Fire Pro Returns coming to America and Europe.
 

Not sure how many people will care, but apparently Fire Pro Returns is being ported to America and Europe. Also, apparently it's going to be pretty cheap. I really really, really, recommend getting this when it comes out. Yeah, the graphics are sprite based, but the game is fun as hell, great roster, tons of CAW slots, the ability to make organizations, stables, belts, rings, logos for your organizations and rings, referees, etc. A bunch of match options too, plus you can pretty much make anyone in CAW.

Buy this when it comes out. There's a learning curve, but once you get it, you won't be dissapointed.

Yeah, def gonna get this. That is, unless the 1-2-3 whammy of having to buy a next gen system, Guitar Hero 3, and Rock Band doesn't send me to the poorhouse :(

I have it in Japanese, it's a cunt to play.

Gameplay wise, or translation wise?

Translation, the game itself is hard because I'm a button masher at heart, and it certainly doesn't reward that :D

Fucking sweet SFPWXP is probably my favorite wrestling game ever can't wait to get my hands on this one

Yeah, no rewards for buttom mashers.

Anywho, everyone should buy this for Danshoku Dino alone.

I've enjoyed their portables, but never played a console FPW.

Will it just be a watered down version?

If you enjoyed the portables, you should enjoy the console version...

And from what I've seen, I don't think it'll be watered down. It should just be a translated port of FPR.

They had to take out most of the WWE guys they had in before FPR came out, but most of the heads are in the CAW. Plus you can get edit packs with basically everyone.

I really wish they would import the King of Colosseum series.

if it comes to 360 i'm there

Has there been a formal release date for it?

So they're not doing like they did for the portables, where they just make minor changes and rename them? I rememebr going agsinst Stone Cold, Hayabusa, and Sabu.

There was an issue and they can't do that anymore. I believe that stopped with Fire Pro Z.

This came should be an exact translated port of Fire Pro Returns. SO no premade WWE guys, although the people who were in the game prior, such as Austin, are easy to make.

Sabu is in the game though, as he wasn't in WWE, so he'll probably be left in.

Here is list of everyone in the game.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/927675/38973

Here is a list of heads in edit mode... BTW, they added layering, so you can add some different hair/makeups, etc, to the heads.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/927675/39438

Also, there are a crazy amount of edit slots. 500 to be exact. So you can easily make the WWE/TNA/ROH/PWG/ IWA/ what the fuck ever roster you want, and have no worries about taking up space doing it.

BTW, 327 wrestlers in the game.

Awesome. I will definitely pick it up if it comes out.

Leonardo Spanky and Steve Corino, FTW

I don't know what the release date is yet BTW.

Oh, and Umaga is in it.... And the Great Khali..

KHALI CHOP ON MUTA

What systems?

America: Outlaws
Kevin Nash
Scott Hall

America: Free
Abdullah The Butcher
Tiger Jeet Singh
Animal Warrior
Vader
Steve Williams
Sting
Rikishi
Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow
Jeff Jarret
Predator
Matt Ghaffari
Dan Bobish
Mike Barton
Jim Steele
Tom Howard
Giant Shiva
Sabu
AJ Styles
Petey Williams

America: Legend
Andre The Giant
Terry Funk
Hawk Warrior
Terry Gordy
Bret Hart
Davey Boy Smith
Johnny Smith

PS2

:n:

Oh and I read later this year or early next year.

Pretty sweet, but sprites for a console wrestling game is a pretty bad idea. I really don't want to feel like I'm playing a GBA game on my PS2. If it's cheap I'll consider picking it up.

Trust me, the sprites aren't that bad.

Here's a random youtube vid


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I think I'm turned on.

I've been waiting for one to show up in America. I was sold the minute I found out they were making one. The graphics are dated, but for 300+ wrestlers, a lot of CAW space, and fun gameplay...Who cares, really?

Also, I second bringing KoC to America.

Out of curiosity, how do the sprite mods work. Does it involve reburning the game?

I 've owned this game for over two years.I have bought an xbox 360, a wii, and an alienware laptop since then, and I STILL play this game more than any other. King of Colesseum II a close second. DO NOT LET THE GRAPHICS FOOL YOU! This game has more depth than very single american wresting game thats ever been released combined.

If this is truly coming to america, for a cheap price at that, and you don't buy it, then you are a straight up fucking retard. Bolted shoes, helmet and all.

If I hear that the American version is watered down, I will buy MagicSwap and then an import of Fire Pro and KoC.

It won't sell well overall in the States, but for hardcore wrestling gamers this will be an orgasm on release date.

Yeah, I gotta admit, I'm happy that some people wil discover it, but overall, this game will not sell very well at all to the shallow minded american fanbase.

I don't give a damn if people will buy this or not.

I will buy it and that's all I care about.

For sure, but the poor sales will stop them from bringing over any other games, such as the inevitabe KOC III. Woud rather they bring that over than this.

But I already have FPR, so I'm biased.

Well on the other hand, parents might buy this for their wrestling fan kids, especially if it's a $20 game.

A small percentage compared to the whiny brats who will accept nothing but smackdown. A kid woudn't have the patience for this anyhow. He'd play it for a day before trading it in for Ratchet and Clank, or Jax, or Manhunt.

Well if some naive parent is out shopping and decides to buy their son or daughter a game and they come across this, they will be like "Oh wow, this must be new and it's only $20. Little Jimmy loves wrestling so he'll like this game."

Maybe it will develop a small niche following with the contrary "if it's not WWE it must be awesome" crowd.

You know, enough to string some localisations along for a while...

...Naw.

I will say that it will stand a better chance if they advertise it better this time, and have better distribution.

I remember when the gameboy advance games came to U.S. The first one was tough to find, the second, virtually impossible. And little to no advertising. The few ads I did see, did nothing to show the games strong points. Just 2-D westlers that no one would recognize.

The fact is, very few people will buy this, including cheapo parents, without knowing th game's history and how deep and awesome it really is.

What sprite mods?

If it gets released here, I'll pick it up.

Mind you, the last time I played one of the Fire Pro games, I got extremely frustated with it. Super Fire Pro X, if I remember correctly. Could never escape a pin no matter how early it was in the match and half my attacks were reversed with the slightest of ease.

And no, I didn't button mash.

This is far easier to learn than SFPXP.

FUNKY FLY WANT THIS GAME

RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAARRRRRRR

Didn't mean sprite mods per say, meant the "real" rings like ROH and TNA.

Well those are allowed in the original version, just like they don't change people's name in the Japanese version.

Wait, so they're in there by default? That's surprising.

Seriously doubt they'd do that here.

Incorrect.

They aren't in by default.
Also, granted the wrestlers in the game look and play just like they're Japanese counterparts, they are named differently.

You can rename them.

Likewise, there is a logo editor/creator. While the TNA/ ROH logo you see aren't already kin the game, they were made with the ingame logo editor, so you don't need to burn it... You just need to do it yourself, or wait for someone else to do it and download their save. (If you go to fireproclub.com, the forums there will have a shitload of stuff like that)

BTW, I have the ROH ring in my game ( I need to download the new ROH ring since someone made it..) I 've never made a logo myself as apparently it's a pain staking progress ( The people who do them basically color it bit by bit.) but it is possible.

Bet its a lot more possible in english. Hell, every time I go in there I can't figure out how to get out, and have to reset.

Release date is mid-late Novemeber.

You can pre-order through Buy.com for $12.99

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/go.php?...mp%3Bloc%3D108

*Marks out*

Cheap as fuck too.

Yes and if you sign up for Google Check out, you can get it for $2.99.

<font color=goldenrod>Goddamn I want this game...the ability to create promotions...tons of CAW spots....could probably make the whole WWE and TNA rosters combined :drool:

Shame it's only coming out for PS2 (which I get to play on weekends only if at all).</font> :(

I'll probably be picking this up, even though I almost never game anymore. I've heard so much about this series, though, and it seems like a throwback in a lot of ways, so...yeah.

Shit, for 13 bucks, I'll buy it despite owning the Japanese version.

Fuck, as someone who doesn't own it (I think the closest I've come to playing Firepro has been playing it some on a simulator one time, on a computer, and I could tell it wasn't getting justice there.), I would pay $40 or $50, like most new games are released for.

Oh yeah. The GBA games had ridiculous depth and great gameplay, and that's just a fraction of this game (I assume). I would easily pay full price for it. Any word on how much is changed from the Japanese version (aside from translations, obviously).

Today I read there's some sort of promotion mode too?

There's no way that would run on my PS2... damn region lockouts.

I think it's being released in Europe as well.

I believe so, they just need to find a distributor

and heres the box art

http://www.agetec.com/catalog/images...color8_top.jpg

Will the wrestlers in the game have their actual names or will they have other names as default that you can edit?

Other names that you can edit.

They will have different names but you can edit them.

Alright, thanks guys.

I preordered it earlier today. This is going to be the first game I've bought in about a year and a half, I actually dug in my closet and found my PS2 to make sure I still had it. Stoked for this.

there's things I love about the game and things I know would get on my nerves just reading the Beginers Guide of Game FAQ.

I love the No Mercy style of game play and all the wrestlers in it.

What I know I would hate is (and correct me if I'm wrong) the time I'll have to spend editting to make certain AMerican wrestlers and ring logos and what not. I'm a pick up and play time gaming person and I don't what to sit there and edit wrestlers for hours

Also, no Rumble or like 20-30 man Battle Royal :( and no ladder match.

No story mode as well and I like playing these on the Smackdown games.

are there weapons? didn't read about this.

there were a couple other minor things that I would of liked to see like people wearing belts to the rings and not all entrances being the same.

but I'll prob get it cause the price is so low.

If you don't like making people or logos ( the logos are hella difficult anyway) I'd really suggest picking up a Max Drive or something of the sort. I've made about 30 or so edits in the same, and I have about 450 from edit packs I've downloaded... same with logos.

THere are weapons, and they stay on the ground when dropped.

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:drool:

yea, but has it been determined if those edit packs will work on the USA version? I've read there might be a problem

this is what I'll know I'll play the most


http://www.fireproclub.com/firepror/pics/8man2.jpg

or the eight man Battle Royal.

I seriously doubt it since there will likely be other code differences besides just pure text/sound file replacement. Either someone will need to come out with a converter or it'll have to start from scratch and all the hard work that has gone into the Japanese version will take a while to get into our version.

Hopefully it WILL be compatible, but again, I can't see it.

I wouldn't mind creating and edditing if say I wanted Big Boss Man and they had his head, body, attire ready to go and I could do it in about 5-10 minutes.

From this (month-old) article:

Fire Pro Wrestling isn't going to be "American-ized" like Raw Danger right? No all blonde wrestlers?



Haha, no. Some have blonde hair, but all the wrestlers will appear as they did in the Japanese version. If you want all blonde wrestlers, we’ll leave it to you to edit everyone.



Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Fire Pro Wrestling series have mock ups of other wrestlers? How is Agetec handling copyright issues? Are any characters getting the axe?



Yes, the series has always had parodies of wrestlers, and Fire Pro Wrestling Returns is no exception. All wrestlers are fictional, it doesn’t use the character’s exact name, but they may look familiar. Everything is fine since it is a parody, and no characters are getting the axe from the US version.


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Just glad to hear there won't be any modifications to the actual wrestlers.

nice

Hate to tell them it doesn't fall under parody laws.

Obsessive wrestling fans, say hello to your newest friend.

If you're loco for luchadores, the name Fire Pro should be pretty familiar. Since 1989, the series has been pumping out unique titles that feature a level of customization and Japanese wrestling antics that have gone largely unmatched in squared-circle videogames.

Fire Pro Returns continues that tradition. We've only put a few hours into the build we just got -- it's only 75 percent translated -- but we've already had florescent light bulbs smashed over our heads, been tossed into electrified barbed wire and seen the ref roll around in the fetal position after the ring exploded.

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Now, this is extreme.

If you're an outsider and have no idea what the pro wrestling scene is like in Japan, this game's faithful representation of it should clue you in: wrestling in Japan is frickin' insane. This is the place where Cactus Jack and Terry Funk rolled in barbed wire and nearly blew themselves up on a number of occasions. This is the place where high fliers defy the laws of gravity in ways most of the U.S. pro wrestling scene can only dream of. This is the place where fans still applaud wresting moves and not lame catch phrases.

This is what Fire Pro Returns is all about.

The title packs more than 325 wrestlers -- and gives you the option to create 500 more --who are fictional in name only. See, a majority of the superstars are based on real wrestlers but have their names switched around to avoid copyright complications. So, Kerry Texan and his Texas Jab is a dead ringer for Terry Funk and Abdullah Danger's scarred forehead sure reminds us of Abdullah the Butcher. Cycle through the AWG roster -- there are 18 separate lists of talent -- and you'll spot Scott Hall, Andre the Giant, the Road Warriors, Sting and more to remind you of the good ol'USA. If you're up on international superstars, you'll find them spread throughout the other rosters.

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Kill'em, Kerry!

If you're in the mood just to fool around in an exhibition contest, you'll have seven match types to choose from. "Normal Match" has you and a competitor face off in the arena of your choosing but push it beyond a ho-hum match with a set of options that pertain to every other match as well -- you can choose the ref, if you want DQs, which ring you'd like ring and more. "Cage Deathmatch" tosses you and an opponent into a ring surrounded by steel -- before the match begins you can choose if you want the winner to be decided by escape, pinfall, submission as well as the number of weapons you'd like to see in the ring.

When we fired up our cage match, some wondered what a cage deathmatch was in comparison to a regular cage match. We took "Kerry" up against Abdullah. The two DDT'd each other, tossed one another off the ropes and brought the pain, but it wasn't until Abdullah whipped out a fork, drove it into "Kerry's" head and blood poured down the Texan's forehead that everyone understood what a cage deathmatch was.

Then, they broke out the barbed wire baseball bats.

A "Barbed Wire Deathmatch" is better known to fans as an electrified barbed wire ropes exploding deathmatch. Strung around the ring in place of traditional ropes are spools of barbed wire packing one hell of a current. Whip your opponent into the mess of metal and a small pop will go off and they're likely to be busted open. Before the match, you can set a timed explosive to go off and leave you, your opponent and the ref sprawled out on the mat.

However, the match that stole everyone's heart this afternoon was "Landmine Deathmatch." Here, "Kerry" and "Tattoo" -- see: Sabu -- entered into one of the craziest matches Fire Pro and Japan has to offer. In a ring where the corners are stacked with florescent light bulbs -- you can change these to beds of barbed wire -- the floor surrounding the ring is covered in barbed wire boards. Toss your opponent over the top rope and to the floor, the board will explode, and your enemy will have to deal with coming back from the brink of nothingness.

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As "Kerry," we did our best to punish "Tattoo." We threw strikes -- square and a direction on the d-pad are weak attacks, X and a direction are medium attacks, and circle and a direction are strong attacks -- and attempted to master the grapple system -- you need to move toward an opponent to initiate a grapple and then choose your face button attack when the foes step into the lockup -- but "Tattoo's" skill was far beyond our own. He forced us into a crimson mask after slamming a light bulb into our face, taunted us -- wiggle the left analog stick -- flying from the ropes and back flipping onto our bloodied body.

It was awesome.

The final three match types honor specific promotions. The "SWA Rules Match" is a no-DQ, no-leaving-the-ring battle; "S-1 Rules Match" is a striking only fight; and "Gruesome Fighting" is an MMA competition in an octagon-like structure where the pins don't count and knockouts reign.

Beyond fighting in the ring, "Match Maker" puts you behind the curtain and has you book 12 events with the goal of promoting "lucrative and fun" matches. You'll work within a budget to balance costs with revenues as you pick wrestlers, match types and more. As awesome as all this sounds, we couldn't get too into it today. Remember how we said this game was only 75 percent translated? This is part of that other 25 percent.

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Light bulbs hurt.

Even with everything Fire Pro Has going for it in terms of matches, edit options and modes, the controls are going to put a lot of wrestling fans off. Movement is governed by the d-pad and has a steep learning curve that we're still trying to master. This is a game of timing, and if you mistime it or button mash, you're screwed. Whereas other wrestling games on the market have you hit run and head toward your opponent, Fire Pro leaves aiming your run up to you. That might not sound like much, but as you get used to the switch, expect to run yourself into a barbed wire mess more than once.

Still, for those who are ready to stick out the different system and to avoid button mashing Fire Pro Returns looks like it's got enough content -- tournaments, leagues, team matches, battle royals, created titles and more -- to keep fans busy when it ships in November.

Me wantie.

Thanks to WWKD? I have pre-orderd this game.

My printer is fucked and I just coppied all of that information by hand. No shit.

"522 Yoshihiko (DDT Blow-up Doll)"

....What?

Seriously though, can't wait for the game to come out. I'm so glad I passed up buying it via import, which would have cost me roughly $100 because I would have needed one of the softmods.

definitely picking this up. only $15 too.

I'm told there are MMA bouts in the game, can some one explain how that works to me?

Only strikes and ground submissions I believe. They may also have the MMA cage, I'm not 100% sure though.

Yes they have a cage, but its ten-sided thanks to ufc being pricks. And its more than just ground, and submissions. There are new grapple typs for mma fighters. You can shoot on a guy from the initial grapple, or while hes already on the ground, and it initiates a second grapple wich leads to ground strikes or a submission. Shooting isn't exclusive to mma fighters tho. Many wrestlers who have mma backgrounds can also shoot.

Also, the cag isn't just another ring you select at the setup screen. MMA is a whole different match type with its own adjustable rule set, along with cage, c-4 deathmatch, lighttube deathmatch, and k-1

If this game is nearly as fun as SFPWXP I would pay $50 for it, and from most reactions, it's much better than that.

SFPWXP is pretty much dog shit by comparison.

<font color=goldenrod>I can't wait for this game.

Really have no idea what I'm gonna do with 500 CAW spots. Prolly will wind up with the entire WWE and TNA rosters...then still have a few hundred spots after that. I'll probably wind up making athletes, musicians, and the entire cast of the Simpsons or something</font> :o

I know, I'm going crazy waiting for this. This next month is going to KILL ME.

At least they're trying for an European release. Trying to think positive for you.

Just remember to have patience when you get it. As others have said, its not pick up and play like smackdown. Many people havn't been able to get it right away, and have given up on it. Once you get the timing down, you'll never want to play smackdown ever again.

Brother I have read every FAQ on this game the net has to offer. I assure you that I will be playing this game for years.

I have never been this hyped for a release.

If there is one major downside to the game, its that you can't use edits in Manager mode. Its similar to GM mode in smackdown.

Yeah I read that. Total bs. Really terrible game design, a game made for players to have control and then take that control away from what should be the games priamary feature. But bah, I could care less. I wouldn't mind take their guys through this very interesting mode, so it's cool.

<font color=goldenrod>Not being able to use edits in Manager Mode really sucks.....but whatever. This game is every simmer's dream. I'll be simming tons of matches/storylines in exhibition</font>

Hey everyone.

There are just a few things I haven't seen mentioned yet here.

I read on one FAQ that the tool used to create ring logos is a kind of art program. I'm assuming like the "Paint" program on the computer. That would basically give us the freedom to create absolutely any wrestling fed imaginable. I think the creation freedom is going to be a big hit in this country because of the countless independant promotions and backyard wrestling feds who can now create not only themselves, but their promotion. That's good for us because if Fire Pro does good in America and Europe, chances are they will continue making games.

Also the finishers are very accurate. I saw a video on YouTube of AJ Styles doing the Style Clash. He goes through all the motions, including the arms-out taunt and stepping over their arms one at a time.

I was about to give up on Wrestling video games until I saw that Fire Pro was coming to the USA.

As others here have said, if you're a new gamer don't let the controls turn you off too quickly. When I played the Super Nintendo versions of FPW I couldn't pull off a single grapple. Now that I've played for a while, I've had some good matches with a lot of high spots. This game is going to be great.