As with other games in the series,
Fire Pro Wrestling is not licensed by any major
professional wrestling promotions, instead using likenesses of existing wrestlers with fake names; for an example, the wrestler The Bionic Man Steve Majors is a fictionalized version of the
WWE wrestler
Stone Cold Steve Austin, or The Wraith Mystery Man being a fictionalized version of (at the time)
World Championship Wrestling wrestler
Rey Mysterio. As with
Fire Pro games, MMA is featured in the game and federations like Pride and the
Ultimate Fighting Championship feature with fighters. The game features over a hundred different characters.
Fire Pro Wrestling makes the player play with strategy. The games use the A and B buttons for striking and grappling. The game features a variety of different modes, such as tournaments and leagues that task the player with winning bracket-style competitions against up to 15 and 63 opponents, respectively. There is also exhibition modes, allowing player to tweak rules and music, and also a robust create-a-wrestler mode, which allows players to build a character from more than 1,200 different techniques and hundreds of body parts. Most unique to
Fire Pro Wrestling is the game's audience mode, where your goal is not necessarily to win, but to please the crowd by breaking out of
pinfall attempts at the last second, defeating opponents after a
finisher, or taunting your opponent. Success frequently depends on which league you align yourself with; for an example, the
luchador-styled league will gain greater audience reception from performing high-flying, more athletic moves. ==Release==