Changes: Arm Wrestling

Revision as of 03:28, 17 November 2010

Arm Wrestling is an activity in Red Dead Redemption that involves the player pitting Marston's strength against an NPC's in an attempt to pin their hand to a table. In Singleplayer, the player may bet on whether or not they believe they will beat their opponent. If the player wins, they will be paid even money; earning the total of the player's initial bet and the NPC's bet. If the player loses, however, they will lose their wager. The minimum bet is $1 and the maximum is $10, making it the least profitable form of gambling, not even compared to the progressively more profitable game of Five Finger Fillet.

It is impossible to play this in Multiplayer.

Note to JP and Asia region PS3 owners: O/X button issues prevent completion of the arm wrestling activity in the US Version of the game. The X button acts as both the PUSH and QUIT button so winning is impossible. This bug will prevent the player from obtaining the second scrap of the U.S. Army Outfit. Rockstar promises that they are looking into this and that a future patch is on the way.

Tips and Tricks

Closely watch the opponent's face. If the opponent is struggling and putting a lot of force behind their arm the player's best bet is to defend by holding X(PS3) or A(Xbox 360).

Whenever the strength bar (the green bar on the left-hand side) is completely filled up, the player should start hitting the A/X button. When it's half-way down, the player should stop and hold A/X to start defending and regain strength.

When the player is close to winning, and almost has the opponent's arm down to the table, a special move unlocks. Hit X (Xbox 360) or Square (PS3) when it appears on-screen to smash the opponent's hand down to the table. The player's strength bar must be full to do this finishing move.

For one of the U.S. Army Outfit Scraps, the player will need to beat two NPC's in one sitting in the Pacific Union R.R. Camp to unlock the outfit scrap. The player will automatically stand up at the end of these two matches.
One way to make the U.S. Army Outfit Scrap easier to get is to push the man behind the NPC sitting in the chair. When the NPC the player has just pushed regains himself, he will walk away. This will leave only one NPC for the player to face.

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 [[File:Armwrestling.activity.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[John Marston]] arm-wrestles with a worker near an oil derrick.]]
-'''Arm Wrestling''' is an [[Activities|activity]] in ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' that involves the player pitting their strength as [[John Marston]] or [[Jack Marston]] against an NPC to pin their hand to a table. In single-player, the player may arm wrestle for a sum of [[Money]] that may be bet on. If the player wins, he gets the money plus the NPC's money. If the player loses however, they will lose the money they bet.
+'''Arm Wrestling''' is an [[Activities|activity]] in ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' that involves the player pitting Marston's strength against an NPC's in an attempt to pin their hand to a table. In Singleplayer, the player may bet on whether or not they believe they will beat their opponent. If the player wins, they will be paid even money; earning the total of the player's initial bet and the NPC's bet. If the player loses, however, they will lose their wager. The minimum bet is $1 and the maximum is $10, making it the least profitable form of [[Gambling|gambling]], not even compared to the progressively more profitable game of [[Five Finger Fillet]].
-It is impossible to play this in [[multiplayer]].
+It is impossible to play this in [[Multiplayer]].
 Note to JP and Asia region PS3 owners:
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 * Closely watch the opponent's face. If the opponent is struggling and putting a lot of force behind their arm the player's best bet is to defend by holding X(PS3) or A(Xbox 360).
-*Whenever the strength bar (the green bar on the left-hand side) is completely filled up start hitting the A/X button. When it's half-way down, stop, and start defending to regain strength.
+*Whenever the strength bar (the green bar on the left-hand side) is completely filled up, the player should start hitting the A/X button. When it's half-way down, the player should stop and hold A/X to start defending and regain strength.
 *When the player is close to winning, and almost has the opponent's arm down to the table, a special move unlocks. Hit X (Xbox 360) or Square (PS3) when it appears on-screen to smash the opponent's hand down to the table. The player's strength bar must be full to do this finishing move.
-*For one of the [[U.S. Army Outfit]] scraps, the player will need to beat two NPC's in one sitting in the [[Pacific Union R.R. Camp]] to unlock the outfit scrap. The player will automatically stand up at the end of these two matches.
+*For one of the [[U.S. Army Outfit]] Scraps, the player will need to beat two NPC's in one sitting in the [[Pacific Union R.R. Camp]] to unlock the outfit scrap. The player will automatically stand up at the end of these two matches.
-*One way to make the [[U.S. Army Outfit|U.S. Army Outfit scrap]] easier to get is to push the guy behind the NPC sitting in the chair out the way, when the NPC you have just pushed regains himself he will walk away. This will leave only one NPC for you to face.
+*One way to make the [[U.S. Army Outfit|U.S. Army Outfit Scrap]] easier to get is to push the man behind the NPC sitting in the chair. When the NPC the player has just pushed regains himself, he will walk away. This will leave only one NPC for the player to face.
-[[Category:Gambling]]
+[[Category:Red Dead Redemption]]
 [[Category:Activities]]
-[[Category:Red Dead Redemption]]
 [[Category:Gambling]]
 [[Category:Activities]]
-[[Category:Outfits]]
+[[Category:Single Player]]
+[[Category:Single Player]]