New match types The Elimination Chamber and the Bra & Panties match were included for the first time. A Game Of Many FirstsĪs well as the new grapple system WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain introduced a whole load of firsts for a WWE game. The grapple system adds a great deal of depth to the game, but it still moves at that quick and arcady pace that the series is known for. Add to this a new submission system and a body damage system and it is just mind-blowing how much they were able to change the core gameplay while keeping the feeling of the game the same. You now had a new grapple system that greatly expanded the number of moves a wrestler could now do. This game changed up the gameplay considerably. I get why they did this and it does streamline things, but I do wish they let us walk around like in SmackDown: Shut Your Mouth. It loses the first-person point of view from the previous game and instead has you using menus to move around the locker room/backstage area.

Season Mode in WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain gives you a lot of leeway in what you do.

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