Review · Sports · PlayStation
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
Reviewed: 22 May 2026
PlayStation
Yuke's Co · 2000
Ludograph rating
Growth (BDS)
43
Risk (RIS)
12
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.50 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.17 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.65 | |
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role offers engaging competitive play, developing hand-eye coordination, reaction time, and strategic thinking within the context of professional wrestling. Players can enjoy the thrill of victory and the challenge of mastering various wrestling moves and tactics.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.17 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.17 | |
The game contains frequent wrestling violence, which is often trivialized for entertainment. While there are no direct monetization pressures, the competitive nature could lead to frustration. The representation of gender and ethnicity is limited due to the nature of the sport at the time.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.33 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.33 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.