Yay for Wrestling

Yay for Wrestling! A study of various pro-wrestling related games Oh yes…. There will be blood… “Wrestling is fake” Sid Vicious Leg Break Character Archetypes: The Villain    Villain known as the “heel” Dirty match tactics Elicits negative crowd reaction Character Archetypes: The Hero     Hero known as the “face” Clean match tactics Crowd reacts positively Must overcome obstacles Wrestling Video Games Gaming Etiquette Multi-Player DON’T YOU DARE:    Play a superheavyweight vs. a cruiserweight or woman Exploit the game’s stupid AI in tag matches Play as a created superstar w/ full attribute points obtained by exploits Casket Match Steel Cage First Blood Hell in a Cell Ultimate Submission Match Types: Ladder Barbed Wire Match The Winning State! Gender Issues   Women objectified & WAY over sexualized (ex. Bra and Panties match… wtf?) Inequalities abound! (ex. only male characters can bleed, women can only challenge for women’s title) Wrestling Dead Pool   List wrestlers in a particular federation that you think will be fired, get injured, quit, or die Game can last over the year, a few months or any other determined period of time Wrestling Roleplaying: Getting started  Types of E-feds Storyline based  Roleplay based  Match based   Character creation No formats  No restrictions  Wrestling Roleplaying  Types of Shows Live (Chat room)  Weekly Shows (EMail)  Weekly Shows (Msg. Boards)  Pay Per Views (Msg. Boards)   Good RPs… …can vary in length between 210 pages  …stay in character  …occur in a situation that relates to the wrestler or the point he is making  Wrestling Roleplaying Etiquette Be civil in OOC chat  Max of 3 RPs per match  Post RPs throughout the week, not just 10 min. before deadlines  No Racism or overly vulgar language in RPs  WWE Collectible Card Game: Raw Deal Choose your superstar  Deck consists of 60 cards  Game play segments  Draw phase  Main segment  End turn   Winning = making opponent use all of their cards Types of Cards Actions Hybrids Maneuvers Reversals Objects Superstar Specific CCG Etiquette If you have a chance to look through cards, you must shuffle deck afterwards  If a person new to the game doesn’t know what their cards do, don’t lie to them  Be a good sport – don’t gloat about winning or whine about losing  If you touch other player’s cards, be gentle  Action Figure Fun Backyard Wrestling Unprofessional and untrained wrestling  Usually VERY dangerous  Less focus on wrestling than on dangerous stunts and weapon usage  Backyard Atrocity Conclusion     Wrestling is not “fake” Various types of gaming – roleplay (backyard, written, toys), CCG, video games Backyard wrestling is DANGEROUS and stupid Katie <3’s wrestling