History VideoGame / RoyalProWrestling

''Royal Pro Wrestling: Jikkyō Live!!'' is a ProfessionalWrestling video game developed for the ill-fated [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer 3DO]] console by Creator/{{Natsume}} (also responsible for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo [[Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling AJPW]] and the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance Wrestling/{{WWE}} video games), released in 1996.

* GameplayGrading: An essential part of the game, since the match's critical rating determines if you can keep wrestling or not, and your promotion's booker gives your character a private review with appropiate scolding / advice / appraisal after the match. Your character can have up to [[HundredPercentAdorationRating five gold stars]] (one gained per match) or, inversely, up to [[EpicFail four black stars]] -- this means that you've failed to generate enough interest to keep the crowd coming to your events, which basically means game over. If your character manages to get and/or stay with five gold stars, the promotion's magazine will feature him -- this means that technically, a wrestling magazine [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter could award a five-star match with, for example, Dynamite Kid vs. Tiger Mask]].

* SpiritualSequel: To Natsume's own ''[[Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling Zen Nihon]] Puroresu 2: 3.4 Budokan'', as the game mixes an arcade engine with a strong emphasis on [[HundredPercentAdorationRating getting liked by the crowd]] over winning the match quickly.

The game's main gimmick is that the player can choose between three different promotions:

* '''MDLL''' (''Mexico de Lucha Libre'')''':''' A Mexican promotion based technically based on Wrestling/{{CMLL}} and LLI\UWA legends, but has also talent based on NJPW Junior Heavyweights and early Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling stars; it's booked by Alon en Mascarado (Mil Máscaras) and covered by ''Mexico De Colosos''.

** WWA: Golden Lips (Wrestling/HulkHogan with Wrestling/JimmyHart), [[Wrestling/RandySavage Andy Savage]], Oyakata the Kokina (Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} with Wrestling/MrFuji), [[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors The Rhino Warriors]] Mike and Johnny Warrior, [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Skunk]], [[Wrestling/{{Vader}} Bigbang Bullpower]], The Underdise Morgan (Wrestling/TheUndertaker with Wrestling/PaulBearer), [[Wrestling/BruiserBrody Kong the Gordish]] and [[Wrestling/RicFlair Rich Flair]].
** JAW: [[Wrestling/AntonioInoki Dynamic Iwaki]], [[Wrestling/TatsumiFujinami Dragon Fujiyama]], [[Wrestling/ShinyaHashimoto Shinya Hashitomi]], [[Wrestling/KeijiMutoh The Great Budo]], [[Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams Dr. Kill]], [[Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher Mr. Arbu]], [[Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa Koji Izawa]], [[Wrestling/JumboTsuruta Jumbo the Tomo]], [[Wrestling/StanHansen Texas Longhorn]] and [[Wrestling/GiantBaba Big Kiba]].
** MDLL: [[Wrestling/ElSanto Santo Caras]], Little Giants ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Hamada Gran Hamada]]), La Dolphin ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Delfin Super Delfin]]), [[Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke The Sarutobi]], [[Wrestling/SatoruSayama Tigle Mask]], Negro Tigle ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tiger_(professional_wrestling) Black Tiger]]), [[Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger Kaiser Yamada]], [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid Kid the Wolf]], Hose en Mascarado ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dos_Caras Dos Caras]]) and Alon en Mascarado ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mascaras Mil Máscaras]]).

* GratuitousSpanish: Unavoidable since 1/3rd of the cast belongs to a Mexican organization, but many of the names are incorrectly written, such as ''Mexico de Lucha Libre'' ("Mexico from Lucha Libre"), ''La Dolphin'' (Should be the male "El Dolphin"), the two ''Tigle''s (Misspelled form of "Tigre") or ''Negro Tigle'' ("Tiger Black"). ''Hose en Mascarado'' and ''Alon en Mascarado'' should clearly be "José Enmascarado" and "Aaron Enmascarado".

The game's main gimmick, over other contemporary pro wrestling video games, is that the player can choose between three different promotions:

Although the gameplay itself is fairly arcadey, its main mode, "''Sankan Tōitsu Sen''" (Triple Crown Unification competition), gives equal importance to winning a match and to create a good performance for the crowd... However, the player must act accordingly to each promotion: Americans value over-the-top spectacle (complete with weapon brawls, Titantron promos and meddling managers), Japanese matches are presented as genuine ''Strong Style'' sports competitions, and Mexicans prefer [[SpotMonkey flashy chain wrestling and aerial moves]].

* GameplayGrading: An essential part of the game, since the match's critical rating determines if you can keep wrestling or not, and your promotion's booker gives your character a private review with appropiate scolding / advice / appraisal after the match -- fail to generate enough interests to keep the crowd coming to your events, and it's game over. The match can go from [[EpicFail minus four points]] to [[HundredPercentAdorationRating five stars]] -- technically, a wrestling magazine [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter could award you a five-star match with, say, Dynamite Kid vs. Tiger Mask]].