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Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
North American box art
Developer(s)Spike
Publisher(s)
  • NA: Agetec
  • EU: 505 Games
  • Director(s)Toshiaki Tamura
    Producer(s)Hiroyuki Yonezawa
    Designer(s)Toshiaki Tamura
    Programmer(s)Akito Yoneda
    Takeshi Aikō
    Artist(s)Takeshi Kadoma
    Satoru Minei
    Kazuhisa Watarigawa
    Composer(s)Takafumi Wada
    Yoko Wada
    Mituhiro Uehara
    SeriesFire Pro Wrestling
    Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network
    ReleasePlayStation 2
    • JP: September 15, 2005
  • NA: November 13, 2007[1]
  • EU: February 8, 2008
  • 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Aggregate score
    AggregatorScore
    Metacritic78/100[5]
    Review scores
    PublicationScore
    1Up.comA+[6]
    Famitsu31/40[7]
    GameSpot7/10[8]
    GameSpy[9]
    IGN7/10[4]
    PlayStation Official Magazine – UK9/10[10][11]
    PlayStation: The Official Magazine[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[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Fire Pro Wrestling Returns - PlayStation 2". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  • ^ Chris K. (April 18, 2013). "PlayStation Store Sneak Peek: April 23, 2013". PSNStores. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  • ^ Sinclair, Brendan (July 27, 2007). "Fire Pro Wrestling Returns to US". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  • ^ a b Miller, Greg (November 14, 2007). "Fire Pro Wrestling Returns Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  • ^ a b "Fire Pro Wrestling Returns for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. 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.
  • ^ 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. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  • ^ Villoria, Gerald (December 5, 2007). "GameSpy: Fire Pro Wrestling Returns". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. 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.
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