FEATURES

NEW DETAILS - 27/10/2002

  • THEMES - Hulk Hogan's REAL AMERICAN theme is in, there are 18 original CAW Themes
  • MOVES - You can do moves off the apron including Planchas, splashes and various Springboard moves
  • HELL IN A CELL - Hell In A Cell now has entrances before the match plus you can do Sweet Chin Music off the top of the cell
  • CAW CUSTOM NAMES - Here are a list of names that will be announced as they walk to the ring so if you create them they will be announced properly - BOSS MAN / CACTUS JACK / CHAVO GUERRERO / DEACON BAUTISTA / D-LO BROWN / EARL HEBNER / THE GODFATHER / JERRY LAWLER / JIM ROSS / JUSTIN CREDIBLE / KANYON / MANKIND / MICHAEL COLE / MICK FOLEY / MIKE AWESOME / PERRY SATURN / STEVE BLACKMAN / STEVEN RICHARDS / TERRI / TOMMY DREAMER MORE TO COME
  • SETS - You can climb the King Of The Ring Giant Chair

NEW DETAILS - 18/10/2002

  • TABLES - Tables have been re-animated to break better and in more detail.
  • NEW TAG TEAM OPTIONS - If you are in a tag team match, pressing the right analogue stick calls for your partner to help.  If you are beating your opponent, he'll attack there partner as you don't need the help.
  • REVERSALS - There are more reversals than ever for example if you are Triple H against RVD and Triple H gets you in the Pedigree you can reverse it into a backdrop and Triple H does his "No!, No!" shaky head thing before it happens.
  • CREATION - For your wrestler you can create your own taunt for Entrances and Outros
  • BACKSTAGE - some of the equipment backstage includes tables, ladders, glass and a steam boiler that can blow your wrestler 200ft into the air VERY NICE.
  • LADDERS - On top of the ladder you can do a standard punch, grab and punch or even a backbreaker off the ladder, also you can now hang off the belts dangling from the roof and also all turnbuckle finishers can be performed off the ladder like RVD's Five Star Frog Splash.  Also when a ladder is pushed over wrestlers now fall with the ladder.
  • MOVE REACTION - Wrestler's "SELL" moves differently not just standard reactions
  • RHYNO - The Gore has been re-animated to look better
  • CAWS - There is now 31 CAW slots on a memory card nearly 3 times the amount of the last one.  Also CAW's clothes can be previewed instead of having to click on it to see the part.  Also you CAW's can have special crowd reactions from ("SUPER HEEL", "HEEL", "NEUTRAL", "FACE", "SUPER FACE".
  • TITLES - Titles can now be put on the line in exhibition mode.  You can also win more than 1 belt.
  • ARENAS - The new Silver Smackdown arena is in with Silver Steps and a Silver Ring Apron.
  • D-VON - D-Von Dudley has his Reverend D-Von attire included.

NEW DETAILS - 30/09/2002

  • You can now take the turnbuckle pads off and ram your opponents head into the steel
  • The New Season Mode combines the roaming and interaction mode of Smackdown 3: Just Bring It with the weekly event schedule of Smackdown 2: Know Your Role.  The Season starts at the run-up to Backlash and concludes at Wrestlemania but there is an option to play for 2 years
  • There are 4 Raw and 4 Smackdown shows a month and 14 PPVs
  • There is a new Ranking System where you earn points by winning or lose points by losing if you earn enough points you can demand a title shot
  • There is a new countering system where you can now counter weapon attacks, grapples and finishers
  • There is over 80 different match types
  • Weapons can be pulled from beneath the ring
  • In TLC or Ladder matches where a belt is hanging from the roof, you can now hang from the belt like Jeff Hardy and D-Von Dudley did, also you can grab the person hanging and use your weight to pull them down HARD
  • There is new Hell In A Cell interaction, you can now scrap an opponents face into the steel and watch as there fingers get tangled up in the steel fence, also when your wrestler gets on top of the cell watch as they try to balance on top not just run around like before which was unrealistic

ARENAS

  • BACKLASH
  • HEAT
  • RAW
  • REBELLION
  • SMACKDOWN
  • SUMMERSLAM
  • UNFORGIVEN
  • VENGEANCE
  • WRESTLEMANIA X8

WEAPONS/ITEMS

There are new weapon interactions in WWE Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth meaning weapons will break and bend after a few hits.  There are also new moves with weapons like RVD's Vandaminator and a DDT on a chair + move, also there has been great work in updating moves you can do through a table or off a ladder like a hip toss off the ladder etc.  Ladders and Tables for the first time can be set up in the corner allowing for moves like Rhyno's Gore or Jeff Hardy's Poetry In Motion.  Submissions can also be executed on top of ladders PAIN, and also top rope finishers can be executed through tables like RVD's Five Star Frog Splash. Also if you body slam an opponent onto a ladder the ladder with bounce open and your wrestler will bounce off THAT HAS GOT TO HURT

  • CHAIRS
  • LADDERS
  • MICROPHONE
  • TITLE BELTS
  • TABLES

BACKSTAGE/ENTRANCES

Gameplay that can take place at various locations, including interview locations, offices, and other backstage areas modeled after Madison Square Garden, There are 15 backstage arenas in the finished game here are some we know of

  • THE WORLD (WWE's New York Restaurant Complex)
  • IN THE STREET (Features Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic)
  • IN THE SUBWAYS (Features Fighting on the Subway Trains)
As expected, the game will also include authentic ring entrances with dynamic lighting effects and full TitanTron videos.  All the Official Music is in the game

GAMEPLAY/MOVES

Gameplay has been greatly improved with a new reversal system instead of pressing one button you can hold the button and press one of four directions to execute different reversals.  You can now counter finishers and even steal finishers so Hulk Hogan could power his way out of the Rock Bottom and actually execute The Rock Bottom on The Rock

CREATE - A - WRESTLER

The create-a-wrestler will also be given a boost with a dynamic layering system and more CAW options.  There is a all new facial and body animations feature to allow easy editing,  Tattoos can be place anywhere on the body.  There is also an new password system so when you have created your wrestler you get a code which you can pass to your friends which will automatically create the wrestler you have made on your friends playstation 2

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • 3000 polygons to each wrestler including all new facial animation
  • The game will include an in-depth story mode with multiple character paths. 
  • There will also be the option to enter wrestlers into a draft pool to simulate the Raw and SmackDown! drafts that recently took place.
  • There will be an abundance of new cutaway scenes in SmackDown 4, depicting such situations as backstage assaults, conspiring wrestlers, microphone interviews, and even spankings. 
  • SmackDown 4's play-by-play commentary will be performed by a number of different WWE personalities, including Jim Ross, Jerry the King Lawler, Tazz, and Michael Cole.
  • There are thousands of animations in the game, including double- and triple-team moves, outrageous ring behavior, and each superstar's full complement of signature moves. 
  • The gameplay will also make use of several new match types, such as elimination tag, captain fall, tornado, six-man tag, and slobber knocker.
  • The partner system is being expanded so that you can control your tag-team partner, and multiplayer mode will be included for up to six players. 
  • There will also be handicap and triple-threat match variations.
  • The graphics have been improved to include full facial animation during the cinemas, along with streaming dialogue. 
  • There will be more than 14 pay-per-view arenas, including backlash, vengeance, and unforgiven. 
  • WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth is scheduled for release in NOVEMBER.
  • Buy secret items at the SHOPZONE from money you obtain in the season or exhibition mode.
  • Players can stand on the barricade.