SVGR - WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 (XBOX 360)

Episode 102: WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 is a professional wrestling video game released by THQ and developed by Yuke's. The game is based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is the eighth installment of the WWE SmackDown! series and is the successor to 2005's WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 and was succeeded by WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008.

[@jonnyg8694]

I grew up playing this on PS2. I have to say at the time this was my favorite WWE game and it still is!

[@jcam.hart8]

Jonathan Gαмвιиσ me to :)

[@whiteshipcentral4767]

After wwe 2006 THQ started to focus more on next generation Console games... No weapons physics in 2011 ps2

[@christiangutierrez3820]

I agree wwe had fantastic stage designs back then. Now it's all similar and boring.

[@ganggreen9750]

Christian Gutierrez Fact smh it's a shame

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

Exactly! Back in 2008, WWE made their shows have the exact same setting and I was disappointed. I miss the old settings.

[@cwatson42785]

I'm the head of set design currently in the wwe. Thanks! Lol. If you think it's easy I want you to jot down a set design and I'll use it in March.

[@hellof_alife]

@@cwatson42785 yeah course pal

[@cwatson42785]

@Jose Rodriguez Vince fired me cause of Corona. Fuck WWE!

[@originalchristianvogt]

this game has a logic problem: Big Show weighs more than Khali, but Khali is Ultra Heavy-weight and Big Show "only" a Super Heavy-weight.

[@dreamynachos3439]

Yeah I've noticed that.

[@NikateeN]

So strange...

[@kingmula2]

Also Vito is considered a crusiserweight even though he was 260+ pounds back in the day.

[@reggieholder576]

and it was insane how undertaker somehow beat the ''unbeatable''giant Gonzalez in real life?that really didn't make any sense.

[@TheSpiderTre]

another one would be Super Crazy and Joey Mercury. Mercury is listed as a heavyweight and Super Crazy a cruiserweight even though Super Crazy they're about the same weight

[@carlhicks9327]

I still play this game on my PS2. In fact, I started a season with Johnny Nitro.

[@lordroyaltee]

360 was the best version

[@jaybernardino6945]

I have that on xbox 360

[@dominiquerichmond7253]

@Wrestling Fans Are Terrible People lol that's so random to say 🤣

[@hezmo940]

@H I Does the commentary glitch even matter that much cause the gameplay is amazing

[@THE-NC2]

H I 2k20 is bad and wrestling commentary has always been poop

[@e93sports80]

svr 2007 was the last game to have Trish Stratus as an active wrestler

[@rickyrosay33977]

When her and lita left the company I pretty much stopped enjoying the divas division with the exception of Mickie James and Candice Michelle

[@marquanmr]

Wwe 13

[@DivaliciousMVs]

SvR 2010

[@e93sports80]

@@DivaliciousMVs i mean as an full time wwe wrestler

[@thisisnotachannel]

Trish and Lita are in WWE 13

[@dannyrivera8300]

SVR 2007 is one of the best WWE games ever made

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Not even close

[@adrenaliner91]

@@nevermindgaming6848 2K23 is one of the worst. Even 2K20 after patches is better. SvR 2007 is really one of the best

[@Tirgo69]

FROM GREENWICH CONNECTICUT...... CONNECTICUT...... ......VINCENT

[@NikateeN]

😜

[@truthfulrobot9295]

Tirgo 😂

[@aeroblaziken4145]

Ah NAL Secks

[@sadashergill2864]

The best game in the svr series.

[@B-Hathaway]

Gotta say, that created wrestler in this vid is the stuff of nightmares. lol

[@danamaniac66]

When I think of this game 1 thing always comes to mind, the Great Khali being completely OP with the weight class system. For some reason he is put as an ultra heavyweight, even though Big Show was put as a super heavyweight, meaning only like 4 wrestlers could even do any moves to him and all being slower characters. They had a bunch of mini tournaments at WrestleMania access events leading up to WrestleMania 23 and I remember the officials running those events mentioning that Khali was winning most of the tournaments

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

danamaniac66 lol

[@jjLeakee_]

danamaniac66 you would think they’d ban him due to him being super overpowered

[@paxton9892]

There was a challenge in the game where you had to beat him on legend difficulty with mickie james!

[@rickyrosay33977]

@@paxton9892 oh man I remember that challenge was a nightmare

[@paxton9892]

@@rickyrosay33977 How to win. Turn down th slider of CPU reversals and perform running grapples, running irish whips, and diving moves. Should take 10 mins based off Mickie's strength.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

the only game that had mick Foley, cactus jack, dude love, and mankind all as playable characters

[@leiflala]

WWF No Mercy would like to talk to you

[@alec2000]

leiflala dude love is not in no mercy. You had to create him. So svr 2007 was the first game to have all 4 personas

[@leiflala]

Did you? Sorry mate, it was a long time ago when I was smashing that game everyday as a teen. A good 15 years ago so the memory forgets. I feel like you could unlock or purchase the character though? But again, I could be wrong.

[@thrashedd]

what about wwe 13 and 2k17

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

@@thrashedd those did feature the 3 personas but not Mick Foley as himself as a playable character

[@nybb65]

NOSTALGIA. I SWEAR EVERY VIDEO YOU MAKE IS SO GOOD. PLEASE. LET ME GIVE YOU MONEY >.

[@NikateeN]

Thanks!

[@stooged2810]

Great Video Dude : )

[@ElroyJetson318]

really man, consider a donation button.

[@haidirali7158]

edubezteevee is gay so edgy

[@Jnwboss]

This is my favorite Smackdown vs Raw game

[@e93sports80]

this was the final game to have the Velocity arena

[@alec2000]

E93 Sports it’s back in wwe 2k19. And it looks fantastic!

[@futureshock1912]

@@alec2000 svr 08 also has it

[@alec2000]

@@futureshock1912 No it doesn’t. It got replaced by the new weekly ECW show at the time. It did have Heat though.

[@futureshock1912]

@@alec2000 yeah sorry, you were right...... heat was there and velocity removed

[@christianouellette1006]

Weird that a super crazy drop kick doesnt do nothing on joey mercury with like a 10 pound difference LOL

[@NikateeN]

Yea the whole weight detection thing was a little much in my opinion.

[@truthfulrobot9295]

christian ouellette i think you can modded no? Like custom the superstar? Idk its been a while lol

[@glockloverblockhugger23]

Best roster ever best gameplay sound arenas & realism

[@ganggreen9750]

Unique Bartee never

[@ProfessorUFC]

The roster was SO GOOD

[@ytanonymity3585]

Best wrestling game ever along with WWE Here Comes The Pain, Shut Your Mouth and WWE SVR 2010

[@frenchabortion]

Cactus Jack, Dude Love, Mankind AND Mick Foley?!? That’s awesome!

[@eddygm886]

It’s possible that this is the only game to include all 4 Foleys

[@aceplays1081]

I always switched the control style to the "B" setting where u use the buttons and d pad for control instead of analog stick. A great game, it's also very nostalgic, and has a loaded soundtrack. Only issue is a few omissions. Spirit squad, Jamie noble, and Paul London and Kendrick would've made the game even better.

[@thekingchannel4918]

Exactly London and Kendrick,Jeff,cm punk,mvp and others should have made it in

[@maximillionroivas3893]

The only thing what I always hated about the SvR series is how small both the WWE and World titles are...it's not that hard to get them the correct size.

[@TimmyTheSnail]

Oh my god this takes me back!! This was the first WWE game that I owned. I think I played 2006 at a friends house but then I bought 2007 and I was hooked until 2010. Such classic and fun games

[@alec2000]

“This installment would also mark the last appearance of Chris Benoit...” R.I.P Chris Benoit 😢

[@rallyjays]

Alec ikr I wish they keep him on svr8

[@JakobIsOkay]

Benoit=Noose

[@Thebossstage1]

Benoit- "Hey, you wanna come over to my house and have dinner with my family?" Me- "Erm, no thanks"

[@bonkboi420]

Rest in Piss Chris Benoit

[@alec2000]

Can you guys really stop pissing on the guy. Did you know a lot about concussions back then?????!!!!! The more we learn more of them, the more you should feel bad for the guy. He was not himself when it happened.

[@ugcool]

Love your videos, keep it up.

[@NikateeN]

Thanks!

[@melodyhillard8970]

NikateeN I also enjoy your videos

[@jarrettallen6758]

I want to add to this, the A.I. in this game was beyond smarter than any A.I. wwe game has presented before, for example, I played a elimination tag match, and my partner was counted out so I was down to me vs the a.i. tag team, and I remember one of the a.im grabbing a chair and splitting me open with it (which I let him) and I laughed bc he got dq'd but then his partner walks in and pins me and gets the W! May I also add I remember this game being hard to win matches, it was no cake walk and you had to deeply strategize to win, the weaker opponent was out by one finisher which was still a bitch to get but when you faced a super star it was absolute hell, best and last game wwe got right

[@mrstyles2329]

Jarrett Allen svr 2006 and hctp and no mercy would like to talk to u

[@DyingBreed1776]

Your reviews are so damn good. Please dont stop. Can you start reviewing all the gta games with this sane set up?

[@NikateeN]

Matthew Chambers thanks a lot! I will definitely review the GTA games, that's one of my favorite game series of all time. It'll be quite the project though!

[@nonebetter95]

Anybody else get that thing, when you hit somebody with a chair & J.R. reacts to a stone cold stunner?

[@NikateeN]

Yup! Lol

[@jcam.hart8]

only the ps2 has that audio glitch

[@HappyModder87]

Been waiting for this review since you started this retrospective series, thank you!

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

my second favorite game in the series, bested only by svr 08. I love you for reminding me of this

[@jjLeakee_]

Michael MacVittie really, by SvR 2008?

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

Jay Mike I played it and tbh it's ok but a huge step down and one of the worst games in the series but It's not horrible

[@acceptable1609]

Dr. Daniel 316 Agreed the roster was lacking, they took away any real season mode, the gameplay got repetitive after about an hour of playing. SvR 2008 was a huge step down for the games. Then again 2007 was a huge step down year for WWE so.

[@onuoraawesome7777]

This was one of my favorite games of all time. I loved this game. 9/10.

[@coryanthony5134]

Had this on ps2 and 06 and 08..played the hell out of them lol

[@e-jaythesupreme1504]

GREAT MEMORIES!!! I LOVE THE BACKGROUND MUSIC!!!

[@joserafaelner1004]

that bgm from hctp 👌

[@DoomSlayerEythyn]

Dude keep up your reviews on wrestling games you make the best and you have so much nostalgia and detail in your vids I love them! Subbed instantly keep it up bro!

[@morningstar7896]

Most memorable wwe game I played growing up

[@AHeroAlmost]

Been watching theses videos the last week...the thing I find most interesting is people each have their own favorite game in terms series..

[@juniorchandler4669]

This is my favorite wrestling game of all time

[@TPRES_74]

This game was hyped with PS3 commercials that looked nothing like the actual game but was canceled.

[@mashar1]

Why was the ps3 version cancelled?

[@TPRES_74]

Only thing I could find was developers wanted to concentrate their resources on other game systems. Whatever they meant by that. I know the PS3 was new at that time you'd think Yukes /Thq would push to try to make a good game to show off in a new system but they've been lazy for years wasn't surprised when THQ went bankrupt.

[@CRAZY42448]

+Blackatic as long as i know they didnt made a ps3 port becuse they didnt want to develope for a 500$ console thet didnt sell well

[@adrenaliner91]

It was impossible to deliver something in time. The PS3 was very hard to develop for, this is why most multiplatform games started with a 360 version and got port over if possible or stayed exclusive.

[@EmeraldZion]

ayyy the wrestlemania X8 caw music is in the video.

[@cordodaartist7131]

Honestly this was the first wwe game I bought on my own at 9 years old. I loved it. To bad the next game was a huge disappointment. I cant wait till you review that. thank you for amazing reviews

[@AmishGrande]

that outro was almost as amazing as this game. I own it for ps2, but the 360 version looks wayyyy better. great review, sir

[@cartoonworld1000]

I spent so many countless hours playing this game on PSP, I loved it so much. I recently ordered a copy of this game and 2006 for my PS2

[@TheCrulZ2348]

one of my favorite smackdown vs raw games

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

This was one of my first Xbox 360 games I got when I got the Xbox 360 for Christmas in 2006, along with Gears of War and Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

[@XFlawlessXxx]

yes! I've been waiting for your next review and to top things off it's on my birthday.

[@NikateeN]

Alright! Happy Birthday!

[@XFlawlessXxx]

appreciate it man.

[@malcolmboyd3467]

happy birthday!

[@XFlawlessXxx]

Malcolm Boyd Thanks man

[@glengormleygamer4222]

I like your videos man great job

[@Jojo-oi5vi]

This was the wwe game we played the most, back then i wanted 2006 wwe svr because that was probably what i think my friends had at the time (it's actually 2005 svr wwe game) we end up having such fun memories in 2007 wwe svr so must, such shame i cannot make masked vs kane sadly. But tye analog fight controls was amazing.

[@ray8507]

great review man makes me want to play it now which I will

[@DannyBoy0619]

Glad to see you still doing this series. I enjoy the content and the nostalgia. Hope you do the rest of the WWE games and maybe even add in the COD games

[@NikateeN]

I will work on finishing up the WWE games a little quicker than normal. As far as Call of Duty, I've never really been much into first person shooters but I might venture into that franchise one day.

[@DannyBoy0619]

+NikateeN sounds good man. I binged watched all your videos when I found your channel. Lol. Been waiting for this series to come back. Twisted Metal reviews were great as well

[@mo_musashi_284]

Booker T's sick entrance.

[@cammay7051]

I MISS THIS GAME WAY TOO MUCH

[@Ichigo6798]

A fantastic era as far as stage designs go pretty much describe WWE in the 2000s up til they adapted the HD stage, and I like minitrons as much as the next guy, but spice things up a lil guys.

[@dmoran1093]

brings back memories

[@fizzy292]

Another great video man!

[@NikateeN]

Thanks a lot!

[@Ac3ington2]

this games soundtrack was dope asf its also what got me into rock music

[@malcolmboyd3467]

lonely train was always my favourite

[@rickyrosay33977]

Mine was Animal I've Become by Three Days Grace

[@whatseatontim918]

This was the game where I started running my own personal WWE shows and PPVs. Absolutely loved this SVR title; wish I still had my PS2 so I can play it again because I still have all my SVR games plus the 2K ones as well.

[@chefvez3291]

Great video man , and it was great to hear the theme of a create wrestler of Wrestlemania 2000 at the begining :D

[@Aquaudio320]

my fav svr game i owned it on the psp its one of the best,great review and video

[@oBADKIDRANDYo]

Do u remember the bad load times ? 😂

[@y2kcell]

The last good WWE game.

[@jacobbible3024]

wwe 12 was good

[@user-fe4nf6bl8l]

you,re right man

[@user-fe4nf6bl8l]

Clearly the last good svr game in my opinion

[@dvon1097]

WWE 13 and 14 were good.

[@almightyone1181]

I completely agree

[@SmellTheCanvis]

Can you do (if you've not already) a 'Nikateen's Top Ten WWE Wrestling Games'? Great vid, again. The roster in this game was awesome!

[@AariboBear77]

Best WWE Game And The Menu Soundtrack I Love The Forgive Me Song!!!

[@BarbosaTVpro]

my childhood right there

[@TheReelAnalyst]

the best wrestling game

[@user-lr3wd2cd7l]

When i was a kid they were showing off the feature that you can spin the spinner belt during an entrance and at the time i thought that shit was groundbreaking 😂

[@j_obaymaac2886]

5:17 i remember just going outside the ring and doing stuff on my phone and let AI do all the work and when there is little bit left in that MITB meter i would go in the ring and then win the match

[@IndianPrince07]

great video mate✌ svr 2007 is the best wrestling game on the x360

[@oBADKIDRANDYo]

Loved this game had it on psp and eventually xbox 360 .. The psp load times were real bad sometimes 👎🏽 hah

[@danielphilpott4308]

this game has best gm mode apart from the Ai with the other brand ( raw or smackdown ) are crazy I have seen Lance cade and super crazy as world champions

[@adamdavis1737]

This was my favorite smackdown game. I loved the story mode, and I loved GM mode even more in this one 06 had a better roster, but playing this one on the Xbox 360 Just felt so much cooler The worst part about it though were those damn load times. Loading screens in between loading screens

[@colourblind021]

I got over halfway through this before realizing that the background music was from the WM 18 game, I knew it sounded familiar.

[@RiasatSalminSami]

SVR 2007: -Had responsive gameplay as Here Comes the Pain. -More advanced gameplay mechanics [like interactive environments]. -Wrestler face models were better than newer games. -Impressive graphics. Also the last great WWE game. Every other WWE game after SVR 2007 are sluggish [Which also got worse with the introduction of Next gen WWE games aka 2k15+] and lacks features. Gameplay, animations and physics actually got worse and looks unrealistic at times [Especially WWE 2k15+].

[@StarForceBelmont321]

I grew up with N64 THQ games and Day of Reckoning. Will I feel at home with this game?

[@StarForceBelmont321]

@Simon Chase what's my best option on PS2 for it to play like the N64 games

[@StarForceBelmont321]

@Simon Chase how bout Day of Reckoning? I hope that meter is at least like the spirit meter

[@StarForceBelmont321]

@Simon Chase yeah I got Day of Reckoning and the later SVRS like 10 and 11. I hated SVR 08 and 09. I always ended up back to n64 and GCN. I played SVR05 that was similar to Day of Reckoning. And yeah already got PS1 Smackdown games

[@StarForceBelmont321]

@Simon Chase I agree too bad ECW never got THQ and AKI

[@waywtc123]

Nice, using Wrestlemania X8 OST

[@NeverDieAloneMusic]

I used to buy and unlock everything in this game. It was such a small detail but I just loved decking out my locker room area.

[@lilpimp994]

I miss the ultimate control feature and the environment hotspots.

[@NikateeN]

Definitely cool features!

[@nickbryant91]

My all time favorite wresting game.

[@Krelan]

If you turn off the stamina feature, the AI will actually continue with some environmental grapples to the point of disqualification.

[@isidrolopez3797]

My favorite wwe game.

[@rkokalap4899]

I wish they made this for PS3 😰😭

[@a2madety781]

Me too they should make a remastered version for ps3 or ps4 I’ll be playing that right now foreal man

[@denisezeidler4892]

For some reason THQ i guess they couldn’t do in time even though the PS3 was released pretty much the same time as 360.

[@maximillionroivas3893]

The game was completed on PS3 but THQ cancelled it last minute.

[@jUAN.T]

Exlcusive next gen xbox 360 only

[@Flaccid_Fisticuffs]

O N ...what?

[@TonyDanza4Lyfe]

THIS is the last truly great wrestling game. 08 was the biggest disappointment ever and I never feel like they really ever got back to this level. It's a perfect game for me. I loved playing this game in 06. I wasn't gonna get it but my mom accidentally pre ordered it because she knew I loved wrestling

[@JacobzFog]

I love this game and I picked it up for a steal of $3 or something a few years back

[@soapboxofscott]

I hope you do a review of 2K17 when it's been out for a while, I really enjoy your review style of these games.

[@truthfulrobot9295]

I remember throwing the ladder on top of a table that was also set up on top of the announcers table and climbing the ladder with another wrestlering and having an ultimate high fight on top of it all lol

[@Kryptonian98]

Used to play this game so much on XBOX. Are you gonna review 2k19 soon?

[@mentismeaeetcaptivum1771]

The aerial realism was cool wish they had done that with 2k19

[@ManiacMonkboon]

Great reviews on all your Wrestling games. Sadly, I own probably 95% of the games you reviewed. One question. Since I didn't buy SvR2007, can there be a com vs com match between two created Wrestlers with a created Title on the line? I know on SvR2006 it's not possible but possible on SvR2008. Again, great job with the reviews.

[@terminatorgaming4356]

My all time favourite and best game.I tried svr2008 but no other game touched the joy and charm that this game have LEGENDRY GAME .Love from India💖

[@alexleblanc5926]

6:13 RIP Undertaker 6:52 RIP Finlay

[@MrLawyer711]

Maybe it was just the PS2 but I remember the commentators making random comments all the time about people who weren’t even in the match

[@rickyrosay33977]

Same thing happens to me I heard THQ didn't fix this glitch before releasing this game but they did fix it for the xbox 360 version

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Great review thanks! I mostly remember that game for the fantastic selection of legends and the custom locker room area. One of the best game in the series in my opinion. ✌👍👊

[@NikateeN]

Thanks a lot!

[@bloodysabbath1984]

Nice caw bro!! Haha

[@RedWolf316sega]

To me, this was the last great WWE game.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Not even close dude lol 🤣

[@alexvswrld]

I missed out on this game but I've heard so many great things., I'm buying it for Xbox 360 even though it's 2019.

[@rickyrosay33977]

This is one of the best games other than HCTP and No Mercy

[@Brian00007]

Season mode sucked

[@Soccerboy6171]

@@Brian00007 season mode was awesome not sure what the hell your talking about.

[@Brian00007]

@@Soccerboy6171 it was repetitive as hell

[@nikodemnowacki5493]

I honestly played this game for soooo long on the psp until i got my xbox. I bought the game today on the xbox as i want to go back before the "he uses his educated feet for good news"

[@EmmettXIV]

Two things I remember this game for is the customizable locker room/loft and the song "Animal I've Become by Three Days Grace".

[@bloodedge1528]

What was that song that was playing at 50:9 after the Smackdown!: Here Comes the Pain BGM?

[@NikateeN]

That song is from Wrestlemania X8 for the GameCube, it plays while creating a wrestler.

[@SimonJones265]

I forgot how much i enjoyed 2007

[@CGPatsFan305]

I had this on ps2, one of my favorite svr tittles..I think one here u can pick a legend to play road of wrestlemania with, if they had a voice over of course

[@kazallroberts]

8:19 I agree, the booing audience sounds like they're bored out of their mind and when they stopped booing, it goes into a creepy uncomfortable silence. Not to mention the boos sounds more like booing ghosts rather than booing fans.

[@nikolasquintero249]

RIP Finley! XD

[@glengormleygamer4222]

Have you reviewed WWE 13 or WWE 2k14? if you haven't please do cause those games are awesome.

[@WilsonGTS12]

hahahahahahaha I cried at the end