The upcoming Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring does a lot of things we haven’t seen in the gaming industry with a sport we haven’t really gotten to play. We got Sabarasa, the developer of the game’s Wii version, to answer some of our questions about the title.

SBG: The game offers the chance to participate in “mask vs. hair” matches online against other players. Will the consequences of losing the match be reflected in the character models? Will this match type be available offline for local multiplayer and/or the campaign mode?

The Hair vs. Mask wager is one of the big highlights in the game. But to make things clear, what makes Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring’s Hair vs. Mask wager so interesting is that the stakes are very high. Following the sport’s rich tradition, players will wager their created mask or hair online against an opponent. Winner takes all. Loser will have his mask ripped from his head or his head shaved. If that happens to you, you must win three ranked matches in a row in order to receive the ability to create a new mask. You can create the exact same match or an entirely new one, but you can never get your original back from the person who beat you.   To lose your mask, in the game and in real life, is like losing your pride. A real luchador who has his mask ripped off loses his career. He must wait seven years before he can compete again at that character. Usually it signals the end of a career. The mode is a multiplayer online mode and can be found in the story mode as well.

SBG: What other kind of modes/match types are available both online and offline? What’s the upper limit for how many wrestlers can be in or around the ring at the same time?

There are ranked and unranked matches, with up to 4 luchadores online. You can customize the rules and create the match the way you want. The most in a ring at any one time is four luchadores which we call Fatal Four Way. That is one of three multiplayer modes offered. The other two are Hair vs. Mask and Triple Theat. We also offer quick matches and story mode. Actually, I will side bar from here to talk a little about the story mode. READ MORE