This is probably the WWE game my friends and I played the most back when we were really into those shows. I bought a 4-player adapter specifically for this game so we could play 4-way matches and things like that.
Even though I neither own the game or console anymore, I still have that Memory Card somewhere in a box where each of us made ourselves as a wrestler in the "create a wrestler" thing, which always took forever to do. I also remember making Michael Cole as a wrestler because I loved the stupid feud between him and Jerry Lawler that happened for a while around that time. I also remember making my favorite teacher from school at the time a wrestler, and he was pretty dang strong as well.
And even the abundance of glitches in this game made for a lot of memorable moments.
Good times.
Even though I neither own the game or console anymore, I still have that Memory Card somewhere in a box where each of us made ourselves as a wrestler in the "create a wrestler" thing, which always took forever to do. I also remember making Michael Cole as a wrestler because I loved the stupid feud between him and Jerry Lawler that happened for a while around that time. I also remember making my favorite teacher from school at the time a wrestler, and he was pretty dang strong as well.
And even the abundance of glitches in this game made for a lot of memorable moments.
Good times.
This one surprised me. Better than expected after the previous two disappointing entries.
While I didn't care much for the roster at this time I did appreciate the gameplay and presentation upgrades. Weapon (table/ladder) physics were great and the game finally looked like a sports game once more. Story designer is back and greatly improved offering you endless creativity options in combination with returning paint tool, create a wrestler and superstar threads to edit the main roster. I really got to shape my own universe and it was very enjoyable. In-game story modes don't hold a candle to Smackdown season modes but you have a universe mode to keep you busy.
Sadly online modes are gutted now which sucks, but were fun for the time.
While I didn't care much for the roster at this time I did appreciate the gameplay and presentation upgrades. Weapon (table/ladder) physics were great and the game finally looked like a sports game once more. Story designer is back and greatly improved offering you endless creativity options in combination with returning paint tool, create a wrestler and superstar threads to edit the main roster. I really got to shape my own universe and it was very enjoyable. In-game story modes don't hold a candle to Smackdown season modes but you have a universe mode to keep you busy.
Sadly online modes are gutted now which sucks, but were fun for the time.
Last in the Smackdown VS Raw series and arugably its peak built on everything from the previous games in good ways, had a myriad of features. But the one thing I liked most, was slamming people onto weapons like ladders and stairs and how the wrestler's bodies would react in different ways. Sounds silly, but this the game where the reactions were the best and just really added to the experience for me. Definitely one of my most played wrestling games.