WWE Day of Reckoning 2īefore THQ started putting the SmackDown series on every platform known to man, the once great publisher had different WWE franchises on each console. There aren’t any other wrestling games out there quite like it. It kind of feels like Street Fighter, but you have to pin or submit your opponent. Characters are larger than life, featuring the art of Fist of the North Starcreator Tetsuo Hara, and the action is fast and furious, featuring special moves and finishers. Saturday Night Slam MastersĬapcom has always made great fighting games, but to date, Saturday Night Slam Masters is its only foray into the world of professional wrestling. But what really holds the game back is the dearth of modes.įurther Reading: The Shortest Matches in WrestleMania History 17. The roster of WWE 2K17 is also massive, featuring tons of current stars and fan favorites, though there are some notable omissions like Hulk Hogan. WWE 2K17Īfter a disastrous debut on current-gen systems, Yuke’s seems to be finally righting the ship with more balanced gameplay, improved triple threat and ladder matches, and the return of favorite match types like backstage fights. Pro Wrestling doesn’t feature any licensed wrestlers, but it does have solid simulation gameplay that even today beats out some other wrestling games on the market. Thankfully, Nintendo was there to fill the void of quality sports entertainment titles. While the WWE (then WWF) and WCW released games for the NES, they were considered to be pretty terrible, even by 8-bit standards. Raw 2011 is still worth checking out if you’ve only played a handful of the games in the series, but most other fans have plenty of other favorites ahead of it.įurther Reading: 15 Underrated Wrestling Games 19. But the biggest issue with the game is that it just feels like it’s all been done before, which is not a huge surprise given that this is the 12th game to bear the SmackDown name. This was also the first WWE title to feature a Universe mode, which has become a staple of the games to this day, although it does feel rather primitive here.
The final game in the long-running SmackDown series is easily one of the best in the storied franchise, with new physics that make hardcore matches a lot more fun – even if they’re not terribly realistic.
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