Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling
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An updated version of Zen Nihon Pro Wrestling, Dash updates the character roster and adds minor cosmetic touches to the mix such as wrestler introductions and new character artwork. The biggest addition however is the inclusion of a 4-player royal rumble mode and the ability to perform team-up moves in the tag matches. The game casts you as a wrestler of your choice in the official Zen Nihon Pro Wrestling league and pits you against the other featured wrestlers in grappling matches. As in the original you get to pick between several game modes including: Tournament, Championship (single or tag) Vs, Team (with the new 4-player variant) and Training.
Part of collection:
Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling
(last 3 games)
This game is the finale of the All Japan Pro Wrestling series for Super Famicom. It all started 1993 with the smooth but simple Zen Nihon Pro Wrestling. Then the updated version "Dash" was released with new performers, tag team wrestling moves, and the 4 way elimination match. 'Budoukan has the same basic look as the first 2 but everything has been re-drawn. The roster is bigger with 19 wrestlers! And the gameplay is deeper with more moves and a submission system. The music which was excellent in the previous games has been improved further. This is real wrestling, it's All Japan Pro Wrestling!
The fan favorite Super Famicom title has come to the Game Boy! The largest roster and move list ever on a handheld, All Japan Pro Wrestling Jet has all the action the Game Boy can handle!
Unlike the other games in the series, Fight da Pon is a comedic/parodic take on the circuit, and features various AJPW wrestlers in a super deformed chibi style that exaggerates their personalities. The game features multiple modes, but the core battle system requires using cards at opportune moments. Each card depicts a type of wrestling move, such as a suplex or clothesline, and the player can use them to counter and overpower their opponent. The game's story mode(s) plays out like a board game with occasional bouts.
Part of franchise:
All Japan Pro Wrestling
(last 3 games)
The sequel to Virtual Pro Wrestling 64, and released only in Japan. The title translates to Royal Road Succession; the name of the career mode in the game. The fifth wrestling game developed by AKI Corporation. Contained many improvements from previous titles that would be featured in AKI's final Nintendo 64 wrestling game WWF No Mercy. Some features, such as creating masks in edit mode and the MMA style grappling system, would not be carried over to WWF No Mercy. Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 carries the All Japan Pro Wrestling license, and features 21 wrestlers from their promotion. The rest of the characters included in the game are based on other real promotions and wrestlers, but due to copyright have fake names and appearances. This is common among other Japanese wrestling games. You can identify who the other wrestler's are by their unique moves and taunts, and the edit mode contains each piece of ring attire you would need to recreate their actual likeness. In total, there are 98 wrestlers in the game, 23 of which have to be unlocked. There is also 16 original character slots you can use to edit and create your own wrestlers, bringing the potential total of wrestlers in the game to 114. This game has the largest roster of all of AKI's wrestling games. In comparison, WWF No Mercy would have 64 wrestlers available.
Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling: Soul of Champions is a 3D Japanese wrestling game that features 25 wrestlers (including one hidden wrestler) from the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. There are seven modes of play available in the game: One Night Match, Champion Carnival, Real World Tag League, Battle Royal, Create Edit (Create-a-Wrestler), MVP Season Mode, and Defend Title (hidden mode).
25 years of All Japan Pro Wrestling comes to Sega Saturn, and now the warriors of Virtua Fighter has taken to the ring to challenge the champions of the world! 12 wrestlers compete to showcase their skills and win the Triple Crown. 3 modes of play allows friends go head-to-head and compete in the ultimate battle of spirits!
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Fire Pro strikes back, and keeps its place on the throne as a the king of Wrestling Video Games! Now, you can choose from over 80 wrestlers, or go in-depth and create your very own fighter! Fire Pro is here to stay!
A brand new Analog Control System makes fighting more realistic than ever with intuitive movement and new elements of control. An enhanced Season Mode provides multiple branching storylines and unprecedented levels of player choice. In and out of the ring, dozens of user-controlled environmental hotspots let players take advantage of anything at their disposal to inflict damage on opponents in new and unique ways. Additionally, new high impact combination moves let players take the power of WWE Superstars into their own hands. Experience the intensity of WWE fans in a brand new, fully loaded interactive fighting area. Players can take advantage of multiple weapons, environmental damage and grabbing signs and weapons from the crowd. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 offers multiple enhancements, including incredible high definition graphics, updated rosters for both RAW and SmackDown, an expanded General Manager Mode, online multiplayer game play with voice chat support and more.
Have you got what it takes to battle it out with the Pro Wrestlers of the World Wrestling Championship?
The hard hitting fighting league led by Akira Maeda Martial Arts. You know it from the broadcast on WOWOW, and is characterized by techniques and groundwork. A Realistic fighting game which all the real name combatants have taken part and motion captured the movements for the player to control!
Gekitou Burning Pro Wrestling featured a staggering, encyclopedic 129 Wrestler roster, plenty of modes to choose from and a insanely customizable array of options to set up match types that was unseen in any other Wrestling game at the time. The wrestlers featured in Gekitou Burning Pro Wrestling span across a multitude of different Wrestling promotions With a diverse cast of recognizable faces all disguised under different aliases including Wrestling Legends, Mixed Martial Artists, Shoot Fighters, Puroresu Megastars, and even Mexican Luchadors.
Player have to fight their way through a fictionalised version of the Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling organization; the wrestling promotion Onita owned, booked and was the star of throughout the nineties, portrayed in this game to be more of a tournament of the Street Fighter variety than a realistic wrestling company. According to the official slogan of the game, it was considered to incorporate an entire batch of innovative ideas. The instruction manual for the game talked about the virtual pursuit of achieving the total potential of each wrestler.
Experience WWE 2K24’s bevy of spectacular modes, which includes a tribute to WrestleMania in 2K Showcase of the Immortals, MyRISE, MyFACTION, MyGM, and all-new match types like Guest Referee and Gauntlet.
Fire Pro Wrestling 2 features detailed action and more than 200 wrestlers from which to choose, as well as the ability to create and store wrestlers of your own. It also allows you to connect up to four Game Boy Advances and take on, team up, or trade wrestlers. You can customize every detail of a wrestler's appearance and use more than 1,200 fighting techniques in several modes, including Normal, Deathmatch, Gruesome, and Battle Royal. The game also includes a practice dojo in which you can practice your standing move, grab move, running move, and your move against a downed opponent.
A wrestling booking game that's easy to pick up and play with accessible depth.