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WCW Backstage Assault
WCW Backstage Assault is a professional wrestling video game by Electronic Arts. It was the final World Championship Wrestling (WCW) game released as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased the company's assets three months later. "Backstage Assault" features commentary by Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. The game is distinguished by the fact that all gameplay takes place outside of a standard wrestling ring. This approach was poorly received, and the game sold only 200,000 copies.
Gameplay.
"Backstage Assault" is vastly different from other games of its genre. Previous wrestling games such as "WWF SmackDown!" and "WCW Mayhem" featured backstage areas as auxiliary fighting locations. "Backstage Assault" took the concept further by removing the ring entirely and having all action take place backstage.
The primary gameplay mode is called Hardcore Challenge. It consists of winning matches against random opponents until challenged by the champion. Throughout the game, players can unlock wrestlers, arenas, and moves for use in Create-