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''Power Move Pro Wrestling'' is a pro wrestling game featuring 12 wrestlers. The original Japanese version of the game was originally a

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...

licensed video game; due to the then-limited popularity of the promotion outside the country, an original roster of wrestlers was created for ''Power Move Pro Wrestling'' while retaining NJPW wrestler move sets.

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'' reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "If there was a game that screamed for a WWF license and a US release, this is the one." ''

'' reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Overall, the impact is somewhat less than what we'd hoped for from a U.S. port, but ''Power Move Wrestling'' is still a solid game and an enjoyable distraction."

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