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Released 09 November 2007

Format PS2, Nintendo DS, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3

Developer THQ

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WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008

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Having taken the trouble to click on this review, you’re clearly the sort of person who realises there’s more to showbiz wrestling than greased-up men kicking the living shit out of each other. And for extreme console brawling, the tongue-twistingly-titled WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 is a remarkable recreation of the TV grapple-opera.

Building on previous editions in THQ’s evergreen series, 2008’s list of features is impressive: more attention has been given to individual fighting styles and using them to recreate professional bruisers, techniques such as Powerhouse, Dirty and Showman helping to capture the unique approach of a fighter such as Sandman. A more interactive audience also makes for hilarious matches - especially if they grab hold of your opponent so that you can get in a few cheap punches - and new weapons such as fiery tables, barbed-wire clubs and breakable guitars add extra flair to the explosive bouts. And with simplified controls that allow you to lay the smackdown with little more than a button press, anyone who picks up the game can look like a wrestling superstar in minutes.

Slick visuals and the best graphics so far in the series - check out the realistically bad hair - also make 2008 an essential purchase for fans, and an outrageously fun grappler for anyone looking for straightforward, beautifully presented ultra violence.

Reviewer: David McComb

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Average user rating for WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008

RE: Prat!

How about Iwepenn you just sit the next few plays out. Don't say anything again. I'm not a fan of wrestling but you should know better to critisise that of which you know nothing about. es for you. ... Read More

Ghost Mutt About me

10:48, 31 October 2007 | Report This Post

Prat!

Shut up Iwepenn ! I HAVE played the games and I know that this game will be just has good, because they haven't taken anything out that don't need taking out. to remove unnecessary abuse. Do it again and you're out. ... Read More

tallaght24 About me

13:05, 30 October 2007 | Report This Post

waste of time

Ive never played it and i know it will be a disapointment ... Read More

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11:20, 29 October 2007 | Report This Post

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