<s>
is	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Pro-Wrestling	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
period	O
in	O
which	O
Square	O
sought	O
to	O
diversify	O
its	O
catalog	O
by	O
producing	O
various	O
non-role-playing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Pro-Wrestling	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Japanese	O
wrestling	O
rather	O
than	O
American	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
angle	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrestlers	O
return	O
to	O
full	O
health	O
after	O
each	O
match	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
victories	O
and	O
records	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
internal	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
,	O
battle	O
snapshots	O
,	O
and	O
match	O
videos	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
ten-second	O
long	O
instant	B-Application
replays	I-Application
or	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
entire	O
"	O
Best	O
Bout	O
"	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Pro-Wrestling	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
expand	O
into	O
more	O
diverse	O
game	O
genres	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
than	O
their	O
usual	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
DreamFactory	O
developed	O
most	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
previous	O
fighting	O
games	O
(	O
namely	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Square	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
wrestling	O
game	O
internally	O
as	O
DreamFactory	O
was	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Square	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Yusuke	O
Hirata	O
of	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
2	I-Application
fame	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
Osaka-based	O
fifth	O
production	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
shown	O
during	O
the	O
Square	O
's	O
"	O
Millennium	O
Event	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
show	O
held	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
at	O
Yokohama	O
Arena	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
Driving	B-Application
Emotion	I-Application
Type-S	I-Application
)	O
and	O
a	O
battle	O
was	O
played	O
in	O
demonstration	O
by	O
Hirata	O
itself	O
and	O
a	O
young	O
Japanese	O
idol	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2000	O
Spring	O
at	O
Makuhari	O
Messe	O
(	O
March	O
31	O
–	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Pro-Wrestling	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sale	O
charts	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
with	O
107,331	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
available	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
low	O
even	O
compared	O
to	O
lackluster	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
WWF	B-Application
Attitude	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
both	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
lauded	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
wrestlers	O
 '	O
appearances	O
,	O
their	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
their	O
real-life	O
counterparts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
efficient	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
outdoor	O
arenas	O
"	O
look	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
ripped	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
 [ Sega ] 	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
weapons	O
and	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
create-a-wrestler	O
"	O
,	O
steel	O
cage	O
match	O
,	O
battle	O
royal	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
tag	O
team	O
,	O
was	O
felt	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
noticeable	O
weak	O
point	O
compared	O
to	O
American	O
wrestling	O
games	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
(	O
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Pro-Wrestling	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Pro-Wrestling	I-Application
III	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
sequels	O
added	O
multiplayer	O
tag	O
team	O
and	O
battle	O
royal	O
modes	O
,	O
playable	O
using	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
with	O
up	O
to	O
5	O
players	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
(	O
4	O
wrestlers	O
and	O
the	O
referee	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Pro-Wrestling	I-Application
II	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
not	O
published	O
in	O
album	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
