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Best wrestling game..clearly a classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Dudes ok first of all i've had this game for years. and im still NOT bored of it. i hate the new wrestling games. yes the moves are better but the season on those sucks..its the same thing over and over and u get really bored. on this game i love everything. its classic. the moves are great and everything

yes the season mode does take awhile on load times but its THE BEST SEASON MODE OUT THERE. because it goes on and on instead of starting over...theres actually ranks of where u are for the contendership of the title which is awesome. i love season mode i could go on for years and not get bored of it. sometimes surprises happen. yes it can b repetitive but who cares. its awesome. finally a game that doesnt have the same crap happen..u kno?

and the game modes are spectacular..the create a wrestler mode is great...really this game is flawless in my opinion get this game even though its old. its awesome

Crap Down 2

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Compared to WWF No Mercy, or even WCW NWO Revenge, THQ have gone a big step down for these playstation versions.

First off, the controls are stupid, on the N64 they are easy, and you know what you are doing, on the playstation they are confusing and plays more like an arcade beat 'em up then a wrestling match. And I really hate the way you do specials in this game.

The Create A Wrestler was the first thing I tried out, it's ok, but too confusing, the lists are too long and numbered instead of telling you what it is. I couldn't even find a DX shirt to put on. The music is pointless as it only shows about 5 seconds of the titantron before it cuts to the next bit, I couldn't even find half of my fave. moves, yet there in the game somewhere and you can't even pick a height, you just have tall or short instead of the actual stat.

But what really bugged me about this game is season mode. It's confusing to even start one, but it is frustrating to have to have to go through every match of the show either watching it or simulating it, i try to skip them all to the match i'm in, but it takes too long with annoying music and then takes longer to load a pointless scene saying, "whoever, had entered the building" ... big deal, why did they do this? why not just do what has been done with the other 64 games and just go from your matches next to next instead of wasting your time having to simulate every other match, with no way to skip ALL events till your match, or have you spend about 10 minutes simulating through a show that you're character is not even participating in.

this game hit rock bottom and laid the smackdown on nothing but itself. Play the N64 versions cause these games are not down with it and thats the bottom line cause I said so.

simply awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think WWF Smackdown 2: Know Your Role for the original Playstation console was a really good, influential game. Oh okay, if you want to argue that the first Smackdown game was MORE influential, I can't disagree. Know Your Role is almost identical to the previous Smackdown in every single way, but with more matches and wrestlers to choose from. Normally I *hate* when a game company releases a new game with only extremely minor improvements, but I'll cut the game company some slack in this case, because there were only two Smackdown games around back then.

I can think of another reason to own this game- back when it was released in November 2000, the WWE was at the VERY top of its game in terms of popularity and TV ratings. After this game came out, the WWE began to lose its momentum and the ratings subsequently dropped, thanks mainly to the writing team not knowing which direction to take certain wrestlers and their storylines. People started getting sick of wrestling altogether, I guess. So owning Know Your Role in the year 2007 (the year I'm writing this review) can take you back to a time when the WWE seemed unstoppable.

When this game came out in the year 2000, we only had a few other 3-dimensional wrestling games available for the Playstation at the time. One of them was called War Zone, and the other was, I believe, called Attitude. Oh, and of course we had the original Smackdown. Those were all groundbreaking games, but Know Your Role offered something War Zone and Attitude didn't have- FAST GAMEPLAY. Nothing's worse than having the actual in-ring wrestling so painfully and embarrassingly slow that you just want to take the game out of the console immediately. NOTHING is worse than that. Seeing two wrestlers walk around in the ring like they're 70 years old is the most horrible thing ever. That's what the problem with War Zone and Attitude was. Know Your Role came along and changed all that with incredibly fast and realistic-looking gameplay and graphics.

My favorite match options that are available in this game would have to be the Royal Rumble and the Cage Match. Back in the day, having these matches included in a game was considered a HUGE bonus, allowing fans to appreciate wrestling games back then MUCH more than today. Those matches lost their importance as the years went by because seemingly every WWE video game in the last six years have included those special matches, and this unfortunately has given off the impression to video game and wrestling fans alike that these sort of matches HAVE to be included in ALL WWE games. It's like the only thing wrestling fans appreciate these days is having more, more and more no matter HOW unnecessary most of these extras are (no offense to anyone). Back in 2000 however, we were just happy to have them. It's called appreciate what you are given.

Unlike most WWE games, in Know Your Role you can actually win a tag-team match in a reasonable amount of time. In so many other games you have to keep spending a long period of time in a tag-team match and never really GETTING anywhere with them. Not so in Know Your Role.

The music is really awesome as well. It's fast-paced hard rock with guitar solos. The graphics are so realistic that, in a Royal Rumble match for example, everything appears EXACTLY how it would in real life. That includes wrestler entrances and the way they fight in the ring so determined to throw their opponent over the top rope in any way possible. You have to be careful how to approach a Royal Rumble match. Last time I made it all the way to the end with Chris Benoit, then Kane, who entered the ring at number 30, came in and threw me over the top rope. Sure, this made me upset, but it was all part of the fun. A good trick to winning a Royal Rumble match is to stay near the middle area of the ring at all times, if you can.

The game does have some faults. They would be:

- no commentary. No good ol' JR or Jerry Lawler or Michael Cole.

- the game actually requires three blocks of memory space to save a game. Even if you only make a few adjustments and save them to your memory card, all those blocks of memory are necessary.

- fairly long loading times between, not only matches, but loading simple things like an option screen. It's not a huge deal since this IS a 2000 game after all. It wouldn't be right to expect a flawless game.

- when you fight an opponent in the backstage area, some of the items you can pick up and use on them don't look realistic when you smack them. For example, being able to pick up a couch and throw it at your opponent is really strange-looking, not to mention the forklift doesn't really hit you. It taps against your body, and you fall over. Doesn't look good or believable. Let's ignore all these minor complaints, shall we?

The VERY best thing about Smackdown 2: Know Your Role is that the game is quite simple to play. If you want to put your opponent in a grapple, simply stand next to them and press the Circle button. To deliver a move in a grapple, simply press either Up, Down, Left or Right plus the Circle button and, JUST like that, you will be delivering the move. These are REALLY good controls that hardly ever screw you over. When your opponent is down on the mat, use the same sequence of buttons near their head or feet for even MORE moves. The Circle button is very important in this game, apparently. Running is quite simple, too. Press Triangle and the X button for a clothesline. It's so much fun clotheslining your opponent I could probably spend all day doing it.

Back in the year 2000 video game fans, including me, would LOVE doing certain power moves over and over and just having a total blast basically DESTROYING their opponents. Know Your Role is so easy and fun that you actually can keep doing the same moves on your opponent as many times as you wish, which really does a good job letting out any kind of frustration you might be experiencing that day. Was the boss giving you a hard time at work today? Come home, pick Faarooq, and keep giving your opponent the dominator or any other powerful moves. Sure, this might not be a realistic fighting strategy, but you know what? This is a good example where realism flat-out stinks and doesn't belong in a video game. Good job.

It's amazing how simple the game company made the controls when you consider all the constant fast-pace action, and they deserve a lot of credit for making the controls simple enough for anyone of ALL ages to pick up and play. It's never frustrating. Excellent job.

Oh, and let's not forget the selection of wrestlers in this game is probably one of the best ever. You have Eddie Guerrero, Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Kane, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, The Rock, Triple H, and many more. At least 45, though I've never counted.

Even though I'm not normally a fan of 3D WWE games because they are all basically the same thing, this doesn't include Know Your Role. Why? Because this game is one of the originators and paved the way for the future of WWE gaming on the Playstation 2. It DESERVES to be remembered. Today, in the year 2007, I'm SICK of WWE games. But I can NEVER get sick of such an influential, fast-paced and enjoyably simple game such as Know Your Role. Pick this game up and enjoy. Remember the good ol' days.

Better Than The First

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is better than the first because it has more wrestlers like Rikishi, Kurt Angle, Stephanie, and other players. I used to have this game but i sold it. This game is fun to play. I got this game for christmas in 2001. I sold my playstatiion 1 because i wanted playstation 2 so thats how i sold this game. So for playstation 2 i have WWF Just Bring It and Shut Your Mouth. I don`t watch wrestling as much as i used to.

Just as good and in some ways better then the original

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has the same graphics as the original but has a bigger match list. Hell In The Cell is on the card, TLC, and the Casket match which is lackluster. Season mode is done a little better, but would be greatly enhanced later on in the series. The game looks good, the controls remain the same, which is awesome. This is actually the last platinum game for the PS1 before the PS2, which would actually release one month after this. But congrats to WWE, the games keep getting better.

WWF: Smackdown 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Smackdown:2 is a got to have game. If you have Playstation and you are looking for a good wrestling game, then, you've definetly got to get WWF: Smackdown 2 Know Your Role. This game is very fun with lots of interesting matches. The superstars actually look like the real thing, the graphics are also good. Warning: This game is very addictive, so if you are really a true Smackdown fan, then this a game that you have to own. And the coolest things are

1. The season mode is very good

2. The gameplay is easy

3. You get to fight at the Smackdown arena or Raw arena

4. You fight for many title belts

5. Many fun matches

These are just a little bit of the action of the game. If you want the real deal, then get WWF: Smackdown 2 Know Yor Role.

Smackdown 2: Know Your Role

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the best wrestling game I had ever played for playstation. Its graphics and gameplay, it's very similar to the first SmackDown. Besides season mode, players can fight in ladder, table, and chair matches. Their battles can spill over into back areas, in which furniture and even traffic abound. Wrestlers can even drive a forklift over their opponents for particularly painful results. All of the ring entrances are there in fine detail. Players also can create their own wrestler with hair, weight, and accessory options that rival those of any wrestling game out there.

wow!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i have all the wrestling games for ps1 but smackdown 1 is a lot better!

Way To Tight & Old School

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Game is awesome.It has alot of wrestlers.It is The Undertaker,Eddie G.,The Rock,Mankind(Mac Foley),Al Show,Val Venis,Vince,Sean,Stephine M.,Kane,Chris B.,Scotty 2 Hotty,Y2J,Edge,Tazz,Test,Christain,& Many more.It is #1.But Better Then WWE SMACKDOWN Here Comes The Pain.That not important,the Game is great.I`m done,Bye

AN EARLY SMACKDOWN GAME THAT STILL IS FUN TODAY

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I HAD A WHOLE LOTTA FUN PLAYING THIS GAME WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED, AND I STILL HAVE A LOTTA FUN PLAYING IT TODAY. UNLIKE THE FIRST SMACKDOWN, WHICH HAS HAD ITS TIME AND IS NOW NO LONGER FUN TO PLAY, THIS GAME IS STILL ENJOYABLE. HAS A LOT MORE WWE WRESTLERS TO CHOOSE FROM, UNLIKE THE ORIGINAL GAME. AND IT HAS BETTER GRAPHICS AND A MUCH BETTER STORY MODE. I ALWAYS ENJOY PLAYING AS EITHER TRIPLE H OR TAZZ [MY ECW FAVORITE] ON THIS GAME. THIS IS STILL WORTH BUYING TODAY FOR ANY WWE FAN.

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