Fire Pro Wrestling: Combination Tag

This is the first game in a long series of wrestling games with "Fire Pro" in its title. I'm generally not very fond of wrestling games and this one is no exception, although it makes many things better than other wrestling games of its time. Many different wrestlers, all with their own move repertoire are a good point. Graphics and sound are average. Most important are the controls and the fighting itself, which is a mixed-bag. It has many tactical moments but sometimes I found it difficult to make the wrestler do what I wanted him to do and found the fighting a bit jerky - which was a big minus for nearly all wrestling-games in the 8-bit/16-bit era.


teran01 # 2013-06-21 10:36:23

Possibly the best wrestling game of its time. Grapple, make your opponent bleed, perform a tope to the outside of the ring, or lock on a submission. Fire Pro Wrestling really captures the feel of a wrestling match. The 16(!) characters in the game are thinly-veiled copies of real-life wrestlers that have appeared in New Japan and All Japan Pro-Wrestling such as Antonio Inoki, Jumbo Tsuruta, Mil Mascaras, and the Road Warriors. Each character has his own set of attacks, including one specialty that will elicit loud cheers from the crowd. The timing-based grapple system is well-executed, and the gameplay just feels right. You can't go wrong with this one.

(Jacquismo) - # 2005-03-15 06:00:19

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