Wwe SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 is a popular wrestling video game based on the paramount Wwe-style wrestling. It is advanced by Yuke's time to come Media Creators and marketed by Thq. It is the newest installment in the Wwe SmackDown! series of video games. It will be soon followed by Wwe SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. Its first release was on November 9, 2007 for Europe and then later was released in North America on November 13, 2007.
Wwe SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 is a console game and available for console platforms only. It is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Nintendo Ds Video Game Console. Players can opt in for whether the single-player mode or the multi-player mode. The multiplayer mode can also be played online. It is the first Wwe game to be released for all the seventh generation consoles. Wwe SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 is also the first game of the SmackDown series to contain Ecw brand.
Several dissimilar modes are available in the game. Modes from the former versions of the games are also included. Players can play as a wrestler, or as a normal Manager. Ecw Brand is shown in accordance with the Raw and SmackDown brands. Now wrestlers have two fighting styles: customary and secondary. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages for the players. Extra moves of the wrestlers are based on their customary styles. The player's aim is to acieve "legend" status by winning matches, defeating other players whether alone or in a team works.
