WWE SmackDown Here Comes The Pain Remaster: 10 Things It Must Have
9. Lightning Fast Gameplay
Buttery-smooth is actually a nice way to describe HCTP's gameplay.
It's rapid, but never feels uncontrollable. It's more in-sync with today's fast-paced product than 2K19 is too; there's a lack of selling and psychology in Here Comes The Pain that somehow feels right. It doesn't find itself bogged down by 2K's disproportionate obsession with simulation, and it's a better game for that.
Strikes are meaty without being clunky, grapples are slick and inviting, Irish Whips go exactly where you want them to and finishers are damn fun to pull off multiple times. It's addictive, perfect for breath-taking multiplayer sessions with pals and doesn't require patience. It's instantly gratifying, basically.
A remodelled version of the game in 2019 would need that same pace. There'd be no point in remastering HCTP's chunky graphical style if the actual gameplay chugged along with all the speed and intensity of a Great Khali match.