Eric Galaviz of Spawn Kill:
"Mexican wrestling is full of history and tradition that is said to have started the wrestling craze here in America. The wrestling we see now, evolving over the many years into "entertainment," is very different from the Mexican lucha libre. Though the WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA have all seen their perspective games, lucha libre has yet to make it into the virtual space. That was until Slang stepped in to give us Lucha LIbre AAA: Heroes del Ring. This new wrestling title aims to give gamers an authentic lucha libre experience based off of the popular Mexican AAA promotion."
WorthPlaying: "From the 8-bit era onward, there has been some luchadores sprinkled in wrestling video games. Starman from Nintendo's Pro Wrestling is probably the most famous of the bunch, but there have been a few featured in non-licensed wrestling and WCW titles. With the advent of the Create-A-Wrestler feature, players could create their own luchadores to go against the likes of Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Sting. When the organization folded in 2001, the only luchador you'd see in any wrestling title was Rey Mysterio, Jr. Sensing the desire for players to play a wrestling game that focused more on high-flying than brutal hits or hardcore action, the teams at Slang and Immersion Games partnered up to create a game based on lucha libre, the Mexican version of wrestling, with the licensing of one of the sport's major organizations. Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring is the first game focused squarely on this style of wrestling."
Gameplaybook chats with Immersion Games' Julian Castillo about producing a video game faithful to the Licha Libre legacy, as well as what you can expect in the game.
"As wrestling fans wait for WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 to arrive next week, we do have an alternative to turn to; one that opens the door to the fascinating history of Lucha Libre wrestling. Some well-known superstars of the US ring grew up with Lucha Libre in their blood, including WWE’s own Rey Mysterio and several other superstars, such as La Parka and Vampiro."
It's definitely going to take some time before this series catches up to SmackDown vs. Raw. It looks pretty fun, though. I'll likely pick this one up when the price goes down a bit. It beats TNA, that's for sure.
That does sound intimidating... Though can't hate on Konami showing pride in their game! I'd want to be a non-speedoed rudo every time. Do the characters they're being modeled off of have Spanish dialogue lines (if the character speaks Spanish)? I'm just curious how authentic they're keeping it.
Wow, I never even knew there was a game like this... Mexican wrestling fans must be foaming at the mouth lol.
Day one.
This looks interesting. Reminds me of that one anime about luchadors...can't recall its name at the moment.
I bet I'm the only person on n4g who liked Nacho Libre. :(