<s>
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1997	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
2000	I-Application
but	O
the	O
two	O
titles	O
otherwise	O
differ	O
considerably	O
and	O
feature	O
entirely	O
different	O
rosters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WrestleMania	O
2000	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
AKI-developed	O
WCW	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catering	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
fanbase	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ōdō	I-Application
Keishō	I-Application
deemphasizes	O
the	O
gimmicks	O
and	O
theatrics	O
of	O
American	O
wrestling	O
while	O
introducing	O
various	O
competitive	O
,	O
sportsman-like	O
attributes	O
of	O
puroresu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
no	O
WWF	O
license	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
entirely	O
on	O
Japanese	O
wrestling	O
;	O
consequently	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
which	O
included	O
WCW	B-Device
wrestlers	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
WWF	O
superstars	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
VPW	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
resurrect	O
the	O
test-of-strength	O
grappling	O
function	O
and	O
the	O
striking	O
combination	O
grapple	O
from	O
1998	O
's	O
WCW/nWo	B-Device
Revenge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
stipulations	O
place	O
emphasis	O
on	O
strike	O
combinations	O
,	O
judo	B-Application
takedowns	O
,	O
and	O
submissions	O
and	O
allows	O
strikes	O
to	O
cause	O
substantial	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ōdō	I-Application
Keishō	I-Application
gained	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
strong	O
fanbase	O
behind	O
the	O
AKI	O
wrestling	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
VPW	O
2	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
import	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
after	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Styles	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
both	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
TNA	O
Wrestling	O
's	O
first	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
had	O
hoped	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
replicate	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
VPW	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
