WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain

A substantial improvement over the previous game. Although I prefer the more fluid grapple system of SYM, this game allows for a larger variety of moves and there's a pin/submission system that's coherent and makes sense. The season mode is much smaller in scale but is more polished and never has you sitting around doing nothing or wasting time running around backstage. Also liked the new match types - elimination chamber is a really cool addition.

if it was easier for me to play this with all the created wrestlers i want, so it would have a more complete roster, i could probably play its season mode forever. and it was really fun to play with friends. all it needs to be perfect is a GM mode. but really if they make a new game with a season mode like this i'll come back to WWE games. and it shouldnt be too hard, also bring back create a storyline and shit and have the online sharing of season mode stuff etc

Gets tedious. The opponents are so OP you have to cheese the matches and can't do fun moves or eg. table spots. Worse in story mode, cos you start weaker than the AIs and there are so many blocks to progress, eg losing SPs so easily. I had to use save states to avoid going insane. You are also constantly put against the same few wrestlers in repetitive no stipulation matches.Also, tons of loading screens. But I did put in a good few hours to get the title so I have to give it that.