This was the first game to introduce visible limb targeting.
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (2003) is widely regarded by fans and critics as one of the greatest wrestling games ever made. Released for the PlayStation 2, it perfected the fast-paced arcade style of the early SmackDown! series before the franchise transitioned into the more simulation-heavy SmackDown vs. Raw era.
Part of HCTP’s enduring “thmyl” is time capsule effect. The roster is a snapshot of WWE’s most beloved edgy period:
This was the first game to introduce visible limb targeting.
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (2003) is widely regarded by fans and critics as one of the greatest wrestling games ever made. Released for the PlayStation 2, it perfected the fast-paced arcade style of the early SmackDown! series before the franchise transitioned into the more simulation-heavy SmackDown vs. Raw era.
Part of HCTP’s enduring “thmyl” is time capsule effect. The roster is a snapshot of WWE’s most beloved edgy period: