Best Thing About Every Single WWE Smackdown vs RAW Game

[@RRNumber4]

SVR 11 was basically like playing with action figures in a video game 🔥🔥🐐

[@notacat7127]

I’m like number 69. Nice

[@Fulgore2005]

While 2008 had a lackluster roster (not surprising given the WWE controversies around 2007 as well as several people left the WWE at the time), but I loved the Hall of Fame section and the further addition of ECW. The commentary of Joey Styles and Tazz never gets old IMO, especially when dirty moves were performed.

[@alec2000]

The SmackDown Vs Raw games are the quintessential of WWE video games. This entire series was perfect in almost every way. Yeah, they had flaws, but their positives FAR outweigh the negatives. Kickass licensed soundtracks in every single game that introduced millions of us to many legendary rock bands and hip hop artists, legendary game modes such as the Season/Road to WrestleMania modes, GM Mode, customizable locker rooms in the first 2 games, crowd fighting in the first 3 games, unique and awesome gameplay in every game (for the most part), and overall, insane amounts of replay value with the crazy amount of match types in every game and the Ruthless Aggression roster truly is the GOAT of WWE rosters. Overall, while each game does have its flaws, I’ll always love this series for how many fun memories it gave me and my family during this time, and still to this day. Long live SVR.❤️

[@kaydonrollins4543]

This is so accurate I still listen to Three Days Grace to this day because of the songs on smackdown versus raw 07

[@ir6734]

So was it perfect or did it have flaws?

[@javi994]

@@ir6734every game has flaws

[@javi994]

@@ir6734nothing’s perfect

[@amare1367]

nah 2008 was bad

[@realwelder3529]

I like the Smackdown! VS RAW series much better than 2k games. I still play them from time to time... nostalgia.

[@KJ_Styles]

Bro. The weapons actions of 2008 and physics of 2011 put every modern WWE2k game to shame!!! This is actually quite sad.

[@TK_Tempest]

that's true. I like the simulation-arcade style of the latest 2K games starting 19 (except 20). The greatest thing that is missing in those games are the impressive weapon physics from SVR2011

[@D1Bay-onTap]

Create a story was the best thing of SvR 2010 imo

[@PapaCoco1128]

I’d give the GM Mode advantage to 07, and say the best thing about 06 was the introduction of Title Matches in Exhibition Mode.

[@rubenarriaga3029]

06 vs 07 Gm mode is more on preference if you wanted more freedom 06 was the way to go if you wanted more structure 07 was it

[@ShanetheFreestyler]

Hands down, the older WWE games just did it better. Devs didn't have to spend the greater part of the year making sure each wrestler was digitally scanned in and every arena was 4K photorealistic, they could just focus on making a damn good game! I got one for the people doing all those N64 decompilations: Why not work on No Mercy next?

[@awesomecocoapuff99]

It will never get better than the SVR games again. WWE games were just peak during the 2000s.

[@DJDoubleCee]

The GM mode was my favorite mode in the SvR series. You get to make matches. It was a bit of a pain in the neck to watch your budget though and make sure your wrestlers didn’t jump ship to the other brand.

[@cullenjay3466]

Svr 07 Ultimate Control grapples was great too Also stacked tables were in 07 as well 😉

[@tyto9786]

I’d argue the “Create your own story” in SVR 10 was better than the blood. It’s a shame it was never brought back

[@jeremiahmorin1867]

People are STILL getting mileage out of create a story to this day

[@RiGrêmioNetoo]

I love the menus, graphics, wrestlers art and general art design of SVR 2009, not to mention the badass soundtrack that got me into metal

[@Seetherfan25]

Same. Almoat every svr kid says 09 is the weakest but i just love it. Also IMO it has the best aoundtrack that a game ever had not even wrestling but in general. It had a full licenced soundtrack but also the theme song of almoat every playable superstar!! Also the Road to wrestlemania was so awesome!!

[@benespinosa6725]

The smackdown vs raw collect a diva storyline is awesome i collected that trophy a few years ago since it was my first attempt with help from watching KZbin videos about it.

[@nobodyfamousX]

Ironically svr11 was my last game before I fell off the franchise for a few years. Since then I've played 2k14, 17, and now I own 23. None of them have had weapons physics as good as 2011

[@Mac_Kymera]

Best thing was having Torrie Wilson as my manager 🤣 I really miss Yukes and the SvR games. RIP. Best six-seven years of my life.

[@JM1993951]

Voiceovers severely limited the season modes, though. I preferred the less linear style of SYM and HCTP. They felt like a sports game. After SvR we got overly scripted story modes. Very little replay value.

[@jumpman2326]

SmackDown vs Raw was the prime of WWE games

[@rubenarriaga3029]

For me it’s from Smackdown Shut your mouth to SVR 2007 that’s the best 5 consecutive games of all time imo

[@kratos8529]

​@@rubenarriaga3029 wwe games are dead after WWE 13

[@freddy1851]

SVR 2006 and 2007 are easily the best ones and I like 2008 as well

[@elleni-41]

I don't like the 2k series..i love the old games, wrestle mania 2000.. attitude, no mercy..

[@ShanetheFreestyler]

Ah, WWF Attitude was my first WWE game! It may have been clunky as hell and SmackDown and SmackDown 2 would far surpass it in gameplay, but the amount of customization options you had for match types, (e,g, an adjustable time limit that also adjusted damage scaling), the ability to chance the colors of the arena curtains, ring ropes, and lights! You could be as ridiculous as to have green ropes, a blue ring, and everything in purple lights! Speaking of ridiculous, the way any superstar could get covered blood if enabled was almost comical if you decided to have an hour long match. Even Head, an unlockable character who was literally Al Snow's mannequin head with floating hands and feet could get cuts on their invisible body! Did I mention this was on PS1, long before SmackDown HCTP reintroduced a tamer, but more realistic blood mode on PS2? Good times.

[@elleni-41]

@@ShanetheFreestyler ..mania 2000 is my favorite, u change characters their attire their names just their whole look in general.. I still have my original Nintendo 64 from 1996 that me and my brother bought back then.. and I play all those games on there till this day..😅😅

[@ShanetheFreestyler]

@@elleni-41 That's another thing. Depending on which console you had, you had a very different selection of wrestling games to play! In fact, I think only WWF Attitude, War Zone, and ECW Hardcore Revolution were on both PS1 and N64. And since I brought it up, I might as well mention that not only did Hardcore Revolution used the same clunky engine as War Zone and Attitude, but they also forgot to remove the WWF logo from the microphone weapon!

[@Waluigiisbest99]

the only issue with adding VA's to the season mode was that it made the season mode far more linear with less branching paths, well hctp with no va's had very free telling stories with multiple choices and ways things would branch out.

[@JM1993951]

Best thing about SvR 2009 is that GameStop at least gave me $14 when I took it back after realizing it didn’t have GM mode. I didn’t think it was something I needed to check before buying. I took a 4 year break from WWE games after that

[@ousmansano21]

So you still went home with the game or?

[@Beast_the_smash_guy]

I swear the 2007 GM mode's computer gm was a CHEARTER! Yes, cause Great Khali vs Trish Stratus should be 4 stars, while my Eddie Guerrero vs Kurt angle table match is 3.5 stars!

[@MR.__G]

PlayStation needs to add this series into their store. I haven’t played a svr game since 07 and even that experience was very brief.

[@parkerdaley2549]

They really need to remake these games

[@boredbitch666]

2k would fuck it up tho microtransitions,billions of glitches,replacing the goated soundtrack with a terrible new one

[@lilgemini4032]

They can’t cause under the name of the logo has a year on it

[@Waluigiisbest99]

hard disagree with the first option, made the season mode far more linear and far less freedom, major downgrade from hctp and shut your mouth, i would say svr was where the trend of removing stuff really started, starting with the removal of going backstage during matches.

[@TV-Tony]

I also like the different fighting styles and your progress being charted in Smackdown vs. Raw 2008. The managing of days off was a bit much though.

[@trennwilliams1066]

I think they scared to remaster these games because they know these are 10xs better then 2k and people would stop playing their shit all around

[@iansmalley2956]

Plus not being allowed to use the likeness of certain people anymore

[@trennwilliams1066]

@@iansmalley2956 true, then they better stop being cheap

[@chisomibezim1481]

The best thing about svr 10 was create a story or rival interferences, not blood lol. Out of all the things, that's what you chose? 😂

[@jdixon390]

Ok, the 2011 physics system was great, but not Universe Mode?

[@isaacjohnson3384]

To be fair I’ve only played SVR 2010 on the original Wii and SVR 2011 on Xbox360 I loved both road to WrestleMaina

[@cathallynch1]

The frustration with every game is why they choose to remove things instead of giving us options to toggle them off or on. Rosters I understand but match types and locations should always stay.

[@TanakaSigauke]

If they remastered svr ild spend all my money lmao

[@Chichimee]

SmackDown vs Raw is undefeated

[@kingwokester7324]

I personally would’ve chose SVR2010’s story designer over the blood physics when it comes to what was the best. It’s a shame how WWE2k15 took that all away.

[@fikriyh555]

The only downside of the SvR games(that get fixed somehow in 2K Games) is alternate attire, man they're so few choices.

[@thoroughbredunderdog]

Some are so seamless and smooth

[@obinoti]

WWE SmackDown! here comes the pain ❤

[@kevinzurita9731]

Hope he does the vest and worst things for the smackdown games

[@kylehunt8346]

I preferred season mode to road to wrestlemania

[@jeremypresutti]

I disagree with voiced season mode. It takes away the ability to have truly large branching season mode. Smackdown 2 had the best season mode for that reason.

[@lilgemini4032]

Smackdown 2 has not aged well

[@jeremypresutti]

@@lilgemini4032 lol no

[@lilgemini4032]

@@jeremypresuttiYeah you’re wrong, Smackdown SYM and HCTP has better season mode

[@jeremypresutti]

@@lilgemini4032 it literally doesn't. Smackdown 2 is the only one that had non repetitive branching stories. The others were the same thing over and over and over again.

[@the757general2]

@@jeremypresutti non branching story paths doesn't automatically make it better

[@mattdeinken6580]

I wasn't a big fan of some of the controls of most the smackdown vs raw games

[@gamechannel2157]

Wow 2007! 2009(

[@Dts-r6y]

2K games are just terrible. I miss the times when you can use your own music Create finishers stuff like that

[@simiwade7773]

Svr LG

[@syedbadshah12345]

SvR 2008 a weak game? What are you smoking? It’s the second best after 2011

[@SuperLumianaire]

The only way I can really beat GM mode is to just go through it with two players. It didn't exactly tell me how to make a five-star match at all.

[@freddy1851]

SVR 2006 and 2007 are easily the best ones and I like 2008 as well