Underplayed Gems

Fire Pro Wrestling Gaiden (1992)

Fire Pro Wrestling Gaiden cover
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Sport
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How it feels

A strategy-driven Japanese pro wrestling sim emphasizing timing, grapple tactics, and deep character customization.

sportswrestlingstrategicsimulationcompetitivejapanese

About

Fire Pro Wrestling is a long-running professional wrestling video game series originating from Japan, started in 1989 by Human Entertainment and continued by Spike in 2000. The series is distinguished by its grappling system, which is primarily based on timed button presses and strategy. Another signature feature of the series is its Edit mode, a character creation feature with many options to customize appearances, wrestling moves and A.I. behavior.

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