Play Shin Nihon Pro Wresling Kounin - '94 Battlefield in Tokyo Dome (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Man, this game takes me back. Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling '94 isn’t just another button-masher—it’s got that slow, methodical feel of real Japanese wrestling matches. The first time I played, I kept trying to spam moves like in American wrestling games, but nope. Here, you actually have to time your grapples, chain moves together, and sell your opponent’s attacks like it hurts. The way the wrestlers stumble after a stiff lariat? Perfect.

Roster’s packed with NJPW legends from the era—think Mutoh, Chono, Hashimoto—and they all move differently. Took me a few matches to realize I couldn’t just brute-force my way through with power moves; some guys work better dodging and countering. And that Tokyo Dome crowd noise? Chills. The announcer screaming in Japanese when you hit a finisher never gets old.

It’s janky in that classic SNES way (good luck figuring out the menu translations), but once you’re in the ring, it clicks. This is the game I fire up when I want to feel like I’m watching a VHS tape of some ’94 G1 Climax match. Just don’t expect flashy entrances—the magic’s in the grappling.