Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 (N64 import)
Version 1.4
April 16, 2002
By LockeJV
FallenLocke@aol.com – feel free to email me with any questions!
CHECK OUT MY NEW COMBO DEFENSE in part 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This FAQ is written for www.gamefaqs.com. If you're not viewing this
here, you do not have the most updated version. Thanks to Icemaster
for providing information for wrestlers and unlocks I did not know.
Oh, and thanks to Jamie too, for finding info about the game and for
figuring out how to defend against combos. Thanks to Black Tiger @
wrestlezone.com for some unlock tips (marked with '*')
You can buy this game at www.buyritegames.com or ebay. Import carts
don't fit in the US N64, so you can buy a converter at buyrite, or chop
up your cart (or your N64) so it fits in the slot.
For those wondering if you should purchase the game – hell yeah!
Especially if you are a fan of Japanese wrestling or shoot fighting.
It has a shootfighting point system. It has 100 premade wrestlers, and
slots for 16 more on the cart. You can also store them on your
removable memory card. There is an edit mode that dwarfs
WrestleMania 2000's, with probably 100 or more new moves (at least).
And it contains ALL the old moves from Revenge and WM2K. So you can
make ANYONE. This is the best wrestling game ever.
This faq will cover the following:
1. Wrestler List
2. Hidden and new moves
3. Hidden wrestlers
4. Hidden items
5. Guide to shoot fighting
6. Edit mode hints and secrets
7. Revision History
You'll be hard pressed to get the most out of this game without a
translation guide. There is a great translation guide available on
gamefaqs.com written by the Icemaster. Also, http://icemaster.org is a
great site for information on this game, and other wrestling games.
You will also have a hard time playing this game if you're not familiar
with AKI/THQ wrestling games for the N64. See a faq for Wrestlemania2000
or WCW/NWO Revenge if you don't know how to play.
1. Wrestler List
AJPW 1 AJPW 2 AJPW 3
Giant Baba Toshiaki Kawada Big Van Vader
Mitsuharu Misawa Akira Taue Stan Hansen
Yoshinari Ogawa Takao Ohmori Johnny Ace
Masahito Kakihara Yoshihiro Takayama Mike Burton
Kenta Kobashi Hiroshi Hase Gary Albright
Jun Akiyama Jun Izumida Johnny Smith
Kentaro Shiga Maunakea Mossman Giant Kimala
IWGP 1 IWGP 2 IWGP Jr.
Shinya Hashimoto Masahiro Chono Jushin Liger
Tatsumi Fujinami Keiji Mutoh El Samurai
Kensuke Sasaki Hiroyoshi Tenzan Kendo Ka Shin
Shiro Koshinaka Satoshi Kojima Dr. Wagner Jr.
Manabu Nakanishi Hiro Saito Shinjiro Ohtani
Yuji Nagata Scott Norton Tatsuhito Takaiwa
Kazuo Yamazaki Koji Kanemoto
Tadao Yasuda
FMW, ECW, Garbage Michinoku Pro RINGS
Hayabusa The Great Sasuke Kiyoshi Tamura
Masato Tanaka Jinsei Shinzaki Tsuyoshi Kousaka
Hiromichi Fuyuki TAKA Michinoku Bitsadze Tariel
Mr. Gannosuke Gran Naniwa Volk Han
Jado Super Delfin
Gedo Magnum Tokyo
Mike Awesome Shima Nobunaga
Genichiro Tenryu Dragon Kid
Pancrase PRIDE Battlarts
Masakatsu Funaki Nobuhiko Takada Yuki Ishikawa
Yoshiki Takahashi Kazushi Sakuraba Alexander Otsuka
Minoru Suzuki Enson Inoue Daisuke Ikeda
Kengo Watanabe Rumina Sato Minoru Tanaka
Semmy Schilt
Legends 1 Legends 2 Legends 3
Jumbo Tsuruta Andre the Giant Antonio Inoki
Mil Mascaras Akira Maeda Tiger Mask
Terry Funk Aleksandr Karelin Naoya Ogawa
Dory Funk Jr. Rickson Gracie Riki Chosu
Terry Gordy Mark Kerr Don Frye
Dr. Death Bas Rutten Atsushi Onita
Bruiser Brody The Great Muta Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Abdullah the Butcher Ultimo Dragon
2. New moves, and hidden moves.
After you have powered your game on approximately 20 times, you will
see a black silhouette of Goldberg doing the jackhammer. This means
you have unlocked the moves from WCW/NWO Revenge, for use in Edit Mode.
Don't flip your power switch like a madman, because you paid way to
much for this cart to ruin it. I waited until I was about 15 seconds
into the introduction before I turned it off, then back on again.
After you have powered the game on for about the 40th time, you will
see Mankind doing his mandible claw. This means you have unlocked
hidden moves from Wrestlemania2000, for use in edit mode.
As you unlock hidden wrestlers, their moves will also be available in
edit mode. If you look at the numbers, there are lots of moves missing
from the edit mode. They are just not there.
I'm not sure if this happened or not, but in a Battle Royal it looked
like 2 computer opponents and I grabbed Vader at the same time, and we
executed a three man powerbomb. FVGR! This did not happen.
Andre the Giant is classified as a superheaviweight. This means you
can't give him many of the normal moves. Meaning that in the
animations you will really struggle to give him a back suplex, and
you'll fall down after you bodyslam him. Excellent animations here.
There's a new move series added in VPW2. When you run towards your
opponent, normally you would just hit B and do a striking move. The
new move (and very cool) is this: run towards your opponent and press
the A button to do a running grapple move (you pick the move in edit
mode). You can do three moves (one from the front, one from behind,
one from the side). The side move is ALWAYS a headscissor takedown.
Very sharp, especially Akiyama's suplex and Kobashi's half nelson
suplex.
Mask Ripping: I don't remember which move number this is, but when
your opponent is lying on it's back, there's a head submission hold
that looks like an eye gouge. Do this enough times, and you will rip
part of your opponents mask off and bust him open. Your opponent's
spirit will then go up all the way because he is pissed. Thanks to
Gary Hedges for this tip. It works in VPW1 and Revenge as well.
Combo Defense: I've been playing THQ games for years, and my buddy
just figured this out accidently during a match. When your opponent is
giving you a combo, if you hold down R and push in the same direction
as your opponent (a 1 in 5 chance), you will block or reverse the
strike every time. If your opponent tries a grapple out of the combo,
and you hold R and the same direction as your opponent, you will
reverse the move EVERY time. If your opponent doesn't use his D-pad,
you have to hold down B and R to block the move or strike. This also
works when a shoot fighter is striking you on the ground.
Tag team shoulder moves: If you grapple your opponent, go behind him,
and press the up yellow button, you'll lift him onto your shoulders.
Your partner can then use every arial move in the book on him in this
position. Put him on your shoulders in the ring, and have your partner
do a springboard dropkick from outside the ropes. Or put him on your
shoulders outside the ring, and your opponent can do his plancha from
in the ring and nail him with a great looking double team.
3. Hidden Wrestlers (unless specified, wrestlers are unlocked in RRS
(career) mode)
You can tell what month you are in by the number in the top left of the
information screen between matches.
Unlock Use, How
Abdullah Anyone, any mode, when someone bleeds
Great Muta Keiji Mutoh, play 10 exhibition mode matches
Ultimo Dragon Tokyo, Shiima, Dragon Kid, Play 15 exhibition matches
Jumbo Tsuruta Anyone, Win RRS mode
Terry Funk Anyone, Win tag tourney, special match
Dory Funk Anyone, Win tag tourney, special match
Terry Gordy Anyone, Win Real World Tag, special match
Andre the Giant Anyone, Win battle Royal
Mil Mascaras Any Junior (cruiser), Beat July
Bruiser Brody Stan Hansen, Beat May
Akira Maeda RINGS, Win RRS mode
Aleksandr Karelin Akira Maeda,Beat January
Rickson Gracie RINGS or PRIDE, Beat August
Mark Kerr PRIDE, Beat October
Bas Rutten Pancrase, Beat May
Antonio Inoki NJPW, Win RRS mode
Tiger Mask NJPW Jr. or Michinoku Pro, Beat January
Naoya Ogawa Shinya Hashimoto, Beat July
Ricki Chosu NJPW 1 or 2, or Onita, Beat January
Don Frye Chono, Inoki, Ogawa, Beat May
Atsushi Onita Chono, Sasaki, Muta, or FMW, Beat August
Yoshiaki Fujiwara Inoki, Pancrase, BattlArts,Beat October
4. Edit mode unlocks:
Pants
A14 Three Star Trunks Use Jumbo and Andre to clear June.
A15 White Trunks Use Mr. Gannosuke to clear September.
A16 Ippon Trunks Beat Inoki by KO in 2 player exhibition.
A17 Spotted Trunks Successfully defend the triple crown.
B11 Falcon Tights Do a tag match with Hyabusa and Shinzaki
in Rally mode.
C3 Tiger Mask II Tights Use Misawa to clear January.
C6 Footloose Tights Win triple crown with Kawada.
C16 Jushin Lyger HW Tights Do Lyger vs Hashimoto in Rally mode.
C18 Tiger Mask I Tights Use Tiger Mask to clear September.
C19 Tiger Mask III Tights Unlocks itself after several matches.
C30 Patriot Tights Use Kobashi to clear July.
C31 Kikuchi Tights Do Baba vs Baba in Rally mode.
C32 Power Warrior Tights Use Sasaki in Rally mode.
C33 Terry Funk's Tights Do 10 exhibition matches with T. Funk.
C34 Football Tights Unlocks itself after several matches.
D16 Great Muta Tights Do 3 exhibition matches with Muta.
D17 Bolo Jeans Unlocks itself after several matches.
F10 Great Nita pants Do Onita vs Muta in Rally mode.
Shirts
B2 Burning T Do 10 exhibition matches w/ Kobashi,
Akiyama or Shiga.
B7 Bolo T Unlocks itself after several matches.
B14 Generic Shirt Unlocks itself after several matches.
B15 Tiger King Shirt Use Tiger Mask to clear September.
B16 Tiger King Shirt 2 Unlocks itself after several matches.
B23 Untouchable T Use Kakihara to clear June.
C10 Ultimo Dragon Gear Do 3 exhibition matches w/ Ultimo.
Entrance Gear
A2 Untouchable Jacket Clear October using Misawa and Ogawa.
A6 GET Jacket Win Tag Belts using Kobashi and Ace.
(*not All Asian belts, but Unified)
C3 Untouchable T Use Kakihara to clear June.
C4 Burning T Do 10 exhibition matches w/ Kobashi,
Akiyama or Shiga.
D6 Muta Headgear Use Muta to clear October.
D7 Shinzaki Gear Complete RRS mode with Shinzaki.
Masks
10 Mil Mascaras Use a Junior to beat July.
11 Tiger Mask Win Triple Crown w/ Junior from IWGP or
Michinoku Pro.
12 Jushin Lyger HW Mask Do Lyger vs Hashimoto in Rally mode.
13 Dark Hyabusa Win first blood match vs TAKA in
exhibition. Must bust opponent open
twice to win. (*Or use Taka to win a
first blood match)
14 Hyabusa Mask Do tag match with Hyabusa and Shinzaki
in Rally mode.
15 Patriot Mask Clear July with Kobashi
16 Destroyer Mask Beat Giant Baba by submission in
exhibition.
17 Tiger Mask II Clear RRS mode with Shinzaki. (*Or clear
February with Great Sasuke using Taka as
your tag partner)
Face Paint
1-6 Power Warrior Paint Use Sasaki in Rally mode.
1-13 Gold Muta Paint Do 3 exhibition matches with Muta.
1-14 Red Muta Paint Do 3 exhibition matches with Muta.
1-15 Great Nita Paint Do Onita vs Muta in Rally.
1-27 Power Warrior Bandana Use Sasaki in Rally mode.
2-6 Power Warrior Bandana Use Sasaki in Rally mode.
Wrist Gear
6 Lyger wristbands Do Liger vs Hashimoto in Rally mode.
8 Hyabusa wristbands Use Hyabusa and Shinzaki in tag match
in Rally mode.
5. Guide to shoot fighting
Use the translation guide on gamefaq's site to set up the match, and go
from there.
Shoot fighters can't throw or be thrown into the ropes. They can't do
specific moves from a strong grapple, and they can't jump off the
ropes. They can't pin their opponent either. In edit mode, you can
create a shoot fighter that can hammer throw and pin.
Short grapple + A: this is the same as normal wrestlers. You usually
have a belly to belly suplex, a knee strike to the body, repeating knee
strikes, and a choke take down.
Short grapple + B: this will do a combo. Push your D-pad in different
directions and press B to do different striking moves. Pressing the A
Button during the combo will cause you to do a short grapple move.
Long grapple: If you are successful with your grapple, you will
automatically take down your opponent, and mount him for punches to the
face. Press your B button to strike your opponent. Your D-pad can be
used to control where you hit your opponent (face, ribs, side of head).
If you punch your opponent long enough, he will turn over, and you can
begin punching him in the back of the head. If you press your A button
while mounted, you will start fighting to get an arm lock.
Short grapple, then R button: Hitting the R button shortly after a
successful grapple will cause you to automatically go behind your
opponent and take him down with a rear naked choke.
Long grapple to opponents back: You will take your opponent down from
behind, and mount him while he's face down. Press B button and use the
d-pad to begin punching him in the back of the head.
To do your special: when your spirit is up, do a short grapple then hit
the toggle stick.
When your opponent is on the ground: press the L button to mount him
and begin punching.
See Combo Defense in part 2 to see how to defend against combos.
6. Edit mode hints and secrets
To give anyone a mask in edit mode, simply push your D-pad to the right
when you are in the appearance menu on the first slot.
7. Revision History
1.0 – Initial Post (2.18.00)
1.1 – Fixed spacing and spelling problems, added moves to Andre and
three man powerbomb, the running A move, and revision history.
(2.21.00).
1.2 – Made some minor updates and additions throughout the faq.
(3.8.00)
1.3 – Added item unlock section. Added notes about combo defense, mask
ripping, and shoulder moves. Changed a goof on wrestler names in
Pride.
1.4 - Added some unlock info from Black Tiger @ wrestlezone.
Mail me at FallenLocke@aol.com with any comments or questions.
Thanks again to icemaster for info – his site ROCKS!! (icemaster.org)
If anyone knows how to get in touch with this guy, let me know.
