<s>
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
(	O
Known	O
as	O
Exciting	O
Pro	O
Wrestling	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Yuke	O
's	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
released	O
several	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
entitled	O
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
WWF	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
SmackDown	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
budget	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
had	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
Toukon	B-Device
Retsuden	I-Device
series	O
of	O
wrestling	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
New	O
Japan	O
Pro-Wrestling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
contemporary	O
Toukon	B-Device
Retsuden	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
The	O
Pro	O
Wrestling	O
,	O
a	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Yuke	O
's	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
's	O
Simple	O
series	O
and	O
released	O
several	O
months	O
in	O
Japan	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
issue	O
61	O
and	O
again	O
three	O
months	O
later.UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
issue	O
64	O
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
not	O
quite	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
realm	O
as	O
WrestleMania	O
2000''	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
PSX	O
wrestler	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
