Smackdown vs Raw 08

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Smackdown vs Raw 08
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Tuxedon The Cyborg	Oct 31 2007, 02:05 PM Post #1
Marble Garden Act 1 Posts: 136 Group: B Rank Adventurer Member #3,234 Joined: October 30, 2007	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008[1] is a professional wrestling video game scheduled to be released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii consoles and the PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS handheld consoles by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. [5] It will be the latest edition to the long-running WWE SmackDown! video game series based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It will be the sequel to 2006's WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, and will be the first to include the promotion's ECW brand.[6] It will also be the first WWE game to be available for all seventh generation game consoles. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 is a 2007 Game Critics Award nominee for Best Fighting Game[7] Each wrestler will now have two fighting style categories, one primary and one secondary. Each fighting style will have its advantages and disadvantages in particular match types. [8] There will be eight styles altogether: high-flyer, hardcore, submission artist, powerhouse, showman, brawler, dirty and technical.[9] The wrestler's special move, however, will be based solely on their primary style.[8] In addition, creative manager of THQ Cory Ledesma stated early in production that he plans on having numerous wrestler animations redone.[8] The logo edited to feature ECW.A new "struggle submission system" has been introduced, incorporating more analog control into the game. The player executing the submission can now decide how much pressure is applied through moving the analog stick in a particular direction. Similarly, the player locked in a submission hold will have to power out using the analog stick.[8] Also, the game will be the first in the series to feature the revived ECW brand, which takes its place alongside the established Raw and SmackDown! brands, and has been dubbed by THQ as an "ECW Invasion".[10] Despite the inclusion of the brand, the video game franchise will keep its SmackDown! vs. RAW name, although an early logo included "ECW Invasion" in the title.[11]It also will have downloadable content with a poll being up on the offical website stating what would be the options for you to download. Modes The game allows several different game modes to be played, each with different goals and options. The goal of both season modes is to take a wrestler, either one already in the game or a created wrestler, and achieve "legend" status. In order to do so the player has to win matches, team with and feud with other wrestlers, and gain popularity. At the same time they must choose whether to train, exercise, relax, or take part in other activities when not wrestling, all with their own positive and negative repercussions. In General Manager mode, similar to the previous games in the series, one has to choose a brand and act as its General Manager (Jonathan Coachman for Raw, Theodore Long for SmackDown, Tommy Dreamer for ECW), draft a roster and attempt to make decisions to make it the most popular brand of the three. The General Manager is allowed to hire/fire wrestlers, schedule workouts, and events.[12] There will also be an all new Tournament Mode which allows the player to be a superstar through the various stages of a WWE tournament such as Beat The Clock Sprint and King of the Ring. This is featured on the PlayStation 2, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 only. WWE SvR 2008 will bring back the championship mode (Title Match mode in Exhibition)[13] feature, where a player is able to challenge and defend championships. The game will include championships used by the WWE in 2007, bringing back the branded championships from the previous game and for the first time, the ECW Championship. The game allows several match types to be played. This includes the Iron Man match, Battle Royal, Hell in a Cell[14], Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match and hardcore, Ladder match, the Elimination Chamber, Royal Rumble[15] among others. Platform differences The game differs significantly depending on the platform it is played on. These differences are seen first and foremost in the Nintendo DS version of the game. It will make use of the handheld's touch screen feature to control the wrestlers' in-ring action. This version will also include wireless multiplayer gameplay, as well as training minigames.[16] However, the DS version will feature a roster of just 21 wrestlers[17] and will retain the Season mode of past games rather than receive the 24/7 or Main Event modes being introduced to other systems.[18] The Xbox 360's hard drive will be utilized to allow custom music to be used in the game as entrance music.[19], and the PlayStation 3 version will have a first-person view option during the wrestlers' entrances.[20] The Wii version will take advantage of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, using the motion-sensing capabilities to pull off various attacks. For instance, punches and chops will be performed by slashing the Wii Remote in different directions, while performing a move such as a powerbomb will require the player to lift the opponent by pulling the Wii Remote up and then thrusting it down to slam the opponent.[21] It also includes Mii integration, both on menu screens of Main Event mode and on the HUD during game play.[22] In addition to exhibition matches and create-a-wrestler, the Xbox and PlayStation versions have a 24/7 mode[12]�named after WWE's video on demand service�as its approach to a season mode. 24/7 mode allows the player to play one of two ways: either wrestling a story with a particular superstar, or acting as a general manager of a brand and booking the weekly show. The Nintendo Wii version has Main Event mode in place of 24/7 mode for its season mode, but does not contain a General Manager mode. UK:9th November USA: November 13th Copy and paste into google box www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEQyFNcYYVE



Blues	Oct 31 2007, 02:21 PM Post #2
081207 Posts: 755 Group: E Rank Hero Member #581 Joined: February 14, 2007	Somebody likes copying and pasting off Wikipedia amirite? D: I wish I had a PS3 to play this. Won't be the same on PS2 or Wii. sigh



Neo Metallix	Oct 31 2007, 04:32 PM Post #3
~Doomsday Overlord~ Posts: 15,568 Group: =SB= Emperor Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2006 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Playstation Network ID: Doc_Of_D Game Currently Playing: Tales of Xillia	Sounds like fun, I haven't played one since like 2004. I also wish I had a PS3 for this..
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