Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns | |
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Developer(s) | Spike |
Publisher(s) | |
Series | Fire Pro Wrestling |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network |
Release | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Network |
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[]
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]
Reception[]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 78/100[5] |
Publication | Score |
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1Up.com | A+[6] |
Famitsu | 31/40[7] |
GameSpot | 7/10[8] |
GameSpy | [9] |
IGN | 7/10[4] |
OPM (UK) | 9/10[10][11] |
PSM | [12] |
411Mania | (2) 10/10[13] (1) 9.7/10[14] |
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]
See also[]
- List of licensed wrestling video games
- List of fighting games
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Miller, Greg (November 14, 2007). "Fire Pro Wrestling Returns Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
External links[]
- Official Japanese website at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2012)
- Official North American website
- Fire Pro Wrestling Returns at MobyGames
- 2005 video games
- Fire Pro Wrestling
- PlayStation 2 games
- PlayStation Network games
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games scored by Atsuhiro Motoyama
- Professional wrestling games