Still remember the day I unlocked HBK without knowing he was even in the game. So many fun memories playing this one with my cousins, dad and uncles!

@claybaxter3202

2 жыл бұрын

Same here man! I was so pumped he was In the game. He was my favourite.

@bigdaddytrichardson4994

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

@user-jf2pl8kn6r

2 жыл бұрын

С какой ты страны друг ??

@dualshock3462

Жыл бұрын

Same here, I didn' t know many fans didn't know about HBK

@KidTonyGaming

Жыл бұрын

I remember I played a royal rumble match, and he was 3rd entrant I marked out

I remember this.. The career mode was great where you unlock characters like Austin and HBK

@LS-bw7jt

2 жыл бұрын

And tag table matches

@ZombieaidZ

2 жыл бұрын

You can even unlock Gerald brisco and pat patterson, as well as Michael cole.

@TruthWarriorB88

Жыл бұрын

And the Mean Street Posse, too.

@Isaac22989

Жыл бұрын

Cactus Jack and TLC match

Been waiting for this for a long time. Oddly enough, my favourite parts of this game are the menu screens, and the menu music. Just filled with vibe and ambience that sticks in my mind still.

@MPHswayze

2 жыл бұрын

a lot of PS1 era games conveyed a cool atmosphere well despite the technical limitations. the Tony Hawk menus felt the same way

@thebigbop5866

2 жыл бұрын

@@MPHswayze It was a good era, in many things, music too. Things were more experimental, games were no more than a decade and a half in the mainstream, lots of music was new and inventive, and now... It's like, everything's been kind of done, so instead of trying to do new things, stuff is just compartmentalized better, but lacks the flow of being truly natural and new.

@trefeezy3536

3 ай бұрын

I will never forget the menu sounds..

Lots of great memories playing this one with my good friend, the first Smackdown game was enjoyable but Know Your Role was much more fun and the best thing about it was, we were just getting started...

@kawimason361

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@TheDON914

Жыл бұрын

FACTS

@TheDON914

Жыл бұрын

Tho sym was the TRUE successor from both the smackdown games , THEN HCTP BLEW ALL 3 OF THOSE GAMES OUTTA THE PARK 🐐🔥

This game was so ahead of its time when it came out I remember how cool it was to go backstage and toss someone thru the cage. At the time it was the craziest thing I had ever seen in a game

God. This was my childhood. I could play Smackdown 2 for hours, days, weeks on end. Because of how fun it was. From the season mode, to the pure gameplay. Just endless memories.

yeah this is where the smackdown games started to get really polished for me, i played smackdown 2 non stopped when it got released, creating wrestlers, playing through the career mode with my caw self hahah, unlocking wrestlers like stone cold, cactus ect. and hidden movesets, and just playing match after matches. i play this from time to time now together with great and memorable games i like.

The copy going round wasn't a finished copy, I got my hands on it in October in the UK and it wasn't quite right. Story mode locked up at a certain week and someone's intro didn't work. I ended up getting a retail copy too. Some of the most fun I've ever had in a wrestling game.

@snubby4624

2 жыл бұрын

Just after unlocking Shawn Michaels in the iron man match at Judgement Day.

@EdgeRatedR007

2 жыл бұрын

It was the same copy in Greece. So annoying lol

@lesterama6110

10 ай бұрын

I think the issue was with the Pal versión. NTSC copy was complete

@infernalfairy9547

7 ай бұрын

Я сходил с ума, думая, что помимо Остина и Х.Б.К там ещё кто-то крутой есть, пошёл в игровой клуб со своим 2в1 smackdown и подменил незаметно на smackdown2, унёс домой и прошёл весь сезон)

This game is still great in 2022, epic roster, easy controls and decent graphics.

@zoltanwilson4277

Жыл бұрын

That's true. I still play it to this day.

@officespace7777

Жыл бұрын

Yes. 2k should take notes.

@ssvr2009

Жыл бұрын

@@officespace7777 2K should shut their business and pass the torch to THQ

@hogan4670

Ай бұрын

THQ went bankrupt in 2013​@ssvr2009

Might just be nostalgia talking, but this is still one of my favorite wrestling games. Back in the day, I had no memory card, so I could never save my story mode progress, but I would always start over with a new wrestler. Had hours and hours of fun with SD 2

@MPHswayze

2 жыл бұрын

reminds me of having a Pizza Hut demo disc with Tekken 3 on it. I think it only had 2 playable characters on it . by the time I got the full game I was a Howang expert even though I thought he was boring lol

@EruditeMMA

2 жыл бұрын

@@MPHswayze Hwoarang* my favourite Tekken character too lol

@bogie4226

2 жыл бұрын

@@EruditeMMA on Tekken 3 my favorite characters were Gon the dinosaur and Lei Wulong (?) the cop character. Of course Eddie Gordo the master of cheese has a soft spot lol

@EruditeMMA

2 жыл бұрын

@@bogie4226 Eddie was definitely my favourite as a kid, he was just too cool Lei was awesome too, I was sad to see he might be getting taken off the roster for Tekken 8 due to him having one of lowest pick rates online 😭

@bogie4226

2 жыл бұрын

@@EruditeMMA well thats a load of bull. I've kind of fallen out of touch with the tekken games but Lei has been a staple for a long time. Even just in mentioning I'd hate to see him go

Not having Austin right away made me play even more.

Best game back in the day. Memorable music in CAW and intro. Backstage brawls and Chris Benoit

@MrStaley

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 Why would they bring back Benoit after he did what he did, u can also create him if u want o

@sleepalaska

2 жыл бұрын

i mean he was in the games up til 06, so idk what the big deal with benoit being in here is.....

@elijahloveell8809

2 жыл бұрын

Scratch that last part out. That murderer deserves no honor

@TheToddHoward

2 жыл бұрын

Watch reliving the war, his work was legendary.

@spittertron4920

2 жыл бұрын

@@elijahloveell8809 Stop being a child. Art =/= Artist

Funny story, when I was a young boy growing up in Norway. We used to get TNT on satellite. So I would watch WCW. I didn't know that WWF was a thing. Then one day on Holliday in Thailand when I was 14 or 15, I found a pirated copy of this game. I bought it and played it when I got home. And boy oh boy. This game is the reason why I like wrestling. This game is how I became a WWF fan. I remember beating season mode or something and unlocking stone cold. Who became my favorite wrestler of all time that thanks to that game. Then later when I was 16. I would get kazaa/limewire. And dowoad a bunch of Steve Austin clips and matches. And go through fuedes and stuff retroactively. So sick.

i had this game back then, thq popped out wwe games every year since 2000

FUN FACT: In 2002, Smackdown: KYR was given a greatest hits release in some territories for PS1. Due to the fact the WWF had just lost their lawsuit to the World Wildlife Fund, they immediately had to rebrand all new merchandise released. This affected WWF Raw (Xbox), WMX8 ( GameCube) but also led to copies of "WWE" Smackdown! KYR complete with an alternate logo shipping out nearly two years after the original release and years after Sony had already moved on to the PS2!

@glx3846

Жыл бұрын

That must have confused some players who played the Black Label and those who never played the game who know about the WWF Wrestling brand from the past

This brings back so many memories.. Like me and friends taking a trip to Burger King just to wrestle inside there bubble tint.. 2001 days

Teenage me when the Trish Stratus loading screen comes up: 🥵🔥

I remember being extremely excited when I opened up my copy I got for Christmas 2000! Spent countless hours playing over and over!

It's interesting that they basically used a Chris Benoit photo negative as the photo for created wrestlers. Anyway, this game was the absolute pinnacle of my enjoyment as an owner of an original PlayStation. Using tables and ladders, casket matches (as silly as it was to swing the casket around like it was a wiffle ball bat), re-living all the great moments of 2000...I was enamored.

SmackDown! 2 has been getting so much love on KZread lately and it's brilliant. This was the game that got me into wrestling before I'd even watched wrestling. So many fond memories of playing it with my cousins as an 8 year old kid. Then I got a PS2 and SYM a few years later for Christmas 2002 and it blew my childhood mind. Probably the biggest generational leap in the history of the series. Both of these games still hold up, though I do wish SD2 played a little slower. Considering you're not primarily a gaming channel, absolutely loving these videos! You do the best retrospective wrestling game reviews on KZread. You should collab with DF Retro. 😂👍

Remember always going to my friends house for this game and playing it on the weekends, until I got my own copy. Fun times and memories.

I played 4 years of Season Mode in SD2 about a year and a half ago now and I had an absolute blast with it again. Yeah we're spoiled by some Quality of Life stuff nowadays, but there's something about the old wrestling games that modern ones just don't have. I don't know how to describe it...it's a this synergy, this intangible thing that makes them so awesome to play...and it's that thing that kept me playing these games the entire year until the next one came out...whereas nowadays, 2K22 might be the most enjoyable game in the 2K franchise, but it still doesn't hook me in the same way the old game did because it's missing that THING the old game had. SvR 08 is when I felt that the series lost that IT factor and never got it back.

This was one of my all time top FAVORITE video games of my child hood. So much nostalgia watching this video. I spent so many hours on this game just amazed and immersed in all its features. What a time to be a wrestling and gaming enthusiast. I'm still looking for a modern wrestling game with these accelerated, fast paced, casual arcade style physics and gameplay. Something about SM2's vibe is still satisfying.

I bought Smackdown 2 as a dare thinking it was going to be naff - my god I was hooked!! Couldn't stop playing it and creating characters and when unlocking Shawn Michaels was well happy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mick Foley Vs. Mankind would of been a fantastic match. I don't know why they never did that storyline?

@Rob_Thorsman

2 жыл бұрын

Or a tag team match against Dude Love and Cactus Jack.

@cawcreator

7 ай бұрын

Maybe because they're the same people?

@mighty-badger7977

3 ай бұрын

@@cawcreatorcan’t be. Mick Foley was the GM in 2000, Mankind was a wrestler. Both different people! Next thing you’d be saying Cactus Jack and Dude Love are the same! 😅

This should be another top class video. The SS97 video was brilliant on Sunday, keep it up Ryan! Hopefully we can have a new Chinlock Heavyweight Champion soon enough!

The only think I remember bothering me was that the weapons did next to no damage, so you would hit an opponnet with a chair and they would barley react. I guess they were going for an arcade feel more than a realistic one

@TheLarryburns84

Жыл бұрын

absolutely supposed to be an arcade style game. i've been able to kick out of finishers before a one count (and vice versa.)

@irishww5110

20 күн бұрын

@@TheLarryburns84 i think thats more of a consequence of being made by japanese devs

You didn’t mention my favorite mode on this game which was Hardcore Time Limit Title matches. You could play for the belt just like at Wrestlemania 2000 where the title could change hands over and over within the time limit. Last 1 with the belt wins. This was especially fun with friends. Also the great commercial for the game with Kurt angle checking into the Smackdown hotel

I remember the season mode went on forever I’d love a deep storyline that spanned 10 years .

SmackDown! 2 was a brilliant game - I didn't realise they were released so close to each other but as a 13 year old, I guess time moved slower back then. The roster was huge and made SmackDown 3 on PS2 feel disappointing.

I still remember getting this and No Mercy on Christmas morning. You were living high off the hog if you woke up and both games were under the tree lol

@donkiddick966

Жыл бұрын

Spare a thought for me, I woke up with dog sh!t wcw thunder under my tree 😂 my dad bought me the original smack down, and I loved it being a huge wrestling fan, and I had a blast playing with and against my friends. One friend had smack down 2, and I played it for a while, and knew I wanted it asap. My parents asked what I wanted for Christmas that year, and I said I only wanted smack down 2, not a single other thing. My mum thought I was just saying nothing else because we weren’t exactly rich in the early 00s, so she got thunder instead, and some other gifts I wasn’t interested in. I put it back under the tree 😂 and can’t even remember what the other presents were, but I didn’t touch them lol. I explained to her my frustrations, but she said thunder was like quarter the price, and she would get other things to make up the difference, I explained to her why thunder was so much cheaper and the whole wcw brand was an abomination at this point, and she single handily killed Christmas and my childhood (okay I didn’t exactly say that last part lol) she redeemed herself when gta San Andreas came out, and she didn’t hesitate buying me a copy lol.

@thefckumean2209

Жыл бұрын

@@donkiddick966 damn, dude. I’m sorry to hear that. Lol. I understand the frustration and disappointment and would have reacted similarly. I actually remember having SOME fun with Thunder. I never owned it and only rented it from Blockbuster back when you could rent a game for like 5 nights for $5.25 or something like that. I remember at one point I got bored and added everyone to Raven’s Flock lol and it was always funny that the developers put themselves in the game as unlock-able characters 😂 those were some fun memories. Would’ve hated it if it wound up under the Christmas tree, but fun memories otherwise.

@donkiddick966

Жыл бұрын

@Thefckumean looking back my attitude was probably a little sh!tty lol. I wouldn’t say I was spoiled as a kid, but I was never refused much i asked for growing up. My parents got pay tv so I could watch raw and smack down, and nitro til it went to sh!t. I just found it funny that my mums justification was money’s tight, but there was always a box of beer in the fridge like 5-6 days a week them days 😂 one thing great about thunder was if ya changed factions, the wrestlers attires changed to suit which was an awesome feature, and the rants were cool. Ironically I liked playing nitro which was extremely similar, because I use to play against my brother, but he moved out by the time smack down 2 came out, and I was over the limited style of game play those titles had, and it just wasn’t as fun playing solo like smack down games were.

I had both this and No Mercy, and I played them both to death. It was great that Smackdown didn't try to out-Aki Aki, you could enjoy either game or both depending on your mood.

@martynodonnell8467

2 жыл бұрын

What do you think the better game was overall?

The music to the menus were so awesome! Very memorable.

This game was my childhood - allowed me to experience wrestling even whilst I could no longer watch it TV (cable company problems)

I was just playing this today im on a quest to unlock all the unknowns in season mode but the skip match process is so long takes forever

I got this for my 14th birthday. I woke my mom up at 5am and played the game for 13 hours straight. I got a hunger headache and had to nourish myself. I used to have all of the GameShark codes from GameFAQs. I LOVE showing my age 😂😂😂

I'm replaying this right now! Playing through season mode as one of my favorites from the era; Mark Henry! I found myself in a feud with Perry Saturn that, I think, restarted again, as it lasted four months. Things have moved on now and Shane has teamed up with Gangrel to rob Mark Henry of his European title! If you don't mind the load screens, it still holds up well enough. Especially if you're a fan of the era. Thanks for all the great content!

I was 22 in early 2001 and broke my ankle during my first job post university. While I was off for 4 weeks, I rinsed this game every day. Great nostalgia here (apart from the ankle pain)

This game was bloody epic.

Maaaan played the hell out of this back in the day! Always played my boy Test!

Oh, the memories. I used Steve Blackman the most but kept dealing A-Train/Tensai in 1 player mode. Vince's finishing move name, Mac Stunner always make me laugh. 😂

Love your channel. Brings back alot of great childhood memories

Gotta love Mick Foley literally fighting himself there.

Ive still got this game on the PS1 😊

I remember as a kid season mode killing the game for me, the gamplay itself was fantastic but the loading was killer, even back then.

This my favorite wwe video game…of all time!!!!!! I love when people make videos of it..thank you 🔥🔥

Opened the video as soon as I saw it because this was my first wrestling game and the thing that started the life long obsession with weird wrestling stuff

This was my first wrestling game I’ve played so many memories coming back man!!

The jump in number of features, wrestlers and modes from the first to this was huge! Love it

I still play this game from time to time. 😁

I remember getting this for christmas. Me and my brothers had so much fun with this game! Great memories.

I use to sneak and play this game past my bedtime until my mom caught me in the middle of the night😏

@inter_1097

2 жыл бұрын

I'm picturing your mom coming in and saying "Know your role and go to bed!"

@lostgod5231

2 жыл бұрын

@@inter_1097 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

This season mode with the storyline sequences from No Mercy would be awesome!!

Great video! I think the table matches were a new feature for this game too, as well as the annocunce tables and ring steps being interactive for the 1st time

Glad u covered this classic i got Smackdown 2 Christmas of 2000 i had a ps1 and me my siblings and friends played the hell outta this ..was one my favorite wrestling games as a kid long with HCTP.

funny how nostalgia works, can't even remember the loading and jankiness , great video, thanks for the memories

I remember getting this for Christmas n my childhood friend came over n we grinded 2 player career mode like crazy n played for years haha good times

This game was really cool when I used to play this at my cousin's house many years ago. Awesome upload!

Recently got a copy of this myself! Was delighted to see it work on my PS3, and have been putting in quite a few hours into the season mode. I know people moreso like No Mercy, but Smackdown 2 is my favorite retro wrestling game.

@ramzy-1096

2 жыл бұрын

works on ps3?

@heckles5866

Жыл бұрын

@@ramzy-1096 certain models of PS3 are backwards compatible, so yeah.

I was part of the CAW community back then, even had a website for it haha. Thanks for the video!

I loved Smackdown 2. Plus it was the period I considered the best part of Wrestling. Even to this day I still watch WWF Attitude era and still think it's the best the WWE had ever been. That is why this game shall forever be in my heart.

I loved the energy bar simulation! This takes me back! Beautiful game.

The strategy guide for this was great too. Had stickers for your memory card haha

8:40 looks like your wish came true with 2k24

At work right now, been waiting for this one! I know what I'm doing over a cold beer tonight

Definitely an improvement over the first SmackDown game.

Love it! Great video

One of my Christmas presents from 2001. How can I forget?

Oh the memories just warms my heart man! I miss being a kid!

I played a lot of this game… never finished the season due to loading etc… it was still a ton of fun.

Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet!

Hands down my favorite along with WWF No Mercy so many great memories it's hard to believe time flew by so quickly

Back in the day my friends and I would challenge each other for championships with created players. It made time fly in the summer. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I think I'm getting the Playstation out later and playing a few matches.

One word - Legend.

I don't comment much but thanks all great content u make and amount of effort u put in cheers

oh my god I was obsessed with this game. kept playing it. the music, the design. unlocking wrestlers, the season mode with 2000 storylines. my favorite was when i made matches that didn't happen until years later

Everyone talks about Here Comes The Pain, but SmackDown 2 Know Your Role was the BEST of the entire series.

This was easily the best wrestling game. The only thing it lacked was blood. But it had all the good wrestlers and was the most fun to play. The other one I loved was smack down vs raw with Ecw. Career mode was amazing. My brother and I had the best careers.

The Smackdown video game series was very important to me becoming a wrestling fan way back in the day. As I was getting into WWF as a kid, these games enhanced my enjoyment and appreciation for it and I spent many countless hours creating wrestlers, playing the various season modes and having many hilarious moments playing my friends in multiplayer. Good times I'll treasure forever.

I remember when I got smackdown 2 I came home from school and seen the game sitting on top of the dining room table my dad went and got it for me while I was in school on release day I was so excited good memories man

That remix of the smackdown theme I actually enjoy more than the original, great job!

This was and still is my favorite wrestling game. Love the fast paced action, the roster, the music, games modes etc. the only flaw I can think of, is in the 4way elimination matches. The CPU’s will break up a pin fall even though they won’t lose the match due to that particular pin. Made those matches last forever, and have a huge advantage to submission finishers as those couldn’t be broken up.

I can't imagine getting bored of hearing that Smackdown intro song!

For my money, this was the game. The career mode and inserting my created wrestlers into a seamless, never ending career was the best. I loved this one a lot.

Still have this game. Played it a few weeks ago.

The never ending career mode was so cool and the cutscenes were great. The only real bummer were the loading screen times.

I love your videos, I have a feeling that we are a similar age and had a pretty similar childhood haha, shut your mouth was my favourite ps2 game also, the career mode was incredible, I hope the Perry Saturn segments get a mention in the video, haha.

Cool video just played this on my channel not long ago and still enjoyed it like I did then

Spent so many hours playing this classic game. Even loved the main menu music

God that season mode. I put so much time into it and I don't regret a single second of it. To this day I wish modern wrestling games would feature a mode as good as it. Simple, week in week out stuff that goes on for as long as you're willing to go on. There's similar stuff sure but nothing quite like it. Really looking forward to your SYM review as that was my favourite as well, I went mental for not only the return of Hogan but I could play as him complete with Voodoo child. So good.

I love this game! I re-purchased it a few years ago and still enjoy turning it on. The roster is so good!

The game that started it all for me. What got me to play all the classic video games and fall in love with the wwe and their stars. I credit this game for making me the wrestling fan I am today.

That menu music oh the nostalgia, what a great game fond memories 👏 ❤

Had no idea that both Smackdowns were released in the same year. Felt like an eternity waiting for Smackdown 2 to be released!

Really been enjoying the classic game reviews

looks like it plays similar to royal rumble arcade w/added features. (I've played both, the art style just reminded me of that title.)

this is and forever will be my favorite

Going back and forth between this and No Mercy are the best video game memories of my life.

Loved this game! Bought it the day it was released. Have it somewhere

Wow wen the match type screen came up the mad tune literally started playing in my head. 😂😂