WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
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WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role (Exciting Pro Wrestling 2 in Japan
Japan
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) is a professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

 video game released on the PlayStation console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...

 by THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...

 and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators
YUKE's Future Media Creators
Yuke's Co. Ltd is a video game company based in Osaka, Japan. It was established on February 26, 1993....

. It is part of the WWF SmackDown! (later renamed WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, now simply WWE) series based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...

. It is the sequel to WWF SmackDown!
WWF SmackDown!
WWF SmackDown! is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation console by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. It is part of the WWF SmackDown! series based on the World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling promotion...

and was succeeded by WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. It was released in Europe on November 16, 2001, in the United States on November 19, 2001, and in Japan on January 24, 2002...

on the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

. This was the last of the six WWF games made for the PlayStation, and widely regarded at the best released for the console.

Gameplay

The Season Mode was heavily modified in this game. Along with removing the pre-season mode from the original, Know Your Role gave more storylines and more matches per show. These changes were given a mixed reaction by fans and critics alike. There are a number of flaws in the Season Mode, such as the long loading times needed for even the most insignificant scenes (like a wrestler walking down a corridor). Wrestlers, wrestling moves, and arenas are unlocked as the player progresses through a season. The Season Mode has multiplayer support, with up to four players playing at once in a Season.

WWF Smackdown! vs. WWF Smackdown! 2 Know Your Role

The Create-A-Superstar mode improved greatly from its predecessor. Taking ideas from WWF Attitude
WWF Attitude
WWF Attitude is a professional wrestling video game based on the World Wrestling Federation released by Acclaim Entertainment in July 1999 for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64. A slightly enhanced port of the game was later released for the Dreamcast, as well as a handheld version for the Game Boy...

, fans could now put more detail into the superstars such as facial features and attire. The original head, upper and lower body mode from the original could still be used in this game as well. A new Create-A-Taunt feature was also added in which you can create a new taunt for your superstars.

The arsenal of moves available increased in this game (such as The Rock's spinebuster and sharpshooter), expanded to accompany not only superstars in the game but also those not in the game. Movesets of superstars from other wrestling promotions
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...

 such as WCW
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...

 or Japan
Japan
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ese promotions could be used for created superstars. In terms of gameplay
Gameplay
Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and player's connection with it...

, wrestlers have more striking moves with the inclusion of moves made by combining the X button with a horizontal and a vertical arrow button. Double team moves in tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...

 matches were also a new inclusion as well, and could be pulled off by placing an opponent in your partner's corner and making a turnbuckle move. Additional double team moves could be used in both tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...

 and Tornado Tag matches by players simultaneously pressing the circle button near an opponent.

The unique wrestler entrance style from the previous game is still present in Know Your Role. Although more entrance movies were added, the Superstars still appear in front of a their TitanTron video and not the entrance stage like other wrestling games released around the same time, such as WWF No Mercy
WWF No Mercy
WWF No Mercy is a professional wrestling video game released in 2000 on the Nintendo 64 console and published by THQ. It is named after the World Wrestling Federation annual pay-per-view event of the same name. No Mercy is the follow-up to 1999's WWF WrestleMania 2000, and the last WWF game...

.

Such criticisms for the game included wrestlers immediately getting up after receiving a move or jumping off a ladder and missing their opponent. The game also was noted to have several glitches such as walking on air.

Missing Features

'Smackdown! 2: Know Your Role' did not feature The Undertaker's then theme music "American Bad Ass
American Bad Ass
"American Bad Ass" is a heavy metal song from American musician Kid Rock, released from his 2000 album The History of Rock. "American Bad Ass" uses the instrumental structure of Metallica's "Sad but True" The song was a victory lap for Devil Without a Cause's success...

" by Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...

 due to copyright reasons. The game instead featured the 'Deadman' version of 'Thorn in Your Eyes', the RAW
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...

 theme at the time which is performed by WWF composer Jim Johnston
Jim Johnston (composer)
James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...

 (the same applied to WWF No Mercy
WWF No Mercy
WWF No Mercy is a professional wrestling video game released in 2000 on the Nintendo 64 console and published by THQ. It is named after the World Wrestling Federation annual pay-per-view event of the same name. No Mercy is the follow-up to 1999's WWF WrestleMania 2000, and the last WWF game...

 on the Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...

 which instead used the RAW
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...

 theme at the time, 'We're All Together Now' by the same composer.)

The game very clearly had Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...

 and Big Show in it, although they were not named or playable characters. Both would appear randomly in Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1988, with its inaugural event taking place on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario...

, Slobberknocker or Season modes, complete with full movesets and theme songs. Both men had been removed from the game at the request of the WWF. Shamrock had been released from his contract due to Shamrock's own wishes, and Big Show had been taken off WWF programming to attend further training at Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...

. It is possible to unlock both through a cheatdevice. Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...

 and Goldust left the WWF for WCW
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...

 when the game was still in the making but some of their parts remain in the game.

Other features

The game has numerous unlockables, such as additional Superstars, including Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...

 and Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December...

. In the previous game, you could only unlock body parts for a player created character that loosely resembled additional superstars. Unlocking a superstar unlocks the playable character as well as his/her features (body parts, theme music, video, moves, etc.) for a created character. However, a player did not actually have to compete in any matches to unlock these. These were unlocked at specific points during season mode. Steve Austin is unlocked if you get past the Backlash pay-per-view, regardless of matches played or won. And then Shawn Michaels is available unconditionally if you get past 'Judgment Day', and so on.

One of the largest criticisms of the game is with the career mode. Instead of just one show per calendar month, there were now 5 (2 Raw is Wars, 2 Smackdowns and 1 pay-per-view), each with 8 matches. You could choose to skip matches, particularly ones you were not involved with. However, a long loading screen would appear. Pictures of all of the match participants would appear on screen with an energy bar underneath them. They would deplete until enough were completely empty, with someone being declared the winner. And each show is interrupted by 2 cut-scenes, many of which do not add a story to the mode.

Every 3 months throughout the mode, a 2-part cut-scene would occur. An unknown wrestler would randomly lure another superstar into a dark corner, and beat him up. Your superstar would later pass him in the hall and wonder who he is. And then you may, or may not, have a match against him. If you win this match, you unlock several body parts and moves for created wrestlers. Unlocking all "Unknown" wrestlers requires 9 years of season mode play, as you are never jumped by the same "Unknown" wrestler twice in any given season. However, after 5 years everything will be unlocked regardless of how many Unknowns you have defeated.

Champions

WWF Champion - The Rock

WWF Intercontinental Champion - Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...



WWF World Tag Team Champions - The Hardy Boyz

WWF European Champion - Al Snow
Al Snow
Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven...



WWF Hardcore Champion - Steve Blackman
Steve Blackman
Steve Blackman is a American professional wrestler who is best known for his career in the World Wrestling Federation under his own name.-Stampede Wrestling and South Africa :...



WWF Light Heavyweight Champion - Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko
Dean Simon is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to WWE working as a road agent. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling...



WWF Women's Champion - Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....


Stables

D-Generation X
D-Generation X
D-Generation X was a professional wrestling stable in WWE . The group originated in the midst of the WWF's "Attitude Era" from 1997 to 2000...

: Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...

, Road Dogg, and X-Pac

New Age Outlaws
New Age Outlaws
The New Age Outlaws, later known as the James Gang and the Voodoo Kin Mafia, were a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Maryland Championship Wrestling consisting of B.G...

: Billy Gunn
Monty Sopp
Monty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is probably best known as one of the members of the New Age Outlaws. He also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Kip James...

 and Road Dogg

Acolytes: Bradshaw and Faarooq

Kaientai
Kaientai
The ' was a trading and shipping company and private navy, considered to be the first modern corporation in Japan. Originally named Kameyama Shachū , it was founded by Sakamoto Ryōma in Nagasaki in 1865 during the Bakumatsu – a period of upheaval when Japan was seeking modernisation and shedding...

: TAKA Michinoku and Sho Funaki

Right To Censor
Right to Censor
The Right to Censor was a professional wrestling faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001...

: Steven Richards
Steven Richards
Steven Richards is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in the with the team. He previously raced in the V8 Supercar series for Ford Performance Racing....

, Bull Buchanan, and The Goodfather

Hardy Boyz
Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...

: Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...

 and Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....



Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions...

: Edge and Christian
Christian
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Dudley Boyz
Dudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...

: Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley

T&A
T & A (professional wrestling)
T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry...

: Test and Albert

Too Cool
Too Cool
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: Scotty Too Hotty and Grand Master Sexay

The McMahons: Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda...

, and Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...



Gerald Brisco
Gerald Brisco
Floyd Gerald "Jerry" Brisco is a former American professional wrestler, and prior to June, 2009, worked as a road agent for WWE on its Raw brand....

 and Pat Patterson

Mean Street Posse
Mean Street Posse
The Mean Street Posse was a villainous professional wrestling faction that formerly wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation. The faction consisted of Pete Gas, Rodney, and Joey Abs...

: Joey Abs, Pete Gas, and Rodney
Rodney Begnaud
Rodney Begnaud is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in World Wrestling Entertainment and for his work on its Raw brand under the ring name Rodney Mack.-Debut :...


Unknown Wrestlers

Unknown A: Ric Flair

Unknown B: Kevin Nash

Unknown C: Scott Hall

Unknown D: Bill Goldberg

Unknown E: Sting

Unknown F: Hulk Hogan

Unknown G: Jeff Jarrett

Unknown H: Scott Steiner

Unknown I: Manami Toyota

Unknown J: Japanese Lucha Collection

Unknown K: Diamond Dallas Page

Unknown L: Booker T

Unknown M: The Great Muta

Unknown N: Japanese Shoot Collection

Unknown O: Naoya Ogawa

Unknown P: Masahiro Chono

Unknown Q: Jyushin "Thunder" Lyger

Unknown R: Vader

Unknown S: Mitsuharu Misawa

Unknown T: US Shoot Collection

Unknown U: Terry Funk

Unknown V: Martial Arts Collection

Unknown W: "Orange Crush" Kenta Kobashi

Unknown X: The Big Show

Unknown Y: Ken Shamrock

Unknown ZS: Sgt. Slaughter

Unknown ZB: Bob Backlund

Unknown ZJ: Jerry "The King" Lawler

Unknown ZA: Andre The Giant

External links

  • WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role (PS) at GameSpot
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  • WWF SmackDown! 2: The Ace - A.C.V mode (PS) With old school roster.
  • WWF SmackDown! 2: Know your Role Trailer at YouTube
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