--------------------------------------------------------------- Wrestlemania 21 Prestige Advancing Faq/Walkthrough Version 1 Author: Aeida1804 (Aeida1804@gmail.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction 2. FAQs 3. Game Profiles 4. Prestige 5. Rising Star Tasks 5.1 Earn $50,000 5.2 Win 20 Matches 5.3 Purchase Unlockable Item 5.4 Win Tag Match 5.5 Win Table Match 5.6 Win Triple Threat Match 5.7 Rewards 6. Superstar Tasks 6.1 Earn $225,000 6.2 Win 40 Matches 6.3 Purchase Unlockable Item 6.4 Create a Superstar 6.5 Create a Title 6.6 Defend/Challenge Title Twice 6.7 Win Ladder Match 6.8 Win Fatal 4-Way Match 6.9 Win Cage Match 6.10 Rewards 7. Legend Tasks 7.1 Earn $525,000 7.2 Win 80 Matches 7.3 Purchase Unlockable Item 7.4 Create a Superstar 7.5 Defend/Challenge Title Twice 7.6 Win TLC Match 7.7 Win Battle Royal Match 7.8 Win Royal Rumble Match 7.9 Win Hell in a Cell Match 7.10 Defeat a Legend 7.11 Rewards 8. Credits ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------- Since I bought my xbox in 2002, i have been waiting patiently for a successful wrestling game to be as good as WWF No Mercy on the Nintendo 64. While Wrestlemania 21 is not this game, it is better than the two previous WWE games released. So this is why i am making this FAQ. This is my first FAQ ever, so obviously it will not be as great as others, but lets see how we go. For those who have enjoyed other wrestling games like "Day of Reckoning" on the Gamecube, this game will be no disappointment. It follows the same idea. A new wrestling jobber comes to the WWE in search of fame. You take control of him (him being your created wrestler) and fight through a linear story mode. While some will not like the un-interactive story, once you start playing it will have the same feel as a normal fighting game. In this game there are four Prestige levels that a person has to go through to be able to open up the more high-quality unlockable materials in the game. This FAQ will go through all the levels, and all of the tasks you need to complete to advance the ranks on superstar superiority. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. FAQs ---------------------------------------------------------------- Q1. How do you beat the Defeat A Legend task for the legend tasks? A. Answer is below... I has some problems with this to. All you need to do is set the Difficulty in options to Legend, and defeat the computer then. Q2. How do i Defend/Challenge a Title? A. Once you learn what to do its kinda easy, First you need to make a title, (Duh), Then all you have to do is (while in your profile) do a one on one match(or a tag match depending on the title). It HAS to be in the Single match menu. You have to vs the computer or a person with another profile. Then after selecting all wrestler it will ask, "Do you want aChampionship Match" select yes, pick your title and it will be on the line Q3. When i am playing story mode i dont get money for alot of matches. Also I did a cage match and it didnt count to the task. Is there something wrong with my game? A. It sounds like you did not get your profile selcted as your active profile when you were doing story mode and your cage match. It has happend to me alot of times. Even though you need your profile to create a wrestler, it doesnt mean that your profile is selcted whenever you use that wrestler. Everytime you start the game, open your profile up, you should get the money and complete tasks every time. And aside from the normal glitches, no i dont think there is anything wrong with your game Q4. How do i use Superstars entrance themes? To put it blunt the entrance themes in the games are only for the respective wrestler. The only way to do it is to have the song on a cd, download it to your xbox and selecting it for your wrestler. Many people do not have a song on an official cd, so i will let you guys in on a secret that many people do not know. Everyone knows that if you put a burnt audio CD into an xbox it will not be read as a cd. However if you turn a CD-RW (CD re-writeable) into an audio cd the xbox is tricked into believeing it is actually a real cd. Therefore you can rip the tracks onto your xbox without having the cd... It works 100% percent of the time for me.... give it a try... More to come once asked.... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Game Profiles ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first thing any person needs to do when they play the game. The profiles enable many things. Firstly you need a profile to be able to create superstar for career mode, but it also to create a championship title to defend on your xbox (Or on live). Not only does it allow this, but it also lets a person to purchase everything you need from WWEShop, from additional attributes for your created superstar to WWE Legends such as Mankind, The Rock, Andre the Giant and Bret Hart. (If you have a high enough Prestige ranking) The profiles also do a few other things. It lets you see your overall win\lose record, as well as a rundown on your last 20 matches. It lets you see your currentamount of cash so you know how long it will be to your next purchase. And it also shows your current number of attribute points, and held created titles. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Prestige ---------------------------------------------------------------- There are in total four prestige levels in this game. Amateur (Open from the Beginning), Rising Star, Superstar and Legend. Each of these are important because they allow you to buy more in WWEShop. From the start any Amateur ranked items are open to buy when you have the money. But the others you have to work for. Each Prestige level has an amount of tasks that you need to pass to go on to the next. This Faq will explain hows to complete such a task. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Rising Star Tasks ---------------------------------------------------------------- Luckily right from the start Amateur ranking is available, This section will show what you have to do to advance to the Rising Star level, to let you open the Rock and Mankind. --- Rising Star Tasks - Earn $50,000 - Win 20 Matches - Purchase Unlockable Item - Win Tag Match - Win Table Match - Win Triple Threat ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.1 Earn $50,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is a rather simple task, all you have to do in get $50,000 worth of Cash You need to win about 20 matches to do this, which is lucky because you need to at least do 20 matches to go to the next level. Once you earn $50,000 total (You can spend it as soon as you get it, it still counts) this task is complete What I Did: I played story mode, mostly because i was going to do it anyway if you want a quick way, do cage matches, you can do about 15 matches in 10 mins ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.2 Win 20 Matches ---------------------------------------------------------------- Even easier than the task above, finish and win at least 20 matches and this task will the complete. What I Did: I did 20 straight table matches, quick, easy.... Or: Do 20 cage matches with two controls.. climb out... easy... You Also get $1,500 just for exiting ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.3 Purchase Unlockable Item ---------------------------------------------------------------- Once you get enough money, go into WWEShop and purchase ANY item you wish so long as you have enough money to do so. This task is complete as soon as you buy something. Get a logo... only $1000 each for the cheaper ones. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.4 Win Tag Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- Win a Tag match of any kind, be it against a friend or against the computer its up to you. As soon as the result is final this task is complete. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.5 Win Table Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- As above, only instead of a tag match its a table match What i did: i made it easy... two controls, no problems... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.6 Win Triple Threat Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- Slowly getting harder, this is just like the last match, only you will need to beat 2 people instead of one. Still rather easy. Do this and you complete the Rising Star tasks and attain the Superstar Prestige Level. What i Did: I used two controls, one for me, and one as someone else. Made it a simple one on one match. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.7 Rewards ---------------------------------------------------------------- For stepping up to the next level a reward of $100,000 is yours, this will help you open up anything you need later on in the game. Also from now on you purchase ANYTHING that has a Amateur or Rising Star Rating level in the WWEShop ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Superstar Tasks ---------------------------------------------------------------- Rising Star Prestige is easy to get, but if you want Superstar, you need to step up. More money, more matches, and more specialty bouts. Its still easy, but its getting harder. Once you get Superstar Rating, you can open Bret Hart, well worth the work. --- Superstar Tasks - Earn $225,000 - Win 40 Matches - Purchase Unlockable Item - Create a Superstar - Create a Title - Defend/Challenge Title Twice - Win Ladder Match - Win Fatal 4-Way Match - Win Cage Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 Earn $225,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Just like the earlier money task, all you have to do is get $225,000, when you get to this task you should already have at least $150,000, only $75,000 to go. What i Did: Same as before, keep up story mode, or just play single matches, its up to you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.2 Win 40 Matches ---------------------------------------------------------------- When i got to this task i already had 30 wins under my profile so this shouldn't be to hard. Keep fighting in story mode, or just keep up with the exhibition matches. What I Did: Same as before, i just did some more table matches, very easy quick matches. Or: You could do the 2-player cage matches, climb over with no interference, easy as. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.3 Purchase Unlockable Item ---------------------------------------------------------------- Once you get enough money, go into WWEShop and purchase ANY item you wish so long as you have enough money to do so. This task is complete as soon as you buy something. What i Did: Get a logo... only $1000 each for the cheaper ones. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.4 Create a Superstar ---------------------------------------------------------------- The problem with this task is that if you have already created a superstar, It does not count. It should but it doesn't. If you have already created a superstar and do not want another, just make a no name character, a don't alter him... takes a fewseconds. You can delete it right away, no problem. It does take a while to save though... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.5 Create a Title ---------------------------------------------------------------- Now that you have made a title, do two exhibition matches with the title on the line simple enough. It can be against a friend or computer, it does not matter. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.6 Defend/Challenge Title Twice ---------------------------------------------------------------- Now that you have made a title, do two exhibition matches with the title on the linesimple enough. It can be against a friend or computer, it does not matter. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.7 Win Ladder Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- Complete a Ladder match against anyone with a victory and this task will be complete. Simple, just like most of the tasks. What i Did: Play two players, just don't have anyone on the second control. Climb the Ladder and your done. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.8 Win Fatal 4-Way Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- It's getting harder, you have to beat four people this time. be the first to get the falland the victory is yours. This may take a few tries, the wrestlers tend to focus on you. What I Did: I was sick of doing this match and losing, so I borrowed a control and took two of the wrestlers out of the match. made it one on one and really easy. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.9 Win Cage Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- After how many cage matches i used for the match victories alone, this was so easy it was not funny. Just win a cage match and this task will be complete. Along with the rest of the Superstar tasks. Welcome to Superstar Prestige. Get ready for the Legend tasks. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6.10 Rewards ---------------------------------------------------------------- For stepping up to the next level a reward of $300,000 is yours, this will help you open up anything you need later on in the game. Also from now on you purchase ANYTHING that has an Amateur, Rising Star or Superstar Prestige Rating level in the WWEShop Including Bret Hart. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Legend Tasks ---------------------------------------------------------------- Rising Star Prestige is easy to get, but if you want Superstar, you need to step up.More money, more matches, and more specialty bouts. Its still easy, but its getting harder. Once you get Superstar Rating, you can open Bret Hart, well worth the work. --- Superstar Tasks - Earn $525,000 - Win 480 Matches - Purchase Unlockable Item - Create a Superstar - Defend/Challenge Title Twice - Win TLC Match - Win Battle Royal Match - Win Royal Rumble Match - Win Hell in a Cell Match - Defeat a Legend ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.1 Earn $525,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Just like the earlier money tasks, all you have to do is get $525,000, when i go to this task, i already had enough money, but if you don't it shouldn't be to hard to do. What I Did: Same as before, keep up story mode, or just play single matches, it's up to you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.2 Win 80 Matches ---------------------------------------------------------------- When I got to this task I already had 60 wins under my profile so this shouldn't be to hard. Keep fighting in story mode, or just keep up with the exhibition matches. What I Did: Same as before, I just did some more table matches, very easy quick matches. Or: You could do the 2-player cage matches, climb over with no interference, easy as. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.3 Purchase Unlockable Item ---------------------------------------------------------------- Once you get enough money, go into WWEShop and purchase ANY item you wish just like last time, so long as you have enough money to do so. This task is complete as soon as you buy something. What I Did: Get a logo... only $1000 each for the cheaper ones. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.4 Create a Superstar ---------------------------------------------------------------- The problem with this task is that if you have already created a superstar, It does not count. It should but it doesn't. If you have already created a superstar and do not want another, just make a no name character, a don't alter him... takes a few seconds. You can delete it right away, no problem. It does take a while to save though... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.5 Defend/Challenge Title Twice ---------------------------------------------------------------- Do two exhibition matches with the title on the line simple enough. It can be against a friend or computer, it does not matter. Shouldn't take to long for you to complete it your up to Legend Status ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.6 Win TLC Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- Just like all the other tasks where you have to win a match only this time it's a TLC match. Its kinda easy, you would have already done at least one of these matches for fun. What I did: Play the same way i did for the rest of these. Went up against a non playing person ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.7 Win Battle Royal Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- Getting to the Harder Matches. You have to eliminate 4 people in this match by throwing them over the top rope. Sounds easy but its not. Get the win and this task is completed. What I Did: I played with 3 people for this, they never played it so i won easily. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.8 Win Royal Rumble Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- Defiantly the hardest of all tasks. You starts of at position number one and if you know how the rumble works, only 2 people have won it from there. Keep the difficultylow, and pick your favourite, your going to be playing for about 30 mins. Look out for Submissions, its all the computer does to wear you down. be that last man standing to complete this hard task. What i did: I played normally with Christian, his my fav. It took me 6 goes but i did it and got $7,000+ for it, well worth the work. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.9 Win Hell in a Cell Match ---------------------------------------------------------------- Easier then the Rumble, but still hard. Beat down your opponent in the most gruelling match in WWE history. It works like a normal match, get the pin, you don't have to exit the ring, it will work like a normal single match if you don't, but if you leave the cell, don't get thrown off the top and this match will be easy. What i did: I played in the ring the whole time, never left, beat the guy easily the first time Then had fun beating the hell out of him in a second match after i passed the task. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.10 Defeat a Legend ---------------------------------------------------------------- Many people ask me on forums how to do this match. Its really simple. Most people try to wrestle a Legend the they have opened along the lines, its sound like what you should do. But its actually telling you to defeat a wrestler on the games Hardest difficulty. Not easy at all if you have only been going against easy. Beat the computer on Legend in ANY match, and you will complete all the tasks in this game What i Did: I had fun with this. I put Nidia into a Last Man Standing match and just beat the hell out of her. Her low stats, and Triple H's High stats made the match very easy. I used weapon and everything, it took about 15 mins to do. She kept getting up. Get her head into the red, and then hit her over the head with ANY object, it will knock her out cold for the 10. Thanks to Ralph Baggs for the Folowing information ---------------------------------------------------------------- Also, once you get one profile to Legend status, if you beat that profile on any difficulty, that will count as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.11 Rewards ---------------------------------------------------------------- For finishing the Final tasks a reward of $500,000 is yours, this will help you open up anything you need later on in the game. Also from now on you purchase ANYTHING that has ANY Prestige Rating level in the WWEShop. including Andre who is to expensive and I haven't gotten yet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Version History -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 1st 2005: Version 0.7 All Sections of FAQ Complete June 2nd 2005: Fixed some minor typos and answered questions June 4th 2005: Version 0.1 Answered another Question i recieved in email ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Credits ---------------------------------------------------------------- Basically I am going to thank people here. Studio Gigante and THQ, for making the game, it may be buggie, and it may be short, but its a good game Gamefaqs, If they post this on the site People who are reading this: I hope this guide makes the task easier. Myself: For spending 2 nights typing this up when i should have been doing assignments and Study My Mother, for shouting me 50 bucks so i could buy the game And, The WWE, The best Wrestling company in the world, especially when i saw them live This guide is only authorized to appear on Gamefaqs and Neoseeker and SuperCheats Again, I hope this guide helps people Till Next Time Aeida1804 (Aeida1804@gmail.com)