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Waggling and sports sims - they're pretty much synonymous. Personally I've never understood the attraction. Why should being able to wiggle a joystick from side to side dead fast be considered a sporting feat? But, if waggling is your thang and you've spent years developing a good, strong and very, very fast technique, Wrestling Superstars is the game for you.

There are basically five moves in the game: thump, kick, throw, sit on or (last but not least) run away from your opponent. If your opponent is sitting on you or he's attempting to pick you up for the throw then it's a case of waggle 'til the cows return from their summer hols. A scale will appear in the bottom left-hand corner. The scale moves down as you waggle ever more furiously to escape your opponent's grasp. Get your yellow line to the floor before his and you'll come out of the scrap better.

The graphics are big and bold and there's plenty of crowd encouragement disguised as a hissing noise. Smart close-ups of the players grimacing as they're knocked into the middle of next week add to the amusement factor. And the referee has got to be a relation of Bully from Bullseye!

1. The waggle meter is a good idea.
2. The fighters are fairly impressively drawn.

1. The choice of moves is a bit lightweight.
2. Naff sound effects.
3. All that waggling gets a bit wearying, and I don't just mean on your wrists.