There is only six levels, that while visually separate from one another, all really fall into the same category in what you actually do. There's no real break up of the action (not a Turbo Tunnel in sight, for example – nor a Turtles-esque surfboard sequence), it just keeps the repetitive nature of the beat-'em-up to its very similar core. Whether on the streets or in Titan Towers, you punch/kick rent-a-cops, plumbers and referees before running into boss battles against one of the out of favour three grapplers in the game. 

WWF Betrayal plays exactly as you would expect, as has been alluded to. You dash, kick, punch and utilise special moves (by upping your energy bar) and weapons (that can be picked up and littered throughout the stages) to batter all the baddies in each level to then face a mini-boss and move on. Nothing fresh, nothing new – just the entertainment factor that this is all set within the WWF universe. There is a surprising lack of grappling and you can't go jumping about, either – both of which were a disappointment but at the same time understandable considering the fact you only have two real action buttons on offer with the Game Boy Color. When you finally lock up with the likes of Austin et al, you will soon find instead of genuine difficulty curve, WayForward unfortunately just ramp up the cheapness instead which in turn has you do the same with the dash attacks. M'eh. There is other collectables you can claim to increase health and whatnot by smashing open breakable objects during the various stages in a style reminiscent of the genre icons that came before this. It doesn't have clunky controls, which again works in the games favour and prevents it from getting a downgraded rating when it comes to pure gameplay factor, even though it has all been seen and done in much better games by this point in history. For a game so very close in style to Double Dragon, it'll just have you reaching for the DDII cart instead by games end (the awesome original Game Boy port, that is).

Graphically speaking, the game is fine. Some of the sprite animation can look a bit awkward (seriously, I have no idea why the Rock struts like that, unless he's literally ripping piss outta Vinnie Mac the entire game or something), but everything is easily distinguishable utilising the typically bold colours that the GBC has to offer. It never totally fills the screen with enemies so it keeps things nice, bulky but ultimately simple. Often two other big sprites will be on screen with no noticeable flicker or slow down to annoy the hell out of you (as in you the gamer). In fact, the only flicker you get is that of an enemy after you've just smashed their head in, which just happens to be the death animation. The scrolling itself is smooth and makes everything nicely fluid, as you'd expect from WayForward, really. My personal favourite touch of graphical flair is the security guard/police officer with the tazer. Genuinely cool!

In terms of sound/music, it's not exactly a title you'll be dying to rip the tunes from or whack in your headphones for during play. Besides the wrestlers' themes themselves, its all rather generic and uninspired. Not particularly bad or anything, just nothing incredibly memorable/super enjoyable. To my tastes, that is. All the hits and other sound effects are those you've heard a thousand times before and sound in general just feels like it was a last minute/rushed section of the games design. Disappointing, really. As stock as it all is, it does fit with the action well enough to not become a distraction, so for that alone it gets put purely in the bang average bracket by moi. It makes you feel especially bad when you not Factor 5 even had a hand in it all. Needs more Jim Johnston.