WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth

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WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
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Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 4 in Japan) is a

professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the sequel to WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
. It is also the first game in the series to be released under the "WWE" banner.

The game was succeeded by WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain released in October 2003.[2]

Gameplay

Season mode was lengthened to two in-game years and features the

Scott Hall).[citation needed
]

Like its predecessor

Cruiserweight, and Hardcore championships. Various unlockables such as alternate attires for characters, extra movesets, and arenas can be unlocked throughout Season mode.[citation needed
]

Televised and pay-per-view events are televised from the SmackDown! Arena, the exterior of which is based on the design of

promotions.[citation needed
]

This is the first WWE game to feature superstars on different brands, Raw and SmackDown!. In this game, all the superstars, including champions are eligible to be drafted on both brands, with the exception of the WWE Undisputed Champion, who is available on both brands, so long as he is the reigning champion. This also marks the first WWE video game appearances of

Maven, Randy Orton, Rico, Stacy Keibler, Lance Storm, Kevin Nash and Torrie Wilson
.

Development

Shut Your Mouth received a major graphical overhaul during its development, with superstar models being updated to include realistic facial features. Fully animated entrances for each character are also featured, with the superstar's signature entrance video playing on the TitanTron, while their respective themes playing in the arena. The title belts are also displayed in the entrances in realistic fashion (e.g. The Rock carrying the title belt to the ring and raising it above his head).[citation needed]

For superstar entrances, most of the themes used in the televised and

The Hardy Boyz do not have their correct themes (although an instrumental version of Maven's actual entrance theme is included on the game disc). Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler provide sporadic play-by-play commentary, while ring announcer Howard Finkel provided his voice for match introductions and superstar entrances.[citation needed
]

Reception

By July 2006, the game had sold 1.1 million copies and earned $50 million in the United States.

Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[16] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[17]

The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[3] GameSpot named it the second-best PlayStation 2 game of November 2002.[18] It was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Graphics (Technical) on PlayStation 2" award, which went to Ratchet & Clank.[19]

References

  1. ^ I. G. N. Staff (2002-10-29). "SmackDown! Goes Gold". IGN. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ "WWE's History of Video Games". WWE. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. ^ a b "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic.
  4. ^ EGM staff (January 2003). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 162. p. 182. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ^ Bramwell, Tom (18 November 2002). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth". Eurogamer.
  6. ^ Leeper, Justin (December 2002). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth". Game Informer. No. 116. p. 119. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ^ The D-Pad Destroyer (8 November 2002). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  8. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (7 November 2002). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  9. ^ Villoria, Gerald (10 December 2002). "GameSpy: SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth". GameSpy. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  10. ^ Romano, Natalie (3 December 2002). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  11. ^ Smith, David (7 November 2002). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth". IGN. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  12. ^ Zuniga, Todd (January 2003). "WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 136. Archived from the original on 29 March 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  13. X-Play
    . Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  14. ^ Gibbon, David (21 November 2002). "Let's play: WWE SmackDown! [Shut Your Mouth]". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ Campbell, Colin; Keiser, Joe (29 July 2006). "The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century". Next Generation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original
    on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  17. Gamasutra. Archived from the original
    on 18 September 2017.
  18. ^ The Editors of GameSpot (December 7, 2002). "GameSpot's Game of the Month, November 2002". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 22, 2003.
  19. ^ GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003.
  1. ^ The PAL-region cover art features The Rock and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.

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