What platforms is Wrestle War on?

Wrestle War was released on Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

When did Wrestle War release?

Wrestle War was first released on December 31, 1989.

Wrestle War

Dec 31, 1989FightingSportArcadeSega Mega Drive/Genesis

Wrestle War — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Wrestle War on?: Wrestle War was released on Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Wrestle War release?: Wrestle War was first released on December 31, 1989.

About Wrestle War

Wrestle War is the name of a video game which was released in the arcades in 1989, and for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console in 1991 in Japan, Australia, and Europe only. and was published and developed by Sega. Despite being released the same year as the National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling's WrestleWar pay-per-view, it is not associated with any wrestling promotion. The original Japanese game cover featured a Hulk Hogan look-alike, with a bandana that spelled "Hogan". It was changed for the European and US releases for royalties reasons. It did not change the wrestlers faces though, which still are similar to those of real wrestling stars of the time. Wrestle War has also been released as part of the Sega Smash Pack The player takes control of Bruce Blade, a rookie wrestler, through a series of matches to win the Sega Wrestling Alliance championship belt by facing the following wrestlers, each possessing their unique wrestling moves: Mohawk Kid Sledge Hammer (based on Bruiser Brody) Mr. J (based on Jason the Terrible) Don Dambuster (based on Road Warrior Hawk) Nim Rod Falcon (based on Mil Mascaras) Titan Morgan (based on Hulk Hogan) Buckskin Rogers (based on Stan Hansen) Grand Kong (based on Abdullah the Butcher)

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1991	$5	$14	$45	2 reviews	Low

Also released on: Arcade · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

Complete

$14

Sealed

$45

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Sega Gold Collection re-release	$10	$19	—
Japanese release	$15	$45	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $4.72 in Apr 2018, $4.86 five years ago, and $4.94 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$4.89	$7.84
Jan 2020	$4.79	$9.91
Jan 2021	$3.76	$7.55
Jan 2022	$6.38	$9.47
Jan 2023	$5.29	$9.79
Jan 2024	$3.55	$11.62
Jan 2025	$5.74	$9.45
Jan 2026	$5.62	$13.20
Oct 2026	$4.94	$13.57

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date
Europe / PAL	June 1991
Japan	28 June 1991

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: EU+JP
Released: 1991
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Sega's arcade wrestling port, and a cheap European cart.

Wrestle War is a Sega wrestling game that began in arcades in 1989 and came to the Mega Drive in 1991, in Japan on 28 June and in Europe and Australia the same month. It is not associated with any wrestling promotion. The original Japanese cover featured a Hulk Hogan look-alike, which was changed for the international release.

Mean Machines rated it highly in its early review. Years later the game was included in the Sega Smash Pack on the Dreamcast, in 2001.

What the press said at the time

MegaTech Issue 18	June 1993	OVERALL 66%
Mega Drive Advanced Gaming Issue 17	January 1994	59%

“Still at half the price of WWF, Wrestle War isn't that bad and if your looking for a fun beat 'em up you could do worse.”
— MegaTech, June 1993

“A poor attempt at cashing in on the WWF craze. … Not a bad beat'em-up”
— Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, January 1994

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Mega Drive port arrived in 1991 in Japan, Australia and Europe.

Mean Machines Sega scored the Mega Drive game 88 percent in its early review round-up.

Also on other platforms

Arcade

Sega

Arcade. In Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade game as the second most successful table arcade unit of April 1, 1989.

Before you buy

Among European-only carts it sits below the middle. There is also a Sega Gold Collection re-release. The Japanese cart usually costs about three times as much as the European one and has a different cartridge shape.