WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, named Exciting Pro Wrestling 3 in Japan, is a 2001 professional wrestling video game for the PlayStation 2. It was published by THQ and developed by Yuke's. The Rock is on the cover of the game. It is the third game in the WWF SmackDown! series, the first for the PlayStation 2, and the last under the WWF name, as the World Wrestling Federation was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund. It is the sequel to WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role and was followed by WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth.[1]
| WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It | |
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| Developer(s) | Yuke's |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Series | WWE 2K  |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Genre(s) | Professional wrestling Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
The game was released in Europe on November 16, 2001, in North America on November 19, 2001[2] and in Japan on January 24, 2002. It is the first game in the series to have commentary, which is provided by Michael Cole and Tazz.
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Just Bring It received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic.[3] However, the game's in-game commentary has been criticized.[6][14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[7]
It received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[19] selling at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[20]
