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新日本プロレス公認 '94 Battlefield 闘強導夢 © 1994 Varie.
(Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Kounin - '94 Battlefield in Tokyo Dome)
'94 Battlefield in Tokyo Dome is the ambitious follow-up to the previous NJPW title. Expanding the roster to 20 wrestlers, the game offers a significantly wider range of competitive modes, including the round-robin G1 Climax Super League, the IWGP Battle Scramble Tournament, and the explosive VS Battle Super Explosion Bout for up to four players.
GAME ID: SHVC-9V-JPN
BARCODE: 4959020001374
Specifications: The game utilizes a 16-megabit cartridge.
Released August 12, 1994 in Japan.
Historical Context: The real-life January 4, 1994, show, Battlefield, drew a massive crowd of 48,000. Interestingly, while the show was not officially co-promoted with WCW, it notably featured the Steiner Brothers, who appear in this game despite their association with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the time.
The Roster: The game features 20 fully licensed and playable icons of the era, showcasing the massive depth of the 1994 NJPW roster:
TOP ROW
Riki Choshu
Shinya Hashimoto
Keiji Mutoh
Shiro Koshinaka
Akira Nogami
Hawk Warrior (also known as Road Warrior Hawk)
Scott Norton
Rick Steiner
Jushin Thunder Liger
Tiger Mask (Koji Kanemoto, the third Tiger Mask)
BOTTOM ROW
Tatsumi Fujinami
Masahiro Chono
Hiroshi Hase
Akitoshi Saito
Takayuki Iizuka
Power Warrior (Kensuke Sasaki)
Hercules Hernandez (erroneously labeled as Fernandez in-game)
Scott Steiner
Wild Pegasus
El Samurai
Notable Inclusion/Exclusion: A peculiar trivia point for collectors: while Keiji Mutoh is a legendary figure in NJPW, he appears in this title specifically as an unselectable boss character.