18 Things WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 Did Better Than WWE 2K23

[@Josh-ww4ys]

I can’t be the only one that misses using real superstars in season mode

[@LoneWolfe_XX]

Man facts

[@Vision32599]

Trust me your not 😔😔😔

[@markl5998]

Wait, they force you to use a created wrestler?

[@LoneWolfe_XX]

@@markl5998 hell yea they do

[@ZAYYINDIGO]

It was the same thing with NBA 2K when they made MyPlayer into MyCareer and took away how you could play as one real NBA player during the season Smfh

[@bigbuddahboy18]

Also should be added: SVR 2007 had an absolute BANGER soundtrack. There was not 1 bad song on it. Miss this game so much!

[@alecrodrigues9254]

It was somewhere between happy... + Total f#+Ng wreck! I'm forced to Wonder if it had anything to do with the entrance themes not being mixed in, although I always missed slow chemical once they did away with it

[@jameswallace3439]

I actually like Vegas.

[@vivalafame]

Mannnnnn soundtrack was incredible and it put me on the on Three Days Grace

[@hogan4670]

SVR 07 also had real referees (Mike Chioda for RAW, Nick Patrick for Smackdown)

[@maxonaroll]

We're gonna get Aubrey Edwards for Fight Forever.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Not to mention jerry lawler with the jokes.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

What does Aubrey gotta do with this? She probably was in elementary.

[@ko-rp7ge]

That's dope

[@YvngSinatra860]

@@maxonaroll will we get her trying to outdo the wrestlers with her horrible faces and acting too?

[@rainmaker5692]

2007 for me is the best SVR game. It is the game that made slight adjustments from what we had until SVR 2006 which is fast paced gaming. 2007 did just fine. My favorite feature of 2007 is the ultimate control, I didn’t even do my basic grappling moves, I just spammed Ultimate Control moves lol. The thing about 2k is the graphics are great and suits the evolution of gaming. Unfortunately, the engine sucks. Wrestlers move like robots and the wrestlers collide with each other awkwardly.

[@tanishqsbasak475]

Agreed 💯

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

It is to this day the ultimate wrestling game for me. I hold SVR 07 in even higher regard than HCTP. 06 was fantastic too but SVR's adjustments to the control scheme and Ultimate Control has me coming back to it more often via emulators. Also, best soundtrack in any wrestling game. Not a single track I'd ever skip. 😀

[@BattleForGOD]

SVR 07 is good but 2K14 is still my favorite

[@warmachine3974]

2007 had one more awesome detail. An "adrenaline rush" mechanic that allowed you to lift one weight class higher than you normally could when your momentum meter was full. That enabled heavyweights to use power moves on Great Khali for brief bursts till the meter went back to normal either by timing out or using a finisher

[@declangaming24]

The season mode was great as khali or big show no one could stop the giant cruisers got flattened

[@warmachine3974]

@@declangaming24 I always play as a "heroic" (meaning characters that look and move like the main hero of an action movie) looking powerhouse in season mode, usually a CAW, so playing as a slow ultra heavyweight like Khali was never going to be fun for me

[@declangaming24]

@@warmachine3974 khali was op in the older games trade speed for pure strength

[@warmachine3974]

@@declangaming24 He *was*. Not arguing about him being OP at all. No selling strikes even from heavyweights isn't a joke. Just not my style, that's all. I like having both strength and speed like how HCTP allowed you to max out both

[@declangaming24]

@@warmachine3974 that's fine honestly on GM mode we all had a mix of cruisers - super heavyweights having big show, Mark Henry, khali, viscera squashing jobbers to build heat

[@itscreepyguy]

2K still misses many things that SvR series had, like the crowd interactons or parking lot backstage brawl with various car interactions

[@malakai.black90]

and a true GM mode / season mode

[@nabeedjojo]

5:46 so realistic. Even in the game Stephanie adds herself into storylines for no reasons

[@VersacesBizarreWorld]

There's one storyline that ends with Trish spanking Stephanie so

[@awesome1ru]

😭😭😭

[@Spider-Complexion]

Back when games weren’t solely corporate products One gripe in 2k23 is that the announcers do not stfu for certain entrances. It’s so annoying to hear them talk before Cena, Taker, or Triole H come out like they would do in real life at times.

[@pafoneto1275]

Jaja, you used the worst example. SVR 2007 was the first "corporation product".

[@SnbBossRebel]

Multiple announcement teams is a gem I never knew about, there’s so many little details that I wish were in the new games

[@OfficialGroundZxro]

SVR 2011 was the first one to have the same team on all brands. Ring announcers depending on the brand were a thing also up until 2K14. In 2K14, we had Justin Roberts for RAW, and Tony Chimel for SmackDown.

[@NOOBMASTER-we2xk]

they added more features and interactions in just 1-2gb of data, and now a days game's avg size is about 50gb but got nothing except graphics

[@23jrza]

Man SVR2007 gameplay was unrivaled imo. The amount of variety you get with your matches was insane. I really miss that as now a days the games are more limited as far as interacting with environment, in-ring storytelling, and player control.

[@bwareist]

2K23 is great, and if they continue to add onto the foundation with features from older games. It will reach GOAT status one day. For now SVR 07 imo is the best Wrestling Game ever made. While there are other GOAT tier games to me they don't hit as hard as 07 does.

[@OG2958]

Lmao at randy ripping his own signs 🤣

[@comet6740]

He is a legend now so it makes sense.

[@fenoh]

Heel

[@warmachine3974]

Only two complaints I had in 2007: Pinning moves getting replaced with generic moves in non pinning situations and having the same season mode for both Raw as well as Smackdown, especially if you used a CAW

[@sweetpetergeda]

07 that game. That's the game that made GM mode famous

[@warmachine3974]

@@sweetpetergeda One of the best in the series for sure. Like I said, my complaints were minor

[@ko-rp7ge]

Gm mode was dope. I would play it a lot.

[@OfficialGroundZxro]

That was 2008. 2007 had different storylines for RAW and SmackDown and they trade you to the other brand when they need to loop it. SVR 2008 had the same storylines for both brands, but they just switched up the superstars depending on the brand you were in at the time.

[@warmachine3974]

@@OfficialGroundZxro 2007 went into an endless loop as well. Only the first Wrestlemania storyline for RAW superstars was exclusive to them, otherwise you kept getting traded back and forth and had the same story arcs over and over

[@3znCOLD]

Back when games were made more for the fans and less devoted to corporate profit

[@faithlovehope5957]

All they need to do is remaster SVR 07' & 08' with community creations and I will literally die peacefully 😭

[@jhonnycultura4455]

Mix that up with svr 2011 with today's graphics... A season mode that lets you be a manager... I would put triple threat tag team tlc matches... Different strategies to raise the momentum depending if your a heel or baby face, more cinematics added to universe mode... In wwe2k14 there's literally less of them

[@tydurk]

Man im waiting like crazy bro all i wanna do is play old games on my p5

[@bramdonbrutus3711]

Every wwe game 2k put out is 2 steps forward 10 steps backwards

[@shweeniemccocko2177]

How many videos have you commented this on?

[@scarvello]

Yep

[@cooldinom]

Nostalgia driven hater

[@tinyj0k3rrrr51]

I disagree jalb

[@diabu123]

Absolutely

[@Mjwara]

It's crazy how a game from 2006 looks better than a game from 2023. It's should be the other way around.

[@jareddavulture58]

...?? Lol u think it looks better graphics wise than 2k23... yikes

[@ramilovestoedge]

​@@jareddavulture58superstar models , shading and game audio are all better in SVR 07

[@stevobangz]

Not gonna lie, I played 2K23 for a week since the initial release and haven’t played it since.

[@benjaminmozin1478]

Same...

[@kendarius23]

It so boring

[@stevobangz]

@@kendarius23 Thank you bruh! I only bought it for the showcase mode and John Cena’s attires bc they look absolutely fire 🔥🔥🔥 immediately after I went back to modding and playing WWE 2K14! Check out the modding content for that game on my channel bro

[@vaaaaa1995]

They dont ever have Batista's rope shake in the games but at least then, I would just use that ultimate control in that clip right after the Spinebuster and before the thumbs up/down taunt.

[@sweetpetergeda]

07 graphics were beautiful as well

[@nugotmoves2602]

Svr 07 has the most accurate HBK to this day

[@naimfebruary9913]

Idk why wwe 2k23 face so ugly. Not accurate like svr .

[@JayB-XS]

Damn, this was 15 years ago and holds up well. Although the graphics have obviously improved in WWE2k23 it's not exactly in a mind blowing way, considering the 15 year difference!

[@KIPPZY]

I’m so glad I bought this back yesterday. It sucks you can’t play this on Series X though.

[@spacecase7504]

I miss just freely climbing the announce tables

[@edgarallanpoe2553]

I wish have this commentary changer. I wish I could use Jim and Jerry Lawyer in my attitude era Universe mode

[@shweeniemccocko2177]

Or just a different commentary team. We’ve had the same commentary since 2k18

[@jaredzeno472]

It's like the saying goes, you don't know what you got until it's gone. Felt like SVR 2007 didn't get enough appreciation. So much freedom

[@tjpowell234]

And wish there was more to do in the crowd. Idk how they can't manage a bigger backstage, weapon grapples, more stiff to interact with in the crowd, and better blood spread. Wwe 2k23 is a fun game though in my opinion. P.s. I forgot how cool the story was using actual non created superstars and the custom locker room. I'll never know why so many years later all this stuff got taken out. Not like they dont have the resources.. if they just add back how big backstage was. That would make it so much more fun.

[@DeadBoyKo]

1. The crowd part made me sad 2. How is the choosing commentary teams option not a thing 3. The cage door should always been a thing because in what match have anyone broke the the cell wall just to get out 4. Customized locker room should be a thing in 2k 5. Choking someone with a cable would be cool in modern games

[@BenMather-g1l]

Back when WWE cared about their games

[@brandonmorgan8975]

A better GM Mode that was actually fully done

[@laminorir]

Also THQ games had amazing camera angels

[@tanishqsbasak475]

Edge vs Matt with lita as special ref , I'm just ded🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WizeBan]

😁

[@ReinEngel]

HCTP - SvR07 is the golden era, especially when you consider the DOR games came out during that time period, too.

[@daniellisica4189]

7:58 anyone else get disappointed when they made their guy a cruiserweight and they still couldn’t challenge for the title?

[@avklipz4568]

07-08 to me still hands down are the best,even the lighting and graphics were killer for the games at the time

[@DarkManX16]

The storylines for season mode are also better and voice acting too

[@squarepickle]

2007: Batistabomb Lita through the announce table for the win. 2023: You accidentally pushed Lita down when she was at ringside... disqualification! So much for women being taken more seriously in the modern day, huh? 😂😂

[@Leon_ZX]

Imagine the same guys that made SVR games were still making WWE games

[@tjpowell234]

I miss the SvR series. 2k23 is really good. Just wish they had a Backstage like Smackdown here comes the pain. Or 2k19.. also I forgot until finishing this video all the stuff you could do. Like ultimate control moves. Actually opening the Hell in a cell door. Like i said 2k23 is fun. I just don't understand why they took out so many features with today's technology and everything else.. I'm not game creator so maybe there is a good reason idk. Even the little things like climbing announcement tables, getting weapons from the crowd, the season mode, and ripping crowd signs. The little things made it so cool

[@TT337___]

Yeah it’s crazy with the advanced tech they just give us less been saying this ! Idk man

[@PhilJuco]

2K23 looks great, but the backstage is one of the most disappointing I've played in a WWE game. Even No Mercy on the N64 had a better/more interactive backstage area.

[@jitsingh9593]

2k is really putting hard efforts to destroy and remove cool fratures from their game

[@BrightSkie]

2k didnt make svr

[@slainclothing9348]

That’s because THQ made the SVR series.

[@bigman2352]

SvR2006 - 2009 were the best ones!.. Oh it’s true! It’s damn true!

[@voltagep1155]

Number 13 was a straight up robbery😂😂

[@WizeBan]

😁

[@janduarte1044]

Things that should make sense in 2K23 if the devs would have bothered: - Crowd Area Interactions (including climbing the scaffolding just to make high dives - Intergender matches (we have Chyna and Rhea Ripley beating men, and I wanna see this again). - Elimination Chamber Finisher dives - Ultimate Grapples (for controls) - Hell in a Cell door opening (not chained) - Ripping up crowd signs - Complaining to the referee (especially if you have a superstar who happens to be a Karen) - Leaning ladders on another ladder - Ignoring the referee. - Climbing announcers table (I missed this so much). What wouldn't make sense in WWE 2k23 today: - spinner belt (I know spinning is cool but not anymore :( ) - locker rooms (don't need this necessarily unless it has season mode) - Season mode (the game is focused mostly on WWE history than making your own Season mode (Universe is actually a sandbox but it's hard to execute the "season mode" style)) - multiple backstage areas (too much work to do but need more interactive objects though) Also, SVR 2007 is better than WWE 2K23 in terms of mechanics. But would still love to have them in the most recent WWE games.

[@jhonnycultura4455]

Some svr 2011 moves.. you could drag opponents by the legs and to the ring post to make them the most painful move ever 😂 Also triple threat tag team tlc matches... It's that hard?

[@janduarte1044]

@@jhonnycultura4455 damn. I forgot that 2011 had them. 😂

[@TNyce-tk6ed]

Damn this just reminded me how much time I spent on this game

[@JGRJakks]

You can't compared THQ & Jakks Pacific inc.'s WWE games with 2K's WWE games, 2K will never have that great build that has the Smackdown VS Raw games

[@waiseshah7458]

Wow all these years of loving and playing this game and I didn’t even know that you could grab and rip up crowd signs. Or maybe I just forgot but I remember everything else that made this game one the best that they ever made! I wish they’d bring back a lot of details and features they used to have into the new games with modern graphics.

[@user-vj9qz3br6l]

Hopefully 2K24 will have more blood and more features like other previously released WWE games-I’m going to pass up on 2K23…and maybe buy it once it goes down in price, big maybe

[@Zay0010]

2k23 does have more blood, it goes all the way down to they neck

[@Pratik_yadaw]

Wwe 2k23 has only one thing which is one lady saying alright thats it every goddammn minute

[@vishansilva8546]

It’s just sad to me that a game like SVR 07 had some amazing features and 2k can’t even give those simple features in a games it’s honestly sad.

[@SmoothSportsGaming]

One of the things that can directly be compared is the grappling system. Both games have an initial grapple system but 07 does it better. In 2K23 there's only 1 animation, the collar and elbow tie up 👎 In SVR07 you could perform 4 different initial grapples that lead to more moves and more animations. Collar and elbow, arm wringer, knee to gut, and front face lock Doing big moves from a collar & Elbow makes no sense in terms of realism, but that's your only choice in 23

[@wingedhussar1453]

Most moves are done from coolar and elbow

[@SmoothSportsGaming]

@@wingedhussar1453 No. Collar and Elbow is only done in the beginning of matches when both Wrestlers agree to engage in a test of positioning and strength. It's not a means to perform big maneuvers. It would also be insane to perform it while someone is dazed. Seeing as they both need to initiate it at the same time.

[@wingedhussar1453]

@Smooth Realism and thts why 4 set up grapples is even more ridiculous. However you want to take it the way 23 is more realstic then older games of 4 difrent grapple set ups. Most moves after initial coolar and elbow turn into combos etc

[@SmoothSportsGaming]

@@wingedhussar1453 In Pro Wrestling like WWE in real life.... Collar and Elbow lock up are not performed to set up big moves and strikes. In SVR07 Collar and Elbow was 1 of 4 initial grapples that you had A CHOICE to perform, in order to access specific moves. But the other 3 initial grapples were more believable and were realistic ways to set up moves and and strikes.

[@wingedhussar1453]

@Smooth Realism stil in a match after the initial lockup whatever it is you don't use that as a set up to moves at all after. It's usually just punches and groggy state that transition to moves so in a sense old games were not realstic

[@teammacdaddy]

I hate how they took out leaning ladders you can lean the ladder on the ropes to jump out but you can’t lean the ladder from outside the ring to jump in or on the ladder 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@alexander1389]

the ONLY thing I didn't like about SVR 07 was the fact that I couldn't use grapple attacks as a smaller wrestler against a bigger wrestler

[@Lawliett-31]

No for me it was necessary for a realistic game. And it was a very good idea

[@alexander1389]

@@Lawliett-31 I understand the need for realism now, but idc about that at the age of 6 lol

[@Boogfinker]

The big thing I find 2K doesn’t understand is how to have fun gameplay

[@pafoneto1275]

They aren't trying to make it fun, but to make it realistic. You people shouldn't search for arcade fun in simulation games. That is childish.

[@bjbanisin6513]

Svr 2007 was THQ & 2k took over.

[@klauswalker6575]

Fighting in the parking garage or fighting outside of WWE would have been a big ass upgrade in 2022 and 2023 and that running up the ladder you can't even do that in the new games

[@KaeDaTwin]

Which Wwe game was it that actually showed the affects of the injured part… like if you injured the leg and the person ran they would fall due to having been severely damaged

[@WizeBan]

i think it was svr 06

[@KaeDaTwin]

Okay that was nice made the game more realistic

[@Jacobowitness]

I remember watching the trailer for this when I was young. Looked so great

[@tribalchief91567]

Svr 2007 has one thing that is better than almost every game It has a final boss lvl character Yes i am talking about great khali Khali is the only superstar in the game with a ultra heavyweight class to the point even undertaker cant lift him Fighting khali in normal mode is already a pain in the ass but if you fight him in legend mode,boi that's truly a hellish match

[@BlackSnow2393]

First time I've seen SvR 07 being praised anywhere online. All I ever see is HCTP, 08, and 2k14. 07 is the best in my personal opinion.

[@D3athBlade]

nicely made video. well done :)

[@WizeBan]

Thank you :)

[@johnboy4955]

Watching the 07 gameplay gives me so much nostalgia 😢😮❤

[@bbystar1017x1]

We were content with not being able to edit superstar attires because theres so many good features in the game that holds up today. My only complaint is the ring bell sound effect from the older svr games 😂

[@Tybang]

You are right im about to buy a Xbox 360 in 2K 7😂

[@Zanis__]

SVR 2006 In PSP version the spinner belt can spin

[@roach_garden]

The more realistic it gets the more lazy it gets.

[@letswatch0_0]

I was so mad playing 2k23 wen I couldn’t do my finisher off the elimination chamber .. I knew the old games let you do that

[@lordpigster]

Another thing is the weigh class system. I loved using Khali back then because he was the most OP character

[@jimmy9624]

This is a good list! Kinda forgot about some of these.

[@greenpointscorp3946]

Coming from ps1 wrestling games seeing svr07 back in the day was just so jaw dropping

[@richarddickson3050]

Ah The Good old days

[@brotoonstwins]

It always bothered me a lot that they made the arena is so dark until like smackdown versus Raw 2011. Everyone knows that a WWE show is well-lit with arena lights why is it so dark. It looks like the undertaker is about to come out

[@MrYodi93]

THIS IS WHY REALISTIC GRAPHICS NEVER BEAT FUN GRAPHICS

[@Prince-Kaven]

Number 9 you can actually do. All you have to do is create a custom attire for a wwe superstar and keep the "Use as alternate Attire" box unchecked and you can then import them into myrise as you would any custom superstar

[@carrotnoranch]

Didn’t work when I tried any advice?

[@danielsheehan5396]

The voice fot Lita counting to 10 gave me flashbacks omg 😭🤣

[@marshallsmith6546]

Mannn season mode was the best !!! And able to get dq when there’re touching the ropes was a small detail I miss

[@_qjackson]

Number 6 it’s cool how they even have how triple h and undertaker would uniquely leave the ring

[@eugenearmagotti949]

I just want to be able to do whatever I want and go where ever I want. I wish things were more interactive & there were a lot more weapons

[@Zackey-Zackk]

Honestly 2K needs to take some notes from THQ gameplay wise they failed detail wise they exceeded expectations because how the hell does the spinner belt not spin make it make sense in 2023

[@warmachine3974]

They probably decided to follow the era when the center plate was fixed and no longer spun. Still doesn't justify using the static "spinner" belt for the era when it was still a spinning one

[@Zackey-Zackk]

@@warmachine3974 yeah I agree

[@Sinraiser]

Last wwe game I played was SVR 2007, now I got ek23. Sometimes is good to turn the page.

[@jameswallace3439]

The multiple commentators is the reason why I have SVR 2007(with Fight Night inside)and SVR 2010.

[@traidough6L]

I think its a reason why all these features haven’t been added since then

[@ikkaku5566]

When comes to career/season mode, my favorite would be WWE Smackdown Shut your mouth. Probably due to better free roam, less restricted in how you want to do the story....

[@randy94willimas]

Had this game as a kid. It was waaaayyyyy ahead of its time

[@pafoneto1275]

A head of it's time? It wasn't even the best wrestling game at that time. And how can be AHEAD of its time if future games have nothing similar ?

[@Crushbra]

Almost got excited seeing Scott Steiner in a WWE game. Then I realized it was 2K23

[@jareddavulture58]

Only two things I miss are special referees and the season mode. I hate season mode this year. I wish it was more open and not so narrow

[@Gaming_A011]

My first game was SvR2007 and my last game for now is W2K23....... I really miss my CAW and everything in general back there

[@ThaOgVlone]

The first couple of the SVR were probably the best wwe games ever made

[@jareddavulture58]

Nooo. No mercy is and will always be the greatest wrestling game of all time

[@ThaOgVlone]

@@jareddavulture58 that is a really good one

[@BattleForGOD]

Number 17 and 18 i want back . Doesn't even make sense why 17 hasn't returned . We still see that in wrestling alot .and the spinner championship should move even if you cant control it. Also the spinner looks so bad in 23.

[@Podgorski37]

Here we go, clinging to nostalgia again

[@BenMather-g1l]

Hardly! It's not difficult to see how much more care was put into games back then. He's just stating the truth

[@pafoneto1275]

​@@BenMather-g1l They put care into modern games, that is why they are so realistic. You are just talking nonsense.

[@BenMather-g1l]

@@pafoneto1275 Are you high? There hasn't been a decent WWE game since SVR2007

[@pafoneto1275]

@@BenMather-g1l have you actually played them?

[@BenMather-g1l]

@@pafoneto1275 Yes

[@Robin-kp1nv]

SVR07 is probably the best WWE game alongside Here Comes the Pain. Also lucky Orton at 14:22 lol

[@BrainlezDope]

SVR made Triple H shredded and gave Stephanie some slobber knockers.

[@WessideVibez]

As much as I played SVR06, I HAVE NEVER SEEN PPV MODE used! Lol or I don’t remember it

[@craigthompson168]

Definitely miss throwing a superstar into a garbage truck and having him crushed to death on the way to the landfill.

[@un-fun-kneetv]

#19. Play as Chris Benoit

[@CRISTIANO7SIMAR]

Even SVR2008 have all these things

[@chrisgaudet5804]

That dump truck spot... I owned that game for many years and never knew about this. Also, Bret killed Shane there... there was no KO...

[@TT337___]

Tbh the season mode alone was enough for me where is something that cool and in depth with the promos and story at

[@collinsal1433]

The arena “crowd fight” spot is SO lame especially against SVR days….