<s>
ECW	B-Device
Anarchy	I-Device
Rulz	I-Device
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
based	O
on	O
Extreme	O
Championship	O
Wrestling	O
(	O
ECW	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
ECW	O
game	O
released	O
,	O
Anarchy	O
Rulz	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
ECW	B-Application
Hardcore	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
would	O
later	O
start	O
another	O
wrestling	O
game	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Legends	B-Device
of	I-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
ECW	B-Application
Hardcore	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
disappointingly	O
received	O
due	O
to	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
reasons	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
ECW	O
feel	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
WWF	B-Application
Attitude	I-Application
release	O
)	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
tried	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
this	O
by	O
adding	O
many	O
new	O
match	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
new	O
control	O
mechanics	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
however	O
these	O
felt	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
WWF	B-Device
War	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
approaching	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
Legends	B-Device
of	I-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
'	O
ECW	B-Application
Hardcore	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
wrestlers	O
who	O
featured	O
in	O
ECW	O
events	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
cast	O
of	O
"	O
jobber	O
"	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remainder	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
game-play	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
moves	O
sets	O
borrowed	O
from	O
characters	O
that	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
ECW	B-Application
Hardcore	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
WWF	B-Application
Attitude	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
matches	O
,	O
match	O
types	O
and	O
options	O
have	O
returned	O
from	O
ECW	B-Application
Hardcore	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
format	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ECW	B-Application
Hardcore	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
WWF	B-Application
Attitude	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
good	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
reviewed	O
more	O
negatively	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
