Smackdown - Here Comes The Pain- Page

For fans of a certain age, Here Comes the Pain isn't just a video game. It is the sound of a PlayStation 2 fan spinning up, the feeling of a Friday night with three friends and four controllers, and the last time a wrestling game truly felt like the real thing —only faster, bloodier, and infinitely more fun.

You have icons like You have the golden age of the SmackDown Six: Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Chavo Guerrero. And you have the monstrous new guard: Brock Lesnar (the cover star), John Cena (in his "Doctor of Thuganomics" rookie year), Batista, and Randy Orton. Smackdown - Here Comes The Pain-

In the sprawling history of wrestling video games, a few titles stand as monuments. For the "Attitude Era," there was WWF No Mercy . For the arcade generation, there was WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game . But for the golden age of the Ruthless Aggression Era—specifically the year 2003—there is only one undisputed champion: WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain . For fans of a certain age, Here Comes