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WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It

WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, named Exciting Pro Wrestling 3 in Japan, is a 2001 professional wrestling video game for the PlayStation 2. It was published by THQ and developed by Yuke's. The Rock is on the cover of the game. It is the third game in the WWF SmackDown! series, the first for the PlayStation 2, and the last under the WWF name, as the World Wrestling Federation was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund. It is the sequel to WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role and was followed by WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth.[1]

WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
Developer(s)Yuke's
Publisher(s)THQ
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Genre(s)Professional wrestling
Fighting
Mode(s)Single player,
multiplayer

The game was released in Europe on November 16, 2001, in North America on November 19, 2001[2] and in Japan on January 24, 2002. It is the first game in the series to have commentary, which is provided by Michael Cole and Tazz.

Reception

 Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
Allgame 4/5 stars[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.67/10[4]
Eurogamer 7/10[5]
Famitsu 29/40[6]
Game Informer 8/10[7]
GamePro 4/5 stars[8]
Game Revolution B+[9]
GameSpot 8.1/10[10]
GameSpy 85%[11]
GameZone 8/10[12]
IGN 7.8/10[13]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US) 3.5/5 stars[14]
BBC Sport 87%[15]
Maxim 8/10[16]
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 76/100[17]

Just Bring It received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic.[17] However, the game's in-game commentary has been criticized.[5][13] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[6]

It received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[18] selling at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[19]

References

  1. ↑ IGN staff. E3 2001: WWF SmackDown! "Just Bring It!" First Impressions. IGN (18 May 2001)Ziff Davis. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ PR - 11/19/01 - THQ SHIPS WWF SMACKDOWN! JUST BRING IT FOR PLAYSTATION 2 (2002-08-14). Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. ↑ Racer, Scott. WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It - Review. AllGameAll Media Network. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ EGM staff (January 2002). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (150): 221. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bramwell, Tom. WWF Smackdown : Just Bring it! [sic]. Eurogamer (15 December 2001)Gamer Network. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "エキサイティングプロレス3 [PS2"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9244&redirect=no. Retrieved 13 April 2020. 
  7. ↑ Leeper, Justin (December 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (104): 90. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1640.29640.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2015. 
  8. ↑ The D-Pad Destroyer (26 November 2001). "WWF SmackDown: Just Bring It Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/18463.shtml. Retrieved 11 February 2015. 
  9. ↑ Nash, Joe. WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! [sic Review]. GameRevolution (January 2002)CraveOnline. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Villoria, Gerald. WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review. GameSpot (14 November 2001). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Fudge, James. WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It. PlanetPS2 (11 December 2001)IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Valentino, Nick. WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review - PlayStation 2. GameZone (11 December 2001). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, David. WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It. IGN (19 November 2001)Ziff Davis. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (52): 142. January 2002. 
  15. ↑ Gibbon, David. Let's play: WWF SmackDown! [Just Bring It]. BBC Sport (22 January 2002)BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  16. ↑ Boyce, Ryan (14 November 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Maxim (Biglari Holdings). http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_1965.html. Retrieved 11 February 2015. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It for PlayStation 2 Reviews. MetacriticCBS Interactive.
  18. ↑ ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum. Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  19. ↑ Caoili, Eric. ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK. Gamasutra (26 November 2008)UBM plc. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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