RetroMania Wrestling

 PC
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. PCMag
    Dec 3, 2021
    70
    RetroMania Wrestling continues the action-filled fun established by classic, arcade wrestling titles, but features additional mechanics to please contemporary audiences. It isn't the deepest wrestling game, but that's part of its breezy, accessible charm.
  2. GameSpew
    Mar 9, 2021
    70
    RetroMania Wrestling isn’t the most technically accomplished wrestling game out there, but it is a joyous arcade brawler that gets more entertaining the more people you can rope in to a match. Like the game that inspired it, it’s not going to occupy you for hours in a single sitting but you’ll keep coming back for another dose of wrestle ’em up action.
  3. PC Invasion
    Mar 5, 2021
    65
    Despite its dated aesthetics, RetroMania Wrestling can still bring the pain. Unfortunately that struggle translates to issues both in and out of the ring. Sometimes, it's important to consider why design decisions were abandoned in the past, rather than meticulously recreating frustrating mechanics for modern audiences in the name of authenticity.
  5. GameSkinny
    Mar 2, 2021
    60
    Retrosoft clearly understands the kind of game it wanted to make in RetroMania, and aesthetically, it succeeds. Gaining the momentum in a match that's in full swing, and keeping it until victory, is exhilarating. But as of now, RetroMania perpetuates aspects of pro wrestling that are better left in the past.

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. R8282
    Mar 7, 2021
    10
    Great game!! hurray to the developer for this game.
    Future updates and dlc is on my whish list...
  2. Jayleigh
    Mar 7, 2021
    10
    I absolutely adore this game.
    Gameplay is fun, challenging and rewarding.
    The artistic presentation is phenomenal, you can tell a lot of    I absolutely adore this game.
    Gameplay is fun, challenging and rewarding.
    The artistic presentation is phenomenal, you can tell a lot of heart went into this.
    There's a whole bunch of modes and match types you can enjoy;
    Story, Ten Pounds Of Gold, RetroRumble, Versus. All of them are very enjoyable.
    If you're a wrestling fan and you like video games, I'd recommend this game 100%.
    The only thing that's missing for me personally is a creation suite, however the devs have mentioned they're looking at potentially doing this down the line. 10/10.
    Thank you for making this game Retrosoft.    … Full Review »
  3. lCraftyl
    Mar 6, 2021
    8
    Retromania is kind of a mix of Fire Pro and Wrestlefest but I will stress that if you found Fire Pro hard, you will most likely enjoyRetromania is kind of a mix of Fire Pro and Wrestlefest but I will stress that if you found Fire Pro hard, you will most likely enjoy Retromania. Retromania has only one instance of timing based mechanics that you have to keep doing, which happens right as you lock up with an opponent. While the Fire Pro series can have a string of timing mechanics to do more advanced moves and whatnot. To Sum it up, if in Retromania you want to pull off more advanced ring style moves, like even special tag moves, its simply about getting your opponent into the right position. (as well as having your momentum meter high enough but this is easy to understand and increase)

    Even if you're not a fan of wrestling but enjoy a mix of fighting and "beat em up" games you will probably have fun with this too. One of the reasons I love wrestling games over playing a traditional fight game is that the best wrestling games usually don't lock the more advanced moves behind an absurd button combination. As for Retromania it has a simple, but fleshed out grapple system to where you have light, medium, heavy attack options that you gain access to by combo-ing, lets say, a light attack with one of the direction buttons will do a different move. So you not only have several grapple options per light attack, you have a slew of moves for medium and heavy grapples too. This whole system works in conjunction with the momentum meter, which raises from L/M/H as your pound on your opponent or successfully taunt without be punched in the face before you finish it.

    As for game modes and whatnot, in a lot of ways the game is what you make it, in that you have around 7 core match based options ranging from simple 1v1's, tag matches up to 4vs4, free for all matches, and an absurd Rumble match which allows a bunch of wrestlers in the ring at the same time. Most of these match options can also be tweaked further, like adding a Cage on top of the ring that you can actually climb and perform moves off of, or slam your opponent into.

    All in all, I think Retromania is great, it borrows some of the best elements from classic 16bit wrestling games, most of which never were released in the USA back in the day. The developers have also shown that they want to keep improving the game by adding more gameplay options, wrestlers and so on. Even right after the day 1 launch they were already tweaking and improving different things based on community feedback.    … Full Review »
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