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WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It!
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93 Customer Reviews
RRP: £39.99
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Platform: PlayStation2
Publisher: THQ
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Editorial: Those cheeky chappies from the World Wrestling Federation pound their way onto the PlayStation 2 in the newest release in the Smackdown series, and manage to entertain to the max on the way. Fans of the earlier American wrestling games should feel right at home here: there are a huge number of stars from the show on hand to mete out punishment in a wide variety of interesting ways. Newcomers should have no difficulty either, as the controls are a dream to use. Just Bring It provides so many battle modes it's hard to keep track of what they are--if "Hell in a Cell" is your thing then go for it, but don't miss "TLC" (tables, ladders and chairs) and the "Royal Rumble" along the way; all are faithfully recreated for your grappling pleasure. And grappling is where it's at. The Smackdown combat system is about as good as it gets. Timing is the key to a good offence: lunge towards your opponent too early and you'll leave yourself wide open, get it just right and you'll take hold in time to execute one of numerous different moves designed to make the audience wince. Being on the receiving end isn't just a case of taking the punishment, however. A counter move is included to return or block punches or twist and twirl out of the path of an incoming hold--top stuff indeed. Keen to add that authentic touch, the developers have included the big entrance scenarios for each of the superstars, complete with signature tunes and Titantron videoscreen introductions. The only downside to a really great game is the amount of storage space it gobbles on the average PS2 memory card--4 MB, which seems overly generous by any standard. This minor niggle aside, Just Bring It is a very entertaining title which should keep the average player occupied for months.--Chris Russell |
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"Brilliant, just brilliant." - 27 June 2002
this is the second sequel to the original wwf smackdown. The game is a great game for begginers and for gamers who have been playing for years. The story mode doesn't take too long and could be finished within a weekend. some may see this as a downside and some may want a short game to complete. But the best feature in this game has to be the create a wrestler section, you can make your own wrestler or design a celebrity or a classic wrestler from the past. This game is a must buy.
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"A smackdown on the PSone, but not all that good" - 9 March 2002
As the Rock would say 'Finally, the Smackdown series has come to Playstation 2!'
I am an avid pro-wrestling game player, but unfourtantly, amidst all the hype and glamour, this game isn't all that good.
The graphics and entrances are gorgeous and really are a highlight of the game. With more match types than ever, you and your mates can beat eachother up for hours!
The Create modes are very good, with a little before seen attention to detail.
The worst features of the game are the Career mode and the Title belts. You can complete your career in under half an hour, because all you do is, wrestle a few matches, win a title, unlock a few cards and then defend it over and over and over. And then, the worst feature, you can't defend you title out of career mode!!!!! What! That was the best feature of the Smackdown games on PSone! The commentary is another fault. Tazz and Michael Cole just drone on and on and on about the match. They use endless, poorly cut and pasted phrases that make me yearn to scream!
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"Good" - 3 February 2004
This game is good 2 player, and is the first game to have a 6 man Hell in the Cell match, everyone else failed to write the sheer beauty of that.
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"good but not perfect" - 27 February 2002
This was the first game I got for my playstation 2 since I am a big fan of the Smackdown series and to be honest I was a bit disapointed. first where did the create a ppv option go, why did they change the ranking system they had in smackdown 2, why cant you challenge for a title in exibition mode but the big thing that bugged me was the story mode its ok up until you win a title after that their is no story its just vince putting you in endless title defence matches (I liked the season mode in smackdown 2 better).but the game does redeem itself with the amount of different match types available TLC, 6 way hellin a cell, 6 man tag, 8 man battle royal, 3 stages of hell etc... it has the best create a wrestler mode ever,the fact that you can go into the crowd, the stunning entrances, two finishers for each wrestler, the way you can change a wreslers moves and entrance music and the way you can beat up the ref if you dont like the way he's calling it. overall my opinion is that just bring it is a great game but THQ should have kept some of their ideas from the other smackdown games a must for all wrestling fans.
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"Room for improvement, but not terrible." - 27 February 2002
I am a huge fan of wrestling and the previous two smackdown games were truly ground-breaking, probably getting a lot of new fans into wrestling. This game is ground breaking in some ways too, the sheer amount of wrestlers in the ring at once is a joy to watch, let alone participate in, the create a wrestler mode is good, having a referee in the ring with you makes it more realistic and interesting and character likenesses and mannerisms superb, this is a solid debut on what is sure to become one of PS2's best-selling franchises. It is not without it's flaws though, the main one being the season mode which for a lot of people will seriously decrease the lifespan of the game. What is there in the career mode is not without merit, a few of the storylines that were running at the time are there (spike and Mollys' short-lived romance for one) the way that you can unlock the new guys like jerry lynn, tajiri and others during the season and I really like the fact that you can influence what can happen.....I guess the idea was that not every season was going to be the same, great in theory but not in practice. You get asked the same questions every time mostly with only two options for an answer making it too easy to go over old ground when you go to play through it again, you can win the championship in three matches (almost all of which are the conventional one on ones or four ways) and you begin to recognise the patterns as to what will happen when you choose a certain option almost imediately as you will have tried it out on the second time you played through it. I am sure there will be a smackdown 4 at some point in the future and am already looking forward to it, but to make it a longer lasting piece of entertaiment, they need more depth in the season mode, and more matches within it, it is alright having the 70+ variants on matches in the games, but if you are not going to use them as anything but stand-alone exhibitions, it all seems a little wasted. Smackdown 2 (and no mercy on N64) had a pretty decent career mode where there was an infinate amount of time you could spend playing it and little things such as seeing how many title defences you could have made it interesting. I don't want to be on a total downer about this game, as, like I said, there are plus points, mostly concerning the main part of the game - the wrestling is an improvement in many areas, the amount of moves you can do is enough to keep you coming back for more and so are the new modes, which in most cases are outstanding. The slobberknocker and royal rumble are a great improvement too, due to the non-existent loading times and that is a vast and very welcome improvement over Smackdown 2.
So, to sum up, the future is bright. THQ have the basis of a great game, if they can combine the positives of all three games to create the fourth they will have an absolute classic on their hands and while this one will not quite hold that belt yet, it makes strides towards it. If you are a wrestling fan and don't mind playing a series of exhibition games then this is the games for you. One thing that I would say is that if you are expecting anything new in terms of the game engine (slight variations on this in a new game would be welcome to shake it up a bit), don't hold your breath, if you were addicted to the other two games as I was you will be winning your first matches without too much trouble, so dive straight into the hard mode :) I hope this helped you with your decision.
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"SMACKDOWN JUST BUY IT !" - 15 February 2002
The PS2 was my first game console and with it came " just bring it!". As a fan of wwf I was full of anticipation as to the quality of the game.I was very inpressed with the game in itself the moves,backgrounds and entrances; however.
1) The commentry is repetative and down right annoying after a while.
2)The instruction manual tells you how to perform the "finishing move" etc, try and do it is another thing.
3)You beat the crap out of your opponent for a good amount of time suddenly two moves later ,your pinned !???
4)When play with a partner in a triple threat match if your partner is fighting with the third person your man turns and faces towards the ref, then you get attacked from behined because you can't move him round the right way.
5)Choose your chosen wrestler carefully as their partner in crime appears at some point to aid them.Fighting HHH then stone cold helping him out isn't something that will help you win.
All in all this game is excellent it will keep you busy for hours, as always "i'll get him this time"! If you can ignore the tazz/cole comments,the crowd,and the computers desire to annoy you this game is just what you want, and more.There are more pro's than con's and the Trish Stratus entrance is a firm favourite much to the wife's annoyance! SMACKDOWN, JUST BUY IT!
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"Wrestling's bad so how can this be great" - 27 January 2002
I don't know about anyone else but I actually hate watching wrestling on TV. And even more annoying, how people call it a sport. So how can it be that this game is actually very good. No thats an understatement, phenomenol. The gameplay is fantastic, and there are so many types of matches, you'll never get bored. Unlike on Smackdown 2 he season mode only involves you. You just start playing and you get challenged in all sorts of ways. The comentry is pretty dreadful, however it can be so bad that you actually find it funny. All in all even if you hate, despise and loathe wrestling you'll still get plenty of enjoyment out of this game.
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"Great game" - 22 January 2002
WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It is a great game and a fitting addition to the trilogy of smackdown games. However as with the previous two games the new game has one or two faults the it's 'sibling' didn't. In this third game the story mode is shorter than the second game, but the guys at THQ have excelled in making yet another brillant game with improved create a superstar mode, more fight modes and so far the ultimate 8 men in the ring 'Royal Rumble'
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"WWF Smackdown Just Bring It" - 4 January 2002
Terrific game, it as all the modes you would want out of a wrestling game. If the watch the weekly wwf shows you will be-able to tell some difference but not a lot, for instance the entrances for the wreslters are awsome ands full. The undertaker comes out on his Harley to the sound of Limp Bizkit, Triple H comes out with his bottle to Motorhead and when he gets up on the apron he spits the water from his mouth.
When it comes to picking a match there are loads, which include 6 man hell in a cell, ironman (single, special ref) ladder (single, Triple threat, fatal four way and tornado tag) the list goes on.
When you enter the season mode there is the desicion of which belt you want to challenge for, if you want to attack someone and it pays off Vince Mcmahon will book you in a match for your sin.
There are 50 Items which can be unlocked including Tajiri, Spike, New arenas, create parts and more moves for a created player. To do this you will have to complete the season mode a number of times
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"This Is The Great One" - 5 December 2001
WWF Smackdown 3 is the perfect gift for Christmas. This game is the best out of all 3 Smackdown! Titles. The graphis are out of this world and are a massive improvement compared to Smackdown 1 and 2. Over 70 different matches and 52 Hidden Extras to unlock which include Limp Bizkit Lead Singer Fred Durst ( Survive 15 on slobberknocker mode with the undertaker ) New Smackdown arena ( Survive 15 with the rock on slobberknocker mode ) and many more including insurrextion arena and WcW & ECW owners Steph and Shane. All these can be unlocked in story mode. As for the story mode...i think it rocks, if you like the long 6 Year story mode on previous Smackdown games then you will hate this. If you like the short few matches to unlock all the cheats then you will love this. The bad point is that you have to defend your title about 30 times to unlock all the extras. Overall this game is the best Wrestling game to date and plays brilliantly. This game is a must have, even if you dont like wrestling you will enjoy it.
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