Fire Pro Wrestling (video game)

Fire Pro Wrestling (released in Japan as Fire Pro Wrestling A (ファイヤープロレスリング A, Faiyā Puro Resuringu A)) is a professional wrestling video game in the Fire Pro Wrestling series and was the first Fire Pro game to receive an official English translation and the first to be released on a portable system rather than a console. A direct sequel, Fire Pro Wrestling 2, was released in 2002.

This is about the 2001 game for Game Boy Advance. For the series, see Fire Pro Wrestling.
Fire Pro Wrestling
Developer(s)Spike
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • JP: March 21, 2001
  • NA: June 11, 2001
  • EU: June 22, 2001
Genre(s)Fighting, wrestling
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Fire Pro Wrestling makes the player play with strategy. The games use the A and B buttons for striking and grappling. As with Fire Pro games, MMA is featured in the game and federations like Pride and the Ultimate Fighting Championship feature with fighters. The Octagon also made an appearance in this game, but was removed in the second for copyright issues.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] However, NextGen gave a mixed review to the game, saying that the game's difficulty would make inaccessible for the novices.[9] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[4]

References
  1. "Fire Pro Wrestling Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  2. Mielke, James "Milkman" (July 2001). "Firepro Wrestling [sic]" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 144. Ziff Davis. p. 95. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. Bramwell, Tom (August 2, 2001). "Fire Pro Wrestling". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. "ファイヤープロレスリングA（エース） [GBA]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  5. "Fire Pro Wrestling". Game Informer. No. 99. FuncoLand. July 2001.
  6. Bad Hare (June 13, 2001). "Fire Pro Wrestling Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  7. Villoria, Gerald (June 11, 2001). "Fire Pro Wrestling Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  8. Nix, Marc (June 14, 2001). "Fire Pro Wrestling". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  9. "Fire Pro Wrestling". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. July 2001. p. 64. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. "Fire Pro Wrestling". Nintendo Power. Vol. 145. Nintendo of America. June 2001.
  11. Hrusecky, Mike (June 23, 2001). "Fire Pro Wrestling". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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