples	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
least	O
has	O
better	O
graphics	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
is	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
32X	B-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
suffers	O
from	O
"	O
excessive	O
graininess	O
"	O
and	O
conspicuous	O
slowdown	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
somewhat	O
shallow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
unfair	O
to	O
compare	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
does	O
not	O
compare	O
well	O
even	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
described	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
almost	O
flawless	O
"	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
shortcomings	O
being	O
some	O
graininess	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
and	O
slowdown	O
in	O
the	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
disappointment	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
nothing	O
new	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
despite	O
it	O
coming	O
out	O
almost	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Allsetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
maintained	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
worth	O
the	O
wait	O
"	O
,	O
applauding	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Version	O
10th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Top	O
10	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
same	O
issue	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
10th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
SNES	B-Application
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
