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WWF SmackDown!

WWF SmackDown! is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ. The game was known as Exciting Pro Wrestling in Japan. The Japanese version was published by Yuke's Future Media Creators. It is named after the television show of the same name produced by the World Wrestling Federation.

WWF SmackDown!
Developer(s)Yuke's
Publisher(s)THQ (WWF SmackDown!)
Yuke's (Exciting Pro Wrestling)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
Genre(s)Professional wrestling
Fighting
Mode(s)Single player
multiplayer

It was released on March 2, 2000, in North America,[1] April 2000 in Europe[1] and on August 8, 2000, in Japan.[1] The game was the first game in the WWF SmackDown! video game series. It was the first WWF game on the PlayStation to be published by THQ who took over from the previous publisher Acclaim Entertainment. It was followed by WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role.

Reception

 Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
Allgame 3.5/5 stars[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly 8.75/10[3][a]
Eurogamer 9/10[4]
Famitsu 27/40[5]
GameFan 90%[6]
Game Informer 9/10[7]
Game Revolution A−[8]
GameSpot 8.7/10[9]
IGN 8.8/10[10]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US) 4.5/5 stars[11]
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
Game Rankings 87%[12]

IGN rated the game a 8.8 out of 10 and said "It gives some to the N64 WrestleMania game's tighter controls and crisper animation, but SmackDown is no slouch in either department, and it even bests WrestleMania in graphics and features.”[13]

GameSpot gave the game a 8.7 out of 10 and stated "The little things that debut in SmackDown, such as a never-ending season mode and inklings of a plot, really make the game feel fresh and new."[14]

WWF SmackDown! Media

  • The first ever SmackDown! logo used from August 26, 1999, to August 9, 2001

  • This SmackDown logo used from October 4, 2019 to September 6, 2024 during its run on Fox.

  • An 8 man tag team match in progress

  • The set used from the show's debut on August 26, 1999, until August 16, 2001

Notes

  1. ↑ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 9/10, and two others gave it each a score of 8.5/10.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 WWF SmackDown!: Release DataGameFAQs. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  2. ↑ Ottoson, Joe. WWF SmackDown! - Review. AllGameAll Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Hsu, Dan "Shoe"; Hager, Dean; Boyer, Crispin; Smith, Shawn (April 2000). "WWF SmackDown!". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (129): 166. https://retrocdn.net/images/4/4f/EGM_US_129.pdf. Retrieved 6 October 2023. 
  4. ↑ Ellis, Keith "DNM". WWF Smackdown. Eurogamer (24 April 2000)Gamer Network. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "エキサイティングプロレス" (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8649&redirect=no. Retrieved 6 October 2023. 
  6. ↑ Mears, Rick (2 March 2000). "REVIEW for WWF Smackdown". GameFan (Shinno Media). http://gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1437&t=r. Retrieved 10 February 2015. 
  7. ↑ McNamara, Andy; Fitzloff, Jay; Reiner, Andrew (April 2000). "WWF Smackdown". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (84). http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4187. Retrieved 10 February 2015. 
  8. ↑ Dodson, Joe. WWF Smackdown Review. GameRevolution (March 2000)CraveOnline. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff. WWF SmackDown! Review. GameSpot (2 March 2000)Fandom. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Nix, Marc. WWF Smackdown. IGN (March 1, 2000)Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ Rybicki, Joe (April 2000). "WWF SmackDown!". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 3 (7): 89. https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-31-april-2000/page/n85/mode/2up. Retrieved 6 October 2023. 
  12. ↑ WWF Smackdown! for PlayStation. GameRankingsCBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  13. ↑ WWF Smackdown ReviewIGN. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  14. ↑ WWF SmackDown! ReviewGameSpot. Retrieved 2013-12-05.


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