WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 5 in Japan) is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ for PlayStation 2 in North America on October 27, 2003, Europe on November 7, 2003, and Japan on January 29, 2004. It is the sequel to WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth and the fifth and final game in the WWE SmackDown! series based on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Here Comes the Pain received positive reviews.

| EGM = 7.5/10

| EuroG = 9/10

| Fam = 29/40

| GI = 8.5/10

| GamePro = 4/5

| GSpot = 9/10

| GSpy = 4/5

| GameZone = 9.2/10

| IGN = 9.1/10

| OPM = 3.5/5 indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

The game received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Other reviews were more mixed. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine commented that the game tried to accommodate both sides by combining quick action with the technical elements of wrestling, but that it almost succeeds in it. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.

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See also

  • Rumble Roses - an all-female wrestling game by Konami that uses the same game engine.

References

  • Official Yuke's website (Japanese)