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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
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WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 27 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 44 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Yuke's
Genre(s): Wrestling, Sports
Players: 6
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 11, 2002
Summary
Features an updated roster with even more WWE superstars, including Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Stacy Keibler, DDP, Ric Flair, the nWo, and many more. The in-depth story mode has multiple character paths, and for the first time, players will have the option to enter superstars into a World Wrestling Entertainment draft pool. There are a variety of backstage areas modeled after Madison Square Garden, and more than 14 PPV arenas, including Backlash, Vengeance, and Unforgiven. The thousands of animations include superstar signature moves with double- and triple-team moves. The improved create-a-wrestler mode lets players build the ultimate wrestler with a dynamic layer system and a new thumbnail system, allowing even more CAW options.
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
Cheat Codes & Hints: Cheat Code Central IGN Insider Guide
Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GameNow
The most remarkable change may be this year's Season mode, which sets a new standard for wrestling games. [Jan 2003, p.48]
netjak
Forget what the magazines say about Smackdown, because I can guarantee you not one of those brainwashers dissected this game the way I did just now.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
The bottom line is that Smackdown!: SYM is the only wrestling game on any console (not just the PS2) to have everything that the fans want… and a whole lot more. If that’s not enough of a reason to go out and get it, we don’t know what is.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The gameplay still might be a little too fast-paced for some, but Shut Your Mouth tries to balance it with a more useful grappling, submission, and counter system.
Read Full Review >Operation Sports
Well, knock me across the head with a sledgehammer and call me Koko B. Ware...Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth is a great title!
Read Full Review >GameSpy
Particularly well done are the new "Hell in a Cell" matches, which finally allow you to perform aggressive moves like rubbing an opponent's face against the chain link fence, or throwing an opponent off the top of the steel cage.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Control-wise the game has been nicely polished since "Know Your Role" and "Just Bring It."
Read Full Review >Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Not a big brave step forward in the world of wrestling games...But the whole game has been pumped up and inflated to such impressive proportions that you can't help applaud both THQ and Yukes for treating the WWE with the care and campness it deserves.
Read Full Review >BBC Sport
The arenas are superbly well done, with excellent layout and ultra smooth texturing.
Read Full Review >GamingWorld X
The presentation is almost exactly as it would be on TV, the wrestlers look decent, and the animations look spectacular. But after all is said and done, the game still feels a great deal like an update rather than a true sequel that caters to all wrestling fans.
Read Full Review >GameShark
You can pick it up and play with barely any learning curve, and the multiplayer of the game gives it nearly infinite replay value.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
The greatest next-generation wrestling game on the market and completely makes up for the control issues that THQ foisted upon us last year in "Just Bring It."
Read Full Review >Absolute Playstation
While SmackDown is still quite a long way from matching the visual peaks reached by other highly popular fighting series (Tekken, DOA, Soul Blade…), there have been massive strides in the right direction with this fourth instalment from the THQ/Yule team.
Read Full Review >IGN
This is the first time there hasn't been an obvious, glaring problem with the series' gameplay, which is cause for some kind of celebration.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
The best PS2 wrestler there is, largely thanks to Yuke’s success in mimicking the cheese that oozes from every pore of the WWE.
Read Full Review >GamePro
It has its faults, and they’re similar to last year’s, but there’s no better game for getting the feel of being a WWE superstar.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
Quick, responsive controls do well to round out the positives here, but the time spent refining the countering-a-grapple system make Shut Your Mouth considerably more balanced and playable than some previous installments.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
The best of the series, but if you've played Smackdown one through three to death already, this one may get old fast. [Holiday 2002, p.32]
Game Informer
Easily bests all the other next-gen wrestling games released so far... Regardless of the polish THQ and Yuke's put on this series' graphics and modes, the engine is still outdated and weak. [Dec 2002, p.119]
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Changes to the in-ring gameplay itself are barely noticeable. It's good, but if you're not a hardcore fan, you'll tire of it quickly. [Jan 2003, p.182]
PSX Nation
It features one mother of an expanded Create-a-Wrestler mode, a deep Season mode and almost as many gameplay modes as there are wrestlers.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
We're still waiting for something that is truly a progression in EVERY way for a genre that has seemingly stagnated over the last two years.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The controls bug me, too. Where's the innovation? [Jan 2003, p.136]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 44 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Andrew A. gave it an8:
I agree with one person is that you can`t get weapons when in the other games you can.
Ehsan F. gave it a 7:
I gave this game a 7. Thats becouse: u cannt get any wepons from the audience for example:chairs, baseball bats these stuff. i think its ok that theirs no blood. but it could have better graphics i must say!
Devon C. gave it a 10:
This is the coolest and for the guy who gave it a 0 he is WRONG!!!!!!
Evan M. gave it a 9:
Why is Rico a character? Where in this game is the blood. Other than that this game is a cool game. nWo, you are the best. Continue to make good Smackdown! games.
Brian C. gave it a 10:
It waz off the hook and better than the first 4 keep it up.
Hussain J. gave it a 10:
I just want to say i love the game.
Nick gave it a 10:
The BEST wrestling game ever good job THQ And those who think wrestling is fake they dont know sh*t! Dudes the NFL is fake not WWE!
