It was just the jump to the next gen. I remember seeing the trailers for it and thinking it looked as real as it could get. I got the PS2 version for my birthday in 7th grade, and when my friend got the 360 version, I was literally blown away. The jump from 5,000 polygons to 20,000 is no small jump, so it felt revolutionary at the time.
@@thevipper95rragreed. I play that game and had so much time playing it but i suck at playing svr07 coz the move button is a bit differrent back then😢
For me: 7. SvR 09 6. SvR 08 5. SvR 10 4. SvR 11 3. SvR 2. SvR 07 1. SvR 06 The thing about this franchise is that starting with SvR 08 the series lost something. I don't know what to call it other than its "Soul". That intangible thing that made us love wrestling games so much, that kept us coming back daily, for months on end (or in the case of even older games, playing the entire year until the next one came out). So while something like SvR 11 was an improvement over games like 08 and 09 in terms of features...it still felt like a soulless experience, and frankly...as someone who has played every WWE game since right up to 2K23, it never got that soul back. These games are fun for what they are...but that thing that used to grab you and not let go, has been gone longer than it was around. EDIT: I typed out my comment before seeing this full list. Nice to see we're on the same page.
@@heliosazuria Highly disagree. I was one of those people wanting this franchise to go more simulation based as well but...all these years later, I realized that was a mistake. I just don't enjoy the games like I used to...everything pre-SvR 08 were incredible games that I still go back to now. I prefer the games being pure fun...I miss that.
@@TheViper4Life oh no im not saying CONCEPTUALLY simulation is bad, for instance, gm mode is extremely fun. the way it was executed in almost exclusively focusing on the "realism" and instead opting for almost cutscene-like automation for specific things took away the soul from a gameplay perspective. thats just my opinion though
It’s not the games. The WWE in general lost its soul when the ruthless aggression era ended. It lost its edge and grittier style. The games reflected that.
I remember my older brother's friends lending us SVR 2006 for a week and BOY did I have fun memories. While playing with my older brother, I was blown away by the graphics and variety.
Up until the dying days of Parsec, I was regularly hosting sessions of SVR 06, HCTP and occasionally SVR 07. These are are definitely my 3 favorite games from the PS2 releases and that being said, I feel like the ultimate game would have been a combination of the three: - HCTP's (complete) roster, stage space (being able to climb down the stage or throw people off of it) and backstage areas (I loved using codes to where you could go backstage during any match type) -SVR 06's gameplay speed and unique mini games (pre-match, sleeper hold, and double down mini games) -SVR 07's gameplay (crowd brawling, quick grapples, and ultimate control moves; preferably with the D control scheme) Bonus inclusion: SVR 11's weapon physics, D throws, and aerial move detection
the dying days of parsec? i only first heard about parsec about a year ago, and just now installed it 2 days ago...how have i never heard about it prior to that??
Happy to see your fav was 06’. I owned the original smackdown and smackdown 2, then went a few years inbetween buys. I picked up 06’ and was happy I did. I still remember rushing through season mode on both sides to unlock austin and the rock. I spent a lot of my time playing the title bout match due to it keeping track of who had it number of titles won, defended, etc. loved that game, so happy you made this video, it reminded me of good times. Keep up the good work!! 👍
SVR09 was fairly different on the Wii. It was very fun and is certainly a hidden gem. WestlinGifs also had similar thoughts on 09 until he tried out the Wii version.
@@corbjones2738 Yes, in 09 you could make the wrestlers do different taunts/gestures during the entrance with the usage of the wii remote's motion controls. You also wrestle and unleash finishers with simplified motion controls.
It would be so much better though if the Wii continued making WWE games with the Wrestlemania/Day of Reckoning engine. There was no good reason that Smackdown vs Raw had to be the only series on all game systems. It was so much better when each platform had it's own unique series of games (PS2 - Smackdown. Xbox - RAW. Gamecube - Day of Reckoning)
The first Smackdown vs Raw was the first time I was disappointed in the series and felt like it took a big step back, but I was utterly let down by SvR 08. The roster was terrible and they absolutely gutted the game of moves for some inexplicable reason. Not only that, they limited the available moves to the fighting styles as well. The fighting styles gimmick got old really quick, as did the new weapons spots, like the flaming barbed wire bat and tables. There was just nothing to keep me coming back like most of the previous entries. Shut Your Mouth and Here Comes The Pain kept me coming back daily for a whole year until the next game in the series dropped. I stopped playing SvR 08 after like 5 or 6 weeks and only revisited it right before SvR 09 dropped. I was poor, and still playing the PS2 when SvR 11 dropped. I barely played that game for a month. Every game since is more or less the same thing though. There's enough new flashy gimmicks to keep my attention for a month or so. The core gameplay is what matters most, and it's always so lacking later in the series. I just wanna be able to jump into exhibition and right into a match and have enough different things to do each time to keep me coming back.
SVR 2010 did have the grapple ultimate control moves, but they now had a regular move set slot rather than a designated one like the previous entries. It’s possible your wrestler wouldn’t have one, but you could add it in Create-A-Moveset
Played them all since WWF Smackdown on PSone. HCTP was my favourite, followed SvR 2007, but SvR 2010 will always be a personal highlight as I got it when I bought my PS3.
SmackDown vs Raw 2010 will always be my favorite game. The Road to WrestleMaina was good playing as either John Cena or Triple H, Randy Orton, Edge, Mikki James (ehh) or your created wrestler. And the finishers were awesome too as they would go in slow motion. I know a lot of people like SvsR ‘07 but 2010 was something special to me.
I always love SVR, 06, and 07 the most. Being in my early teens. I would decorate my SVR07 locker room with Divas cutouts, posters, and banners. The season mode for SVR07 was goated.
I looked forward to these days back between 2003 to 2008. Even though I had a Gamecube, I never played any of the games there. I played solely on PS2. Before that, it was N64 and PS1. Fun times.
You forget to mention, the one of the best things in SvR 2006 is that you can use Stone Cold in Season Mode.. that was mind blowing in that period. Imagine playing with your favourite wrestler of all time in all season mode (in both smackdown and raw side) with original voices. In the other hand SvR 2007 had the best soundtrack ever 🎉🎉🎉❤ Both game should be in 1st place in my opinion.
Til this day 2 complaints about Wwe games are still relevant: SvR '07 had the best graphics, and they still overcomplicate and change the controls every year.
I always preferred SvR 2006 over 2007 purely because the former had Andre the Giant as a playable character. He's my favorite wrestler and I was disappointed he was removed from the games for so long.
Ultimate grapples were also a tool for cheaters online as a front chin lock couldnt be reversed or broken once they put it on you meaning they could front chin lock you until your head is red with damage
This might be the first ranking video of the SmackDown vs. RAW video game series that I agree with completely. I think what gives SmackDown vs. RAW 2006 the edge over 07 is that the gameplay is faster and, personally, I love the season mode just a bit more because of the whole ECW invasion storyline. It was brilliant, and just about every aspect of the game was highly addictive.
In svr you could play with a friend and if you picked up a ladder (or table) and he hit you with a quick punch the character would drop the ladder. With this method you could stand sideways to a table or the commentator desk and the ladder would fall on top of it. This was insanely fun to do and way better than the intended stacking that was later introduced in svr07 or svr08. We had so much fun stacking things it was amazing. I also how we would spent minutes to counter each other until someone would not time the counter lmao
I’d have to agree with you for the number two and number one spot SVR 2006 was slightly better with the perfect amount of unlockable’s for the locker room and the game itself and I feel like season mode was better too. I miss in those two games you can customize your locker room which was awesome it was so unique
Having played them all.. 2006 was the best. And still playing to this day. It had almost everything.. best roster, best CAW engine, 2 WM arenas, lots of game modes, balanced combination of arcade and simulation gameplay. And more importantly.. its highly hackable.
SvR 2009 had lots of features cut because it was in the midst of development when the '08 stock market crash happened. They haphazardly released it a month after the crash. Iirc both Yuke's and THQ had to retrench 15% of employees to stay profitable.
After playing all these games recently I’d have to say the best are 2006 and 2007 and the weakest games in the series are 2008 and 2009. 2006: Had a great roster, a good variety of legends, the gameplay was fun, season mode was good, it introduced GM Mode, and had a good variety of match types to play. 2007: My personal favorite but it had a good roster, great legends selection, season mode was once again good, GM Mode was even better, it introduced ultimate control moves, the ladder match mini game, and had a good variety of matches to play. 2008: Had a small roster, a terrible season mode that made no sense half the time, the gameplay got limited due to fighting styles so most wrestlers played the same, and it combined GM and season mode for no reason. The introduction of flaming weapons and ECW was really cool though I can’t lie and is my favorite part of the game. 2009: Had no legends, removed season mode, removed GM Mode, and there wasn’t anything to do after RTWM. It felt like a beta to SvR 2010.
Well 2009 suck but just because they made Legends of Wrestlemania at the same time. Nice that we can have both legends and svr game roster in the same time tho.Even tho gameplay was bad .
@@cezargrigore4518 It would’ve made more sense for THQ to let you port the legends from Legends of Wrestlemania over to 2009 instead of vice versa. I think Legends of Wrestlemania was a good idea in concept but poorly executed.
My first wrestling game was SvR 07, and I absolutely loved it. I remember feeling quite let down with SvR 08, and then found a used copy of SvR 06 for next to nothing and thought "Oh well, might as well try it", and I ended up enjoying 06 almost as much as I enjoyed 07. SvR 2011 is the only one of the newer entries that really stood out to me - I absolutely loved playing around with all the physics stuff. So those three (06, 07, 11) ended up being my most-played games in the series by far Haven't bought any of the games since WWE 12 (Which I did buy and very much enjoyed) though. 13 and 14 seemed like absolutely nothing had changed since 12, and the story modes weren't original stories anymore. 15 and 16 seemed like major changes, but also seemed like they had very little content, and most of the games since then have lootboxes and s*** from what I've seen?
2009 should have the reverse option to import the legends of Leg of Wrestlemania into 2009 so both game have both roster its would have upgrade SvsR09 to a nutch more !!!
On Troy, real glad this was in my recommended. Super crisp quality all around! Agree on 09 being the weakest for the exact reasons. It felt so restricted and wonky. Would you consider ranking the soundtracks?
I always liked in svr 08, the little promos you would get before your ppv matches on 24/7 mode. They werent super special but they were a nice touch to the mode.
For my 14th birthday I got Smackdown Vs Raw 2006 and I had a grand time for the most part. Solid gameplay, the games really got the graphics down to a tee, and the new stamina while not my cup of tea was generally unintrusive Then I got 2007 that Fall...and I never picked up a WWE game again with the exception of All Stars. I just hated how godawful they made Cruiserweights in that game, where if you tried to punch or kick Joey Mercury you'd hurt your hand and get stunned
SVR 07 wasn’t my first WWE game I actually played the first SVR a lot but something about 07 made me like it more. The stamina system although annoying kept the matches somewhat paced, I also played SVR 07 so much my the disk ended up getting so scratched it didn’t work no more. It was a sad time but thankfully I can come back to it through emulators whenever I want to play with my friends.
Best Wrestling games are Smackdown 2, Here comes the Pain ( 🐐 ) and SVR 06 (07). I'll always have a soft spot for SVR08 because I could literally play that gm mode forever. I was obsessed... sigh good times
If 06 was the one where eddie went stealing the undertaker urn then that’s my favorite idk why but i remember playing that story Hellaaa when i was a kid lol. W THQ n Yukes man miss them mfs
my man, i wasn't expecting 06 being at the 1st spot. i agrre completely with the list. normally i have am internal conflict choosing between 06 & 07. not disappointed at all. 06, for me, is the more nostalgic of the series. i don't know if it's the presentation of the menus with the playlist, but even the season mode is more grounded... idk i completely agree
One of my favorite things is the black and white slow motion I do like the glass break in 2009 but I think the black and white just seems more punishing
I Will Never Forget When I Chose to Receive SVR Over San Andreas 🤣🤣 . SVR 07 was the best to me only cuz i Skipped 06. Throwing ppl out the ring in the RR wit Ultimate Control was GOLDDD
I’ve only played your top 4 here and I’d have put them in the exact same order. I was in 5th grade when SVR 06 came out and I played that sumbitch after school for hours every single day. Actually took my SVR 06 game case to an indy show in college and got it signed by JR. Great memories
😅 Man, I remembered playing 09 a bunch on the PSP as a kid. Same for 2011 on my cousin's Xbox 360. They were guilty pleasures of mine and I have fond memories of it; especially the Undertaker RTW story for both of them. Recently found a copy of 07 for PS2, and thinking of giving it a spin :)
Yeah SVR 06 mad3 number 1 on my list as well. I didnt start collecting abd playing wrestling games until my early 30,s. So I don't have any childhood nostalgia or bias. I got into wrestling games fir the create a wrestler,graphics, and presentation. Here is my ranking list 1. SVR 06 2 .SVR 11 3. SVR 09 4. SVR 10 5.SVR 07 6.SVR 08 7. SVR
SvR 07 was my favourite. The only thing I truly disliked about it was that fighting styles were locked behind weight class. But great roster. Last game to have Angle and Benoit together as well.
ID HAVE TO SAY SVR 2006 WAS MY FAVORITE. I HAD JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGHSCHOOL AND I SPENT THE WHOLE SUMMER OF 2005 PLAYING THAT GAME ONLINE
you know you can say that without screaming
@@enmamu1430😂😂😂
Graduated 05.. ( Kevin hart voice) DAMN!😂
@@Jeemoney40🤣🤣🤣🤣
Too Bad it came Out in late 2005 😂
Idk why but I still feel like 2007 had the best graphics from all of the games from 05-10
It was just the jump to the next gen. I remember seeing the trailers for it and thinking it looked as real as it could get. I got the PS2 version for my birthday in 7th grade, and when my friend got the 360 version, I was literally blown away. The jump from 5,000 polygons to 20,000 is no small jump, so it felt revolutionary at the time.
I personally liked SvR06 because of how impactful moves felt.
Dude every move seemed like it hurt badly😂
Faacts
Doing the running attack with the ring bell and watching the opponent fly halfway across the ring was my favorite. 😂
SMACKDOWN vs Raw 2010 was one of the first wrestling games I have ever played but 2011 was one of the best ones along with 12, 2k14, and 2k19
Wrestlemania XIX, Day Of Reckoning one and two, SVR 2004- 2007 are all awesome wrestling games too I’d recommend playing those too
Play 2011 you won’t regret it. For me it has the best ring physics
@@thevipper95rr i got it for Christmas after it came out on the same year and I still have it. I LOVE that game and I ALWAYS will❤️🔥
@@thevipper95rragreed. I play that game and had so much time playing it but i suck at playing svr07 coz the move button is a bit differrent back then😢
This is almost beat for beat what my list would be. I had a ton of fun with SVR/06 and 07. They’d definitely be my top three but not sure the order.
Definitely my top 3 right here, for me I’d say svr then 06, then 07.
Svr 2006 is easily the best of the best
Best season mode massive upgrade from 2005 and amazing soundtrack and roster
The soundtrack was absolutely the best in any wrestling game. Hands down.
For me:
7. SvR 09
6. SvR 08
5. SvR 10
4. SvR 11
3. SvR
2. SvR 07
1. SvR 06
The thing about this franchise is that starting with SvR 08 the series lost something. I don't know what to call it other than its "Soul". That intangible thing that made us love wrestling games so much, that kept us coming back daily, for months on end (or in the case of even older games, playing the entire year until the next one came out). So while something like SvR 11 was an improvement over games like 08 and 09 in terms of features...it still felt like a soulless experience, and frankly...as someone who has played every WWE game since right up to 2K23, it never got that soul back. These games are fun for what they are...but that thing that used to grab you and not let go, has been gone longer than it was around.
EDIT: I typed out my comment before seeing this full list. Nice to see we're on the same page.
Its where they started going real heavy on the simulation and less on the arcade. Just way less campy and fun in that regard
@@heliosazuria Highly disagree. I was one of those people wanting this franchise to go more simulation based as well but...all these years later, I realized that was a mistake. I just don't enjoy the games like I used to...everything pre-SvR 08 were incredible games that I still go back to now. I prefer the games being pure fun...I miss that.
@@TheViper4Life oh no im not saying CONCEPTUALLY simulation is bad, for instance, gm mode is extremely fun. the way it was executed in almost exclusively focusing on the "realism" and instead opting for almost cutscene-like automation for specific things took away the soul from a gameplay perspective. thats just my opinion though
It’s not the games. The WWE in general lost its soul when the ruthless aggression era ended. It lost its edge and grittier style. The games reflected that.
I remember my older brother's friends lending us SVR 2006 for a week and BOY did I have fun memories. While playing with my older brother, I was blown away by the graphics and variety.
Up until the dying days of Parsec, I was regularly hosting sessions of SVR 06, HCTP and occasionally SVR 07.
These are are definitely my 3 favorite games from the PS2 releases and that being said, I feel like the ultimate game would have been a combination of the three:
- HCTP's (complete) roster, stage space (being able to climb down the stage or throw people off of it) and backstage areas (I loved using codes to where you could go backstage during any match type)
-SVR 06's gameplay speed and unique mini games (pre-match, sleeper hold, and double down mini games)
-SVR 07's gameplay (crowd brawling, quick grapples, and ultimate control moves; preferably with the D control scheme)
Bonus inclusion: SVR 11's weapon physics, D throws, and aerial move detection
Isn't Parsec still a thing? What do people use now instead of it then?
the dying days of parsec? i only first heard about parsec about a year ago, and just now installed it 2 days ago...how have i never heard about it prior to that??
Interesting. I'd have 2008 higher personally. It definitely had more depth to the GM Mode, my favourite feature.
I was shocked they got rid of it
More depth but a weak roster hurts it
@@HimSC fair comment. Nothing will ever compare for the depth of Here Comes The Pain
They had Hardcore Holly as a ds exclusive in svr 08 😂😭
Gm mode is garbage glad it was deleted
@@ble7330and made Eddie Guerrero a PSP exclusive instead of putting him every version.
SVR 07 was PEAK wrestling games from the roster to the gameplay down the the soundtrack FLAWLESS
Happy to see your fav was 06’. I owned the original smackdown and smackdown 2, then went a few years inbetween buys. I picked up 06’ and was happy I did. I still remember rushing through season mode on both sides to unlock austin and the rock. I spent a lot of my time playing the title bout match due to it keeping track of who had it number of titles won, defended, etc. loved that game, so happy you made this video, it reminded me of good times. Keep up the good work!! 👍
I prefer 06 over 07, too.
SVR09 was fairly different on the Wii. It was very fun and is certainly a hidden gem. WestlinGifs also had similar thoughts on 09 until he tried out the Wii version.
He said he loved it on Wii. He showed himself playing it and everything
@@home9dog2blue199 Yes exactly
Didn't that version allow for some dynamic entrances you could manipulate with the wiimote, or was that a fever dream I had when I was 10?
@@corbjones2738 Yes, in 09 you could make the wrestlers do different taunts/gestures during the entrance with the usage of the wii remote's motion controls. You also wrestle and unleash finishers with simplified motion controls.
It would be so much better though if the Wii continued making WWE games with the Wrestlemania/Day of Reckoning engine. There was no good reason that Smackdown vs Raw had to be the only series on all game systems. It was so much better when each platform had it's own unique series of games (PS2 - Smackdown. Xbox - RAW. Gamecube - Day of Reckoning)
SVR 2008 imo killed the momentum the SVR and Smackdown series had.
The first Smackdown vs Raw was the first time I was disappointed in the series and felt like it took a big step back, but I was utterly let down by SvR 08. The roster was terrible and they absolutely gutted the game of moves for some inexplicable reason. Not only that, they limited the available moves to the fighting styles as well. The fighting styles gimmick got old really quick, as did the new weapons spots, like the flaming barbed wire bat and tables.
There was just nothing to keep me coming back like most of the previous entries. Shut Your Mouth and Here Comes The Pain kept me coming back daily for a whole year until the next game in the series dropped. I stopped playing SvR 08 after like 5 or 6 weeks and only revisited it right before SvR 09 dropped.
I was poor, and still playing the PS2 when SvR 11 dropped. I barely played that game for a month. Every game since is more or less the same thing though. There's enough new flashy gimmicks to keep my attention for a month or so. The core gameplay is what matters most, and it's always so lacking later in the series. I just wanna be able to jump into exhibition and right into a match and have enough different things to do each time to keep me coming back.
SVR 2010 did have the grapple ultimate control moves, but they now had a regular move set slot rather than a designated one like the previous entries. It’s possible your wrestler wouldn’t have one, but you could add it in Create-A-Moveset
Same as WWE SVR 2011
Some of the best wrestling games ever made. Great content.
2007> 2011 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2010> the rest
2010 was not that good my guy
Played them all since WWF Smackdown on PSone. HCTP was my favourite, followed SvR 2007, but SvR 2010 will always be a personal highlight as I got it when I bought my PS3.
Glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed 24/7 mode in Smackdown vs. Raw 2008.
SVR07, SVR11, 2k22, and HCTP. Best wrestling games ever tbh
(Also I gotta give respect to Wrestling Empire)
bro i was thinking making the same video. i throughly enjoyed your video because you get right into it and none of it felt like filler! great list btw
SmackDown vs Raw 2010 will always be my favorite game. The Road to WrestleMaina was good playing as either John Cena or Triple H, Randy Orton, Edge, Mikki James (ehh) or your created wrestler. And the finishers were awesome too as they would go in slow motion. I know a lot of people like SvsR ‘07 but 2010 was something special to me.
7:22 SvR 10 still has the ultimate control move.It's WWE 12 that removed it.
I always love SVR, 06, and 07 the most. Being in my early teens. I would decorate my SVR07 locker room with Divas cutouts, posters, and banners. The season mode for SVR07 was goated.
I looked forward to these days back between 2003 to 2008. Even though I had a Gamecube, I never played any of the games there. I played solely on PS2. Before that, it was N64 and PS1. Fun times.
Man, you really missed out on the Wrestlemania/Day of Reckoning games on the GameCube.
You forget to mention, the one of the best things in SvR 2006 is that you can use Stone Cold in Season Mode.. that was mind blowing in that period. Imagine playing with your favourite wrestler of all time in all season mode (in both smackdown and raw side) with original voices.
In the other hand SvR 2007 had the best soundtrack ever 🎉🎉🎉❤
Both game should be in 1st place in my opinion.
Appreciate you taking the time and efforts you put it to give me the knowledge of what one to download i ended up with 6. 7 .11 thank you
Best SVR comparison video on TH-cam I've seen so far! Very handy for those of us who wanna pick and choose and not play all of them.
Til this day 2 complaints about Wwe games are still relevant: SvR '07 had the best graphics, and they still overcomplicate and change the controls every year.
I always preferred SvR 2006 over 2007 purely because the former had Andre the Giant as a playable character. He's my favorite wrestler and I was disappointed he was removed from the games for so long.
The omission of Jericho from games after 06 was huge blow too.
The one thing 09 has going for it is the "next gen" load times. The PS3 copy will load from menu to match in under ten seconds.
The challenge mode in SVR 2007 was my favorite part of 2007 Mickie James versus The Great Khali had me almost breaking controllers
Ultimate grapples were also a tool for cheaters online as a front chin lock couldnt be reversed or broken once they put it on you meaning they could front chin lock you until your head is red with damage
SVR07 was my first wrestling game and how I found out about wrestling in general.
This might be the first ranking video of the SmackDown vs. RAW video game series that I agree with completely. I think what gives SmackDown vs. RAW 2006 the edge over 07 is that the gameplay is faster and, personally, I love the season mode just a bit more because of the whole ECW invasion storyline. It was brilliant, and just about every aspect of the game was highly addictive.
In svr you could play with a friend and if you picked up a ladder (or table) and he hit you with a quick punch the character would drop the ladder. With this method you could stand sideways to a table or the commentator desk and the ladder would fall on top of it. This was insanely fun to do and way better than the intended stacking that was later introduced in svr07 or svr08.
We had so much fun stacking things it was amazing.
I also how we would spent minutes to counter each other until someone would not time the counter lmao
I’d have to agree with you for the number two and number one spot SVR 2006 was slightly better with the perfect amount of unlockable’s for the locker room and the game itself and I feel like season mode was better too. I miss in those two games you can customize your locker room which was awesome it was so unique
Having played them all.. 2006 was the best. And still playing to this day. It had almost everything.. best roster, best CAW engine, 2 WM arenas, lots of game modes, balanced combination of arcade and simulation gameplay. And more importantly.. its highly hackable.
Solid reviews. Thank you.
All games in between Smackdown shut your mouth up to smackdown vs raw 2007 are a thing of beauty
New subscriber! Love your content.
I fw your stuff man
SvR 2009 had lots of features cut because it was in the midst of development when the '08 stock market crash happened. They haphazardly released it a month after the crash. Iirc both Yuke's and THQ had to retrench 15% of employees to stay profitable.
After playing all these games recently I’d have to say the best are 2006 and 2007 and the weakest games in the series are 2008 and 2009.
2006: Had a great roster, a good variety of legends, the gameplay was fun, season mode was good, it introduced GM Mode, and had a good variety of match types to play.
2007: My personal favorite but it had a good roster, great legends selection, season mode was once again good, GM Mode was even better, it introduced ultimate control moves, the ladder match mini game, and had a good variety of matches to play.
2008: Had a small roster, a terrible season mode that made no sense half the time, the gameplay got limited due to fighting styles so most wrestlers played the same, and it combined GM and season mode for no reason. The introduction of flaming weapons and ECW was really cool though I can’t lie and is my favorite part of the game.
2009: Had no legends, removed season mode, removed GM Mode, and there wasn’t anything to do after RTWM. It felt like a beta to SvR 2010.
Well 2009 suck but just because they made Legends of Wrestlemania at the same time. Nice that we can have both legends and svr game roster in the same time tho.Even tho gameplay was bad .
@@cezargrigore4518 It would’ve made more sense for THQ to let you port the legends from Legends of Wrestlemania over to 2009 instead of vice versa. I think Legends of Wrestlemania was a good idea in concept but poorly executed.
My first wrestling game was SvR 07, and I absolutely loved it. I remember feeling quite let down with SvR 08, and then found a used copy of SvR 06 for next to nothing and thought "Oh well, might as well try it", and I ended up enjoying 06 almost as much as I enjoyed 07. SvR 2011 is the only one of the newer entries that really stood out to me - I absolutely loved playing around with all the physics stuff. So those three (06, 07, 11) ended up being my most-played games in the series by far
Haven't bought any of the games since WWE 12 (Which I did buy and very much enjoyed) though. 13 and 14 seemed like absolutely nothing had changed since 12, and the story modes weren't original stories anymore. 15 and 16 seemed like major changes, but also seemed like they had very little content, and most of the games since then have lootboxes and s*** from what I've seen?
SVR 2006 was my shit.🔥🔥🔥
Nostalgic Vibes, Childhood, Memories for sure, no debate whatsoever... 🙆🏻♂️☯️✌️
SVR09 best gameplay loved the roster just wish it had GM Mode
Personally, I'd put SVR 2011 a bit higher. Above SVR and maybe SVR 2007 as well. I do agree that 2006 is the Best SVR Game though.
Do you know what the event in that picture in the background of season mode for the original Smackdown versus Raw is?
My fav is 07 nice video man even if i think is best one u are not toxic on your list
2009 should have the reverse option to import the legends of Leg of Wrestlemania into 2009 so both game have both roster its would have upgrade SvsR09 to a nutch more !!!
Needed this video im going to buy smackdown vs raw 2011 for the 360 soon is there any other svr I should consider?
Dude the background music in the video. What song is that called it sounds SO nostalgic but I can’t put my fingers on it
If you are talking about the music at the beginning of the video, it is the music from the Sonic Mega Collection game on PlayStation 2.
GREAT REVIEW MAN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I SUBSCRIBED
WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2007 is the Only WWE game I truly adore, This I notice!
The kick outs in 07 was insane, but the soundtrack was classic
SVR 2010 was the first wwe game I got given for Christmas and loved it
My ranking:
7. SvR 06
6. SvR 09
5. SvR 10
4. SvR
3. SvR 11
2. SvR 08
1. SvR 07
SvR 2007, SvR 2010, and SvR 2011 are the ones I liked the most and a few of the 2K games, and I also liked WWE All Stars
Best n64 game: wrestlemania 2000
Best smackdown: HCTP
Best SVR: 2006
Great video. Glad you had fun coming back to the older titles 😊
Great vid
That god i was born on 2009
Don’t forget fulfill your fantasy match in 2006 was everything 😎💯
On Troy, real glad this was in my recommended. Super crisp quality all around!
Agree on 09 being the weakest for the exact reasons. It felt so restricted and wonky. Would you consider ranking the soundtracks?
Thanks mr jones!
I always liked in svr 08, the little promos you would get before your ppv matches on 24/7 mode. They werent super special but they were a nice touch to the mode.
For my 14th birthday I got Smackdown Vs Raw 2006 and I had a grand time for the most part. Solid gameplay, the games really got the graphics down to a tee, and the new stamina while not my cup of tea was generally unintrusive
Then I got 2007 that Fall...and I never picked up a WWE game again with the exception of All Stars. I just hated how godawful they made Cruiserweights in that game, where if you tried to punch or kick Joey Mercury you'd hurt your hand and get stunned
Svr 07 didint have double KO feature and the weight detection was way worse than in Svr 06, which is my fauvorite.
They’re all GREAT! Love WWE games pre-2K15
SVR 07 wasn’t my first WWE game I actually played the first SVR a lot but something about 07 made me like it more. The stamina system although annoying kept the matches somewhat paced, I also played SVR 07 so much my the disk ended up getting so scratched it didn’t work no more. It was a sad time but thankfully I can come back to it through emulators whenever I want to play with my friends.
Best Wrestling games are Smackdown 2, Here comes the Pain ( 🐐 ) and SVR 06 (07).
I'll always have a soft spot for SVR08 because I could literally play that gm mode forever. I was obsessed... sigh good times
Great video and thanks for showing the gameplay from each game
Great choice for #1
Svr 2008 and 2010 were the best wwe games imo i still remember the childhood memories coming home from school booting it up
Excellent video, I agree with you SVR 2006 is the best of all them
SVR 11 is my all time favorite I have it on every console and the giant game guide as well lol
If SVR 2009 woulda had the 24/7 mode and GM mode and LEGENDS I’d rank it #2 on my list. But the game just lacks in content big time
I grew up with all of the SVR games but it’s just something about SvR 2011 that still sits with me. Definitely my favorite game oat
Good list
2011 is my fav cause they added realistic table breaks and directional moves etc
I hope you do a video on your thoughts of Day of Reckoning 1 + 2! DOR 2 is my favorite wrestling game!
This is definitely coming eventually!
SVR 2006 is a phenomenal game but SVR 2007 needs to be in a museum as a national treasure
If 06 was the one where eddie went stealing the undertaker urn then that’s my favorite idk why but i remember playing that story Hellaaa when i was a kid lol. W THQ n Yukes man miss them mfs
my man, i wasn't expecting 06 being at the 1st spot. i agrre completely with the list. normally i have am internal conflict choosing between 06 & 07. not disappointed at all. 06, for me, is the more nostalgic of the series. i don't know if it's the presentation of the menus with the playlist, but even the season mode is more grounded... idk
i completely agree
I would love to see a ranking of the WWE 2k games once 2k24 comes out.
One of my favorite things is the black and white slow motion I do like the glass break in 2009 but I think the black and white just seems more punishing
I Will Never Forget When I Chose to Receive SVR Over San Andreas 🤣🤣 . SVR 07 was the best to me only cuz i Skipped 06. Throwing ppl out the ring in the RR wit Ultimate Control was GOLDDD
2006 is my favorite overall, with 2011 right behind it.
2011 had the best physics, they never should have nerfed it from 12 onward
svr 07 was the one that had me stuck as a kid ,
I never understand why they get rid of GM mode that was so great
I was 8 when the OG Smackdown Vs Raw Dropped. As a kid nothing else was better.
I’ve only played your top 4 here and I’d have put them in the exact same order. I was in 5th grade when SVR 06 came out and I played that sumbitch after school for hours every single day. Actually took my SVR 06 game case to an indy show in college and got it signed by JR. Great memories
Ray mastro jr??!?
@@notacat7127 Jim Ross fool
I know bruh I just can’t get Santino and the way he pronounced rays name out of my head 😂
😅 Man, I remembered playing 09 a bunch on the PSP as a kid. Same for 2011 on my cousin's Xbox 360.
They were guilty pleasures of mine and I have fond memories of it; especially the Undertaker RTW story for both of them.
Recently found a copy of 07 for PS2, and thinking of giving it a spin :)
I enjoyed the sonic adventure 2 battle music in the background
Svr 11 is my favorite of all time. It’s everything over the years of svr culminating in one game before rebranding to wwe 12
We agree
SD! vs RAW 2006
Is in another level of fun
Masterpiece
Yeah SVR 06 mad3 number 1 on my list as well. I didnt start collecting abd playing wrestling games until my early 30,s. So I don't have any childhood nostalgia or bias.
I got into wrestling games fir the create a wrestler,graphics, and presentation. Here is my ranking list
1. SVR 06
2 .SVR 11
3. SVR 09
4. SVR 10
5.SVR 07
6.SVR 08
7. SVR
SvR 07 was my favourite. The only thing I truly disliked about it was that fighting styles were locked behind weight class. But great roster. Last game to have Angle and Benoit together as well.
06 07 and 11 are the best of the series. I understand the preference for any of the 3
Personally 07 is the best