Tom Rice Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 [b]Fire Pro Wrestling Returns to US[/b] Agetec set to give long-running Japanese series its North American home-console debut later this year or early next. [size=1][i]By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot[/i][/size] Devoted gamers might be familiar with Spike's Fire Pro Wrestling series, a long-running franchise of Japanese releases for consoles that debuted on the PC Engine, the Japanese version of the TurboGrafx-16. While the series has fostered a devoted international fan base, it has only made it to domestic shores twice before, in a pair of Game Boy Advance games from now-defunct Bam Entertainment. That's going to change, as Agetec sources have confirmed to GameSpot the authenticity of messages from earlier this week on the Fire Pro Club community fan site. Those messages, posted by Agetec localization producer Mark Johnson and picked up on by Insert Credit, say that the niche publisher has acquired the rights to Fire Pro Wrestling Returns for the PlayStation 2, and is ready to release the game in North America later this year, or early next. The game is also set for a European release, though Johnson said the company not yet found a publisher in the region. Later in the same thread, Johnson posted that this is not the first time Agetec has tried to import the Fire Pro series. The publisher had wanted to bring a previous PS2 entry--Fire Pro Wrestling Z--to the US, only to have Sony refuse to grant concept approval. The Fire Pro Wrestling series is known for its reliance on 2D character sprites, as well as customization options that give players hundreds of options for a created wrestler's moves and appearances. Another trademark of the series is a roster of fictitious wrestlers (and more recently, mixed martial artists) divided into various federations, each with likenesses and styles suspiciously similar to those of actual pro wrestlers. Bam Entertainment addressed copyright issues by changing the appearances of the wrestlers in its pair of localized Fire Pro Wrestling games, but Agetec has not yet specified what it plans to do on that matter. No price has been announced for the game, but Johnson said it will see release at a "very low" price point. [img]http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8315/andrethegiant696screenfh5.jpg[/img] This is not Andre the Giant, and he does not have a posse. CAWs.ws can now confirm that we expect the price to be $19.99. Fire Pro Returns will be $14.99 from CAWs.ws Shop and is available to pre-order [url="http://astore.amazon.com/caws0e-20/detail/B000VG6Z9S/105-5272991-4454005"]here[/url]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The00Raven00Effect Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 $14.99 US correct? That's a damn good price especially considering on how much you can do in that game too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HottRodd05 Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 that game is gonna rock. I might get that 1st, then get SVR 08 in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DX-NWO Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 that fgame looks werid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallawork Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 wow fire pro 4 the ps2 cant wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The00Raven00Effect Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 [quote name='WWF/E 529' post='2879852' date='Sep 25 2007, 04:28 PM']that fgame looks werid[/quote] Meh, IMO looks aren't really everything sometimes. If you get it you'll see what I mean. It may be 2D but it has so many features and moves and wrestlers and creation options you'll love it to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Game Brony Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Can anyone fix a PS2? I really want to get this game but need a PS2 and the one I got is boken, its one of the older models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrUiT Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 WOW Im gona buy it. Maybe Caws.ws Shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poopy Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 This makes me want to buy a PS2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Tonberry Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I like Fire Pro Wrestling's features and stuff but I suck at the actual game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The00Raven00Effect Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 [quote name='Don Tonberry' post='2881251' date='Sep 25 2007, 07:40 PM']I like Fire Pro Wrestling's features and stuff but I suck at the actual game[/quote] I used to suck at first till I figured out the system. It's all about timing when doing grapple moves and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Tonberry Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 So do you think I should buy this over SvR? Because I don't really know if the DS version is going to be good or not and this game has tons of replay value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_G Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 $ 14.99 x 3 = RM 44.97 Dude,thats damn cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future Is... Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 I Guess they want everyone of there fans to enjoy this game The price could be a little higher though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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