<s>
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
N64	B-Operating_System
)	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
WrestleMania	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
five	O
months	O
prior	O
(	O
and	O
four	O
months	O
prior	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
)	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
PPV	O
itself	O
,	O
therefore	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
stage	O
design	O
from	O
the	O
1999	O
event	O
,	O
WrestleMania	O
XV	O
,	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wrestling	O
company	O
ended	O
its	O
long	O
relationship	O
with	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
after	O
witnessing	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
competitor	O
,	O
World	B-Device
Championship	I-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
(	O
WCW	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WrestleMania	O
2000	O
shares	O
its	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
release	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ōdō	I-Application
Keishō	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
succeeded	O
by	O
WWF	B-Device
No	I-Device
Mercy	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
2000	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
exact	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
WCW/nWo	B-Device
Revenge	I-Device
,	O
which	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
arenas	O
based	O
on	O
each	O
WWF	O
television	O
show	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sunday	O
Night	O
Heat	O
,	O
Raw	B-Application
is	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
pay-per-view	O
venues	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
THQ	O
produced	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
title	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
"	O
Create	O
a	O
Wrestler	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
some	O
taunts	O
and	O
move	O
sets	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
WCW/nWo	B-Device
Revenge	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
include	O
WCW	O
wrestlers	O
such	O
as	O
Goldberg	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Nash	O
,	O
Scott	O
Hall	O
,	O
Diamond	O
Dallas	O
Page	O
,	O
and	O
Macho	O
Man	O
Randy	O
Savage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
some	O
features	O
are	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
WCW/nWo	B-Device
Revenge	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Cage	O
Match	O
and	O
a	O
First	O
Blood	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
normally	O
unselectable	O
Computer	O
Intelligence	O
mode	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
a	O
GameShark	B-Device
code	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
WCW	O
and	O
nWo	O
ring	O
aprons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
's	O
roster	O
is	O
notable	O
compared	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
preceding	O
WWF	B-Application
Attitude	I-Application
and	O
its	O
successor	O
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
Michael	O
Hayes	O
is	O
playable	O
(	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
WCW	B-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
from	O
a	O
decade	O
prior	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
many	O
players	O
have	O
their	O
signature	O
taunts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Stone	O
Cold	O
Steve	O
Austin	O
flipping	O
off	O
an	O
opponent	O
or	O
Mr.	O
Ass	O
mooning	O
another	O
wrestler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
copies	O
of	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
2000	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
card	O
containing	O
four	O
holograms	O
of	O
the	O
in	O
game	O
action	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
wrestler	O
's	O
entrance	O
or	O
finishing	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
console	B-Device
version	O
:	O
"	O
Wonderful	O
gameplay	O
even	O
overshadows	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
quality	O
audio.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Clarke	O
of	O
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	B-Device
version	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
strong	O
gameplay	O
will	O
even	O
appeal	O
to	O
non-wrestling	O
fans	O
and	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
people	O
able	O
to	O
fight	O
simultaneously	O
it	O
's	O
sure	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
popular	O
party	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
GamePro	O
review	O
,	O
The	O
Enforcer	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
wrestling	O
title	O
this	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
be	O
new	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
may	O
have	O
the	O
WWF	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
the	O
revenge	B-Device
of	O
Revenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
edition	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
WWF	B-Application
WrestleMania	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
223	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
,	O
namely	O
for	O
its	O
massive	O
roster	O
and	O
positive	O
gameplay	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Console	B-Device
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
.	O
</s>
