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Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This At Home PS2 Eidos  'Backyard
Wrestling: Don't Try This At Home' is a by-product of the Insane Clown
Posse-created JCW (Juggalo Championshit (sic) Wrestling), a wrestling
federation for dumb-ass redneck hicks to beat the crap out of each
other in their backyards: like Fight Club, only entertaining. Thankfully,
these boys know entertainment and while it only really appeals to
the lowest common denominator, even the highest of brows may let loose
a giggle when they see a fit young man fly headfirst into a bin full
of fluoro tubes. (seriously, the JCW is obsessed with fluoro tubes!)
Yes, this is Jackass and Bumfights rolled into one, and obviously,
'Backyard Wrestling Etcetera' is based on this moron phenomenon. While being slim on variability, the game can be relatively entertaining. The player is given a few gameplay options (Talkshow mode, two-player, Tag etc.) and gets to choose their wrestler, a figure from the JCW (including Shaggy2Dope and Violent J of the ICP) or a created character and then proceeds to wail on the CPU or a friend.  That's
essentially as far as it goes. The Create-A-Wrestler function is barely
even worth mentioning, as it comprises of a few pre-made body shapes
and a small selection of outfits with no option to tweak the finer
details. The Talkshow Mode consists of a series of matches through
various locales, with a wide array of weapons, including fishing rods,
cow's heads and, yes, fluoro tubes. The AI in these matches seems
to be incredibly biased and if you find yourself having problems winning,
there's little you can do about it. There are degrees of difficulty,
Normal, Hard and the absurdly named "Pornstar" (Extra Hard, geddit?)
but there seems to be little difference in any of these. Also, if
you lose the last match in a round, you have to start over again which
can be really frustrating. If certain goals are achieved, then a movie
or a new character is unlocked. The movies are all essentially the
same sort of thing, video footage of the JCW flying, falling and fighting
and also the 'girls' of the JCW, posing and cavorting with very few
clothes on. This is an R-rated game with extreme violence and plenty
of rude words but don't worry, parents, there's no 'actual' skin shown.
Personally, my favourite feature is the music that accompanies the game, comprised of average nu-metal songs, some decent ICP tunes, some classic thrash by Biohazard and Sepultura and my personal favourite Tear It Up by Andrew WK. Unfortunately the matches rarely go long enough for the player to savour the music. Fans of the ICP (aka 'Juggalos') will probably want to add this to their collections and hardcore wrestling fans may also want a piece of this action. 'Backyard Wreyadayadayada' can also be a fun way to waste time for those with only a passing interest or for those who just feeling like beating the living spit out of their friends but still remain friends.  |
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