Hola, ¿cómo estas? We’ve just taken a big swig of tequila and woken up in a strange world filled with nefarious skeletal baddies and colourfully-masked heroes. It’s okay though, we came back to the real world with five codes for today’s best PSN offering: Guacamelee!
In case you’ve not been paying attention, Guacamelee! scored 9/10 when I reviewed it. It’s a Mexican, Dia de Los Muertos, themed platform brawler with a light upgrade system and evolving pathways (that’s a fancy way of saying “Metroid-vania”).
So, you’ve got a PlayStation 3 or a PlayStation Vita (or both, it’s totally cross-play/-buy/-save), and you’re ready to pull on a luchador mask and go nuts, how do you win one of the five EU PSN codes for the game?
Just leave a comment below telling us what your Mexican wrestler name would be and we’ll pick our five favourites at around 4PM. Feel free to give us a little back story, some info on their fighting style, etc. If you’re lucky enough to win, your code will be emailed to the address you registered with TSA when you signed up.
The editor’s decision is final and our usual T&Cs apply, so no fighting with the referee. Please note that codes have to be redeemed on a PS3 – regardless of the version required.
Update: Phew, this was quite a popular one, huh? We can’t really blame you, and if you’re not one of the five winners listed below, we’d thoroughly recommend that you pick up the game anyway – especially if you’re a PlayStation Plus member!
Here’s the list of winners. If you’re listed, you can expect an email from me with your code in the next five minutes or so:
- NemesisND1derboy, who built his character’s origins brilliantly.
- hanmik, who immediately followed the entry above with a satirical take on a recent games media controversy.
- ProjectJAY, who made a smart play on words – across two languages, no less!
- quinkill, who took the time to write (or translate?) his entry entirely into Spanish!
- Takyu, who based his entry on tequila and on a style of Kung Fu – two of my favourite things.
FalconRedux
El Irlanda Palido (The Irish Pasty) is an overweight Irish ex-pat who fights for the honour of his late dog, El Irlanda Poco (The Little Irish). The other wrestlers used to make fun of him, now it’s time for revenge.
Palido’s signature move, named after his best friend, is to drop to his knees and start biting the legs of his opponent while growling excitedly.
Palido uses his winnings to run El Perro Santuario (the dog sanctuary) where he looks after stray dogs until he finds a new home for them.
mrfodder
Viejo Hombre Con Sobrepeso
dude18wl
El Mocha-Chocha-late-yaya!! Chocha-Smash!!!
MA77_G0D
My wrestling name – El Munchador De Anime
My background – Born into a poor, struggling, Japanese family in the mountains of Japan. Growing up I was forced to fight the way of the Samurai. But deep down I knew that I wanted something else. For the longest of times I had no idea what that ‘something’ was until the day after my 9th birthday. There was a travelling circus in town. I begged my dad to take me and he forbid me to go. But I knew fate wanted me to go. I saw it in my nightly tea leaves the week prior. So I snuck out that night… And it was amazing. I was awestruck by the sights and sounds. There was this guy dressed in the weirdest of clothes… When he saw me he asked where my parents were and I explained my whole story. He seemed to shed a tear for me and asked if I wanted to go backstage of the circus. I was so happy. As he opened the door I large thump was heard and I fell unconscious. I woke up in a wrestling ring. It was hot. People were shouting. I was dressed in the most awful clothes. I have been a wrestling slave ever since.
Oh, and I figured out that I want to be a firecracker. And where does anime come into it? I’m Japanese. That is all.
My signature move – 5 Finger Punch (I will leave that to your imagination. Everyone who sees me perform my signature move comes away with a different story)
Jakster123x
‘El “Goddamn” Dorado’.
I dress completely in gold, keep a small leather book close to my chest and startle enemies with my well kept mustache and crude stories from my past.
Klart
Comedor de Cojones.
Roughly translated: Eater of Balls.
Infamously named after my postvictorius act of ultimate humiliation. As my name suggests, my fighting style is dirty, brutal and unforgiving. I throw Mexican sand in your eyes to punch you in the face while you are blind and defenseless. I kick out your teeth, I scratch, I bite. Everything is permitted.
Sometimes my most famous act can even be performed during the fight, leaving the audience stunned in disbelief and you crying for your mama in the dust.
When you pass my path, not only is it the end of your life, it’s the end of your family line.
Hasta la Vi(s)ta!
PS: I like my balls – well, yours actually – with some pepper and a pinch of salt.
Broonba
El senor de las Broon(ba) Cajones (The man with the brown balls)…..I’ll leave it up to your imagination as to why the brown balls :D
My special move involes stretching my opponents testies around all four corner posts & laughing maniaclly while he screams & taps (out) furiously on the mat.
hol
Mexicano en Los Pantalones
Takyu
El Monstruo de Tequila
Combining the traditional Mexican wrestling fighting style with the Chinese drunken fighting style, a steady supply of the local liquor makes this fighter a fury of flailing fists, some of which will surely hit his opponent at some point during the fight. Despite the occasional instance of trying to chat up one of the corner posts, this fighter will always please the crowds, as one way or another at least one fighter will be passed out on the floor by the end of the night!
Special Move: Projectile Vomiting
parryman
La Lenteja Del Muerte!
6’6″ of vegetarian fury!
abandoned at birth in an east London canning factory. Fighting with foxes and rats for fallen scraps, growing up to be the luchadored vigilante of E6, the Newham avenger, Becktons Batman, the beast of the East.
(rough translation of Death Lentil if you wondered)
(also I am 6’6″ but only a part-time vegetarian)