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Simply the best Wrestling game EVER! |
| Derek says (7/Jun/2001): |
I gotta say I've been addicted to this game for a while. The varity of matches is amazing, ladder, tables, caskets, but my personal favorite, TLC (tables ladders and chaires). The character creating is great, you can choose from standard and advanced parts, and even choose some parts from the precious Smackdown! I even made a third hardy boy. The season mode is great, you can even get asked to interfere in matches. But of coarse when Vince McMahon asks me, I accept, then beat the %$#< remove me > at out of him instead! It also has chicks like Lita and Trish Stratus. So ya know its gotta be good. They even have the ocasional beuty contest (rarely). This is all why I gave it a 10 out a 10!
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Good but not Great (Look for PS2's version) |
| Paul is RAW from Adelaide, South Australia says (15/Jun/2001): |
As everybody else has gone on about the great things, and common gripes which I agree on. I'll just give my own gripes...
1) During season mode I've used The Rock , Stone Cold,
Kurt Angle all completed 1 full year with each winning every match they were in and never once did I get a title shot of any discription, even winning the Royal Rumble did absolutely nothing for their careers... And they gained 1-2 ranking positions for those feats. Other than on their personal record. The only exception was Shawn Michaels who after I had won the WWF title in a created PPV then it was lost a CPU player then I using him was granted a title shot again at WrestleMania.
2) The additional matches CPU v CPU are worthkess. Even on the hardest level they just stand their staring at each other.
3) The first year (1999/2000) follows the real storyline almost to a tea, regardless of rankings....
4) When I finally get to interact with backtage players e.g "Who do you want to talk to?" 3 others were there, I chose someone I had never matched against or faced etc. And he said "You're a useless partner and this team is now over." WHAT!!! We were never a team, nor was he ever in a team.
5) Only usefull cut-scenes should be in the game. Ones that actually change a match. Not just guys twiddling their thumbs.
On the whole I bought it cause I'm a WWF fanatic, and it is better than Smackdown, but I feel N64 WrestleMania 2000 & No Mercy are far superior in overall game-play..
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What they should add on this game |
| A gamer says (17/Sep/2001): |
I would like to say that this game is the best game they ever made in a long time, but I have to say that they should add some of this idea to the game.
1. They should add more characters on the game like Rob Van Dam and Tajiri or something.
2. They could have done better on the wrestlers body make them more cut or muscular.
3. They should let us create our own entrance music
4. I kinda like the idea that we can name our move
5. Whenever our character is walking down the aisle and our character was the champion they should put the belt without all the time even if its not a championship match.
6. And they should let us do 3-d on the table or if we're playing a table match they should let us do any kind of slam or finishing moves through a table.
7 And the last but not the least they should have that ring announcer to say what type of match what type of championship match our wrestler name our opponent's name and they should have a commentator giving us the play by play and they should let our wrestlers talk like the real wrestlers.
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ok needs work |
| tigger from canada ontario says (13/Oct/2001): |
I am a true wrestling fan and game player eversence you started to make wrestling games wwf smackdown 2 is alot better than the first one but still need work if you want people to play the games and bye them you should put as much work into them as you do jacking up the price .
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10/10 |
| A fanboy from PS2 says (15/Oct/2001): |
I gave Smackdown!2 a 10 out of ten because of well theres alot of cool stuff its very fun.Its cool yes.You can go anywhere,includeing the crowd,wwf new york,A.P.A bar,Smackdown hotel and more.Theres alot of special modes such as Tag Team Battle,TLC(Tables,Ladders and Chairs),Special Guest Referee and for the female charecters a Hot Chick Match(they strip each other its funny dude!).Plus it has all the top super stars like The Rock,Stone Cold,Steve Austion,Mean Street Poss plus over more than 50 more.You can create any wrestler since wrestlers like Booker T and Rob Van Dam arent in this game i just created them and you can save up to 11 wrestlers(a big update from the first Smackdown!).The season mode is sweet because you unlock all the wrestlers you want and new people too.I may be alone on this but i think it deserves a ten.
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Smackdown 2 is the best but Smackdown 3 is even better. |
| Mike from Dolton, ILLINOIS says (15/Dec/2001): |
I think Smackdown is really cool. I wold like to see people get hit by cars and wrestlers bleed to death. I like all the matches and moves. I really hate the way it take 5 million years to load. That st mess up the whole game. They also needed to add The Big Show. But this game is really cool.
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Greatest wrestling game? Close.... |
| Dann The Major Man from Outer Space says (18/Apr/2002): |
Smackdown 2 is one of the funnest games I've ever played. It offers a wide variety of superstars, match types, and "create a character" options. Although, the game does have some problems. Since just about every screen is animated with moving backgrounds and music, loading time is at a high. Going from one screen to the next takes at least roughly 2 minutes. After the long load displaying a certain superstar i over, there is lots of othr types of loading. It becomes quite frusturating over time. Also, weapon damage is vey unrealistic. Getting hit over the head with a bat only makes your character stagger for a second. Set aside the problems, and you'll be having an awesome playing experience, especially with a few friends
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the best wrestling game |
| ryan from united kingdom says (22/Sep/2002): |
I think this is the best wrestling game ever it has goodish graphics very fun because you can unlock things from cactus jack to t.lc from t.l.c, to new move sets it is so good i play it every day at least 3 hours a day and i go on it most days i only had it for a few weaks and it didnt cost much it has loads of matches from single 1 on 1 to tag team table match ive stopped playing on other games im wanting to finish story mode hey you can also make teams up like the american baddasses (kane & undertaker) billion air trio (stephany mcmahon triple H & kurt angle) thats all ive got to say bye every one hope you enjoyed my review
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Hardyz maniac gives thumbs up |
| Know Your Role from NSW Australia says (3/Oct/2002): |
Its a great game, from the wrestling to the story line, but the only thing wrong with it is that after you've played it 100 times per day it slowly becomes (little by little) a bit boring. other than that its absolutely great (maybe not as good as JBI but that is for PSII).
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all ur reviews...sux or rules |
| A gamer from USA says (22/Dec/2002): |
yo this game is the best except for 1 thing they dont have all the wrestlers like my favourite GOLDBERG who could win a match in like 1 minute in real life. Also most of these wrestlers are from last time WCW (world championship wrestling) GOLDBERG, STING, SCOTT STEINER, BIG SHOW (used to be GIANT) HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN AND JEFF JERRETT. Well over all this game is the best.
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What about the divas! Please! |
| Keyonna from New Jersey says (2/May/2003): |
Trish Stratus,Victoria,Jazz,Jacqueline,Terri,Stacey,Molly,Lita,Ivory,Torrie,Stephanie,Stable,Nidea,Dawn Marie.They all need to be in wwe smackdown5 what ever you wanna call it,with all new clothes music,moves,and video.and the women's champion belt and story lines (good ones) for them too!
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Real WWF entertainment.... |
| Brad Felizardo from Angola - Luanda says (18/May/2003): |
The game is really better, the "creat a superstar" function is now better than ever, and now it's possible to make a "really custom face", and many other things. And now it's possible to create a taunt too (It should be able to creat a special too...). One thing that is really really bad, is the season. There aren't any more "Pre-seasons", and you'll not feel like you are making a career like in the first game (Try to create a superstar... and then you'll notice that the only thing that you can or "must" do are exhibitions!). I only made de Season Mode because of the additonal players and moves, if you want to feel the role of WWF, you better play the Seasons of the first Smackdown. But the game isn't so bad, new players and new kind of fights are there! And the graphics are better.
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The best PS game (after Metal Gear Solid) |
| Nick Marku from U.S.A Illinois says (26/Jul/2003): |
The game is pretty cool and the superstars look like real. This game has better graphics than any other PS wrestling game. The Hell in a Cell match and TLC are the best. The game is awesome, but the season mode kind of sucks. The first year is way cool. And then the season mode SUCKS. And they should've put some blood in the game. Its like when you hit your opponent with a chair right in the head he doesn't care, or when you powerslam the opponent from the roof of the Hell in a Cell onto the mat he still doesn't care. The create a superstar mode is OK I created Brock Lesnar,Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman and much more.
But still the game is way AWESOME.
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The best wrestling game for Playstation 1 |
| A gamer from Rochester NY USA says (4/Aug/2003): |
This has got to be the best wrestling game out for ps1.There are a great amount of wrestlers to choose from (even though they left out alot and could of added more wwf superstars that should of been in that game during that time) and there are a great variety of matches.Whats also good about this game is that there are always 2 announcer tables outside the ring and you can put your opponent through it with getting disqualified(no matter what match you select the 2 announcer tables will always still be there).The wrestlers look almost real and the graphics are good but not great.The controls have to be the best thing about this game.To do a wrestling move just push a direction on the control pad and press circle or you can just press x to do a striking attack. Simple and easy.Also finishing moves can be done just by pressing the L1 button.It works everytime.The music entrances are great and so are the arenas to choose from.The only bad thing about this game is the season mode.It's just pathetic.Also there is to much loading in this game.Overall this is a great game and if you are looking for a good wrestling game get any wrestling game from the wwf smackdown!series.In my opinion this game is better than wwf no mercy for the n64.Except no mercy has a much better season mode.
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The game utter RULES |
| Lita from U.K says (16/Dec/2003): |
This game totally rocks and I dont see HOW ON EARTH people can compare it to SYM and HCTP and complain that Brock the cheapo Lesnar aint in it. This game isn`t NEW... Its an oldie and a classic in that. NOTHING and I mean NOTHING beats this game when it comes to wrestling on a PS1.. And if you complain about the loading.. Geez..Do what I did.. Get a Playstation emulator.. Rip the game over to your cpu and play it on that or directly from the original cd.. Not only does the emulator load alot faster and you dont even see the Now Loading screens it also gives perfect sound etc...
SD 2 will always hold #1 spot with me..
The graphics is utter perfection considering when it was released nothing came close.. U have alotta matchtypes.. Both Female And Males are available for choosing in season.. Something they lacked in both SD 3 4 and 5 on PS 2...
Something I found very nice seeing as I am a female and dont see why I should have to be forced to play a male trough season.. But yeah you can create a female wrestler and choose ??? in gender and use them in the other games.
But what makes SD 2`s season unique is that the duration of it is.....well as far as I know it never ends.. And I actually saw new stuff on like year 50 or 51 that I hadn`t seen before. Something that urged me to play on.. Top notch game!
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Still A Brillent Game! |
| Chris Watkins from Marysville WA,USA says (8/Jul/2003): |
Despite what others might say.SmackDown 2 is a great game.Even now in the 2003 era.Although it's reletively hard to find nowadays.SmackDown 2 is the best wrestling playstation game i own!Back in it's time,SmackDown 2 was the most impressive game ever.The Graphics were the best ever seen in a wrestling game.For those of you who never played the game.Shame On You!Let me give you a hands down on this seamlessely remarkable game.First,The Graphics on this game are very good.The characters do look a little big.[The Rock looks fat!]But for the most part the characters all look realistic.Next is the gameplay.The game plays just like SmackDown:Just Bring It.The characters all move smoothly and themoves you perform are totally wicked!Finally, the sound,the sound in this game is very uniqe.The music during a match is bad,but is not as bad when your not competing.The one reason i was eager to play this game was for it's season mode.I couldn't have been more disappointed.The season mode is downwright BORING! Sure it may seem cool for the first two hours,but then it just gets old fast after that.My conclusion is that this game is worth buying for any DieHard Wrestling Fan,and worth a rental for everyone else.
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not bad at all |
| DMX says (24/Jul/2003): |
it could have been better the moves are cool but not very realistic, also if stobne cold stunners someone on smackdown shut your mouth they dont get back up even if the match just started, when i played it only gave me a 1, thats just crap. But the game is really fun if u like smashing people into ythings or beating the heck out of them, i espiccialy liked the TLC matches.
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i think this game is awsome the best game for ps1. |
| steve williams from texas united states of america says (10/Dec/2003): |
I think this game is awsome in how you can create your own wresler and make him win a titel the charecters on this game or awsome they looke almost the same as the real wreslers and thats better than smack down here comes the pain brock lesner looks retarded or somthing i love this game so muck that i have 5 cds of it i love wreseling if you only have ps 1 than get this game if you are a wwf fan because this has the biker undretaker except for he does not come out on his bike and he has raw music and you could end up winning stone cold and he drops a big old piece of what it think is concreate on the dx expres i love this game i think this i the rawlest game on play station 1 i thought it was going to suck but it did not and it was awsome and i think that a lot of people wold agree with me my friend ryan loves this game hes got 10 of theme i am telling you guy will love this game if you have ever played it oh yah um to do your special you must have one of thoes collerd dots up by your meter and it must say smack down hit l1 well g2g bye
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Good, but could be better |
| acb_y2j_2000 from Telford, England says (3/Dec/2000): |
WWF Smackdown 2 is the best wrestling game I have played on the Playstation. It has almost very match that has ever been played in the history of the WWF. There is the hell in a cell, tlc, ladder, table, iron man and special ref iron man, casket, tornado tag, tornado tag table matches and there is one more to unlock because there is still a ??? on the caw characteristics where it says Hell in a Cell+. The graphics stretch what the Playstation can do and won't get any better until on the Playstation 2. The selection of wrestlers is good and there are still more for me to unlock. The caw is the best there is on the Playstation with an amazing mix of the options of Attitude and the variety and the size adjustment for all the body parts. The create a taunt mode isn't as hard as some other people said nor does it take long to do, it is really good - especially when you see your wrestler doing it. The create a manager just assigns people managers and is not that great as is the create a stable. Now onto the season mode. I have only played the season mode with my CAW so I cannot judge what will happen with the cutscenes if you be a star. When you start out you hardly get any matches and you need to insert yourself into a ranking - the smaller the amount of people in it the better. I find that I hardly ever get any matches with a stipulation - even when I was the Intercontinental champion. The loading times are a joke but whoever was talking about how much faster it is on Bleem is wrong - it doesn't take 60 seconds but 1-20 seconds then the cutscene. The cutscenes really have variety at first but they get repetetive in the second year. My favourite part of the season mode is the rivalries and alliances. Like you see Vince entering the building, then later he is in the parking lot as a limo tries to run him down but he rolls out of the way. After you see Billy Gunn (once unlocked) looking around for something - and right afterwards he gets arrested. Also if you are in a stable sometimes you are given the option to ask a member to interfere in your match or attack your opponent. Also they ask you and you can say yes or no - if yes then you actually control your wrestler when he runs in. As opposed to what some people say you can ask the APA to attack people - I got the option to attack Hardcore Holly or Vince McMahon - who would you choose? After they kicked him over the car park another cut scene shows him drving off as my wrestler chases it. But I am rambling - there is one where Stone Cold runs into Vince's limo in a forklift - sorry. Apart from the cutscenes the season takes ages to get started and you don't get any good matches - eg for about five cards in a row a fought D-Von Dudley or Faarooq. The one thing that keeps this game down is the loading times and the fact that it was overhyped all over the net. As with all games there are niggly little things - like in normal matches what is good is you can throw them into the ring steps and put them through two announcer's tables - but that would be a DQ. Another good thing is the move range - there are hundreds of moves. Here is a list of the wrestlers i have unlocked - Cactus Jack, Mick Foley, Mean Street Posse, Brisco and Patterson, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Billy Gunn, Debra. These are the matches - Tornado Tag Team tables and TLC. It is worth the money just don't get too excited.
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Finally, THQ has come back to make Smackdown! 2! |
| Itchy Back says (20/Dec/2000): |
The greatest wrestling game on the playstation. Over 50 superstars and it's more up to date. There are more moves and matches like Hell In A Cell, Casket, Special King Of The Ring, Slobberknocker, Hardcore Time Limit Title and TLC matches.
The create a wrestler feature is heaps better with Original (CAW from Smackdown!) and Advanced (You can alter everything). There are moves and some special moves and CAW clothing you unlock in season mode. You can also choose what poster you want. This is better than any other wrestling game I've seen.
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