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{{Short description|2001 professional wrestling video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
| title = WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
| image = WWFSmackDownJustBringIt.jpg
| image = WWFSmackDownJustBringIt.jpg
| caption = NTSC cover art featuring (clockwise from top right) [[Triple H]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], [[Matt Hyson|Spike Dudley]] and [[Kurt Angle]]
| caption = NTSC cover art featuring [[Spike Dudley]], [[Kurt Angle]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], and [[Triple H]].
| developer = [[Yuke's]]
| developer = [[Yuke's]]
| publisher = {{vgrelease|WW|[[THQ]]|JP|[[Yuke's]]}}
| publisher = {{vgrelease|WW|[[THQ]]|JP|[[Yuke's]]}}
| series = ''[[WWE 2K|SmackDown!]]''
| series = ''[[WWE 2K|SmackDown!]]''
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
| released = {{Video game release|EU|16 November 2001|NA|18 November 2001<ref name="autogenerated2001">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=David |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/20/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=19 November 2001 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>|JP|24 January 2002}}
| released = {{Video game release|EU|November 16, 2001|NA|November 19, 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2002 |title=PR - 11/19/01 - THQ SHIPS WWF SMACKDOWN! JUST BRING IT FOR PLAYSTATION 2 |url=http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-369.asp |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020814053242/http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-369.asp |archive-date=August 14, 2002 }}</ref>|JP|January 24, 2002}}
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| modes = [[Single player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
}}


'''''WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Exciting Pro Wrestle 3'''''|エキサイティングプロレス3|Ekisaitingu Puro Resu 3}}, is a [[professional wrestling]] [[video game]] released on the [[PlayStation 2]] by [[THQ]] and developed by [[Yuke's]]. The game is part of the ''[[WWE 2K|WWF SmackDown!]]'' (later renamed ''WWE SmackDown vs. Raw'', then ''WWE'' and ''WWE 2K'') series based on the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) [[professional wrestling promotion]].<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/26/thq-confirms-smackdown-name |title=THQ Confirms SmackDown Name |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=26 April 2001 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> It is also the sequel to ''[[WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role]]'', released in November 2001, and was succeeded by ''[[WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth]]'' in October 2002. This was the first game in the series to be featured on the PlayStation 2.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/05/18/e3-2001-wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-first-impressions |title=E3 2001: WWF SmackDown! "Just Bring It!" First Impressions |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=18 May 2001 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
'''''WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Exciting Pro Wrestling 3'''''|エキサイティングプロレス3|Ekisaitingu Puro Resu 3}}, is a [[professional wrestling]] video game developed by [[Yuke's]], and published by [[THQ]] for [[PlayStation 2]], and was released in November 2001. It is the third game in the ''[[WWE 2K|WWF SmackDown!]]'' series, based on the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) [[professional wrestling promotion]], the sequel to ''[[WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role]]'', the first game in the series to be released on the PlayStation 2 console, and the last game in the series to be released under the "WWF" name.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/26/thq-confirms-smackdown-name |title=THQ Confirms SmackDown Name |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=April 26, 2001 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>

The game was succeeded the following year by ''[[WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth]],'' which was released in October 2002.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/05/18/e3-2001-wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-first-impressions |title=E3 2001: WWF SmackDown! "Just Bring It!" First Impressions |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=May 18, 2001 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2011}}
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2011}}
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This was the first game in the ''SmackDown!'' series to feature play-by-play commentary, with [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] and [[Tazz]] featured as the announcers. One improvement in this game is the appearance of six-man tag team matches, as well as six-man and eight-man battle royals. This would be the only game in the series in which players were allowed to have eight players on the screen at once until the release of ''[[WWE 2K18]]''. Additionally, this was the first game of the series to give each wrestler two different finishing moves, as well as the first game to allow editing of the in-game wrestlers' move sets. ''Just Bring It'' was also the first game in the series to feature authentic, complete ring entrances. The game features several venues from 2000 and 2001, including the arena for ''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' and both the original and new arenas for ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' (Ovaltron, including the ''[[Sunday Night Heat]]'' version, and the Fist stages). However, all pay-per-view arenas (except for [[WrestleMania X-Seven]] and [[Insurrextion (2001)|Insurrextion]]) utilize the same arena with different logos on the ring mat, with the arena being based on the design of [[WrestleMania 2000]].


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The game's roster was criticised at the time for being heavily outdated, as it was finalized very early in WWF's [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion]] angle and prior to the emergence of several former ECW and WCW wrestlers. Whilst [[William Regal]], [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]], [[Rhyno]], [[Tajiri (wrestler)|Tajiri]], [[Spike Dudley]], [[Jerry Lynn]] and [[Molly Holly]] were all new additions to the game, several stars who had become more prominent on WWF television, such as [[Rob Van Dam]], [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Diamond Dallas Page]], [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]], [[Lance Storm]] and [[Mike Awesome]] were not included, which was also reflected by the inclusion of [[Fully Loaded (2000)|Fully Loaded 2000]] as one of the featured pay-per-view mats instead of [[WWF Invasion|Invasion]]. In addition to these, [[Limp Bizkit]] vocalist [[Fred Durst]] appears in the game as an agreement with the WWF and THQ which allowed their song "[[Rollin' (Limp Bizkit song)|Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)]]" to be included as [[The Undertaker]]'s then-theme music (it is one of his few game appearances, he also appears in ''[[WWF Raw (2002 video game)|WWF Raw]]'' for the Xbox). This is also the only WWF game in which [[Jerry Lynn]] appears, as he would be gone from the company within five months of its release. This is also the first WWF game to not feature [[Joanie Laurer|Chyna]] due to her departure after [[Judgment Day 2001|Judgment Day]] months earlier.
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This was the first game in the series to feature commentary, with [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] and [[Tazz]] featured as the announcers. One improvement in this game is the appearance of six-man tag team matches, as well as six-man and eight-man battle royals (elimination matches; the latter being the only game in the series until the release of ''[[WWE 2K18]]''). Additionally, this was the first game of the series to give each wrestler two finishing moves, as well as the first to allow editing of the in-game wrestlers' move sets. ''Just Bring It'' was also the first game in the series to feature authentic, complete ring entrances. The game features several venues from 2000 and 2001, including the arena for ''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' and both the original and new arenas for ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' (Ovaltron, including the ''[[Sunday Night Heat]]'' version, and the Fist stages). However, all pay-per-view arenas (except for [[WrestleMania X-Seven]] and [[Insurrextion (2001)|Insurrextion]]) has the same arena with different logos on the ring mat, with the arena being based from [[WrestleMania 2000]].


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A new gameplay addition is the reversal system. ''Just Bring It'' utilizes a counter-attack mechanic system that allows almost every move to be countered, as well as allowing some counter-attacks (such as punches) to be re-countered.<ref>{{cite web |title=Strategy - Guide for WWF SmackDown: Just Bring It! on PlayStation 2 (PS2) (24081) |url=http://www.cheatcodes.com/guide/strategy-wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-ps2-24081/ |website=[[CheatCodes.com]] |access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref>
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The game's roster was criticised at the time for being outdated, as it was finalised very early in WWF's [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion]] angle and prior to the emergence of several former ECW and WCW wrestlers. Whilst [[William Regal]], [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]], [[Rhyno]], [[Tajiri (wrestler)|Tajiri]], [[Spike Dudley]], [[Jerry Lynn]] and [[Molly Holly]] were new additions to the game, several stars who had become more prominent, such as [[Rob Van Dam]], [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Diamond Dallas Page]], [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]], [[Lance Storm]] and [[Mike Awesome]] were not, which was reflected by the inclusion of [[Fully Loaded (2000)|Fully Loaded 2000]] as one of the featured pay-per-view mats over [[WWF Invasion|Invasion]]. In addition to these, [[Limp Bizkit]] vocalist [[Fred Durst]] appears in the game as a condition of allowing "[[Rollin' (Limp Bizkit song)|Rollin']] " to be included as [[The Undertaker]]'s then-theme music (it is one of his only two game appearances, as he also appears in ''[[WWF Raw (2002 video game)|WWF Raw]]'' for the Xbox). This is the only WWF game in which [[Jerry Lynn]] appears, as he would be gone from the company within five months of its release.

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A new gameplay addition is the reversal system. It is a counter-attack mechanic that allows almost every move to be countered, as well as allowing some counter-attacks (such as punches) to be re-countered.<ref>{{cite web |title=Strategy - Guide for WWF SmackDown: Just Bring It! on PlayStation 2 (PS2) (24081) |url=http://www.cheatcodes.com/guide/strategy-wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-ps2-24081/ |website=[[CheatCodes.com]] |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref>


===Game modes===
===Game modes===
Rather than the Season Modes presented in the previous ''SmackDown!'' games, ''Just Bring It'' has a Story Mode. The player is given more control over their wrestler's activities in ''Just Bring It'''s Story Mode, such as having the ability to choose which WWF title to go after.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fujita |first=Mark "Hopsing Lee" |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it/Season |title=Guides: WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! (Season) |website=IGN |date=31 December 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005061449/http://guides.ign.com/guides/15128/page_48.html |archivedate=5 October 2007 |url-status=live |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> Throughout Story Mode, the player is able to attain unlockables, including additional superstars.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fujita |first=Mark "Hopsing Lee" |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it/Secrets |title=Guides: WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! (Secrets) |website=IGN |date=31 December 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822003213/http://guides.ign.com/guides/15128/page_49.html |archivedate=22 August 2007 |url-status=live |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
Rather than the Season Modes presented in the previous ''SmackDown!'' games, ''Just Bring It'' instead has a Story Mode. The player is given more control over their wrestler's activities, such as having the ability to choose which WWF title to go after.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fujita |first=Mark "Hopsing Lee" |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it/Season |title=Guides: WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! (Season) |website=IGN |date=December 31, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005061449/http://guides.ign.com/guides/15128/page_48.html |archive-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> Throughout Story Mode, the player is able to attain unlockables, including additional superstars, arenas, and match types.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fujita |first=Mark "Hopsing Lee" |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it/Secrets |title=Guides: WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! (Secrets) |website=IGN |date=December 31, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822003213/http://guides.ign.com/guides/15128/page_49.html |archive-date=August 22, 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The game ended up selling more than 400,000 units in North America, for which it was added to the [[List of Sony Greatest Hits games|Sony Greatest Hits collection]] for the PlayStation 2 on 17 October 2002, and became THQ's second Greatest Hits game, only bested by ''[[Red Faction]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/17/smackdown-makes-greatest-hits-list |title=SmackDown Makes Greatest Hits List |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=17 October 2002 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> However, when the game was re-released, it was renamed to ''WWE SmackDown! Just Bring It'' because of the World Wrestling Federation's recently lost court battle with the [[World Wide Fund for Nature|World Wildlife Fund]], following which the World Wrestling Federation was renamed to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),<ref>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/06/wwf-is-now-wwe |title=WWF Is Now WWE |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=6 May 2002 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> although in-game branding was not changed.
The game ended up selling more than 400,000 units in North America, for which it was added to the [[List of Sony Greatest Hits games|Sony Greatest Hits collection]] for the PlayStation 2 in October 2002, and became THQ's second Greatest Hits game, only bested by ''[[Red Faction]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/17/smackdown-makes-greatest-hits-list |title=SmackDown Makes Greatest Hits List |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=October 17, 2002 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> However, when the game was re-released, it was renamed to ''WWE SmackDown! Just Bring It'' because of the World Wrestling Federation's recently lost court battle with the [[World Wide Fund for Nature|World Wildlife Fund]], following which the World Wrestling Federation was renamed to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),<ref>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/06/wwf-is-now-wwe |title=WWF Is Now WWE |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=May 6, 2002 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> although in-game branding was not changed.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 76/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/wwf-smackdown!-just-bring-it |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
| MC = 76/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Racer |first=Scott |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=32911&tab=review |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115160454/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=32911&tab=review |archivedate=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Racer |first=Scott |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=32911&tab=review |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115160454/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=32911&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| EGM = 7.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=150 |date=January 2002 |page=221}}</ref>
| EGM = 7.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=150 |date=January 2002 |page=221}}</ref>
| EuroG = 7/10<ref name=eurog>{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_wwfsmackdown_ps2 |title=WWF Smackdown : Just Bring it! [sic] |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=15 December 2001 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| EuroG = 7/10<ref name=eurog>{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_wwfsmackdown_ps2 |title=WWF Smackdown : Just Bring it! [sic] |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=December 15, 2001 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| Fam = 29/40<ref name=fam>{{cite web |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9244&redirect=no |title=エキサイティングプロレス3 [PS2] |language=Japanese |website=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref>
| Fam = 29/40<ref name=fam>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9244&redirect=no |title=エキサイティングプロレス3 [PS2] |language=ja |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
| GI = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Leeper |first=Justin |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1640.29640.htm |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop|FuncoLand]] |issue=104 |date=December 2001 |page=90 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915050240/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1640.29640.htm |archivedate=15 September 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| GI = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Leeper |first=Justin |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1640.29640.htm |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop|FuncoLand]] |issue=104 |date=December 2001 |page=90 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915050240/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1640.29640.htm |archive-date=September 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |author=The D-Pad Destroyer |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/18463.shtml |title=WWF SmackDown: Just Bring It Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] |date=26 November 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209101451/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/18463.shtml |archivedate=9 February 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |author=The D-Pad Destroyer |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/18463.shtml |title=WWF SmackDown: Just Bring It Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] |date=November 26, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209101451/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/18463.shtml |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| GameRev = B+<ref>{{cite web |last=Nash |first=Joe |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33543-wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-review |title=WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! [sic] Review |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=January 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212024244/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it |archivedate=12 February 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| GameRev = B+<ref>{{cite web |last=Nash |first=Joe |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33543-wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-review |title=WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! [sic] Review |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=January 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212024244/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| GSpot = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Villoria |first=Gerald |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-review/1900-2824631/ |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=14 November 2001 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| GSpot = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Villoria |first=Gerald |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it-review/1900-2824631/ |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=November 14, 2001 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| GSpy = 85%<ref>{{cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/smackdown/ |title=WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It |website=[[GameSpy|PlanetPS2]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=11 December 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011215062609/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/smackdown/ |archivedate=15 December 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| GSpy = 85%<ref>{{cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/smackdown/ |title=WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It |website=[[GameSpy|PlanetPS2]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=December 11, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011215062609/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/smackdown/ |archive-date=December 15, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| GameZone = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Valentino |first=Nick |url=http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18188.htm |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review - PlayStation 2 |website=GameZone |date=11 December 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106035133/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18188.htm |archivedate=6 January 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
| GameZone = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Valentino |first=Nick |url=http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18188.htm |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review - PlayStation 2 |website=GameZone |date=December 11, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106035133/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18188.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.8/10<ref name="autogenerated2001">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=David |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/20/wwf-smackdown-just-bring-it |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 19, 2001 |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.8/10<ref name="autogenerated2001"/>
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine |last=Whitta |first=Gary |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n83/mode/2up |title=WWF Smackdown: Just Bring it |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=85 |date=January 2002 |page=82 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref>
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine |last=Whitta |first=Gary |authorlink=Gary Whitta |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n83/mode/2up |title=WWF Smackdown: Just Bring it |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=85 |date=January 2002 |page=82 |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
| OPM = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=52 |date=January 2002 |page=142}}</ref>
| OPM = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=52 |date=January 2002 |page=142}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[BBC Sport]]''
| rev1 = ''[[BBC Sport]]''
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The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/> However, the game's in-game commentary has been criticized for being disjointed and repetitive, with noticeable pauses when calling wrestler or move names.<ref name="eurog"/><ref name="autogenerated2001"/> Gary Whitta of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' said, "Marred by some serious flaws and a jarring lack of atmosphere, ''Just Bring It'' still delivers a few rasslin' thrills."<ref name=NGen/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 29 out of 40.<ref name=fam/>
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/> However, the game's in-game commentary has been criticized for being disjointed and repetitive, with noticeable pauses when calling wrestler or move names.<ref name="eurog"/><ref name="autogenerated2001"/> [[Gary Whitta]] of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' was positive to the game despite acknowledging its flaws.<ref name=NGen/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 29 out of 40.<ref name=fam/>

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It received a "Platinum" sales award from the [[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum |work=[[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |archivedate=15 May 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=28 September 2017}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |last=Caoili |first=Eric |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK |website=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |date=26 November 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |archivedate=18 September 2017 |url-status=live |accessdate=28 September 2017}}</ref>


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It received a "Platinum" sales award from the [[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum |work=[[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |last=Caoili |first=Eric |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK |website=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |date=November 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of licensed wrestling video games]]
* [[List of licensed wrestling video games]]
*[[List of fighting games]]
* [[List of fighting games]]
*[[List of video games in the WWE 2K Games series]]
* [[List of video games in the WWE 2K Games series]]


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Latest revision as of 12:29, 13 September 2024

"Just Bring It" redirects here. For the Band-Maid album, see Just Bring It (album).

WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
NTSC cover art featuring Spike Dudley, Kurt Angle, The Rock, and Triple H.
Developer(s)Yuke's
Publisher(s)
SeriesSmackDown!
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: November 16, 2001
  • NA: November 19, 2001[1]
  • JP: January 24, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, known in Japan as Exciting Pro Wrestling 3 (エキサイティングプロレス3, Ekisaitingu Puro Resu 3), is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's, and published by THQ for PlayStation 2, and was released in November 2001. It is the third game in the WWF SmackDown! series, based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) professional wrestling promotion, the sequel to WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, the first game in the series to be released on the PlayStation 2 console, and the last game in the series to be released under the "WWF" name.[2]

The game was succeeded the following year by WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, which was released in October 2002.[3]

Gameplay

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This was the first game in the SmackDown! series to feature play-by-play commentary, with Michael Cole and Tazz featured as the announcers. One improvement in this game is the appearance of six-man tag team matches, as well as six-man and eight-man battle royals. This would be the only game in the series in which players were allowed to have eight players on the screen at once until the release of WWE 2K18. Additionally, this was the first game of the series to give each wrestler two different finishing moves, as well as the first game to allow editing of the in-game wrestlers' move sets. Just Bring It was also the first game in the series to feature authentic, complete ring entrances. The game features several venues from 2000 and 2001, including the arena for Raw Is War and both the original and new arenas for SmackDown! (Ovaltron, including the Sunday Night Heat version, and the Fist stages). However, all pay-per-view arenas (except for WrestleMania X-Seven and Insurrextion) utilize the same arena with different logos on the ring mat, with the arena being based on the design of WrestleMania 2000.

The game's roster was criticised at the time for being heavily outdated, as it was finalized very early in WWF's Invasion angle and prior to the emergence of several former ECW and WCW wrestlers. Whilst William Regal, Raven, Rhyno, Tajiri, Spike Dudley, Jerry Lynn and Molly Holly were all new additions to the game, several stars who had become more prominent on WWF television, such as Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, The Hurricane, Lance Storm and Mike Awesome were not included, which was also reflected by the inclusion of Fully Loaded 2000 as one of the featured pay-per-view mats instead of Invasion. In addition to these, Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst appears in the game as an agreement with the WWF and THQ which allowed their song "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" to be included as The Undertaker's then-theme music (it is one of his few game appearances, he also appears in WWF Raw for the Xbox). This is also the only WWF game in which Jerry Lynn appears, as he would be gone from the company within five months of its release. This is also the first WWF game to not feature Chyna due to her departure after Judgment Day months earlier.

A new gameplay addition is the reversal system. Just Bring It utilizes a counter-attack mechanic system that allows almost every move to be countered, as well as allowing some counter-attacks (such as punches) to be re-countered.[4]

Game modes

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Rather than the Season Modes presented in the previous SmackDown! games, Just Bring It instead has a Story Mode. The player is given more control over their wrestler's activities, such as having the ability to choose which WWF title to go after.[5] Throughout Story Mode, the player is able to attain unlockables, including additional superstars, arenas, and match types.[6]

Release

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The game ended up selling more than 400,000 units in North America, for which it was added to the Sony Greatest Hits collection for the PlayStation 2 in October 2002, and became THQ's second Greatest Hits game, only bested by Red Faction.[7] However, when the game was re-released, it was renamed to WWE SmackDown! Just Bring It because of the World Wrestling Federation's recently lost court battle with the World Wildlife Fund, following which the World Wrestling Federation was renamed to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),[8] although in-game branding was not changed.

Reception

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The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[9] However, the game's in-game commentary has been criticized for being disjointed and repetitive, with noticeable pauses when calling wrestler or move names.[12][20] Gary Whitta of Next Generation was positive to the game despite acknowledging its flaws.[21] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[13]

It received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[25] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PR - 11/19/01 - THQ SHIPS WWF SMACKDOWN! JUST BRING IT FOR PLAYSTATION 2". August 14, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ IGN staff (April 26, 2001). "THQ Confirms SmackDown Name". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ^ IGN staff (May 18, 2001). "E3 2001: WWF SmackDown! "Just Bring It!" First Impressions". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "Strategy - Guide for WWF SmackDown: Just Bring It! on PlayStation 2 (PS2) (24081)". CheatCodes.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Fujita, Mark "Hopsing Lee" (December 31, 2001). "Guides: WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! (Season)". IGN. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Fujita, Mark "Hopsing Lee" (December 31, 2001). "Guides: WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! (Secrets)". IGN. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  7. ^ IGN staff (October 17, 2002). "SmackDown Makes Greatest Hits List". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Perry, Douglass C. (May 6, 2002). "WWF Is Now WWE". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  10. ^ Racer, Scott. "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  11. ^ EGM staff (January 2002). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 150. Ziff Davis. p. 221.
  12. ^ a b Bramwell, Tom (December 15, 2001). "WWF Smackdown : Just Bring it! [sic]". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  13. ^ a b "エキサイティングプロレス3 [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  14. ^ Leeper, Justin (December 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. p. 90. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  15. ^ The D-Pad Destroyer (November 26, 2001). "WWF SmackDown: Just Bring It Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  16. ^ Nash, Joe (January 2002). "WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! [sic] Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  17. ^ Villoria, Gerald (November 14, 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review". GameSpot. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  18. ^ Fudge, James (December 11, 2001). "WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It". PlanetPS2. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 15, 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  19. ^ Valentino, Nick (December 11, 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  20. ^ a b Smith, David (November 19, 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  21. ^ a b Whitta, Gary (January 2002). "WWF Smackdown: Just Bring it". Next Generation. No. 85. Imagine Media. p. 82. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  22. ^ "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 52. Ziff Davis. January 2002. p. 142.
  23. ^ Gibbon, David (January 22, 2002). "Let's play: WWF SmackDown! [Just Bring It]". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  24. ^ Boyce, Ryan (November 14, 2001). "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on December 10, 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  25. ^ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  26. ^ Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
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