WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth

WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ. The game was known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 4 in Japan. The Japanese version was published by Yuke's.

WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
Developer(s)Yuke's
Publisher(s)THQ (WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth)
Yuke's (Exciting Pro Wrestling 4)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
ReleaseJP February 6, 2003[1]
NA October 31, 2002[1]
EU November 15, 2002[1]
Genre(s)Professional wrestling
Fighting
Mode(s)Single player
multiplayer

It was released on October 31, 2002 in North America,[1] November 15, 2002 in Europe[1] and on February 6, 2003 in Japan.[1] The game was the first under the WWE name and is the sequel to WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It.

Reception

IGN rated the game a 8.2 out of 10 and said "This is the first time there hasn't been an obvious, glaring problem with the series' gameplay, which is cause for some kind of celebration.”[3]

GameSpot gave the game a 8.9 out of 10 and stated "The gameplay still might be a little too fast-paced for some, but Shut Your Mouth tries to balance it with a more useful grappling, submission, and counter system."[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth: Release Data". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  2. "ESRB: WWE Smackdown 4: Shut Your Mouth". ESRB. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth Review". IGN. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  4. "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-12-05.