<s>
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Know	O
Your	O
Role	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Yuke	O
's	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2000	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Know	O
Your	O
Role	O
achieved	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
combat	O
sports	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
format	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
with	O
3.2	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
succeeded	O
by	O
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Bring	I-Application
It	I-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
Michael	O
Cole	O
's	O
second	O
appearance	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
first	O
appearance	O
being	O
in	O
WWF	B-Device
No	I-Device
Mercy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
be	O
Cole	O
's	O
last	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
until	O
WWE	B-Application
'	I-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
both	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
known	O
to	O
randomly	O
appear	O
during	O
a	O
Royal	O
Rumble	O
match	O
(	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
)	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
modes	O
via	O
a	O
GameShark	B-Device
code	O
,	O
although	O
their	O
names	O
and	O
select	O
screen	O
images	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
(	O
Alternative	O
)	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Extreme	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
2000	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
SSX	B-Application
and	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
.	O
</s>
