WWE Smackdown! Vs Raw 2008 - Where it all went WRONG

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  • @MrSkerpentine
    @MrSkerpentine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +586

    I don’t know what I should commend you more for: Sitting through multiple hours of playing SvR08, or sitting through multiple hours of DramaAlert videos just to find the appropriate clips

    • @AlexWebb101
      @AlexWebb101  2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      It’s a living

    • @trevorrovert3103
      @trevorrovert3103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Playing through hours of this game is definitely no problem at all, even with its flaws.

    • @MrSkerpentine
      @MrSkerpentine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@trevorrovert3103 I own this game. I watched one AI match and immediately wanted to claw my eyes out because the match refused to end because they kept activating and promptly wasting their class abilities instead of just hitting their finisher and ending the fucking match
      and the less I say about the newLEGACYinc Punk / Carlito incident the better

    • @blairwilliams3311
      @blairwilliams3311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I would say both

    • @Makiaveli01
      @Makiaveli01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I spent HOURS on this game as a kid in GM mode and 24/7 and loved every minute

  • @moyses9293
    @moyses9293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    I had this game on my psp and I enjoyed the hell out of it. It got me addicted to wrestling games

    • @obasiswift
      @obasiswift 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Same I had it on ps2 and ps3

    • @princenoreally
      @princenoreally 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I had it on 360 still do it really fun I still play it

    • @keithcreatesmedia6503
      @keithcreatesmedia6503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I ALSO HAD IS FOR PSP!!!! Didn't have a lot of games. But this one I definitely replayed a LOT!!

    • @euswarfare6324
      @euswarfare6324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly 👍🏼

    • @youngcity4241
      @youngcity4241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep had this for ps2 this was a great game far from trash esp if we compare it to some of these 2k games

  • @kennythetrend3688
    @kennythetrend3688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    4:32 In the previous games, you could only run straight by pressing one button. This was the first where you can run any direction you wanted to. It improved in SVR 2009.

    • @soduliifemusic8448
      @soduliifemusic8448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Facts the one button direction was annoying to control (still alright but svr 2008 above was more natural

  • @johnnybernie3061
    @johnnybernie3061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Say what you want, but SVR 08 definitely had one fire soundtrack. Having said this, I wanted to shoot my tv if I had to look at my character play with those damn dumbbell again.

    • @napalmblaziken
      @napalmblaziken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      SVR - SVR09 were the best soundtracks in the WWE2K series imo. SVR10 had some great tracks too, but that's also where we started seeing wrestler themes get thrown in, leading to the all wrestler theme soundtracks we would get for years.

    • @aw0fficial
      @aw0fficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@napalmblaziken wasn't it svr09 that started playing wrestlers' themes in menu? I think I remember hearing gritty Jericho theme and Voices while selecting characters...

    • @napalmblaziken
      @napalmblaziken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@aw0fficial Now that you mention it, you might be right. I think I remember hearing Jericho's SVR09 theme in menus. I mainly remember the game for Burn Halo, Egypt Central, and Murs.

    • @aw0fficial
      @aw0fficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@napalmblaziken decided to double check it and guess what? I was greeted with Batista theme. Not that I hate it, but now with 100% certainty I can tell that it all started with 09.
      P. S. Sorry for bad grammar, just in case. English is my second language and it's 12 AM where I live. Have a nice day and best of luck to everyone who reads this.

    • @napalmblaziken
      @napalmblaziken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aw0fficial Ah. I was wrong. Fair enough. I got blinded by Disturbed, Egypt Central, Burn Halo, and Murs.

  • @TheCamSays
    @TheCamSays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    One of the many reasons why this game feels a bit “hollow”, is because they had to take out a ton of stuff prior to release. Many wrestlers would leave (Big Show and RVD are examples) and the Chris Benoit tragedy would happen meaning they would have to take out a lot of things from models, to stories for 24/7 Mode and even Benoit’s moves entirely.
    From my experience, it’s slower overall and not the best game but I managed to squeeze a ton of hours and content out of it. And of course, soundtrack was great as well.

    • @sheriffdraws8789
      @sheriffdraws8789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Loved it. It was my last wrestling game. Always loved gm mode and it was the last to have it. Might pick up 2k22 solely because of MyGm even though I've heard its not as good as past games lol

    • @pyrex5594
      @pyrex5594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      His moveset is literally still in the game it’s just not named his moveset

    • @lewisaino
      @lewisaino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @El Enrique the Iron Tiger Or D&D

    • @lewisaino
      @lewisaino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @El Enrique the Iron Tiger What was worse is that they were Tag Champs lol

    • @ryuride8499
      @ryuride8499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is the game where things got boring or just not as ⭐️ 🔥 like before from the original Smackdown game to the first three SVR games SVR2010 was the last positive reviews of games for WWE after wards they got lower over the next years prior to 2k22 fixing most of the problems despite the slow mode of wrestlers moving slower than SVR2006 and 7 where they were much faster paced

  • @KevinLuper99
    @KevinLuper99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +543

    This was my first SVR game and the one I played the most as a kid so it sucks to see that everyone hates it now. I always loved it.

    • @babanoo
      @babanoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      This and SvR 07 were my first wrestling games and I loved them as well, but looking back at it and replaying through it... 08 really is shit bro

    • @bwareist
      @bwareist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I don't hate it, it just pales in comparison to 06 and 07

    • @thedavisdimension
      @thedavisdimension 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I actually played 09 the lost before I started going back and replaying everything. But it's really bad when you sit down and look closely.

    • @west_side_smiley831
      @west_side_smiley831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I loved it to haha I also had it on my psp, I put so many hours into that game 😂 the soundtrack is awesome to

    • @BraindeadWrestling
      @BraindeadWrestling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I always loved this one too and I started with the original Smackdown. It was the all the Extreme Rules stuff that made it for me!

  • @chimeratcg07
    @chimeratcg07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    A big issue with this game is not counting Benoit for obvious reasons, a lot of people are missing from this game from this 2007 period like The Miz, Cade & Murdoch, Benjamin & Haas, Kevin Thorn, Viscera/Big Daddy V, London & Kendrick, Jimmy Wang Yang, Deuce & Domino, Balls Mahoney, Mike Knox, RVD, Jamie Noble, The Highlanders, Super Crazy, The Major Brothers (Hawkins & Ryder), among others. The lack of wrestlers really affected the GM mode in this game too.

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I stg like bro majority of tag teams especially London and Kendrick and Shelton and haas should have made the cut but also guys like hardcore holly,Eddie Guerrero,the boogeyman,three faces of mick foley,and definitely rvd should have been in the game like wtf

    • @thekickingguy842
      @thekickingguy842 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I literally had to create RVD and would watch tutorials on YT on how to build him to a t

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You not lying like this game really needed a bigger roster to fit that time period like how in the hell can they have gm mode work with only 53 guys for three brands that’s not enough guys for raw,smackdown and ecw like fr though I’m really pissed that THQ didn’t add these guys 2008 should have definitely had Benoit,RVD,Haas and Benjamin,London and Kendrick,Deuce n Domino,Cade n Murdoch,Miz,Hardcore Holly,Eddie,Mike Knox,test,big show,boogeyman,jimmy wang yang,highlanders,major brothers,and more for ecw

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You not
      Lying literally a chuck of wwe 2007 roster not in the game and also you forgot to mention that they didn’t bother to add Funaki,Stevie Richards,Daivari,Nunzio all who was still active in 2007

    • @God-0208
      @God-0208 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ok but no one was really going to play as most of those guys though 😂

  • @itsjustjoniel
    @itsjustjoniel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I think one of the Major issues with the game was the roster or lack of roster
    Chris Benoit was omitted for the game for at least understandable reasons but they barely first had any tag teams in the game like Deuce and Domino, Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang, Brian Kendrick and Paul London (Apparently Replaced By Cryme Tyme), Lance Cade And Trevor Murdoch, The McAllister's, ETC
    The same goes for single superstars as RVD, The Miz, Hardcore Holly (Shockingly only on the DS version), The Boogeyman, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Test,Mike Knox, Kevin Thorn, Big Daddy V, Balls Mahoney, Stevie Richards, Matt Striker, Val Venis, Super Crazy, Big Show, Jim Duggan, Eugene, Daivari, Joey Mercury, Nunzio, Funaki and Jamie Noble
    The amount of ECW stars omitted is ridiculous

    • @mychanneltheking5298
      @mychanneltheking5298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      exactly bro they made the roster so small asf like they didn’t even bother

    • @lewisaino
      @lewisaino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah when D&D were Tag Team Champs during that period.

    • @enmamu1430
      @enmamu1430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      On god man I created some of the wrestlers you named on the psp and still there are so few wrestlers but I am sick of creating them as it takes so long

    • @itsjustjoniel
      @itsjustjoniel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@enmamu1430 there is a mod on ps2 which has included some missing characters like shelton benjamin, RVD, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit and more

    • @donahuedewaal1357
      @donahuedewaal1357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where please where? I've been looking for a mod to play gm mode with a better roster

  • @evanhanley6437
    @evanhanley6437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    This is still one of my favourite wrestling games of all time. I spent so many hours playing it growing up. I can see why people say it sucks though. The older Smackdown vs Raw games are better.

    • @womanwithanopinion1592
      @womanwithanopinion1592 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine Too It Had Me cracking up at the videos you use to be able to make on there

  • @tonybeattie3980
    @tonybeattie3980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Woo! Alex Webb covering more wrestling games- there is hope after all!

  • @bwareist
    @bwareist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    A few things that you didn't mention were that unlike 06 and 7. You cannot have Season Mode and GM Mode going at the same time. If you want to play one, you have to delete your progress in the other. On top of this while ECW being included in GM Mode is cool, there is only 1 title: The ECW World Championship, so that brand is at a major disadvantage I know that's how it was irl but still. The Roster also just isn't big enough for a 3 brand GM Mode (though if you unlock some of the legends then you can maybe barely make it just good enough for a 3 brand GM Mode) and alot of that has to do with more names being cut. The most notable being Kurt Angle leaving for TNA the previous year, the Benoit Tragedy happened and while they were taking him out they probably also took RVD out since he left the company along with Big Show letting his contract expire and many others. The Pharmaceutical Scandal happened. They also gutted most of their Tag Team Division for some reason. As far as Gameplay goes, they removed the ability to store finishers, so if you had a Finisher you had about 15 seconds to hit it before it goes away. On top of this some wrestlers can't even be used in GM Mode despite unlocking them like JBL, The Mcmahons and others and making certain wrestlers console exclusive like Eddie Guerrero and Hardcore Holly was a stupid decision.
    SVR 2008 is not a bad game but it definitely pales in comparison to 06 and 07. It felt like they needed another month or two to completely finish the game, maybe we could have gotten something amazing instead of something just ok. Overall compared to 06 and 07 which were 9, and 10/10 respectively. 08 is more like a 6 1/2/10. Not for a lack of trying but more so they flew too close to the sun and crashed and burned. However at least it's not this series' Rock Bottom, that would come one year later.

    • @Mikacool
      @Mikacool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No Chris Jericho

    • @Podgorski37
      @Podgorski37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Mikacool he hadn't returned yet

    • @Mikacool
      @Mikacool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Podgorski37 I know, but still a noticeable omission.

    • @nunocruz2360
      @nunocruz2360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No Shelton Benjamin too

    • @lmaoitsmee1812
      @lmaoitsmee1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@nunocruz2360 AGTT , Londrick , and Cade and Murdoch missing the game alone chopped it’s entire tag division.

  • @wastedimperium777
    @wastedimperium777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    SVR 08 was my first wrestling game, got it the same year I discovered wrestling at 7 years old. I only noticed its flaws 10 years later but I religiously gotta own one forever because it introduced me into something I been watching and playing ever since.

  • @TheTheknightofblack
    @TheTheknightofblack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My favorite wrestling game has to be “WWE Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain” from 2003. I miss being able to have men and women fight each other!

  • @peanut224
    @peanut224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    SVR'08 was the first game I literally ever played (I was born in 2005 lol) so this game always feels amazing to me

  • @abohsukampret
    @abohsukampret 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    If nothing else, this game got me into Sevendust.
    Also, I loved the Career Mode. Super hard but fun. It's rewarding to train and build your character, beat a challenge and watch them gain a hard-earned ability.

  • @r3bel383
    @r3bel383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    For me SVR was the first wrestling game i ever owned. I will always love this game because it was the first game to have Jeff Hardy back in the game and will always have this game as a soft spot with me with all its negatives

  • @TheComedyColosseum
    @TheComedyColosseum ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I must be one of the only guys who likes this game then. I agree 2007 was a masterpiece but I liked this game as well.

  • @kennythetrend3688
    @kennythetrend3688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This game is WHY I'm into wrestling back in September-August 2014. Now I'm 18 and plan on becoming a wrestler myself.

    • @elmaionesosexo
      @elmaionesosexo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Luck with that man

    • @lmaoitsmee1812
      @lmaoitsmee1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wish you good luck.

    • @johnnyyonnas349
      @johnnyyonnas349 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How’s it going

    • @kennythetrend3688
      @kennythetrend3688 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@johnnyyonnas349 Took a break since last May, but I should be continuing my training this year!

  • @Mr22222n00b
    @Mr22222n00b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Yes! This was my first wrestling game, i played the HELL out of it. It may have been my first wrestling game but it has FLAWS! Namley the career mode is THE SAME NO MATTER IF YOU'RE SOMEONE FROM RAW OR SMACKDOWN

    • @declangaming24
      @declangaming24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Carrer mode was sub par some storylines are cool but are repetitive all you needed to get unlimited money is to simulate the calendar to get money to buy legends and styles for your created superstars and play hall of fame to unlock stone and rock buy guy had to get gm of the year to get vince.

  • @systemmonitor5295
    @systemmonitor5295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The fighting styles may have sounded like a good idea but they took a lot of the uniqueness of each wrestler out and reduced your choice of play styles.

    • @Podgorski37
      @Podgorski37 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone still had their own moves

    • @Altern8One
      @Altern8One 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They also took away stored Finishers, don't forget about that!

    • @M1BIGIEMAC
      @M1BIGIEMAC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Podgorski37 No there was some moves locked away. I don't recall being able to make Taker dive over the ropes, I specially remember JTG couldn't do his own finisher, and let's say you wanted to make a CAW of Vader, no Vadersault. It was a terrible idea and they would eventually fixed it by allowing you to freely choose the Fighting Style perks that logically should be applied to each character (Abilites) and not locking moves.

  • @michaelkkrasting
    @michaelkkrasting 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This game will always hold a special place to me, it introduced me to the concept of pro wrestling

  • @maximillionroivas3893
    @maximillionroivas3893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I personally loved SvR 2008 for it's graphics, control/gameplay mechanics, Season Mode, GM Mode and Hall of Fame Mode. But the Roster was severely lacking. That was the only downside, in my most humble opinion.

  • @ios4888
    @ios4888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Also with 24/7 mode you can’t play as half of the roster when the roster itself is already pretty lacklustre. You can’t even play as Bobby Lashley when he’s on the cover of the game. What?

    • @lewisaino
      @lewisaino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, that was moronic not to have the 24/7 ECW Char not even being playable.

    • @declangaming24
      @declangaming24 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lewisaino I don't get it though Voice acting could be a reason

    • @thefan974
      @thefan974 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The roster isn't really that bad. I mean 07s was defo better because you got a few guys like Big show, benoit, Angle and RVD but on the other hand in 08 we got a few stars that werent in 07 like Jeff Hardy, Cm punk and MVP. Out of the 4 I mentioned RVD is the only one who I think they should have or at least could have included

    • @ios4888
      @ios4888 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thefan974 Maybe, but you can tell they were struggling when half of the storylines have people in roles that make no sense, see Great Khali being a henchman for John Cena or Finlay being made a threat for a world title even though he was a midcarder at best. Jeff Hardy and CM Punk are nice additions, but that doesn’t make up for everyone else being gone, especially when Punk isn’t even playable in the story. (The ECW originals that haven’t been playable since are great too but again, can’t use them in season mode.) It’s both this game’s roster being weak and this game’s shit story making it look worse than it is and the GM Mode doesn’t have anywhere near the roster size to support 3 brands. So much good talent was removed after 06 and 07 and those aren’t enough to make up for it.

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thefan974you telling me svr 2008 roster wasn’t that bad, dude literally 2008 was missing guys that was with wwe in 2007 like literally no tag teams or single guys aren’t in the game 53 people ain’t enough for gm mode

  • @jherinstamps6874
    @jherinstamps6874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It wasn't as good as 06 or 07, but I liked it. Probably the game I spent the most time on as a kid.

  • @Damian_100
    @Damian_100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Alright let's see what craziness Alex has cooked up for us

  • @zachryder3150
    @zachryder3150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The constant escalation of memes as the video goes on is very appreciated.

  • @nayyabmughal1123
    @nayyabmughal1123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It all went wrong long time ago. Last great wwe game was smackdown vs raw back in 2005. And before it was the GOAT itselt Here comes the pain.

  • @adamdavis1737
    @adamdavis1737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I loved 06 and 07 so much, I was super excited for 08
    Especially since it had some original ECW stars in it
    But that whole idea of deciding what style your character is going to use in a match, ultimately just ended up limiting everybody's movesets
    The idea to mix career mode with GM mode ultimately ruined both
    This game ended up being a big disappointment to me and I would ultimately never play a wrestling game again until Xbox gave away 2K16 for free

    • @otltrey25
      @otltrey25 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn man, honestly SVR 2011 maybe u would have liked. 9 was pretty good too in my opinion as well

  • @Jonesy11798
    @Jonesy11798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    SvR 2008 was actually my favourite wrestling game growing up mainly because of the ECW originals. ECW has always been pretty special to me (idk why I wasn't even alive while they were still running) but as a kid the game also just felt a lit better to play than say SvR 2007 with the actual 360° movement rather than the 8 way directional movement prior to the this game

  • @alec2000
    @alec2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Yes! Finally! The review I’ve been waiting for, for a long time. As a kid I thought this was a perfect game. I had the most fun with it, it has my favorite soundtrack of the franchise, has a lot of my favorite wrestlers, and I thought the fighting styles were cool, but as time went on, damn I definitely see the issues now. I still like the game now, but dang, it isn’t the same as before.

    • @alec2000
      @alec2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @DreSaidSo
      Same. Despite the issues, I still love these games over the 2k games, anytime of the day.

    • @isaaclikesturtles
      @isaaclikesturtles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do people wait for reviews on games they already have played for years and have their own opinion on?

    • @BrianBsvlogs
      @BrianBsvlogs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@isaaclikesturtles We don't "wait" for these reviews. We just want and enjoy them.
      It's a total nostalgia trip. It's just nice to revisit a game that was a big part of our childhood.

    • @agentdorito8511
      @agentdorito8511 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can watch what you want to watch but I'm astounded at how you leave a comment (a long one at that) on every single wrestling video on the platform. Seriously.

    • @cliffordjackson3
      @cliffordjackson3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@agentdorito8511 My favorite thing in this game was the season mode.

  • @blackfruitloop2405
    @blackfruitloop2405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a child I loved this game it was my first wrestling game (ps2) I played 24/7 mode everyday after school, when I replayed it as a teenager on ps3 I noticed all the flaws I still love it but it’s not as great as I remember

  • @crazyd4ve875
    @crazyd4ve875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I actually enjoyed the game, especially for its hardcore match stuff

  • @dovhadark7108
    @dovhadark7108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    my childhood just got destroyed in front of my eyes in ten minutes
    ...
    I don't know how to feel about it, ouch

  • @nextimrose7188
    @nextimrose7188 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No matter what the general consensus is about this game, it will always have a special place in my heart because it was my introduction into pro wrestling.

  • @djtoxicdhg
    @djtoxicdhg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Smackdown vs row 2008 was amazing I loved that game.

  • @ryanfriscia1132
    @ryanfriscia1132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    From launch until 2012, this was the only wrestling game I owned. I remembered absolutely nothing about it, which goes to show how much of an impact the game left on the world.

    • @pk_1
      @pk_1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      in your world

  • @Ian_30
    @Ian_30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve waited for so long…
    this is a greater moment than when nL finally continued the 2k22 story

  • @RuanAntunes7
    @RuanAntunes7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 was pretty good. I enjoyed the ECW invasion concept of it

  • @lmaoitsmee1812
    @lmaoitsmee1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What went wrong was not including dudes like RVD, LONDRICK, and Hardcore Holly. The small roster was *truly* it's main/biggest problem. (and the cutscenes in 24/7 lol)

    • @smashboi6494
      @smashboi6494 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      From what i know,Rvd was released some time in 2007(dont know when though),Londrick(who im pretty such you're talking about Paul london and Brian Kendrick) I'm actually not sure why their not in this game,And as for Holly this makes less sense because he's in SVR 2009.

    • @mychanneltheking5298
      @mychanneltheking5298 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude rvd should have been in the game regardless

    • @lmaoitsmee1812
      @lmaoitsmee1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mychanneltheking5298 100%. he was in the company literal weeks from the Benoit tragedy, so I’m guessing they took him out then

    • @mychanneltheking5298
      @mychanneltheking5298 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lmaoitsmee1812 but they could have claimed it was to late to remove him and had him in the game but don’t promote him though

    • @lmaoitsmee1812
      @lmaoitsmee1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mychanneltheking5298 100%. They were just remove happy 😂

  • @dalime605
    @dalime605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game came right at the point where I was getting into Indy promotions and deathmatch style wrestling. So I would just spend hours creating Indy wrestlers and ECW guys and doing a bunch of extreme rules matches. I was overjoyed to finally play a game with my favorite Wrestler Sabu in it.
    And yeah the fighting styles did make things Limiting

  • @DaDualityofMan
    @DaDualityofMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Something that still confuses me to this day is how both SVR 2008 and Madden 08 had an "archetype system", they were both my favorite game series as a kid so I got both games for Christmas 2007, the systems they had made sense in theory but in actuality they made certain characters too overpowered, even if they were average guys who shouldn't have been that good in the first place, it was weird, they both did it that one year and never did it again after(although X-Factors in modern Madden is basically the same concept)

  • @SLURM187
    @SLURM187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up with Wrestlemania 2000, No Mercy, and WCW vs NWO Revenge. Those games set the bar for me, and made my expectations really high for games that came after.

  • @springtick3897
    @springtick3897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another issue with the season mode is that unlike the other season modes, all the storylines play the same with only minor changes

    • @declangaming24
      @declangaming24 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It got repetive but GM mode and hall of fame kept it playable.

  • @tomg1plays664
    @tomg1plays664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game came out on the same day I was born

  • @LEANNNTRAPPP
    @LEANNNTRAPPP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is one of the most underrated youtube channels ever. Like the editing is impeccable.

  • @BlazedApples
    @BlazedApples 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is actually the wrestling game that I've put the most time into ever. Not my favourite but I had it on psp and ps3 so I played it a lot. But I still love the game

  • @HyperGameReviewTv
    @HyperGameReviewTv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One thing that still bug me in SvR 08 is that your wrestler in 24/7 mode will always be treated as a face in the new storyline no matter what you choose in the last one and it wasn't mention at all. Like, you just low blow Michaels in the lastest match as a heel but the next night, you are auditioning for movie role, getting attacked by Carlito then the game want you to overcome the odd cleanly even though you are a heel. Dunno about commentary, but Taz and Cole is much better than hearing King criticizing you in every cutscene.
    That being said, I really love this game as a kid and still love them today. It is a flawed game but one I enjoyed for sure.

  • @vondrebridges9740
    @vondrebridges9740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect timing I’ve been thinking about this and I just played Svr 2007 last night for 5 hours straight for the 3rd day in a row.

  • @streets0ul943
    @streets0ul943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was pissed when Kevin Thorne wasn't in it. I think he was meant to be in but didn't make cut. Like others said, Benoit tragedy heavily affected this game.

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bullshit Benoit removal shouldn’t have effected like they should have added in most tag teams and single stars for all three bands to make it bigger

  • @OgIKidd
    @OgIKidd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2008 was my first owned SVR game, so between that and being a kid in the 7th or 8th grade, I really didn't notice a change in speed. I'd only played 2007 at my cousins' house a few times, so it wasn't really enough to leave a huge impression on me. As a result, I absolutely loved 2008 when I got it. Especially since the only wrestling games that I had to compare it to were either the old Genesis games, PS1 WCW games, and Wrestlemania 23(?) for the Game Cube. To this day, the Wrestlemania game is probably my favorite because of how many places you could could fight at outside of the ring. Construction zones, ship yards, random cages dangling over the ocean, parking lots with heavy traffic. Instead of just wrestlers, you had to fight with security because the storyline was that you were destroying WWF property and equipment to get revenge on Vince firing you. I think if they brought back a lot of the more outlandish elements of the older games in general, they'd be more fun. You used to be able to tase opponents with cattle prods, swipe at each other with swords n'shit. In 2008 you could still at least smash someone's head into speakers and watch them explode. I haven't played a wrestling game since SVR2010, so I don't know if Burried Alive matches are still around. I know for sure that in 2009 they made it so that dudes and chicks couldn't wrestle each other outside of tag matches. They just kept watering the spectacle of the concept down attempting to escape any and all aespects of the Attitude, Hollywood, and Ruthless Aggression eras.

  • @MyChannel-m9h
    @MyChannel-m9h 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    24/7 Mode is still a better story mode than MyRise from _2K22._

  • @Slame333
    @Slame333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was the first wrestling game I ever owned, so I’ll always have a soft spot for it.

  • @kevint.landry6823
    @kevint.landry6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oof having Ashley pretend she was sexually harassed when we know what went down backstage at Tribute to the Troops and what it led to… it’s dark, god damn this game is dark…

  • @PedroThePluggg
    @PedroThePluggg ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s crazy cause this is in my top 3

  • @sleepymax6809
    @sleepymax6809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    your editing is so entertaining bro

  • @7StarHeryla
    @7StarHeryla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved 08, was probably my favorite career and gm modes, introduced extreme rules and was my favorite way to unlock legends 😅

  • @arthurmorganshorse2164
    @arthurmorganshorse2164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh shit he is back, just to disappear for months

  • @fandanya3256
    @fandanya3256 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such an underrated game, it has soo many interactions and cool abilities that superstar have

  • @metehansoyturk493
    @metehansoyturk493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think 08 is overhated, sure there were dumb and unnecessary things but it was still good , fighting styles were good but unfortunately limited the moveset , GM Mode was easy and fun but the Season Mode took the same save place and season mode was trash but otherwise it was great, I liked it even more than 2009

  • @richborn6700
    @richborn6700 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started watching wrestling as a middle schooler in late 2007 and SVR 2008 was the first wrestling game I played. I really liked it at the time and remember playing it at my friend's birthday party the weekend it came out

  • @jourdansockey
    @jourdansockey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All I have to say about this game is two things.
    1. Having the hardcore fighting style as your primary style can make season mode a whole lot less painful when you're injured thanks to the hardcore rejuvenation ability. (Smacking yourself with a chair when you have a stored fighting style icon.)
    2. The song "welt" by Am Conspiracy will haunt my nightmares due it playing ad nauseum when I played this game on psp. (Don't get me wrong. I like Am Conspiracy's music. It's just welt that I don't like.)

    • @qmchale5130
      @qmchale5130 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just don't use Hardcore Rejuvenation in a First Blood match or you lose.

  • @techdiesel4026
    @techdiesel4026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This game was hella addicting. It was amazing
    I found this video because I wanna see some gameplay again.
    Would totally love to play this game again.

  • @trevorshuryn676
    @trevorshuryn676 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    nah this game is amazing idc

  • @austinclubb2093
    @austinclubb2093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GM Mode alone is the reason this is a 4 star game. Say what you want about the rest of it but GM Mode made me love wrestling games as a whole and I still come back to it til this very day.

  • @tafua_a
    @tafua_a 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Please tell me Ashley accusing you of harassment is randomized. Knowing what we know now of what happened to her during her WWE run the thought of somebody in a creative meeting going "and then Ashley Massaro accuses the player of harassment" feels extremely fucked up.

    • @ryuride8499
      @ryuride8499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right crazy writing in the game making Ashley almost foreshadow what happened to her during the time the games release in SVR 08

  • @itscreepyguy
    @itscreepyguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i just love these videos about WWE games, great editing as always Alex!

  • @SuperSaiyanBroku
    @SuperSaiyanBroku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You all realize how much code they had to probably remove just to keep Chris Benoit out all his moves where removed too so that effect the dev

    • @mychanneltheking5298
      @mychanneltheking5298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still not a excuse to give us a small ass roster

    • @SuperSaiyanBroku
      @SuperSaiyanBroku 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mychanneltheking5298 idk the roster was at max apparently Kendrick and London were removed to add Cryme Tyme

    • @mychanneltheking5298
      @mychanneltheking5298 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SuperSaiyanBroku it couldn’t be because fucking svr 2007 had 67 guys and 53 wasn’t enough still not enough excuses though they should have started off with the tag teams at first before adding the other guys because im pretty sure the game can hold up to 100 guys

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SuperSaiyanBroku bullshit no way in hell the roster was maxed you telling me 53 guys is maxed they could have just added everyone who was in svr 2007 to the game hell half of 2007 roster isn’t in the game like you telling me they couldn’t have added Cade and Murdoch,Shelton and haas,deuce and domino,the major brothers,the mcallisters,London and Kendrick,rvd,boogeyman,hardcore holly,Eddie Guerrero,Chris Benoit,Shannon Moore and jimmy wang Yang,the miz,big daddy v,santino,Chris Jericho like

  • @beatrushx972
    @beatrushx972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the cow chop clip. Also I’m glad someone talked about this game cause I thought I was the only one who found it “disappointing” I feel like svr 2007 and 2011 were the absolute best

  • @BikeAngel-fs3hq
    @BikeAngel-fs3hq ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First and only time I watch this channel.
    He can't help but tries throwing in jokes every 10 seconds and rushes his sentences to fit within a specific video clip.
    Terrible to view, didn't even reach an ad. Lol.

  • @LiilJiimmii
    @LiilJiimmii 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One little thing i really liked about 2008 was the little promo you’d get before ppv matches in the season mode. It added a little hype to your ppv’s.

  • @thebigquack6945
    @thebigquack6945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The concept of SVR 08 was great, the fight classes, the introduction of ECW, and the IDEA of 24/7 mode
    The delivery is what killed the game
    But at the time, WWE Was going through a dark time. (Superstars leaving, Benoit being a shit human being)

  • @raheemtariq8139
    @raheemtariq8139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude you need to post more often, I binged watched all your videos like 4 times by now!!

  • @jeffallen4393
    @jeffallen4393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WRONG WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2008 WAS GOOD WWE GAMES DIDNT START GOING WRONG UNTIL THEY LET 2K INTO THE PICTURE

  • @MrJavonnthomas
    @MrJavonnthomas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought Something was wrong with my disc when I played this last year , I don’t remember it being that slow when I was a kid

  • @SufZee
    @SufZee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The first WWE game I played what memories man. 😢

  • @RextheRebel
    @RextheRebel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SvR 2008-2010 were the best. I played them way too much. I even stopped using the actual superstars and only wrestled using my CAS list, of which was full and each character had their own name, history, team membership and feuds.

  • @jerrypierre7825
    @jerrypierre7825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this game was so fun to play when i was a kid

  • @zpbstudios9551
    @zpbstudios9551 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is one of the funniest reviews for a wrestling game I have ever watched, Alex!

  • @RedragonReviews
    @RedragonReviews 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hahahaha love the commentary and editing style. Keep it coming I'm going to be a long time subscriber

  • @1edixo
    @1edixo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the biggest problem with 08 is that styles heavily nerf your caw moveset, I see what they were going for tho, having appropriate moves for the styles so that it feels unique but it kills the freedom

  • @hunte5748
    @hunte5748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TOO LATE. You made it sound interesting!. Time to play 2008 24\7 MODE

  • @antagonization
    @antagonization 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember as a kid, on the PS2 this game was so much fun and fast pace?

    • @jaytrax34
      @jaytrax34 ปีที่แล้ว

      exactly! the ps2 version was just 2007 but downgraded lol

  • @WandoBando
    @WandoBando 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Found your channel today and have watched 5 of them than i see you post probably one of the most underrated creators right now

  • @zakarijenkins341
    @zakarijenkins341 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This game is super fun will always have place in my heart. It was my first SVR

  • @reignnyjoseph8531
    @reignnyjoseph8531 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video made me laugh since it mostly informative, while it was exaggerated in a comedic manner, awesome!🤣😭😭💀💀

  • @Midwestmo
    @Midwestmo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite wresting game. Great sound track, great match selection, career was fun, 24/7 mode, game play was great, i want this game today.

  • @unknownp9885
    @unknownp9885 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had this game on ps2 and psp and spent so many many hours on it and with the soundtrack to match the intensity I genuinely didn’t have a complaint about it.

  • @ITryNoLie
    @ITryNoLie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this game as kid SO much id literally play it all day man i miss the good old days

  • @ticklybee6853
    @ticklybee6853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great video, you give me pyrocynical vibes in the best way also loved this game as a kid

  • @RamenReignss
    @RamenReignss ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Safe to say Smackdown vs Raw 2007 was the last great WWE game.

  • @thumbtack_7265
    @thumbtack_7265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hell yeah finally svr 08 love ur vids man
    Now how long for svr 09, 9 months? Lol jk take your time dude they always turn out well

  • @RavenJT-jx3ty
    @RavenJT-jx3ty ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine being this boy's neighbor and hearing him shout through his apartment walls about this game.

  • @lordbaldski9455
    @lordbaldski9455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this videos please post them a bit faster, cant wait for the smackdown vs raw 2009

  • @Duke15k
    @Duke15k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s crazy that this game was the reason I wanted a ps3. The amount of hours me and my cousins collected playing this game is ridiculous 😂

  • @MEIAMDYLAN
    @MEIAMDYLAN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I actually liked the fact that it was slow… it made the storylines and 24/7 mode last longer it seemed to. I like the fact that it was dragged out longer as opposed to let’s say how quickly I went through story mode in SVR 2010 and how cringe-worthy it was. I loved the tons of cutscenes, the matches. If I can get through a career mode with my custom character in one night I’m going to automatically deem it as trash. There was a build up in SVR 2008 where you worked your way up to becoming number one contender, then once you obtained the title there was even more to do with the McMahons trying to sabotage you. Like it or not that’s up to you but I still think it’s one of the best games from the era. And quite frankly I’d still prefer it over 2K15-2K20 the games have been trash with storylines for well over a decade.

  • @solidsnake9898
    @solidsnake9898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My man seriously mentioned Assassins Creed in the list of 'great' games that came out in 2007 but didn't mention Super Mario Galaxy 😂

  • @dorymoore7094
    @dorymoore7094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember being eight, losing a first blood match by busting my head open with the Sandman and losing the match immediatly. I was like yeah fair enough I guess lmao

  • @drewc4619
    @drewc4619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone else think that it's ridiculous how much of a natural logan paul looked in his match?

  • @sheikybaby8494
    @sheikybaby8494 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For I hated how thin the roster like ECW had nobody lol and it was a shame that London and Kendrick wasn’t in the game or the Boogeyman!

  • @exogris
    @exogris 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m a simple man, Alex Webb uploads a video I drop everything and watch.