Unlike the LJN button-mashing, SuperBrawl’sumget close and push a button method, or even THQ’s strong/weak move system introduced later, Fire Pro features a timing-based grapple system. Once you finally wade through the various and sundry options and make your way down to the ring (after the Japanese-style pre-match introductions), you’ll notice the actual fighting system that is the calling card for the Fire Pro franchise, and is probably unlike anything you’ve experienced in a wrestling game before. Every match can be changed to a submission-only match, a 2-out-of-3 falls match, a match where you only have to pin your opponent for two seconds, much like amateur wrestling, all with variable options for how long you can stay out of the ring, or if you’re even allowed to, different time limits, CPU difficulty, and you can even pick a certain design for the ring itself and a specific referee. The myriad of options doesn’t stop with the selection of wrestlers, either. Things getting out of hand as the Road Warriors battle Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. Different promotions have different focuses, some are your more traditional wrestling promotions, some highlight the high-flying lucha libre style, some showcase the hardcore, blood and guts style, and there’s even a handful of mixed martial arts practitioners to be found here, so quite literally, you can find a wrestler to suit your style. Yes, you read that right, DOZENS, and they’re not just palette swaps, either. Released a scant two years after and, SFPWXP features a roster comprised of dozens of wrestlers from promotions across Japan and the United States. Now, I know what you’re probably thinking: “Yes, that’s all well and good, Dave, but what IS Fire Pro?” Well, today, I present your introduction to FPW, with Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium (!) for Super Nintendo. Rather, it is the gold standard for ALL wrestling games, and I’d weigh in that Fire Pro Returns for PlayStation 2 is the single greatest pro-graps title ever. During my previous two reviews of Super Nintendo wrestling games, I made mention of the Fire Pro Wrestling series, and, in doing so, implied that Fire Pro was the gold standard for 16-bit wrestlers.
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