Creating The Ultimate Wrestling Game

10. Pick Up And Play

There's clearly something rewarding in being able to master an intense, intricate control system, but there also has to be a KISS option - as in, Keep It Simple, Stupid.

It's not necessarily about making a game all about button bashing randomness, but there's a lot to be said for offering a more basic, easy to use set of controls for any game - in this instance, a wrestling game.

Not everyone can be bothered to learn a complex control system, and not everyone is able to master such a detailed system even if they wanted to. And to not isolate that section of your audience, it's key that any wrestling game makes sure it's easy to pick up and play for anyone and everyone.

The more recent WWE offerings have at least given the option for players to use an alternative, easier submission system than the default system in place, and it'd be nice for any future wrestling games to go all-out with what would essentially be a plug 'n' play option that means novices (or outright awful players!) can find some enjoyment.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 24th Jul 2020

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