WWF Smackdown 3 (Working Title) In Line For PS2

The World Wrestling Federation franchise is expected to make its highly anticipated PlayStation 2 debut during the fall of this year with WWF SmackDown! 3 (working title). Also scheduled to hit store shelves this summer is a World Wrestling Federation game for the Nintendo Game Boy Color handheld system.

“Having sold well over four million World Wrestling Federation videogames to date on multiple platforms, the progression to PlayStation 2 will thrill our fans,” stated Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American Publishing, THQ. “We can’t wait to show off the look and feel of the World Wrestling Federation franchise on a system as powerful as PlayStation 2.”

“These additional games and platforms will strongly compliment the previously announced WWF Raw Is War for Xbox, as well as our other World Wrestling Federation videogames already on the market,” said Jamie Wood, senior vice president Action Toys, JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

Developed by Yukes Co. of Japan, which is partially owned by THQ, WWF SmackDown! 3 for PlayStation 2 will feature all the bonecrunching, slobber knocking, over the top action that is the World Wrestling Federation. Yukes also developed the chart-topping WWF SmackDown! and WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role. WWF SmackDown! 3 will now pick up where the others left off. It boasts 78 styles of matches, 35 superstars and over 1,000 different moves. There will be six-man tag-team matches and up to nine superstars can face off in the ring simultaneously. Players will be able to rush their opponent as they enter the ring, fight with their own tag team partner after a loss, and distract the referee before performing dastardly deeds. All of this comes complete with play-by-play commentary and a solid 60 frames per second.

The World Wrestling Federation game for Game Boy Color is developed by Way Forward Technologies and will allow the user to control one of four World Wrestling Federation Superstars in an all out effort to rescue the kidnapped Stephanie McMahon. This action adventure features six complete levels filled with kidnapping adversaries, implements of destruction, and hidden rooms. It also showcases interactive environments littered with power-ups allowing for superstar special moves. The unique story mode requires the hero to overtake all obstacles and opposition in order to safely return Stephanie McMahon and regain the World Wrestling Federation Championship.