Lucha Libre AAA 2010: Heroes del Ring
Encyclopedia
Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring (formerly AAA El Videojuego, or AAA The Videogame) is a lucha libre video game developed by Immersion Software & Graphics
and Immersion Games México (now Larva Game Studios) for the PlayStation 3
and Xbox 360
. The video game features over 40 wrestlers from the Mexico
based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA) professional wrestling promotion. The game was released on October 12, 2010.
, Nintendo DS
and PlayStation Portable
versions are being developed by Sabarasa. The releases of all three have been pushed back to a future date.
On October 28, 2010, Gamestop
removed the Wii version from their website and reported to customers with pre-orders that the release has been canceled, though no official announcement has been made and the release remains available for pre-order from other retailers.
and PlayStation 3
versions:
Unlockable characters:
version:
version:
. However, Greg Miller of the IGN
scoring to the Xbox 360
version with an average score of 5.0/10 from press score with 5.0/10 and reader score with 6.1/10 and to the PS3 version with an average score of 5.0/10 from press score with 5.2/10 and reader score with 6.1/10, says that: "For years, THQ's WWE SmackDown series has dominated the video game scene when it comes to wrestling. Folks have popped up and tried to splinter the market -- TNA, Fire Pro and so on -- but none have had the power to take the title from the undisputed champ. That's the same story with Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring" on the website.
The developer of the game talk to about their new wrestling franchise, and how it differs from the WWE: "Over the past few years, professional wrestling fans have mostly been limited to WWE/TNA games, but not for much longer. There’s a new player in town and they’re bringing a whole new attitude with them. Slang is the first Mexican-based publisher to bring a video game to the mass market. Its initial entry? Lucha Libre AAA 2010: Héroes del Ring, a wrestling game featuring stars from the Mexican-based AAA (Asistencia Asesoría y Administración) wrestling league.
Immersion Games
Immersion Games was a game development company headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico and Bogota, Colombia. It was founded by Julian Castillo, Miguel Posada, Eivar Rojas y Ernesto Galvez.- Videogames :...
and Immersion Games México (now Larva Game Studios) for the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. The video game features over 40 wrestlers from the Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) professional wrestling promotion. The game was released on October 12, 2010.
Wii, Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable versions
WiiWii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
and PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
versions are being developed by Sabarasa. The releases of all three have been pushed back to a future date.
On October 28, 2010, Gamestop
GameStop
GameStop Corporation is an American video game and entertainment software retailer. The company, whose headquarters is in Grapevine, Texas, United States, operates 6,500 retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New...
removed the Wii version from their website and reported to customers with pre-orders that the release has been canceled, though no official announcement has been made and the release remains available for pre-order from other retailers.
Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
The following characters are from the Xbox 360Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
versions:
- Abismo NegroAbismo NegroAndrés Alejandro Palomeque González was a Mexican Luchador . He is best known for appearing under the stage name Abismo Negro, which is Spanish for "Black Abyss" or "black hole", in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion...
- Alan StoneAlan Stone (wrestler)Alan Stone is a Mexican professional wrestler who has competed in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since the late 1990s...
- El BrazoEl BrazoJuan Alvarado Nieves is a Mexican Luchador currently working for the Mexican based Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración wrestling promotion. He is best known under the ring name El Brazo that he has been using since his debut in 1980...
- Charly MansonCharly MansonNot to be confused with Charles Manson.Jesús Luna Pozos is a Mexican luchador who is best known in under the ring name Charly Manson . In 2001 Manson suffered a career-threatening, near-fatal injury that required surgical steel to be inserted into his body...
- ChessmanChessman (wrestler)Kevin Citlali Zamora is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Chessman. He currently performs for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is one half of the current AAA World Tag Team Champions with partner Abyss...
- CibernéticoCibernéticoOctavio López Arreola is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Cibernético, currently working for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion in Mexico...
- Dark CuervoDark CuervoJaime Ignacio Tirado Correa is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Cuervo / Dark Cuervo, a heel character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and has been part of The Black Family since it was formed in 2001 when Charly Manson formed the stable...
- Dark OzzDark OzzMarcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed...
- Dark ScoriaEscoriaJose Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Escoria / Dark Escoria , a face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Ibarra has been part of The Black Family since it was formed, but left the stable in October 2010...
- Dr. Wagner Jr.
- ElectroshockElectroshock (wrestler)Edgar Luna Pozos is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Electroshock, which he has used while working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 1997. Pozos is married to Luchadora Lady Apache and is the...
- El Elegido
- Extreme TigerExtreme TigerExtreme Tiger is a Mexican professional wrestler currently competing in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is currently the 2011 Rey de Reyes.-Professional wrestling career:...
- Gronda
- Jack EvansJack EvansJack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...
- Kenzo SuzukiKenzo SuzukiKenzo Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with New Japan Pro Wrestling and in the United States with World Wrestling Entertainment...
- KonnanKonnanCarlos Santiago Espada Moises , also known as Charles Ashenoff and better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestler and rapper of Puerto Rican descent...
- La Parka
- Marco CorleoneMark JindrakMark Robert Jindrak is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
- El MesíasRicky BanderasGilbert Cosme better known by his ring names El Mesías and Ricky Banderas, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He began his career in the International Wrestling Association based on Puerto Rico...
- Murder Clown
- OctagónOctagónJuan Escalera is a Mexican luchador enmascarado better known as Octagón. He is currently with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , having worked for the company since it was founded in 1992. In 2011 he was inducted into the promotion's Hall of Fame...
- Psicosis III
- Psycho ClownPsycho ClownPsycho Clown is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Psycho Clown's ring character is that of a nightmareish clown and he is part of Los Psycho Circus along with Monster Clown and Murder Clown...
- Silver King
- Super FlySuper Fly (wrestler)Super Fly is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado . Super Fly's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans...
- Vampiro CanadienseVampiroIan Richard Hodgkinson , better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working as a wrestler and a consultant for Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Hodgkinson is semi-retired and is a member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as...
- Zombie Clown
- El ZorroEl Zorro (wrestler)Jesus Cristóbal Martínez Rodriguez is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as El Zorro. His gimmick started out very similar to the fictional character Zorro complete with mask, but in recent years it has evolved and the mask has been eliminated...
Unlockable characters:
- Apache
- Spectro Jr.
DLC
The following characters from the DLCDLC
DLC may refer to:* Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, which has the IATA code DLC, a military and public airport in Ganjingzi District, Dalian, China* Dead Letter Circus, an alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
version:
- Alex KoslovAlex KoslovAlex Sherman is a Moldovan-born professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Alex Koslov. He is currently signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Peter Orlov...
- Aero StarAero StarAero Star is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work in the professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a tecnico . He is a part of the group Real Fuerza Aérea along with Laredo Kid and Argenis...
- Crazy BoyCrazy BoyCrazy Boy is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known in Lucha Libre. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico...
- Joe LíderJoe LiderJosé de Jesús Álvarez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
- Laredo KidLaredo KidLaredo Kid is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Laredo Kid is part of a técnico group known as Real Fuerza Aérea and has worked for AAA since 2005...
- Nicho el Millonario
- Pimpinela EscarlataPimpinela EscarlataMario González Lozano is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler who works as an Exotico for the Mexican Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion under the ring name Pimpinela Escarlata. As Escarlata he is the current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and a former Mexican National...
- Polvo de Estrellas
- Rocky RomeroRocky RomeroJohn R. Rivera is a Cuban American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger. As Romero he was one half of the tag team The Havana Pitbulls , along with Ricky Reyes...
- Último GladiadorÚltimo GladiadorGerardo Campos Poza , better known under his ring name Último Gladiador is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Poza currently works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a part of the group La Maniarquía alongside...
Wii
The following characters from the WiiWii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
version:
- Abismo Negro
- Alan Stone
- El Apache
- El Brazo
- Charly Manson
- Chessman
- Cibernético
- Dark Cuervo
- Dark Ozz
- Dark Scoria
- Dr. Wagner Jr.
- El Elegido
- Electroshock
- Extreme Tiger
- Gronda
- Jack Evans
- Kenzo Suzuki
- Killer Clown
- Konnan
- La Parka
- Marco Corleone
- El Mesías
- Octagon
- Psicosis III
- Psycho Clown
- Silver King
- Super Fly
- Vampiro Canadiense
- Zombie Clown
- El Zorro
Reviews
The game has received mixed to average reviews, scoring a 52/100 at MetacriticMetacritic
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. However, Greg Miller of the IGN
IGN
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scoring to the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
version with an average score of 5.0/10 from press score with 5.0/10 and reader score with 6.1/10 and to the PS3 version with an average score of 5.0/10 from press score with 5.2/10 and reader score with 6.1/10, says that: "For years, THQ's WWE SmackDown series has dominated the video game scene when it comes to wrestling. Folks have popped up and tried to splinter the market -- TNA, Fire Pro and so on -- but none have had the power to take the title from the undisputed champ. That's the same story with Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring" on the website.
The developer of the game talk to about their new wrestling franchise, and how it differs from the WWE: "Over the past few years, professional wrestling fans have mostly been limited to WWE/TNA games, but not for much longer. There’s a new player in town and they’re bringing a whole new attitude with them. Slang is the first Mexican-based publisher to bring a video game to the mass market. Its initial entry? Lucha Libre AAA 2010: Héroes del Ring, a wrestling game featuring stars from the Mexican-based AAA (Asistencia Asesoría y Administración) wrestling league.