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when I owned a dreamcast years ago I bought "Fire Pro Wrestling D" granted I had to use an import converter disc and print out a translation for what was on the screen because everything was in japanese! It was a fun game with a good number of match variations, a huge number of wrestlers, and edits for making your own wrestlers,belts,and matches. "Fire Pro Wrestling Returns" for Playstation 2 is pretty much the same as "Fire Pro Wrestling D" except for the fact that it been translated in english and made a a few changes such as getting rid of the cage deathmatch, but adding a create a ring edit. The names of the wrestlers have been changed to either avoid lawsuits or as a attempt of translating Japanese text into English. Two examples of this is American wrestler "Vader" is called "Saber" and "Bret Hart" is "Brad Love" the gameplay is pretty much fair if you have ever played "WWE superstars" or "wrestlefest" from the late 80's then you have idea. 2-D wrestlers kicking, punching, grappling,body slamming, and pinning each other. the ring is 3-D as in you see the whole ring. you can through your opponent into the ropes or into the corner or onto the floor. depending upon the match type you can have barbed wire ropes and barbed wire boards on the turnbuckles, or better yet florescent light poles. if you've ever seen a Japanese death match then its in the game, exploding barb wire on the floor. Tables, chairs, sledgehammers, oh my! the main con in the game is its not a game that you can just button mash and expect to win. if you want that go play one of the games in the "Legends Of Wrestling" series, or "Street Fighter whatever number it is now" In order to win you need grapple and wear down your opponent as best you can in order to get the 3 count. all in all its a fun game for the PS2 that I suggest you buy if you are a big wrestling fan.Read full review
Got this game for the potential of making a 80s/90s WWF game. The price was great so I bought it. When I realized how deep this game goes I was overwhelmed. I started to make characters and factions of my favorite 80s/90s babyfaces and heels, but after a month I was burnt out. The options on the game are everything you could ever want in a wrestling game and Fire Pro is the undisputed champion of wrestling videogames. I just don't have the time to make all the characters that I wanted to and I know that there is a way to download builds I just don't have the time to do it. Highly recommend to the wrestling fan. It is the best!
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The legendary Fire Pro wrestling finally hits American audiences with PS2's Fire Pro Wrestling Returns. The series is best known for its amazing depth and attention to detail. This is no exception. Almost every detail in the game is editable and has the most in depth CAW of any wrestling video game I have played. Massive amounts of options are created for your wrestlers and even rings and promotions can be edited to your whim. FPW Returns also offers unique match types, ranging from exploding death matches to MMA slug fests. The only drawbacks are graphics and controls. Graphics haven't changed much since the 32 bit days of SNES, but that is not a major concern. Controls on the other hand, need practice, as this game differs from most American button-mash, arcade style wrestling games. Though with proper practice, this is overcome fairly easily. Overall, this game is fun for those who are hardcore into wrestling games, but not for the casual fan. The game has amazing range of customization to most aspects of character creation. Most importantly, it's just fun!Read full review
This game is fantastic, but I didn't give it an excellent rating. The game is very challanging when playing the computer and also ha sa steep learning curve which takes away from the fun when you're just starting to play the game. After you learn a bit, the game becomes very entertaining. I think it's best enjoyed with two players. I also didn't give it an excellent rating because there is no story mode in the game and there are also not many match types to choose from, although the match types that have never before been in a wrestling game untill now MIGHT make up for that. Match stipulations such as barbed wire ropes, land mines, and a caged octagon ring "gruesome fighting" match. For wrestling fans I highly recommend this video game. For the occasional wrestling game fan, you'd be better off with a WWE Smackdown! Vs. Raw game.Read full review
The Fire Pro Wrestling series is huge in Japan, and this is the first time it's ever been available for a console in the United States. If you want a game with John Cena or Triple H, this isn't for you. This is more for fans of professional wrestling, and not fans of sports entainment. This title brings you back to the glory days of the WWF (not WWE), NWA, WCCW among others. You can create your own federations including title belts. The best feature is that you can creat up to 500 (yes I said 500) of your own wrestlers. I don't know who has time for that many, but if you do have the time you can create 500 wrestlers. The AI of the CPU is insane, but not too bad once you get the timing down. 3D gameplay would have made it better, but still if you can pick this game up for $15 or $20 I would jump all over it.Read full review
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