Calling retro heads.. To celebrate its 20th anniversary Fire Pro wrestling is to be given the HD remix treatment for release later in 2009. The Japanese series which has had releases from PC Engine thru SNES/Famicom to PS2 will have online functionality to keep you wrestleheads happy. Though the press release states its Japan only we’re pretty sure it’ll make its way onto other stores and if not a Japanese PSN card will do!Â
that press release in full:
On September 9th, 2009
For Playstation 3 and XBOX 360
Format: Download only
Region: Japan
Developed by S-Neo and Grasshopper Manufacture
Published by Spike
Fire Pro Wrestling HD
A new installment in the Fire Pro Wrestling series featuring high definition graphics and online functionality to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Fire Pro.
- Full 1080p support
- High resolution 2D sprites (3 times the pixel density of Fire Pro Returns)
- “Rebuilt” game engine
- XBOX Live and Playstation Network support for online play
- FULL ENGLISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE FROM THE OPTIONS MENU
- Unlockables
- Downloadable content (download moves?!)
- Custom soundtrack support
- Upgraded logo editor featuring “image import“.
- Share edits and logos online with friends via PSN and XBOX Live
Confirmed modes
Champion Road
One Night Match
Match Maker
Point Battle
Team Mach
Survival
Online Play
League
Tournament
Edit
Card Shop
Known mode details
Champion Road
A decision driven ‘career mode’ similar to Fighting Road from Fire Pro Wrestling G.
You begin by selecting your starting location. (Japan, America, Mexico, England)
You cannot use any default wrestlers or pre-made edits.
You have to start with a new character that has limited edit points.
Edit points, moves, and ring attire are collected by earning points in matches.
Points are earned based on audience ranking and other factors.
Your starting location also determines your available choices.
Advancing in Champion Road earns tokens that can be spent at the Card Shop.
One Night Match
All exhibition match options are available through One Night Match.
Confirmed match types
1 vs 1
Tag Team
Four Team Match ( 4 teams of 2 ?)
Battle Royale
Title Match
SWA Rules
Gruesome Fighting
Cage Match
Exploding Cage Match
Landmine Death Match
And 2 new match types that haven’t been revealed yet
New match features
Audience ranking for all match types
Captain’s fall rule
Lucha tag rule
Defend titles in any match type
New weapons
Match speed in custom increments (ex: 108%, 122%, etc)
Match Maker
The new version of Match Maker isn’t structured.
There are no objectives or pre-made scenarios.
You can book complete shows with defaults and edits.
All One Night Match and tournament / league options are available within Match Maker
Point Battle
A new mode to Fire Pro Wrestling!
The game randomly selects wrestlers from the roster for a match
You then bet on the outcome of the match
Tokens you earn can be spent at the Card Shop
COM vs COM only
Team Match
The standard 5 vs 5 elimination mode from previous Fire Pro games
1 vs 1 matches only
Survival
Wrestle an endless line of opponents until you lose
Earn tokens to spend in the Card Shop
Online Play
Play against friends or random opponents via XBOX Live and Playstation Network
Voice chat support
Online Point Battle where you can bet tokens against other players
“Party Play”
“Spectator”
League and Tournament
Titles can be awarded to winners of leagues and tournaments
Edit Mode
Wrestler Edit
Ref Edit
Belt Edit
Organization Edit
Logo Edit
Ring Edit
Trade
New edit features
Logo editor allows for ‘image import’
Trade: Online sharing of all edit content
“Advanced ring edit”
Alternate attires for wrestler edits
Edit space is based on available hard drive space
Card Shop
This is where you spend your earned tokens to purchase in-game content.
Confirmed content: templates, default characters, alternate attires, artwork, videos
You will buy ‘collector cards’ for the unlockable material. The cards will be displayed in your card collection
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