WWF SmackDown!
Encyclopedia
WWF SmackDown! 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! (later renamed WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, now simply WWE) 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 from the previous publisher Acclaim Entertainment
.
. 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. For game entrances, 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. In later versions, however, with the added power of the PlayStation 2, the entrances were changed to mirror other games' approach. The game also included a 'PPV mode' which you create dream matches in the games. It is possible, in exhibition mode, to pick the canvas type, from "Raw is War, Smackdown!, Heat, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, King of the Ring, and WrestleMania".
WWF Intercontinental Champion - Chris Jericho
WWF World Tag Team Champions - New Age Outlaws
(Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
)
WWF European Champion - X-Pac
WWF Hardcore Champion - Big Boss Man
WWF Women's Champion - Chyna
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
video game released on the PlayStation console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
by THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators
YUKE's Future Media Creators
Yuke's Co. Ltd is a video game company based in Osaka, Japan. It was established on February 26, 1993....
. It is part of the WWF SmackDown! (later renamed WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, now simply WWE) series based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
. This game was succeeded by WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role 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! WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role (Exciting Pro Wrestling 2 in Japan) is a professional wrestling video...
.
SmackDown! was the first WWF game on the PlayStation to be published
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
by THQ, taking over from the previous publisher Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. It developed, published, marketed and distributed interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Gear, Nintendo's NES, SNES, Nintendo...
.
Gameplay
The most significant change most people found with this game over its predecessor from Acclaim, WWF Attitude, was its much faster, arcade-style gameplayGameplay
Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and player's connection with it...
. 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
WCW Mayhem (video game)
WCW Mayhem is a professional wrestling video game by Electronic Arts, which shares its name with a World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event. The first WCW game produced by EA, it was released for PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in 1999 and for the Game Boy Color the following year.The game...
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. For game entrances, 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. In later versions, however, with the added power of the PlayStation 2, the entrances were changed to mirror other games' approach. The game also included a 'PPV mode' which you create dream matches in the games. It is possible, in exhibition mode, to pick the canvas type, from "Raw is War, Smackdown!, Heat, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, King of the Ring, and WrestleMania".
Champions
WWF Champion - Triple HTriple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
WWF Intercontinental Champion - Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
WWF World Tag Team Champions - New Age Outlaws
New Age Outlaws
The New Age Outlaws, later known as the James Gang and the Voodoo Kin Mafia, were a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Maryland Championship Wrestling consisting of B.G...
(Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
Billy Gunn
William Gunn or Bill Gunn may refer to:*Bill Gunn , Australian rules footballer*Bill Gunn , member of Australian parliament...
)
WWF European Champion - X-Pac
WWF Hardcore Champion - Big Boss Man
Big Boss Man
Big Boss Man may refer to:*Big Boss Man , a British jazz/funk band*"Big Boss Man", a blues song made famous by Jimmy Reed*Big Boss Man , an album by The Kentucky Headhunters*Ray Traylor, a professional wrestler...
WWF Women's Champion - Chyna
External links
- WWF SmackDown! at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
- WWF SmackDown! (PS) at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
- WWF SmackDown! at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...