WWF In Your House is a video game for the PlayStation, DOS

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, and Sega Saturn

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 released in 1996. It was developed

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 by Sculptured Software

Sculptured Software

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 and published

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 by Acclaim Entertainment

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Description

Essentially a successor to WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

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, In Your House is not a wrestling game in the normal sense, as it is heavily influenced by Mortal Kombat. It features digitized

Digitizing

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 sprites

Sprite (computer graphics)

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 of the wrestlers, and many over the top, unrealistic, and magical moves and taunts by the wrestlers. The game also featured finishing moves which are performed before the final pin.

Instead of typical wrestling arenas, WWF In Your House featured personalised stages for each individual wrestler, such Shawn Michaels' Club, Stu Hart's Dungeon and Undertaker's Crypt.

The game features 10 total wrestlers: The British Bulldog

Davey Boy Smith

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, Goldust, Bret Hart

Bret Hart

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, Owen Hart

Owen Hart

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, Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Triple H

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, Ahmed Johnson

Anthony Norris

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, Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels

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, The Ultimate Warrior

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, The Undertaker, and Vader. In-game commentary is supplied by Vince McMahon

Vince McMahon

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 and Mr. Perfect

Curt Hennig

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Reaction

The game was not well received by critics; it scores of 5.6 (DOS) and 4.6 (PlayStation) on GameSpot

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. While GameFAQs

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reviews are more mixed, most agree that the game is a poor sequel to WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game. Some strong points are the enhanced graphics, the addition of a 4 player mode and the wrestler selection.