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WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role

October 20, 2023

WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, known in Japan as Exciting Pro Wrestle 2 (エキサイティングプロレス2, Ekisaitingu Puro Resu 2), is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's released in November 2000 on the PlayStation by THQ. It is the sequel to WWF SmackDown!, and the second game in the SmackDown series, itself based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) professional wrestling promotion.

WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
North American cover art featuring Chris Jericho, The Rock, Triple H, and The Undertaker[a]
Developer(s)Yuke's
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Toshihiko Kitazawa
Producer(s)Norifumi Hara
Designer(s)Toshihiko Kitazawa
Artist(s)Taku Chihaya
SeriesSmackDown!
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA: 20 November 2000[2]
  • EU: 1 December 2000[1]
  • JP: 25 January 2001
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Know Your Role achieved commercial success, becoming the best-selling combat sports game on a single format (PlayStation) with 3.2 million units sold.[3] The game was succeeded by WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It in November 2001.

Gameplay Edit

The Season Mode was heavily modified in this game. Along with removing the pre-season mode that was included in the original, Know Your Role gave more storylines and more matches per show. These changes were given a mixed reaction by fans and critics alike. Wrestlers, wrestling moves, and arenas are unlocked as the player progresses through a season. The Season Mode has multiplayer support, with up to four players playing at once in a Season. Wrestlers such as Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Billy Gunn, Mick Foley (including Cactus Jack) and Debra are unlockable characters.

This is also Michael Cole's second appearance as an unlockable character, with his first appearance being in WWF No Mercy. This would be Cole's last appearance as a playable character until WWE '12, where he was included as DLC.

Big Show and Ken Shamrock were initially playable in the game, but they were both removed before release. Big Show had been removed from the promotion's main roster and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling, while Shamrock left professional wrestling to return to mixed martial arts competition. Despite this, both characters have been known to randomly appear during a Royal Rumble match (which the player can take control of) and can be used in other modes via a GameShark code, although their names and select screen images were removed.

Create modes Edit

WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role was the first game in the SmackDown series which introduced the advanced Create-A-Superstar, allowing the player to create a character in greater detail as opposed to just choosing preset mix-and-match templates like the previous game. A unique feature was also included in which players are allowed to assign managers such as Paul Bearer and Tori to different superstars. In addition, more features were added such as Create-A-Moveset, Create-A-Taunt, and Create-A-Stable which allowed up to 4 members.

Reception Edit

The game received "universal acclaim" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [4] At a score of 90 out of 100, Metacritic has never awarded a higher score to any other WWE video game. Daniel Erickson of NextGen commended tons of options and multiplayer matches, but was critical to the game's Story mode.[13] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[7]

The game received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[17] indicating sales of at least 300,000 units in the UK.[18]

The game was nominated for the "Best Sports Game (Alternative)" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.[19] It was also a runner-up for the "Best Extreme Sports Game" and "Best Multiplayer Game" awards at the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 2000 Editors' Awards, both of which went to SSX and TimeSplitters.[20][21] The game won the award for Action in Readers' Choice at IGN's Best of 2000 Awards.[22]

Notes Edit

  1. ^ The PAL-region cover art retains The Rock and Triple H, but they are featured in different poses. Chyna is also featured on the cover with Triple H.
  2. ^ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 9/10, and the other gave it 8.5/10.

References Edit

  1. ^ "CTW Game Guide". Computer Trade Weekly. No. 818. United Kingdom. 1 December 2000. p. 32.
  2. ^ IGN staff (20 November 2000). "THQ Ships WWF Smackdown2: [sic] Know Your Role". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ . Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ^ Rector, Brett (12 December 2000). . Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 27 January 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ Zuniga, Todd; Sewart, Greg; Mielke, James "Milkman" (January 2001). "WWF SmackDown! 2 [Know Your Role]". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. p. 204. from the original on 29 January 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "プレイステーション - エキサイティングプロレス2". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 915. Enterbrain. 30 June 2006. p. 25. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. ^ Reiner, Andrew (December 2000). . Game Informer. No. 92. FuncoLand. pp. 104–5. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  9. ^ Star Dingo (22 November 2000). . GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ^ Nash, Joe (December 2000). "WWF Smackdown 2 [sic]: Know Your Role Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (17 November 2000). "WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. ^ Smith, David (22 November 2000). "WWF Smackdown 2!: [sic] Know Your Role". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ^ a b Erickson, Daniel (February 2001). "WWF Smackdown 2 [sic]: Know Your Role". NextGen. No. 74. Imagine Media. p. 81. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  14. ^ Zuniga, Todd (January 2001). . Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 40. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 28 January 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  15. ^ Shkloven, Emmett (12 January 2001). . Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  16. ^ Saltzman, Marc (26 December 2000). . The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  17. ^ . Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009.
  18. ^ Caoili, Eric (26 November 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Game Developer. Informa. from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  19. ^ GameSpot staff (5 January 2001). . GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 22 February 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  20. ^ OPM staff (13 March 2001). . Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  21. ^ OPM staff (13 March 2001). . Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  22. ^ IGN staff (30 January 2001). . IGN. Snowball.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

External links Edit

  • WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role at MobyGames

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Debra are unlockable characters This is also Michael Cole s second appearance as an unlockable character with his first appearance being in WWF No Mercy This would be Cole s last appearance as a playable character until WWE 12 where he was included as DLC Big Show and Ken Shamrock were initially playable in the game but they were both removed before release Big Show had been removed from the promotion s main roster and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling while Shamrock left professional wrestling to return to mixed martial arts competition Despite this both characters have been known to randomly appear during a Royal Rumble match which the player can take control of and can be used in other modes via a GameShark code although their names and select screen images were removed Create modes EditWWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role was the first game in the SmackDown series which introduced the advanced Create A Superstar allowing the player to create a character in greater detail as opposed to just choosing preset mix and match templates like the previous game A unique feature was also included in which players are allowed to assign managers such as Paul Bearer and Tori to different superstars In addition more features were added such as Create A Moveset Create A Taunt and Create A Stable which allowed up to 4 members Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic90 100 4 Review scoresPublicationScoreCNET Gamecenter8 10 5 Electronic Gaming Monthly8 83 10 6 b Famitsu30 40 7 Game Informer9 10 8 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 GameRevolutionB 10 GameSpot8 8 10 11 IGN8 9 10 12 Next Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Official U S PlayStation Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 X Play nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 The Cincinnati Enquirer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 The game received universal acclaim according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 4 At a score of 90 out of 100 Metacritic has never awarded a higher score to any other WWE video game Daniel Erickson of NextGen commended tons of options and multiplayer matches but was critical to the game s Story mode 13 In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 7 The game received a Platinum sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association ELSPA 17 indicating sales of at least 300 000 units in the UK 18 The game was nominated for the Best Sports Game Alternative award at GameSpot s Best and Worst of 2000 Awards which went to Tony Hawk s Pro Skater 2 19 It was also a runner up for the Best Extreme Sports Game and Best Multiplayer Game awards at the Official U S PlayStation Magazine 2000 Editors Awards both of which went to SSX and TimeSplitters 20 21 The game won the award for Action in Readers Choice at IGN s Best of 2000 Awards 22 Notes Edit The PAL region cover art retains The Rock and Triple H but they are featured in different poses Chyna is also featured on the cover with Triple H Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 9 10 and the other gave it 8 5 10 References Edit CTW Game Guide Computer Trade Weekly No 818 United Kingdom 1 December 2000 p 32 IGN staff 20 November 2000 THQ Ships WWF Smackdown2 sic Know Your Role IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 10 December 2021 Guinness World Records Gamer s Edition 2015 Page 14 Guinness World Records Archived from the original on 25 January 2018 Retrieved 10 December 2021 a b WWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role for PlayStation Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved 11 February 2015 Rector Brett 12 December 2000 WWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role Gamecenter CNET Archived from the original on 27 January 2001 Retrieved 10 December 2021 Zuniga Todd Sewart Greg Mielke James Milkman January 2001 WWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role Electronic Gaming Monthly No 138 Ziff Davis p 204 Archived from the original on 29 January 2001 Retrieved 10 December 2021 a b プレイステーション エキサイティングプロレス2 Famitsu in Japanese Vol 915 Enterbrain 30 June 2006 p 25 Retrieved 10 December 2021 Reiner Andrew December 2000 WWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role Game Informer No 92 FuncoLand pp 104 5 Archived from the original on 15 September 2008 Retrieved 11 February 2015 Star Dingo 22 November 2000 WWF Smackdown 2 Know Your Role Review for PlayStation on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on 12 February 2005 Retrieved 11 February 2015 Nash Joe December 2000 WWF Smackdown 2 sic Know Your Role Review GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on 12 February 2015 Retrieved 10 December 2021 Gerstmann Jeff 17 November 2000 WWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role Review GameSpot Red Ventures Retrieved 11 February 2015 Smith David 22 November 2000 WWF Smackdown 2 sic Know Your Role IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 11 February 2015 a b Erickson Daniel February 2001 WWF Smackdown 2 sic Know Your Role NextGen No 74 Imagine Media p 81 Retrieved 10 December 2021 Zuniga Todd January 2001 WWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 40 Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 28 January 2001 Retrieved 11 February 2015 Shkloven Emmett 12 January 2001 WWF Smackdown 2 Know Your Role Extended Play TechTV Archived from the original on 18 April 2001 Retrieved 11 February 2015 Saltzman Marc 26 December 2000 The Rock WWF friends return in Smackdown 2 The Cincinnati Enquirer Gannett Company Archived from the original on 14 November 2007 Retrieved 11 February 2015 ELSPA Sales Awards Platinum Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association Archived from the original on 15 May 2009 Caoili Eric 26 November 2008 ELSPA Wii Fit Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK Game Developer Informa Archived from the original on 18 September 2017 Retrieved 10 December 2021 GameSpot staff 5 January 2001 Best and Worst of 2000 Best Sports Game Alternative Runners Up GameSpot Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 22 February 2001 Retrieved 10 December 2021 OPM staff 13 March 2001 Best Extreme Sports Game Official U S PlayStation Magazine Ziff Davis Archived from 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