SmackDown! is also a little notorious for the things it got rid of. Raw at number 10 feels like the new guy in the promotion that lasts for a respectable run in the ring, but ultimately you forget he was there by the next pay-per-view.Ĭounting down to number nine, we go back to Y2K and the beginnings of what became the WWE 2K series, with WWF SmackDown! It was a welcome change from previous entries on the PlayStation that went back to the more arcade style action we knew from the N64 games which, not to give too much away, might do a run in and attack this list with a chair here in a few spots. The Royal Rumble of WWE games, SmackDown! Vs. You could also create your own belt in a Create-a-Championship mode for when creating yourself in a wrestling game just isn’t enough. Meanwhile, the stare down and test of strength style mini-games, including a bra and panties match spanking mechanic that snuck in at the tail end of the Attitude Era's influence, offered a little more of what the live wrestling events featured on TV. The Clean and Dirty mechanic was a weird little blast as well, giving even the kayfabe-iest fans a chance to lean into a gimmick and be rewarded for it. Meanwhile, the brand split between Raw and SmackDown that happened just a few years prior was popular enough to gamble on rebranding the SmackDown series of games. The Attitude Era was coming to an end and the silly Invasion storyline was getting smaller in the rearview mirror. The game represents a fairly major shift for WWE as well. At number 10 with a win percentage of 65% in our Face-off, we find ourselves in the heady days of the mid-aughts with 2004’s WWE SmackDown! Vs.
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