| Gaming has taken over the entertainment field as | | | | there are no restrictions in the gameplay. The player |
| one of the most popular forms of entertainment, | | | | needn't stick to a particular set of directions to |
| both for children and adults. Over the past 20 years, | | | | complete the game. He can roam all over the city, do |
| there has been a drastic increase in the sales of | | | | what he likes, whenever he likes. This makes the |
| gaming devices, like consoles and other handheld | | | | game more realistic, thus gaining great popularity |
| gadgets. Video games have replaced television and | | | | among the gaming audience. |
| books as the most sought after mode of recreation. | | | | Another very famous game is the WWE |
| In this regard, there has been a great influx of | | | | Smackdown series. This series of games has been |
| gaming gadgets, each one more developed and | | | | developed after the popular television show, WWE. |
| including more features than its predecessor. One | | | | Judging by the enthusiastic response for the WWE |
| such gadget is the Playstation 2, or shortly, PS2. This | | | | television show, game developers came to the |
| is a gaming console which can be connected to the | | | | conclusion that if this concept evolved into a game, it |
| television, and using special discs, can be used to play | | | | would be patronized, and rightly so. As soon as the |
| games. Playstation 2 was released in 2000 as the | | | | first edition of WWE Smackdown hit the market, it |
| successor to the original. | | | | was a huge success, mainly among kids. Soon, WWE |
| Playstation 2 games are manufactured in discs that | | | | Smackdown 2 was released, which tasted similar |
| contain the game data. With the release of many | | | | success. You can find more information on gaming at |
| famous games as PS2 compatible discs, the demand | | | | Currently, WWE Smackdown 4 is the latest version |
| for PS2 increased greatly leading to a major | | | | among this series of WWE Smackdown games. All |
| revolution in the gaming industry, bringing down the | | | | these playstation 2 games involve all the excitement |
| sales of computer games. Some of the famous PS2 | | | | of the WWE television show. The player has the |
| games are discussed in the following paragraphs. | | | | option of choosing the type of wrestling match, the |
| The 'Grand Theft Auto' series is one of the most | | | | wrestlers involved in the match, and the winning |
| popular selling games of the PS2. This game is a free | | | | conditions. They can perform a variety of realistic |
| form adventure-cum-action game, where the player | | | | moves to bring down their opponent and win the |
| is given control of a particular character, the name | | | | match. Newer versions include the feature of |
| and appearance of the character varying with | | | | customizing the wrestler, where the player can |
| versions of the game. The player starts off as a | | | | customize his wrestler, right from the appearance, |
| normal citizen of a city, and gradually rises to become | | | | the ring costume, the moves, special moves and |
| a gangster, stealing cars, and performing bank | | | | entrance styles. This has made this series very |
| robberies. The game is versatile in the sense that | | | | popular among the WWE loving audience. |