History VideoGame / WWEAllStars

''WWE All Stars'' is a 2011 wrestling game developed by Creator/{{THQ}} San Diego. In a departure from THQ's annual [[VideoGame/{{WWE}} Smackdown Vs Raw]] series, All Stars takes a more arcade heavy slant with a comparatively smaller roster of current Wrestling/{{WWE}} Superstars and Legends in a wrestling/FightingGame hybrid with exaggerated physiques and moves.

!!'''This game contains the following tropes:'''

* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: The intro for the Wrestling/DGenerationX challenge has shades of this with Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Wrestling/TripleH respectively.

* SpiritualSuccessor: It was developed by most of the team responsible for the TNA Impact game, led by Sal [=DiVita=] (who worked on 1995's ''[=WrestleMania=]: The Arcade Game'') and WordOfGod says they were inspired by previous games like ''VideoGame/WWFNoMercy''.

* MixAndMatch: It's basically WWE meets ''VideoGame/NBAJam''.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Several of the moves are given extra spins and twists if at all possible such as any of Wrestling/JohnMorrison's big moveset. This even happens to Wrestling/EddieGuerrero's Frog Splash even though the move doesn't have any spinning in real life, turning it more into a 450.

** Wrestling/BretHart vs. Wrestling/{{Edge}} (Master technicians)

* MediumAwareness: [[Wrestling/DGenerationX DeGeneration X]] in their Path of Champions cutscene.
* MixAndMatch: It's basically WWE meets ''VideoGame/NBAJam''

* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: The intro for the DGenerationX challenge has shades of this with Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Wrestling/TripleH respectively.

* MediumAwareness: [[Wrestling/{{DGenerationX}} DeGeneration X]] in their Path of Champions cutscene.

** JakeRoberts vs. Wrestling/RandyOrton (Sadistic and unhinged wrestlers with snake motifs)
** SgtSlaughter vs. Wrestling/JackSwagger (Patriots)

** JimmySnuka vs. Wrestling/{{Kane}} (Ruthless and aggressive competitors)

* FinalBoss: One for each Path of Champions: Randy Orton for the Superstars, Undertaker for Legends and D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) for the Tag Team path. Due to a lack of a MirrorMatch feature, these characters cannot be used in their respective paths.

** Wrestling/EddieGuerrero vs. ReyMysterio (Mexican high-flyers)
** RickySteamboat vs. KofiKingston (Babyfaces with creative, energetic offense)
** Wrestling/CurtHennig vs. TheMiz (Boastful heels)
** Wrestling/AndreTheGiant vs. BigShow (Battle between giants)
** StoneColdSteveAustin vs. CMPunk (Polar opposites; Austin's brawling style and love for beer vs. Punk's technicality and Straight Edge lifestyle)

** HulkHogan vs. Wrestling/JohnCena (Two of the most popular Superstars of all time)

** TheRock vs. TripleH (Former holders of the Undisputed Championship)
** RoddyPiper vs. DrewMcIntyre (Scottish Superstars)
** ShawnMichaels vs. TheUndertaker (Continuation of their rivalry from Wrestlemanias 25 and 26)

** UltimateWarrior vs. {{Sheamus}} (Battle of two brawler-archetypes)
** EddieGuerrero vs. ReyMysterio (Mexican high-flyers)

** CurtHennig vs. TheMiz (Boastful heels)
** AndreTheGiant vs. BigShow (Battle between giants)

WWE All Stars is a 2011 wrestling game developed by Creator/{{THQ}} San Diego. In a departure from THQ's annual [[VideoGame/{{WWE}} Smackdown Vs Raw]] series, All Stars takes a more arcade heavy slant with a comparatively smaller roster of current Wrestling/{{WWE}} Superstars and Legends in a wrestling/FightingGame hybrid with exaggerated physiques and moves.

* RageQuit: One of the main complaints from fans of the game

* DreamMatchGame: While it doesn't have ''every'' wrestler who's ever been in WWE, it does have pretty much all of the most famous ones, whether or not they're currently wrestling or even ''alive''. This is just about the only time you'll be able to see a Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. Wrestling/AndreTheGiant match.
** Unless you either
*** A. Port Randy (or any other superstar) into Legends of Wrestlemania
*** B. Unlock Andre in [[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE 2K14]]

** JimmySnuka vs. {{Kane}} (Ruthless and aggressive competitors)

** BretHart vs. {{Edge}} (Master technicians)
** JakeRoberts vs. RandyOrton (Sadistic and unhinged wrestlers with snake motifs)
** SgtSlaughter vs. JackSwagger (Patriots)
** HulkHogan vs. JohnCena (Two of the most popular Superstars of all time)

** UltimateWarrior vs. Wrestling/Sheamus (Battle of two brawler-archetypes)

** BretHart vs. Wrestling/Edge (Master technicians)

** JimmySnuka vs. Wrestling/Kane (Ruthless and aggressive competitors)

** Or simply seeing deceased (Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/EddieGuerrero) and older (Wrestling/BretHart) WWE legends in their prime take on the younger WWE superstars like Wrestling/KofiKingston and Wrestling/JohnMorrison of today's generation.
* XMeetsY: It's basically WWE meets ''VideoGame/NBAJam''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen : The Fantasy Warfare mode pairs off each current Superstar with a Legend they have some similar traits/gimmicks and presents how the theoretical feud might go thanks to some amazingly edited promo videos.
** To show just how well set-up some of these are, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OVgPFdD41c here's an example of one that could still be.]]

** The upcoming ''WWE Brawl'' seems to be this for ''All Stars.'' The animation style is similar, as well as the fast paced arcade-esque fighting system. All that was added were divas (Wrestling/KellyKelly the only one announced so far) and VideoGame/SuperSmashBros-style fighting. How? Imagine Wrestling/JohnCena strangling you with a chain that would make Comicbook/GhostRider proud and Wrestling/TheUndertaker ''ripping out your soul,'' and replacing the WWE ring with settings like an abandoned street.