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Almost exactly 10 years ago I imported a copy of Fire Pro Wrestling Six Man Scramble for the Sega Saturn. The game was groundbreaking, and had something most American wrestling games back then lacked: Gameplay that wasn’t atrocious. In addition to that, the game had a lot of other revolutionary features, such as wrestlers who bled, an extensive create-a-wrestler mode, and the ability to have six grapplers going at it at one time. A decade later, the series is finally debuting on US consoles and while the gap has shrunk, it’s still better than any of the more mainstream titles.
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns is a Wrestling video game published by Agetec released on November 13th, 2007 for the Sony PlayStation 2. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (USA).iso CRC = 8B9F8597 How to emulate with PCSX2. CoolROM.com's game information and ROM (ISO) download page for Fire Pro Wrestling Z (Japan) (Sony Playstation 2). Playing Fire Pro on pcsx2 might be ideal as it makes transferring saves even easier. Graphically, the game looks even better with this emulator. However, you still need to own Fire Pro Wrestling Returns and to run pcsx2 legally you must rip your own bios from your own PS2. Summary: The popular Fire Pro Wrestling series is famous for its unparalleled gameplay depth and unmatched customization options, and Fire Pro Wrestling Returns is the biggest and best title yet. Having been widely imported for years by hardcore wrestling fans, this will be the first time that the The popular Fire Pro Wrestling series is famous for its unparalleled gameplay depth and unmatched.
Bad collision detection, spotty control and horrendous AI are so prevalent in most wrestling games that it’s practically a cliché, but in Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, the gameplay is fantastic. The game mechanics avoid the tired “Rock, paper, scissors” or button mashing setups that most other wrestling games use. Instead, almost everything is based on timing and pacing the match properly. Fire Pro Returns doesn’t have any health bars, or momentum meters, or any other kind of HUD info. If you want to know how your guy is doing, or how much energy your opponent has left, you must pay attention to the match.
MAKE-A-MONSTER
These days, most wrestling games allow you to make your own wrestlers, but few get anywhere close to the depth that you get with Fire Pro Returns. You can create up to 500 wrestlers, determine their style and appearance, assign every single one of their moves (and you’re allowed to give them any move in the game), and even program their AI for times when the computer is controlling them. If you want to recreate your favorite current or former pro wrestler, you can do so with almost perfect accuracy. Or if you’d rather to make a fat version of Space Ghost who fights dirty and taunts his opponents, you can do that too.
It’s not just the return of a series…it’s the return of an entire genre.
The game’s 2D graphics will doubtlessly turn off many fans, but they are excellent. Each character and arena is looks great, and every move is well animated. They also contribute to the overall feel of the game. There’s something funny about turning off the rules and watching one wrestler stab the other in the head with a fork repeatedly while the referee asks the stabee if he wants to give up. That kind of humor probably wouldn’t translate to a game with hyper-realistic graphics.
SAME OL’ SONG AND DANCE
The only real negative about this game is that it’s not a big step up from previous installments. Seeing as very few Fire Pro games were released in the United States, this isn’t a big deal for most people. But if you’ve already played one of the earlier installments, particularly Fire Pro D, this may be a bit of a letdown. A Fire Pro game is kind of like an iPod…it’s a lot of fun, but it takes time and effort to get it “just right”. After spending countless hours customizing Fire Pro D until the game was perfect, I just didn’t have it in me to do it all over again in order to enjoy the moderate upgrades offered in Fire Pro Wrestling Returns.
BOTTOM LINE:
Despite having gotten my fill on previous entries in the series, if you’ve never played a Fire Pro game before, you gotta check this one out.
| Fire Pro Wrestling Returns | |
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| Developer(s) | Spike |
| Publisher(s) |
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| Series | Fire Pro Wrestling |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network |
| Release | PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Fighting, Wrestling |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, known in Japan as Fi-Pro Returns (ファイプロ・リターンズ, FaiPuro Ritānzu), is a professional wrestling video game that was released in 2005 in Japan, and was released on November 13, 2007 in North America[3] and February 8, 2008 in Italy, Spain and Portugal. The game is part of the Fire Pro Wrestling series.
Gameplay[edit]
Like other titles in the Fire Pro Wrestling series, Fire Pro Wrestling Returns distinguishes itself from other wrestling games by focusing on timing and strategy, as opposed to button-mashing. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns offers a roster of 327 wrestlers from a variety of real-life wrestling companies. Players can create custom characters, wrestling rings, belts, promotions, and referees.[citation needed]Returns supplies new customizing tools, such as a 'Face Layer' feature that allows players to create a wrestler's face using multiple objects.[4] Game modes include a traditional cage match, Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch, and Match Maker mode, wherein the player must book shows and try to get a good grade on the shows based on crowd reaction.[citation needed]
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The game received 'generally favorable reviews' according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns - PlayStation 2'. Amazon.com.
- ^Chris K. (April 18, 2013). 'PlayStation Store Sneak Peek: April 23, 2013'. PSNStores.
- ^Sinclair, Brendan (July 27, 2007). 'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns to US'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ abMiller, Greg (November 14, 2007). 'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns Review'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ ab'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns for PlayStation 2 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^Donahoe, Michael (November 20, 2007). 'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns'. 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ ab'ファイプロ・リターンズ [PS2]'. Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^Navarro, Alex (November 12, 2007). 'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^Villoria, Gerald (December 5, 2007). 'GameSpy: Fire Pro Wrestling Returns'. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns'. PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Future plc. March 2008. p. 98.
- ^'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns'. Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. No. 97. Future plc. April 2008. p. 76.
- ^'Review: Fire Pro Wrestling Returns'. PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 2. Future plc. January 2008. p. 86.
- ^Bumgarner, William (February 10, 2008). 'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2) Review [2]'. 411Mania. Archived from the original on February 11, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^McCabe, Sean (January 4, 2008). 'Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2) Review'. 411Mania. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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External links[edit]
- Official Japanese website at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2012)
- Fire Pro Wrestling Returns at MobyGames
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