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WWF SmackDown!
NTSC cover art, featuring Chyna, The Rock, Mr. Ass and Mankind.
Developer(s)	YUKE's Future Media Creators
Publisher(s)	THQ (WWF SmackDown!) YUKE's Future Media Creators (Exciting Pro Wrestling)
Series	WWE SmackDown! series
Release date(s)	February 29, 2000 August 3, 2000
Genre(s)	Professional wrestling, Fighting
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Media	CD-ROM

WWF SmackDown! (Exciting Pro Wrestling in Japan) is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation console by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. It is part of the WWF SmackDown! series based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) professional wrestling promotion. This game was succeeded by WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role.

SmackDown! was the first WWF game on the PlayStation to be published by THQ, taking over for the previous publisher Acclaim.

Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reaction 3 Roster 4 External links

The most significant change most people found with this game over its predecessor from Acclaim, WWF Attitude, was its much faster, arcade-style gameplay. Unlike Attitude which depended on Tekken-like button press sequences to produce even the simplest of moves, SmackDown! had a clear cut system for moves such as combining an arrow key with the circle button for grappling moves and combining an arrow key with the X button for striking moves. Another feature that was well received was the addition of various backstage rooms for the wrestlers to fight in, which reflected the product at the time with Hardcore matches going backstage. This was only the second wrestling game to have this feature (the previously released WCW Mayhem being the first). The game also featured the first extensive Season Mode in a WWF game, in which the player was allowed to participate in WWF storylines.

Despite all the acclaim from this game, there were some disappointing areas in the game, particularly the Create-A-Superstar feature. Consisting of only four available slots to create superstars from head, upper and lower body parts of existing or unlockable superstars, this mode was considered to be a huge letdown compared to the more detailed modes that exists in such games as Attitude and even SmackDown!'s N64 counterpart WrestleMania 2000.

Another area that disappointed some players were the entrances of the wrestlers. Rather than showing the wrestler make their entrance down the ramp and into the ring like Attitude and WrestleMania 2000, the wrestlers make their entrance in front of their particular TitanTron video. However, in later versions with the added power of the PlayStation 2, the entrances were changed to mirror other games' approach.

Perhaps the biggest turn off to players was the unrealistic arcade nature of the gameplay, where wrestlers could receive extremely damaging moves, or take big falls from the top turnbuckle, only to immediately roll and shoot back to their feet.

The season mode also offered an assortment of quirky, poorly written, or otherwise generally hilarious one-liners during cutscenes such as "Stone Cold seems focused today." Or "I wonder what the hardy boyz are talking about?", and "Stevie Richards thinks you have potential"

Featured wrestlers

Al Snow Big Boss Man Big Show Bradshaw Bubba Ray Dudley Chris Jericho Christian Chyna Debra D'Lo Brown D-Von Dudley Edge

Faarooq Gangrel The Godfather Hardcore Holly Jeff Hardy Kane Ken Shamrock Mankind Mark Henry Matt Hardy Mr. Ass Paul Bearer

Road Dogg The Rock Shane McMahon Steve Blackman Stone Cold Test Tori Triple H The Undertaker Val Venis Vince McMahon X-Pac

Unlockable wrestler parts

Parts of additional wrestlers that can be unlocked to create in the game's Create-A-Superstar mode. These superstars are:

Blue Meanie Gerald Brisco Ivory Jacqueline Mideon

Pat Patterson Prince Albert Stephanie McMahon Stevie Richards Viscera

• WWF SmackDown! at IGN
• WWF SmackDown! at GameSpot
• WWF SmackDown! at GameFAQs
• WWF SmackDown! at MobyGames