Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2) - 2007 - Full Review

Frank Incensed reviews one of his favorite wrestling games of all time - a Spike/agetec classic that is sorely underrated.
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[@smudgey5000]

Really wish everyone didn't abandon this game when World came out. I liked downloading an edit pack save file more than having to download each creation one by one and organize them myself. With FPR we can just down a save file where all the created wrestlers are there and already sorted by Promotion/Era without having to waste time at it yourself. Even includes Rings, logos, and referees too. It's a lot faster to just into playing or simming. I hope someone releases a AEW or modern WWE pack for FPR sometime.

[@goodreverend2k1]

Sorry but World is better in every way. Fire Pro R didn't have enough modes. And, I played a ton of FPR. Those are my Spike Dudley & Sandman edits in this Video.

[@smudgey5000]

Oh I know who you are. I was hoping you'd make one last great Edit pack for Returns. Yes, World is a better game. All I was referring to was how much easier it was for the player to download an entire pack of Edits with Returns. Plus Returns is a legendary release and was a come back for the series as well as the first home console release for the west. It deserves respect as without FPR, FPW wouldn't exist today.

[@fletchbundy]

What's world?

[@smudgey5000]

@@fletchbundy A more modern Fire Pro Wrestling game which improves a lot of things but in other ways is a step back.

[@gamesgeekmak889]

Returns is such a cool version of FPW - still great even today. This game series is so addictive. I’ve started playing Fire Pro World and Fire Pro Wrestling D on my phone (posted a few vids) to get my fix. Amazing you can play such a classic game on your phone now.

[@joeball13]

I just picked this up complete in box unopened with the Saran wrap still on it, so I kept that one and picked up another one that was just the disc so I could play it on my PS2. I tried a game or two but didn't have a memory card yet so I was pretty unimpressed and shut it off but I got my memory card in the mail today so I want to start my own federation, I'm hoping it's as fun as everyone says.

[@Lukemasonmedia]

I’m playing all the wrestling games from my childhood and the ones I missed out on. The first I ever played was just bring it on the ps2! so I know I missed some bangers. So far I have WCW/nwo revenge, no mercy and Wrestlemania 2000 on the 64 and all are pretty awesome. Current have smackdown 1 , Smackdown 2 kyr , ECW Hardcore revolution and this game on the way. Wasn’t ever interested in this game because of the graphics but now I’m really glad I bought it on a whim cause this looks awesome

[@elcarohw]

a action replay max tutorial would most appreciated on how to get the info from pc to memory card and how to install lord worms files cheers

[@acameronado]

Great review man, I'm not much into American wrestling as a sport but I enjoy the games, I always heard about this one and you gave me the perfect introduction, clear, concise, straight to the point, and stating your opinions. The half hour seemed like minutes. I'll definitely give Fire Pro Wresling a try.

[@bigpete2059]

Brilliant, any chance of you sharing your save pls?

[@UncomfortableShoes]

Great review. I’ve played this game but really prefer Fire Pro World. The large variety of wrestlers I just have to download along with logos and create a move. However, for the time this game is a classic. When it first came out I saw the box and passed, boy was I dumb! 😂 Fire Pro is King

[@ivanvukasovic1371]

Same. Been playin World for years, never got into any other Fire Pro games. Saw the cover art and realised this is a game I skipped over like 16 years ago. I was in a gameshop, and wanted to grab a wrestling game. Saw this, and immediately put it down, thinking that's the worst knock off cover I ever saw, and bought myself HCTP. BOY, how wrong was I, still can't believe THAT was the game

[@HelianMitlowdelmilk]

Amazing game i just bought it for the nostalgia and stayed for the depth

[@vanceamania]

Looks like a great game. I was a fan of the older games you brought up and I might just pick this one up

[@jessjohnson9952]

Thank you for your review. Just picked up the game

[@J-0K-ER]

man what a roster i bet you have so much fun and the rings

[@vertigobeatz7118]

Bro just get it on your phone Aethersx2 from Google. Just got it tonight.

[@zachgaskins3731]

Can you still download/import anything if you bought this for PS3 on the PSNetwork?

[@hansfury7003]

I Love Watching CPU vs CPU In FP Games X Premium & Returns is My Favorites

[@paxhumana2015]

The game honestly deserves a 7 out of 10, and for many valid reasons, again, which would take dozens of posts to explain away.

[@paxhumana2015]

Actually, the WCW/WWF series has five NTSB-U entries. The first one is called WCW Vs. The World and it was made for the PS1 and it is also a good wrestling game that plays very similarly to its N64 counterparts. One could also make an argument that it is also one of the best PS1 games as well.

[@SharonisCarin321]

Please share those packs you had I'm interested!!

[@HighFalutinTootin]

Whether it's New Japan or All Japan or the WWF,ECW...Fire Pro Returns came up with the right figure for me to make a decision...i recently picked up this gem for 10 bucks lol no instruction booklet though

[@therealnickynurotic8930]

I just picked it up myself. For 14 . Perfect disc and book is crisp. No blemishes on box. I was so happy. Even happier when I turned it over and saw all the matches. I never played it yet

[@paxhumana2015]

One thing that makes me the most pissed about the Editing Mode is that literally no one at Spike-Chunsoft thought that it would be a good idea to include a Mario Paint-styled Character Stamp for making your own ring logos, or, hell, even take a page out of MS Paint and simply allow Zoom, Grid, and Picture-In-Picture options for making ring logos, and, for that matter, designs on clothing, or even whole outfits, as well as turnbuckles, turnbuckle posts, ring aprons, barricades, and wrestling mats, among other things in the game. No, the dumb asses thought that just letting people derp around and guess at this fucking bullshit instead of building it in an actually intuitive, approachable, and easy style, you know, like the whole fucking audience that you are ironically catering to with the game, was actually how that this shit was supposed to be done in the game. Even Japanese people get pissed at this fucking bullshit in the game...let that sink in for a moment.

[@905JimRaynor]

striking a matter of screwing around with all the different strike types... angles and distances. do an hour of sparring every day and you'll get the hang of striking.

[@VideoGameXDomain]

What's the tutorial for the PS2 game save?

[@paxhumana2015]

The thing that honestly pisses me off about the Irish Whips in the game is that not only can you not directly use an Irish whip to an opponent to the turnbuckle post that is above yourself, but also to the one that is directly above your opponent, or, equally accurately, below yourself...like would it honestly kill Spike-Chunsoft to actually add some more frames, as well as some more computer coded commands, to actually make those things happen in a Fire Pro Wrestling game?

[@kvg198x6]

These files seem hard to find now - you should totally upload your save for gaming history!

[@EdgeOfEntropy17]

Hey man, where do you find the logos?

[@DanielMussen-ob7uo]

Fire Pro Wrestling Sports Entertainment Universe

[@DCLK]

I think it has more weapons than Fire Pro Wrestling World, correct me if I'm wrong

[@efootballhub-nf5vz]

How to unlock move set plz tell me

[@paxhumana2015]

I honestly think that the PS1 SmackDown and the PS1/N64 WCW/WWF/Virtual Pro Wrestling games did the Facial/Hair Editing layers the best out of any video game. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns obviously thought that making beards and such be on default faces was a good idea, but at least Fire Pro Wrestling World does that a bit less...I think. Seriously, doing that to wrestlers in Fire Pro Wrestling Returns ironically hurts, rather than helps, on the complete customization part of a wrestler in the game. Also, the women look more like men in this game, but at least Fire Pro Wrestling World, as well as other Fire Pro Wrestling games, did not have that problem in those games. My point is this, faces, facial hair, tattoos, masks, and such all need to be permanently separate things that people can just cobble together rather than force a player to have those things on a default wrestler.

[@OfficialSKLTN]

5 HOURS?! Maannn