Nacho Libre (video game)
Nacho Libre is a video game for the Nintendo DS based upon the film of the same name. It was developed by Budcat Creations for Majesco Entertainment and released in 2006 in the US, and 2007 in Europe and Australia. The game was notable for its "Photo Puppety" art style, where still photos of characters from the film are used on 3D models.
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| Developer(s) | Budcat Creations |
| Publisher(s) | Majesco Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Nick Games |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Wrestling |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Features
General
- Players control 1 of 21 Luchadors (18 from the film & 3 bonus characters)
- Each character has a custom set of wrestling moves
Game Modes
- Story Mode (single player, based on the plot of the movie)
- Vs. Mode
- Tag Team Mode (2 vs. 2)
- Battle Jam (2-4 player)
- Quick Match
- Championship Match (multiplayer only)
Arenas
5 of the 6 Wrestling arenas from the game are based on locations in the movie or script:
- Pigpen - where Young Nacho wrestles a pig, based on a deleted scene from the movie
- Tournament de Nuevo Luchadors - Where Nacho and Esqueleto have their first match
- Arena Oaxaca - Where most of the wrestling matches in the movie take place
- Arena Finale - Where Nacho has his final battle with Ramses
- Gypsy Castle - This is a bonus ring designed around a set used in a deleted scene from the movie
Multiplayer
The game has 2 Multiplayer modes that operate via the DS wireless connection:
- Multi-Cart (2-4 players, each with their own game cartridge)
- Single-Cart (2-4 players, downloaded from a single host cartridge)
Wrestlers
- El Nacho (Nacho's first match attire)
- Nacho (Nacho's main wrestling attire)
- Ignacio (Nacho's outfit outside of wrestling)
- Esqueleto (Nacho's tag team partner)
- Ramses (The most popular wrestler in Mexico in the film he's wearing gold like wrestling attire)
- Silencio (Supposed Battle Royal winner who was to face Ramses but got replaced due to foot injury by Esqueleto)
- El Snowflake (The only African-American (possibly (African-Mexican) wrestler in the movie)
- El Chino (The only Chinese wrestler in the movie)
- Carlos Rosales (Blue masked wrestler)
- Dynasty (Similar to Carlos Rosales but his attire is white with cloth lenses on his mask)
- Muneco (A male wrestler wearing a women's dress, who was responsible for Nacho's loss in the Battle Royal by holding his foot to trip over)
- El Pony (Nacho's opponent in the first match)
- El Sentinel (Esqueleto's opponent in the first match)
- La Rosa (Female wrestler wearing a black bodysuit with white linings, black boots with white shoelaces and with a rose color dyed hair)
- La Urraca (Another female wrestler wearing a white bodysuit, red kneepads and white boots)
- Sage (One of Nacho and Esqueleto's opponents after Nacho swallowed a yolk of an eagle egg to think he has Eagle Powers)
Reception
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The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[1]
References
- "Nacho Libre for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- Navarro, Alex (November 1, 2006). "Nacho Libre Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- Harris, Craig (November 1, 2006). "Nacho Libre Review". IGN. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- "Nacho Libre". Nintendo Gamer: 70. September 2007.
- Aaron, Sean (February 13, 2010). "Review: Nacho Libre". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- "Nacho Libre". Nintendo Power. 210: 115. December 2006.
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