WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007
| WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 | |
|---|---|
PlayStation 2 NTSC cover art featuring (clockwise from top left) Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Torrie Wilson, Triple H and Batista
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| Developer(s) | Yuke's |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Director(s) | Osamu Hashimoto |
| Designer(s) | Naoto Kuge Totti Sato Rie Kikuchi |
| Series | SmackDown! vs. Raw |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2 & Xbox 360 PlayStation Portable |
| Genre(s) | Professional wrestling, Fighting, Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer, multiplayer online |
| Review scores | |||
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| Publication | Score | ||
| PS2 | PSP | Xbox 360 | |
| EGM | 7.5/10 | N/A | 7.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | 7/10 |
| Famitsu | N/A | 24/40 | 29/40 |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 | N/A | 8.75/10 |
| GamePro | N/A | N/A | 4.25/5 |
| GameSpot | 8.1/10 | 7.9/10 | 8.1/10 |
| GameSpy |   |
N/A | |
| GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | 8/10 |
| GameZone | 8.2/10 | 8.5/10 | 8/10 |
| IGN | 8/10 | 7.8/10 | 8/10 |
| OPM (US) | 7/10 | N/A | N/A |
| OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | 8.5/10 |
| Detroit Free Press | N/A | N/A | |
| Aggregate score | |||
| Metacritic | 80/100 | 78/100 | 81/100 |
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 is a professional wrestling video game released by THQ and developed by Yuke's. The game is based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is the eighth installment of the WWE SmackDown! series and is the successor to 2005's WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 and was succeeded by WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008. On March 31, 2006, THQ, Yuke's and WWE officially confirmed the game. The game was released in November 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 consoles and in December 2006 for the PlayStation Portable system.
The game introduced a few key new features including an analog control system, interactive hotspots, and fighting within the arena crowd. The game also included several improvements on the previous game's existing match types and modes. The Xbox 360 version was the first game in the SmackDown series to be published on a seventh generation video game console and the first SmackDown game to be released on a Microsoft console. It is also the first game in the series to be released outside the PlayStation consoles.
THQ said they would bring a more realistic fighting experience with a new, but old analog control grappling system, enabling the player to throw their opponent anywhere they want with in reason, in contrast to previous preset animations. In the new system, grappling moves are now affected by analog control, in contrast to the button-based system from preceding games. Much like the previous game, one can also move around the ring by analog control instead of using the D-pad. An option to switch to the previous control layout is also possible. The chain reversal system has also been improved and now involves grapples as well as strikes.
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