Ring Rage (Game)

Ring Rage

GAME » on 1992

A wrestling arcade game by Taito featuring four-player action and digitized actors.

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Overview

Ring Rage is a belt-scrolling professional wrestling game developed and released by Taito for arcades (using Taito F3 System (Concept) hardware) in 1992. One of the earliest wrestling games to include digitized actors (similar to Pit-Fighter and Guardians of the 'Hood), Ring Rage feature four-player wrestling matches (both tag-team and free-for-all). It also includes some over-the-top elements, such as weapons and special moves, and also includes an "buy-in" feature where players can spend credits to restore their vitality (similar to Tao Taido (Game)). It later received a handheld port for the Game Boy (Platform) in Japan on January 29, 1993. This version restricts the game to one-on-one fights while removing Battle Royal mode. It was later released in North America by Natsume (Company) on April 1998.

Game Modes

In all modes, other players can join-in to take control of a computer player (ally or opponent).

Tournament - The game's main campaign mode, as players must win four tag-team matches to fight a single "Champ Match" against the final boss team of Spike & Knuckle. In "Champ Match", players cannot continue, nor can they join-in on the boss team.
Battle Royal - A single free-for-all match where eight combatants fight to become the last man standing. No more than four combatants fight at one time, and the game ends prematurely when all human players are defeated.
Extra Match - A single tag-team match split into rounds (with a best-of-three system).

Arenas

Normal Match - Used for Tournament and Extra Match modes. A traditional roped wrestling ring. Being outside of the ring for too long triggers a count-out, disqualifying them. Managers from either team can throw weapons inside the ring, and can be knocked out by the opposing team.
Cage Match - Used for Tournament and Extra Match modes. Makes use of steel cage walls that prevent combatants from entering/exit the ring, bouncing off the ropes, or receiving weapons from managers.
Steel Match - Used for Battle Royal mode. A steel ring surrounded by a pit, with ropes on the left and right sides. Falling (or being thrown) off the ring causes the combatant to respawn while dealing massive damage. The match starts with weapons inside the ring.
Street Match - Used for Battle Royal mode. An enclosed arena that has crates that can be used as weapons, which can be broken to reveal other weapons).

Characters

Standard Roster

Gunboat Rodie - A muscle-bound wrestler from Austria (Location). His finish blows include "Clothe-Line" and "Back-Breaker".
"KO" Joe - A kickboxer from Los Angeles (Location). His finish blow is the "Super Upper-Cut".
Killer the Shaddam - An Arab-themed wrestler supposedly from the Middle East (Location), who fights with some illegal moves (such as stabbing with a knife and a fire breath) . His finish blows include "Camel Clutch" and "Suplex".
B.B. Scorpion - A burly, masked wrestler from Texas (Location). His finish blows include "Flying Body-Press" and "Back-Breaker". Not included in the Game Boy version.
The Ninja Warrior Yasha - A slender ninja-like wrestler, supposedly from Japan (Location), who fights with karate techniques and. His finish blows include "One-Hundred Punch" and "Super-Kick". His name and appearance is likely a reference to Taito's earlier game The Ninja Warriors (Game).
Kelly Deckerd - A slender martial artist from Hong Kong (Location). His finish blow is the "Judo Throw". Not included in the Game Boy version.

Boss Characters

In the Arcade version, Spike & Knuckle make up the game's final boss team and is restricted in all modes. In Tournament, neither are playable. In Battle Royal, only one player can choose to be either (which locks out the other for all other players). In Extra Match, only one team can choose to have boss characters in them.

Spike - The lankier half of the punk-garbed Champion wrestling duo from New York (Location). His finish blows include "Back-Breaker" and "Leg-Drop". In the Game Boy version, he is a standard combatant.
Knuckle - The burlier half of the punk-garbed Champion wrestling duo from New York. His finish blows include "Atomic-Drop" and "Suplex". Not included in the Game Boy version.
Killer Cane - A champion wrestler that was added in the GB version as the unplayable final boss.

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