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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      [3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.67/10[4]
Eurogamer 7/10[5]
Famitsu 29/40[6]
Game Informer 8/10[7]
GamePro      [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)      [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 (18 May 2001). "E3 2001: WWF SmackDown! "Just Bring It!" First Impressions". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "PR - 11/19/01 - THQ SHIPS WWF SMACKDOWN! JUST BRING IT FOR PLAYSTATION 2". 2002-08-14. Archived from the original on 2002-08-14. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. ↑ Racer, Scott. "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. 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 (15 December 2001). "WWF Smackdown : Just Bring it! [sic]". Eurogamer. 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 (January 2002). "WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! [sic] Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (14 November 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Fudge, James (11 December 2001). "WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It". PlanetPS2. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 December 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Valentino, Nick (11 December 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, David (19 November 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". IGN. 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 (22 January 2002). "Let's play: WWF SmackDown! [Just Bring It]". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2001. 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". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  18. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  19. ↑ Caoili, Eric (26 November 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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