Play Tecmo World Wrestling (europe) Online

Tecmo World Wrestling came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, developed and published by Tecmo. It was part of that wave of late NES sports games that tried to capture the spectacle of their real world counterparts, moving beyond the simpler arcade style matches of earlier titles.

You control one of ten international wrestlers, each with their own special moves, and your goal is to win matches to become the world champion. The core of the game is its grappling system; you lock up with an opponent and then quickly input a direction to execute a throw or a submission. Signature mechanics include the ability to climb the turnbuckle for a diving attack and a momentum based pinning system where you must stop a moving meter in a small green zone to get the three count. The computer opponents are tough, often reversing your moves if you become predictable, which forces you to learn the timing for each wrestler's unique abilities. It feels like a strategic tug of war where a single well timed move can completely turn the match around.