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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Ages 16 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Story mode with original plot lines from WWE writers
- Unique Superstar abilities featuring real-life attributes
- More than 55 WWE Superstars
- Improved controls
- New match types
- Enhanced production values
- Superstar voiceovers and more realistic animations
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The fifth title in gaming's favourite wrestling game franchise, WWE Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain is a fantastic and immeasurably enjoyable game. It's not content to just take the last version, change the name, update the graphics and hope people will buy it anyway; there's been a lot of work since Shut Your Mouth and it's really borne fruit. For instance, the game's grappling system has had a lot of work done on it, giving each of the numerous included wrestlers nearly 20 moves to pick from.
Sure, there's a learning curve as you get to grips with it all, but it really helps inject a significant depth of gameplay, as do features such as the story mode and the various new match types that are making an appearance. The mixture serves to make the game exceptionally enjoyable, whether playing single-player or bringing in a few friends.
Ultimately though, it's the quality of the gameplay that puts Here Comes the Pain into the must-buy category. Not only is it the best wrestling game on the market bar none, it's also one of the most downright entertaining PS2 games to date. It looks better, sounds better and plays better than ever before and is a no-brainer recommendation. --Simon Brew
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine
"We can't fault the quality. Brilliant if you're a fan, but still fun if you're not. 8/10."
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Smackdown! Here comes the pain! is without a single doubt, the best wrestling game ever made. Sure, No Mercy for the N64 was amazing at the time, but it doesnt even come close to what this game is able to acheive.
Gameplay 9/10
Its the most important factor when playing any game, and HCTP delivers the goods. Theres loads of new additions including wrestlers and game modes, and THQ have also added blood in this one, which im sure many smackdown fans are pleased about.
Theres an enhanced grappling system that can leave you in a tapping frenzy, so remember and kick out of that damn angle lock! (haha brock..).
Graphics 8/10
Big improvement to shut your mouth. The characters faces however arent that much more realistic than in the previous one.
The crowd is more realistic now than it ever was, as are the arenas.
Sound 6/10
NO COMMENTARY!! Ahhh well who cares, but it would have been nice to have some insight from king and good ol' jr. Theres more or less the same loud music as was in shut your mouth.
Overall 9/10
Great game! You'll never get tired of it!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This game has only two cons in my opinion:
No voice-over...
The graphics can't be compared to SVR,though the graphics are pretty good...
Pros:-The VIP's of the roster are all there,the arenas are great,but the jewel in the crown is the season with 30 storylines available, affected by your choices and skills at fighting...
From the Tombstone Piledriver to the Pedigree the moves are all there.
This game is a Champion,Time to Play the Game!!!
No voice-over...
The graphics can't be compared to SVR,though the graphics are pretty good...
Pros:-The VIP's of the roster are all there,the arenas are great,but the jewel in the crown is the season with 30 storylines available, affected by your choices and skills at fighting...
From the Tombstone Piledriver to the Pedigree the moves are all there.
This game is a Champion,Time to Play the Game!!!
4.9 Stars
66 of 74 people found the following review helpful
THQ's Team Were Starting To Get Some Backlash Following Smackdown 4 About How The Smackdown Series Games are Becoming a Bit "Samey", So This this Time For Smackdown 5 THQ Enlisted a Larger Development Team and even The WWE Superstars and Writing Staff to Help Them...
The Biggest Season Mode Ever!
The Game Will Feature all The Storylines From the Last Year of TV, as Well as Some Older, Classis Storylines as Well as Brand New Storylines Written By The WWE Writing Staff Themselves! You Will Be Able to Choose Your Brand and Customise It Just Like In SD4, But Now You Have More Options! You can Also Choose From The Start Whether You are a Face (Fan Favourite) or A Heel (Booed From The Building). The Old First Person walking about System has Been Dropped and You Now Have a Menu Driven System, But there is still a lot of first person storyline stuff!
Enhanced Graphics!
SD5 Boasts Much Improved Graphics Compared To SD4 and Detail has Been enhanced Everywhere! The Crowds are Still Mostly 2D, But Now Have a Much More 3D Look To Them and All The Entrances Look Amazing!
Blood!
THQ Have Finally Answered The Most Wanted Feature In Their WWE Games On all Platforms and Have Included Blood This Year!
New Match Types!
The Six Man Elimination Chamber and Bra & Panties Have Been added, Also This Game Marks The Return of The First Blood Match, Which was Dropped Because Fans Didnt See The Point unless a Game Had Blood in The Past, Now It Does!
Classic Superstars!
In Season Mode You Can Now Unlock Old Favourites Such as Sgt Slaughter and Ultimate Warrior as Playable Characters!
Updated Roster!
The Game will Feature The Majority of The Current WWE Active Roster (along with The Old Hidden Wrestlers who I wont spoil!):BR>THQ Want To Feature All or Most of The Real Superstar's Voices In Game So That When You Beat Up a Wrestler, It Sounds Like It!
New Create a Wrestler Stuff!
The Create A Wrestler Once Again Gets More Stuff and More Music and Videos and Entrances To Choose From!
This Proves Why The Smackdown Series is The Dominant Wrestling Videogame and Why Smackdown 5 Is Undoubtedly The Best Yet!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Christmas present
This was bought as a Christmas present and they seem very pleased with it. They have been playing with it since Christmas.
Published 4 months ago by bluebird
Smackdown Here Comes The Pain PS2
Amazing delivery speed and great condition of the product - brand new and as good as it gets! A*
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Published 19 months ago by Afzal
wow that was realli a great service
hiya thnx mate i m realli impressed that i gve order in monday and got it in wednesday in morning such n excellent service and thnx for de letter it ws realli well sealed as it... Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by Anirban Choudhury
GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT x100 FUN FUN FUN FUN times x500
Smackdown here comes the pain is the best wresling game ive ever played.
The Gameplay 10/10 AWSOME every single move a wrestler does it does. Read more
The Gameplay 10/10 AWSOME every single move a wrestler does it does. Read more
Published on 24 May 2007 by Doonni
Here Comes The Pain!!
This game is awesome!! The graphics are superb, there are more than 50 wrestlers to chose from, and loads of match types. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2005 by G. F. Broom
Best WWE game, until Smackdown v Raw!
A very good game and the best in the Smackdown series but the only bad thing is the lack of modern Wrestlers. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2004 by "georgeswan20022"
Excellent game
I went off pro-wrestling in about early 2002 just after the Smackdown/Raw split, because it was going crap. Then, i decided to get this game. What can i say? Read more
Published on 22 July 2004
smackdown review?
i think this is a good game for people who like fighting and story games it has lots of people to play as and loads of belts to fight your way to win them all there is loads of... Read more
Published on 11 July 2004 by johny
You won't regret buyin it!
You'll find this game great! All the moves you could need and with the create character mode you could almost make yourself! Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2004
Best Smackdown game ever!
This game is amazing and you won't want to stop playing it for ages.With over 55 wrestlers and an all new create-a-wrestler mode this is wwe's greatest game yet. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2004 by KA M. May
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