Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag
This is the first game in the Fire Pro Wrestling series. For other games in the series see the Fire Pro Wrestling category.
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Developer(s) | Human Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Human Entertainment |
Year released | 1989 |
System(s) | PC Engine |
Series | Fire Pro Wrestling |
Genre(s) | Wrestling |
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Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag (ファイヤープロレスリング コンビネーションタッグ?) is a professional wrestling game developed and published by Human Entertainment for the PC Engine in June 22, 1989. It is the first published game in the Fire Pro Wrestling series. It was only released in Japan. In 2007, it was made available for purchase on the Wii Virtual Console.
This game was initially inspired by Nintendo's Pro Wrestling game, and is an effort to improve upon the formula it establshed. The game design and program were lead by Masato Masuda, who worked on the above-mentioned Pro Wreslting. The gameplay emphasizes timing and precision over hammering the button in order to land attacks and finishers and to get out of holds and pins.
This title pioneered the presentation of the ring in an isometric view. Techniques are assigned to the "RUN" button, which is not often used in other games for anything other than pausing. The player can select from sixteen fictional wrestlers, who were based on real wrestlers of the era. The game featured singles, tag team and tournament matchup modes.
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Title screen
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Character select screen
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Match screenshot
Wrestlers[edit]
Team name | Name | Nickname | Height | Weight | Finishing move | Real life inspiration |
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King Fighters | Victory Musashi | Legend of fighting | 186cm | 105kg | Slashing the spinal cord | Antonio Inoki |
Saeha Akira | World Fighting King | 192cm | 110kg | Large wheel kick | Akira Maeda | |
Depth charge cannon | Tommy Bomber | Powerful bomb | 193cm | 113kg | Jumping knee pat | Jumbo Tsuruta |
Thunder Dragon | Thunder Warrior | 185cm | 105kg | Power bomb | Genichiro Tenryu | |
Midnight Revolution | Hurricane / Rikimaru | The last Kyushu boy | 185cm | 110kg | Sharpshooter | Riki Choshu |
Zombie Masa | Immortal monster | 190cm | 115kg | Back drop | Masa Saito | |
Devil Pirates | Pirates No. 1 | Masked slaughterer | 190cm | 120kg | Foul | Gaspars |
Pirates No. 2 | Killing mask | 192cm | 122kg | Foul | Gaspars | |
Violence Monsters | Star Bison | Bull in the ring | 200cm | 150kg | lariat | Stan Hansen |
Big the Great Bull | Intelligent monster | 201cm | 145kg | Guillotine drop | Bruiser Brody | |
Dimension Express | Mascara Condor | Taka beyond dimension | 180cm | 100kg | Flying cross chop | Mil Máscaras |
Mascara Eagle | Eagle from another dimension | 180cm | 102kg | Flying cross chop | Dos Caras | |
Crazy Barbarians | Bloody Allen | Black evil giant | 192cm | 120kg | Head butt | Bad News Allen |
Mad Tiger | Bloodthirsty tiger | 190cm | 115kg | Cobra claw | Tiger Jeet Singh | |
Urban Blasters | Night blaster | Invaders from darkness | 190cm | 120kg | Flying lariat | Hawk Warrior |
Iron Blaster | Dark devil messenger | 203cm | 152kg | Lift slam | Animal Warrior |
- Hidden wrestler
- RJ Phase (Lou Thesz)
- Carlos Clauser (Karl Gotch)
Table of Contents
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag/Table of Contents