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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.

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7.4 / 10
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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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7.4 / 10PlayStation 2

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.

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Dimension

Grapple timing and stamina add depth; Japanese mode information raises the barrier.

Reviewed7.3 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Licensed roster, moves, and pacing serve wrestling fans; Stiff animation, collision, camera, and AI.

Reviewed7.8 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Grapple timing and stamina add depth; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone.

Reviewed7.6 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Judged on the original ps2 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Stiff animation, collision, camera, and AI.

Reviewed6.0 / 10Not 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
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Solo-friendlyModern SettingReplayableSports-based PlayPlayer versus PlayerThird Person3D GraphicsMelee Combat
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
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Perspectives
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