All Star Pro-Wrestling 2
All Star Pro-Wrestling 2 focuses on Japanese professional wrestling, using licensed performers, grapples, strikes, pins, and ringside tactics across staged matches. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
All Star Pro-Wrestling 2 focuses on Japanese professional wrestling, using licensed performers, grapples, strikes, pins, and ringside tactics across staged matches. Roster identity, move recreation, and match rhythm serve promotion fans, while grapple timing and stamina add some competitive depth. Animation transitions, collision, and camera can feel stiff, Japanese mode explanations raise barriers, and AI repeats patterns. Licensed content carries much of the value. This description covers the original ps2 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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All Star Pro-Wrestling 2 focuses on Japanese professional wrestling, using licensed performers, grapples, strikes, pins, and ringside tactics across staged matches.
Roster identity, move recreation, and match rhythm serve promotion fans, while grapple timing and stamina add some competitive depth. Animation transitions, collision, and camera can feel stiff, Japanese mode explanations raise barriers, and AI repeats patterns. Licensed content carries much of the value. Overall, its main strengths are Licensed roster, moves, and pacing serve wrestling fans; Grapple timing and stamina add depth. Its material limitations are Stiff animation, collision, camera, and AI; Japanese mode information raises the barrier. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Licensed roster, moves, and pacing serve wrestling fans
- Grapple timing and stamina add depth
Weaknesses
- Stiff animation, collision, camera, and AI
- Japanese mode information raises the barrier
Who it is for: Players who value licensed roster, moves, and pacing serve wrestling fans and can accept the original release's limits.
Play notes: Before playing, expect stiff animation, collision, camera, and ai and japanese mode information raises the barrier; this assessment covers the recorded original-platform release.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Grapple timing and stamina add depth; Japanese mode information raises the barrier. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Licensed roster, moves, and pacing serve wrestling fans; Stiff animation, collision, camera, and AI. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Grapple timing and stamina add depth; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps2 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Stiff animation, collision, camera, and AI. | Reviewed | 6.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- 2001
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyModern SettingReplayableSports-based PlayPlayer versus PlayerThird Person3D GraphicsMelee Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 2Worldwide2001
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