WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain | |
Developer(s) | Yuke's |
Publisher(s) | THQ |
Series | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
Release date(s) | US - October, 2003 |
Genre(s) | Professional Wrestling |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen |
Media | DVD |
Input methods | Gamepad |
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain (or HCTP) is the fifth instalment of the SmackDown! series, and a sequel to WWE Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth.
Features[]
HCTP is considered a favourite by many (whether it is for improved graphics/sound/gameplay/presentation). Secondly, this game is the second game in the series not to include commentary. Thirdly, it is the only game in the series to have won a Player's Choice Award. Fourth, HCTP boasts one of the largest wrestler roster of any Smackdown game released to date, featuring 65 Superstars and Divas from around the 2002-2003 season (if one includes the 11 WWE/F Legends that debuted in the game), with an additional 32 Create A Wrestler slots that would boost the available roster of characters to about 97 total wrestlers for players to utilize. Moreover, the game included 21 different match setups.
Another bonus is that all of the Create A Wrestler parts were available from the word "go" (in Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth, players progressed through Season Mode to unlock CAW parts). Furthermore, as mentioned above, HCTP included (for the first time in the series) eleven Legends from the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
Game Modes[]
Creation[]
- Create an Appearance
- Create a Moveset
- Create an Animation
- Create a Stable
- Create a Taunt
Other Notables[]
- Revamped grapple system (pressing grapple button+directional button to initiate, then grapple+directional button to do actual move)
- New body damage meter, which measure damage done to different parts of wrestler's body
- Last appearance of Create An Animation/Taunt mode.
Roster[]
- A-Train
- Batista
- The Big Show
- Booker T
- Brock Lesnar
- Bubba Ray Dudley
- Charlie Haas
- Chavo Guerrero
- Chris Benoit
- Chris Jericho
- Christian
- D-Von Dudley
- Eddie Guerrero
- Edge
- Goldberg
- Goldust
- The Hurricane
- Jazz
- John Cena
- Kane
- Kevin Nash
- Kurt Angle
- Lance Storm
- Lita
- Matt Hardy
- Randy Orton
- Rey Mysterio
- Rhyno
- Ric Flair
- Rico
- Rikishi
- Rob Van Dam
- The Rock
- Rodney Mack
- Sable
- Scott Steiner
- Sean O’Haire
- Shawn Michaels
- Shelton Benjamin
- Stacy Keibler
- Stephanie McMahon
- Steven Richards
- Stone Cold
- Tajiri
- Test
- Torrie Wilson
- Triple H
- Trish Stratus
- Ultimo Dragon
- The Undertaker
- Val Venis
- Victoria
- Vince McMahon
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- Animal
- George Steele
- Hawk
- Hillbilly Jim
- Iron Shiek
- Jimmy Snuka
- Nikolai Volkoff
- Roddy Piper
- Sergeant Slaughter
- Ted DiBiase
- The Undertaker (Early ‘90s)
Removed Characters[]
- Al Snow
- Bill DeMott
- Billy Gunn
- Billy Kidman
- Bradshaw
- Chief Morley
- Hardcore Holly
- Hollywood Hulk Hogan
- Hulk Hogan
- Hulk Hogan '80s
- Jamal
- Jeff Hardy
- Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli
- Molly Holly
- Mr. America
- Nunzio
- Rosey
- Scotty 2 Hotty
- Spike Dudley
- The Ultimate Warrior
- William Regal