Backyard Wrestling is a series of wrestling games aimed at young people, released for the Xbox and for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. It was developed by Paradox Development, while the publishers of the series are Eidos.

Backyard Wrestling is also a term used for executing moves as seen on television or in live shows while not being trained to perform them. Professional wrestlers are highly prepared for their stunts, not to mention the kind of help they receive from props and cinematic angles, from which the average person does not benefit. There's an ongoing debate on whether practicing wrestling-like moves outside the official sporting venue is a bad thing or not. However, do not try to imitate anything you see in this game.

Backyard Wrestling offers a rather humorous take on the whole wrestling frenzy that is sweeping the world. All the wrestlers in the game are kids. You can choose one of the already existing characters, or you can create your own wrestler so that you can then pit them against already established names.

Because the backdrop of the wrestling game is a backyard, as suggested by the title, there are a lot of things different from professional wrestling. The moves are even more outrageous than in real fights and physics much more forgiving. Also, everything within the game world can be used to hit the adversary or as props for even more weird fighting moves. Do not try any of these in real life!

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Truckstop: Catch hay on fire

Irish Whip your opponent into the gas tanks closest to the ICP. The hay will catch fire and you can now whip your opponent into the fire.

Unlocking bonus wrestlers easily

Complete talk show mode with a user created wrestler. Modify the created wrestler for each segment. After completing the mode, the unlocked players will fight you in the bonus games except Masked Horn Dog and El Drunko.

Easy wins

Knock out your opponent and light the mattress on fire. After that, your opponent will probably wake up. Knock him out again, then grapple him and walk him over to the fire. Let him get out of the hold, then you can walk out of the fire.

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