WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (Sony PlayStation 2, 2003)

One of the best games out there for the PS2! Its story mode is simple yet impressively entertaining. The Roster is perfect as it was based on the best few years of WWE Wrestling. Another thing worth of mention is the create a wrestler mode, which because it has very little limits, you are able to create indy wrestlers, wrestlers that arent in the game, celebrities or just a made up character!

My overall rating:

The Graphics are 9/10
The Sounds/Music is 9/10
The Gameplay is 10/10
The Replay Value is 10/10

Overall i give it a 9/10

I recommend this game to anyone who likes wrestling or anyone new to the sport entertainment.

The 5th installment of this title is a decent attempt at trying to make you feel more involved in the "wrestling" world. The graphics are poor when you are dealing with a wrestler who is 7'2" and you can't see his legs(they disappear into the ring, sometimes). The storylines are uniqued but there are only a few variances in them from year to year wihtin the game. I have to admit, though, that I do like the game and enjoy just making new wrestlers and watching them in the Royal Rumble. Fun game, complicated controls, decent storylines, but poor graphic design.

Maybe because it's the only Smackdown title with Goldberg and being a Goldberg fan, that's what did it for me. The CAW is very involved, but if you're an artist, the sky's the limit as to the amount of characters you can create. I bought it because I enjoy recreating Brock Vs Goldberg without the na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-hey-he​y-hey-goodbye chants. An excellent addition to my growing sports entertainment catalog of games. Kudos to THQ!

As a person who's played nearly EVERY wrestling game since the Nintendo 8-Bit days. I've been able to play and enjoy all types of wrestling games. Some were good, some bad. But there are two games that are pretty much almost flawless, their so good, its scary. Those games are Nintendo 64's WWF No Mercy and Playstation 2's WWE Smackdown! Here Homes The Pain. The former presented gameplay that to this day, has yet to be matched, a simulation of pro wrestling so accurate, you felt like you were watching real life. Then there is Smackdown Here Comes The Pain. A game that has alot of things and does everything great. A wrestling game which has yet to be topped. It's not the perfect pro wrestling simulation...but its a very good one that gives the player alot of choices. What makes this game standout is the sheer gigantic number of options this game offers for almost everything and the excellent way in which it achieves those options. Loaded with every WWE wrestler from 2001-2002 plus some bonus legends of the past. Everything match gimmick WWE is famous for including the Elimination Chamber. The Elimination Chamber has been used in Smackdown vs Raw, Smackdown vs Raw 2006 and Smackdown vs Raw 2007...none of which improved upon the original as presented here in Smackdown Here Comes The Pain. In fact, with every wrestling game released after this one, the elimination chamber matchup got worse and worse. Less camera angles, no glass pod breaking, less glitter. Games shouldn't get worse overtime. Which is why this game still stands the test of time. No wrestling game for gamecube, xbox or playstation 2 has met the standards that Smackdown Here Comes The Pain met. Smackdown vs Raw 2007 even took away a few matches apparently in favor of GM mode. This is a fantastic wrestling game, great graphics, great controls, great sound and very good gameplay that along with N64's WWF No Mercy stands as one of the best wrestling games ever made, highly recommended to all wrestling fans whom want to go at it, in a video game. A+++++

It is a better game then the first one. Is a great game for adding to your collection. The graphics are good and is good. But seems like they got lazy on the season mode.