WCW Nitro is an arcade-style wrestling game based on WCW's flagship television program, "WCW Monday Nitro". The game puts you in a button-mashing brawl featuring many of WCW's most popular stars and their signature maneuvers. You can take control of 16 wrestlers to start, including Kevin Nash, Buff Bagwell, and Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
As a player, you'll have options for single matches or tag team matches for one or two players, as well as a single-player tournament mode where you must battle through a series of matches to become a champion. The game's gameplay is straightforward: mash buttons to perform tackles, suplexes, and other moves.
As you progress in the game, you can unlock new characters to take to the ring. These include more WCW wrestlers, personnel, and even fictional characters, like THQ staff members.