Rock'n Wrestle

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Rock'n Wrestle
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Developer(s) Beam Software
Publisher(s) Melbourne House, [1]
Mindscape
Designer(s) Gregg Barnett, Bruce Bayley, Cameron Duffy, Damien Watharow
Composer(s) Neil Brennan
Platform(s) Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, [2] DOS
Release1985
Genre(s) Wrestling
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Rock'n Wrestle is a professional wrestling video game released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad and Commodore 64 8-bit home computers, [3] and as Bop'N Wrestle in 1986 for DOS by Mindscape. [4] [5]

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Reception

Rick Teverbaugh reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Bop 'N Wrestle is a game with some stunning graphics. It is also a well-timed release now that championship wrestling is now a network staple. But, unfortunately, it is a game that tries to do too much." [6]

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  7. "Jeux & stratégie 39". June 1986.