Fire Pro Wrestling World PS4 Review – The Independent Wrestling Scene In A Game

If you are reading this chances are you are already a wrestling fan. If you are you will know there hasn’t been a decent wrestling game since the days of No Mercy and Smackdown. The latest WWE games while looking the part can’t get the basics of wrestling nailed down in the ring. For a simulation of a simulated sport, the publishers of the main WWE games continue to miss the point. The game versions should portray wrestling as if it is a 100% real contest, decided by crushing moves and inflicting damage. This is what the games of previous generations got so right, it is also where Fire Pro Wrestling World comes in. Fire Pro Wrestling games have previously made it to the west but have passed under the radar. The last I played was on the Game Boy Advance and the combination of rock hard in ring combat and endless customisation was as addictive then as it is now. This new game takes advantage of the current Independent wrestling revival by adding some of the biggest stars of NJPW such as Kenny Omega and Okada. These crossover stars give the game the chance to get into more homes [...]