Are You Ready?! (SmackDown Vs Raw 2008 (PSP))

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Product:	SmackDown Vs Raw 2008 (PSP)
Date:	12/05/08 (16 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Presentation and new Gameplay options

Disadvantages: Loading Times.

Smackdown vs Raw 2008 is the latest edition of the WWE's annual video game. For anyone who isn't familiar with the title, it's a wrestling game with uses unique grapple-systems and strikes which could be enough to secure it in the "Beat-Em-up" bracket. This year the added element was the introduction of WWEs latest TV show ECW. With the involvement of ECW cames the "ECW rules" match. This is essentially an anything goes match with weapons hidden under the ring which you can choose for yourself. Other than this addition the game has had a roster update. As usual it's still out of date as by the time of release several Superstars have either left the company, or newer Superstars had risen to prominence before the publishers had time to write them into the game. The story-mode this year is called WWE-24/7, this is pretty much the same as the story modes in previous WWE games where you pick one superstar, build him up from the lower mid card. Try to win the Royal Rumble, Headline Wrestlemania and become the WWE Champion. It's a tried and tested formula that I can't complain at, as along the way theres many items to unlock to keep you interested. The graphics are pretty stunning and the effort put into the entrance seens are great. But with all this comes horrendous loading times. This is actually off putting when it comes to the storymode. The loading is so slow you'd sometimes rather just give up. Overall I'd say it's a solid and fun wrestling game but hampered by the slow loading and how dated the roster has become since it's release.

Summary: Avid Wrestling fans must have a look. Good Fighting game alround though.