Every SmackDown! Video Game Ranked From Worst To Best

The Good:The grapple system, though more complex than earlier versions, struck the perfect balance between arcade-style feel and realistic gameplay, and allowed for a quick learning experience, making it easy to get new and unfamiliar players to learn how to play.

The match types, arenas and hidden locations, and special grapples made for some truly memorable gaming experiences. Furthermore, the inclusion of attributes and the damage meter made gameplay far more strategic and easy to follow, further lowering the learning curve.

What was also good was an interesting story mode with multiple different options for backstage activity, and a very detailed CAW system with a wide variety of attire and move-set options for your wrestler. Both of these features made it exciting to keep playing the season mode over and over, creating an excellent single player gaming experience that complimented the aforementioned multiplayer features.

The Bad: Very little. The attribute system was heavily skewed towards the super heavyweights, which made the over-use of certain WWE Superstars (ex. Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Old School Undertaker) more prevalent. The creative modes were also limited, and certain submission moves were difficult to comprehend (e.g. some led to the button-mashing tap-out mini-game, while others led to an instant submission without explanation

However, that doesn’t take away from the fact that this is the best SmackDown game ever.