WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007

[Raiders Army]

Picked this up for the 360. It's a fun, fun game but the loading screens are outrageous. The review on IGN said that there's a loading screen for a loading screen...it's true. You have to wait for a loading screen to access your desk area, another one to access your computer on your desk, etc. There's a loading screen after the match is over to do the celebration of winning the match...even though it's the same models, etc. Pretty annoying.

Regardless, I like it a lot and the season mode is very fun and engaging. If anyone else out there has it, I'm having trouble picking up objects. I also can't irish whip someone very well. I'm hitting RB and A and I whip them around and back to me instead of into the ropes (or into the casket in the Buried Alive match). Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[hukarez]

I haven't played a SvR game in ages, and had thought about picking this up... but the load times were something I didn't want to have to deal with. :(

I understand they still have Kurt Angle in this iteration? It looks pretty impressive, though I guess there's still a few folks out there with the "No Mercy" mentality when it comes to WWE releases on consoles.

[Raiders Army]

It's funny, but Kurt Angle is still in the game. There are a few other things that are old as well like Booker T isn't doing his King thing...although he has a crown on in the loading screens!

[TRO]

The Smackdown series has brought some nice features through the years along with plenty of annoying pieces. Wrestling games still haven't progressed from the N64 - AKI days.

[Deattribution]

The problem I have with the smackdown series is they make a solid game, then follow it with a dud. That's essentially what they've done here again, while it's not a crappy game - unless SVR06 was a real eyesore to you, there's nothing that is must have here.

It's a beautiful game, no doubt but the new control system feels limited and gimmicky, the new features to the GM mode are made obsolete to anyone wanting to play a 2 player game by a bug that sim's the other shows match even though you've literally just watched or played the current shows match (example : I could watch smackdown's main event and raw's main event is simmed and the result you just saw on smackdown is never recorded and never happened).

The roster is a tad more dated than I expected, the created player is still pretty solid but it already was in the previous version - custom soundtracks for the 360 would have been a big bonus here (c'mon Raw on the xbox had these). The AI and gameplay in general feels like it has taken a step back as well.

Overall I was a bit letdown, but I kind of already figured that would be the case given their every other year pattern.

[WVUFAN]

The Smackdown series has brought some nice features through the years along with plenty of annoying pieces. Wrestling games still haven't progressed from the N64 - AKI days.

Ah, but you are mistaken ... Japan is putting out FANTASTIC wrestling games like King of Colosseum and Fire Pro Wrestling Returns.

Fire Pro is without a doubt the best gameplay and editing of any wrestling game ever. The graphics are 2d, but the gameplay MORE than makes up for it.

[TRO]

Fire Pro is an excellent series but as you said, it is in Japan. Importing is such a pain.

[WVUFAN]

Fire Pro is an excellent series but as you said, it is in Japan. Importing is such a pain.

You can buy Fire Pro R from several sources for less than you pay for Smackdown Vs Raw 2007.

It's currently 32 bucks, new from most import places.