WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain

WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
North American cover art featuring Brock Lesnar, Torrie Wilson, Matt Hardy, Rey Mysterio, John Cena and The Undertaker.
DeveloperYuke's
Publishers
DirectorTaka Chihaya
ProducerNorifumi Hara
DesignersYasushi Funakoshi
Sensho Mori
Hironobu Kama
ProgrammerSumiaki Kawasaki
WriterKenzy Nakamura
ComposerMomo Michishita
SeriesSmackDown!
PlatformPlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: October 27, 2003
  • EU: November 7, 2003
  • JP: January 29, 2004
GenreSports
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 5 in Japan) is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ for PlayStation 2 in North America on October 27, 2003, Europe on November 7, 2003, and Japan on January 29, 2004. It is the sequel to WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth and the fifth and final game in the WWE SmackDown! series based on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Here Comes the Pain received positive reviews. The game would be succeeded by WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw in 2004.