Name: Smackdown! 3
Genre: Wrestling
Platform: Playstation 2
Developer: Yuke´s
Publisher: THQ
Origin: USA
Number of Wrestlers: 35+
Number of Match Styles: 78
Number of players: TBA (i expect 4)
Dual shock: Yes
Peripherals: Memory card, (not sure about analog), Digimask is no longer in.
Release: Fall 2001
Official press release: click here
When to Expect News: Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3)
Q AND A ABOUT Smackdown3
MATCHES
1. What is the Brahma bull rope match?
A Brahma bull rope match is the same thing as a strap match, two wrestlers are tied together by a leather strap, the first person to get a pinfall wins the match.
2. Will all the matches in Smackdown 2 be in Smackdown 3?
Yes, all of the matches from Smackdown 2 will be in the game, with a lot of new modes, and improvements to the old ones.
3. Will Hell in a cell be updates as in covering around most of the outside of the ring? Will you be able to climb to the top? Can you still put your opponent trough the top?
Yes, HIAC will be all the way around the ring, you'll still be able to climb to the top, and you will still be able to put them through the cell.
4. Do you think there will be a inferno match, buried alive and a dumpster match?
It is very likely that all 3 of those matches will be in the game.
5. Will there be a tag team ladder and a tag team table match?
It is too early to tell right now if this will be in the game, but it will most likely be in.
6. Will you be able to combine matches, for example "first blood" in a cage?
You will most likely be able to combine matches, but it's too early to tell right now.
ABOUT WRESTLERS
1. Is The Undertaker going to come down on his bike?
Yes, Taker will most likely still come down on his bike.
2. Does the wrestlers have their new outfits, for example Stone Cold's Hellraiser t-shirt?
Yes, they all have their new outfits.
3. Do the Dudleys do the wasssaaap move and move their mouths?
They will still do the move, but I don't know if they will say wasssaaap!
4, Will the wrestlers come down with extra clothes, then take them off when the wrestle? For example Stone Cold would have his black vest, but would take it off when he wrestles.
It is too early to tell, but I doubt that the wrestlers will wear different clothes in their entrances.
5. Will Undertaker's new music be in the game?
I doubt Taker's music will be in the game.
6. Will Edit-a-wrestler be in the game?
It might make it in.
ABOUT TABLES
1. Will you be able to do any move trough a table?
As of right now, it is too early to tell what you can and can't do.
2. Will you have to be standing on a table to perform moves like a chokeslam or a powerbomb?
As of right now, it is too early to tell what you can and can't do. I believe you won't have to stand on top of it.
ABOUT THE GAME
1. Is there voice overs like: If you smell what The Rock is cookin'?
There will most likely be A LOT of voiceovers, since PS2's disc can hold more data.
2. What kind of cut scenes are there going to be?
Right now, it is too early to tell what kinds of cut scenes there will be
3. Will you be able to control your wrestler during cut scenes?
With the power of the PS2, you may be able to control your wrestler during cut scenes.
4. Will they ever put this game on PS1, Gamecube, Dreamcast etc...?
NO, THE GAME IS AN EXCLUSIVE TO PS2!!!
5. How many CAW's can be saved?
It is too early to tell how many caw spots there will be.
6. How many wrestlers will you be able to have on the screen at once?
I expect 15.
7. When is the game going to be released?
Right now, the game is set to be released sometime in the fall/summer of this year.
8. What is the price of SD3 going to be?
SD3 will be 50 dollars, like most PS2 games, unless it uses DVD capabilities.
ABOUT THE ENTRANCES
1. Are there going to be full entrances, or just titantron and moves like in the past Smackdowns?
Yukes is considering putting in full entrances. Take Yukes' poll to tell them that you want full entrances in SD3!
2. Will the game have real pyro or just a "boom" sound?
If Yukes decides to put full entrances, in there will definitely be pyro.
ABOUT THE WEAPONS
1. How many weapons is it possible to have on the screen at the same time?
As of right now, it is too early to tell, but with the power of the PS2, you can expect at least 8-10 weapons.
ABOUT REFEREES
1. Will there be a referee, a 3D referee?
There will be most likely a referee in 3D.
2. Will the referee hold your arm up and down and drop it like in real life when you are knocked out?
I don't think that they will do the 3 count when you are in a submission. |