WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role

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WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
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Cover art featuring Chris Jericho, The Rock, Triple H, and The Undertaker
Developer(s) Yuke's
Publisher(s) WW THQ
JP Yuke's
Director(s) Toshihiko Kitazawa
Designer(s) Toshihiko Kitazawa
Series SmackDown!
Platforms PlayStation
Release date(s) NA 20001121November 21, 2000
EU 20001201December 1, 2000
JP 20010125January 25, 2001
Genre(s) Professional wrestling, fighting, sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role (Exciting Pro Wrestling 2 in Japan) 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, then WWE now simply WWE2K) series based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) professional wrestling promotion. It is the sequel to WWF SmackDown! and was succeeded by WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It on the PlayStation 2.

It is the best-selling combat sports game on a single format (PlayStation) with 3.2 million copies sold.[1]

Gameplay

The Season Mode was heavily modified in this game. Along with removing the pre-season mode from 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. There are a number of flaws in the Season Mode, such as the long loading times needed for even the most insignificant scenes (like a wrestler walking down a corridor). 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 and Stone Cold Steve Austin are unlockable superstars. This was also the first SmackDown game to feature wrestlers such as Kurt Angle and Albert.

Create Modes

WWF Smackdown! 2: Know Your Role introduces two new features, Create-A-Superstar and Create-A-Taunt.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 90/100[2]
Review scores
Publication Score
EGM 8.83/10[3]
Famitsu 30/40[4]
Game Informer 9/10[5]
GamePro 4.5/5 stars[6]
Game Revolution B+[7]
GameSpot 8.8/10[8]
IGN 8.9/10[9]
OPM (US) 5/5 stars[10]
PSM 8/10[11]
X-Play 3/5 stars[12]
The Cincinnati Enquirer 4/5 stars[13]

The game received "universal acclaim" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[4]

References

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