I’m a low-down, dirty cheater

And by cheating, I don’t mean a little flirty conversation – I’m talking full-on cheating. As anyone who has spoken to me since December will know, I bought myself a Wii for Christmas. As part of my present, I also treated myself to the Wii version of Smackdown vs Raw 2009.

And this, unfortunately, is where I started feeling like a dirty cheater. The problem is, is that this game is forcing me to cheat, so is it still cheating if your forced into it?

I am two wrestling matches away from becoming the Intercontinental Champion. I have fought and won against Chuck Palumbo, William Regal, CM Punk and JBL, but now, my or rather Hardcore Holley’s career has stalled. My opponent for the number 1 contender spot is locked, and I can only unlock him if I enter the cheat codes.

Now I admit I have cheated before. I cheated in Monkey Island 4. I cheated in Civilisation. I even cheated in Warcraft. But the difference between what I did in the past and what I’m being forced to do now, is that I tried it the straight way and then I cheated.

Without the codes I can’t continue my career. Much like most of the WWE mid-carders, I am stuck in limbo, never getting top billing, filling in time before the real matches start. I can’t go back either, if I quit I’ll have to start over with someone else.

Now is this really what we want to be teaching the next generation? To get ahead, you have to lie and cheat and steal? True, it worked for Eddie and Chavo, but not everyone wants to be a dirty, disgusting, bottom-feeding, trash bag ho, do they?

I want to win my title fair and square, but to do that I must cheat. If I don’t cheat before I start the match, I won’t win. But if I cheat during the match, I get disqualified. It’s a lose-lose situation.

But my dilemma – is it cheating when you’re forced to do it for the greater good? (The good being me as the Intercontinental Champion.) And once I get this title, does the cheating stop there? No, it continues up the line of Championships. Winning the IC, means I can challenge for the ECW Title, which means more cheating codes are needed to unlock more features.

With a few more codes, I can become KING (or queen) OF THE RING!! Do I listen to my morals and just start over with a different character, never to reach my full potential? Or do I just start with a few little codes - nothing serious –  just enough to have fun?

You know what? After looking at all the cheating codes that are available to the public, I think I’ve made up my mind. Cheating is fine. Cheating gets you Championship Belts. Cheating gets you extra shiny outfits. But most importantly, cheating gets Ric Flair back in the ring!

~ by lulupop on Friday, January 23, 2009.