10 Secrets, Removals and Facts of WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008

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  • @VIGLounge
    @VIGLounge 3 роки тому +863

    The first thing that came to mind for me was Bobby Lashley leaving a voicemail growling at you in season mode lol.

    • @jaycerrito3142
      @jaycerrito3142 3 роки тому +94

      That was a WTF moment right there. As AVGN would say "What were they thinking?". Lashley sounded like he was humping a trash can or the wall

    • @gabrielanaya4120
      @gabrielanaya4120 3 роки тому +11

      😂🤣

    • @VIGLounge
      @VIGLounge 3 роки тому +6

      @@jaycerrito3142 LOL!

    • @BrianAwesome
      @BrianAwesome 3 роки тому +32

      I hated.. that they made the new controls mandatory.
      In svr 2007 I would always switch to the old hctp controls.

    • @MsTree1234
      @MsTree1234 3 роки тому +14

      Who could ever forget that motivational conversation ? !

  • @Artiomiz
    @Artiomiz 3 роки тому +508

    Do not care what others might say: this game is pretty underrated in my book

    • @wadewilson6773
      @wadewilson6773 3 роки тому +34

      Agreed. The soundtrack is perfect as well.

    • @GanzoHasashi1911
      @GanzoHasashi1911 3 роки тому +38

      It had the right ideas, but lacked in execution that pretty much resulted in it being too realistic for the fans who preferred the more arcade style of the Smackdown era and 06/07. Simulation wise, it provides the most accurate wrestling game that albeit hinders move sets for each character, makes learning the controls, strengths and weaknesses of each style worth it if you dedicate enough time.

    • @kanzaone
      @kanzaone 3 роки тому +6

      Is there an audiobook version of your book? Too lazy to read

    • @thataurus2492
      @thataurus2492 3 роки тому +1

      I agree

    • @Imnon00b5
      @Imnon00b5 3 роки тому +10

      It fucking sucked lmao

  • @JustinLeeper
    @JustinLeeper 3 роки тому +200

    This was the first WWE game I worked on. I started at THQ late summer of 2007.
    I’m sure the game’s storyline writer penned Dreamer as ECW GM. WWE likely didn’t have much to do with it. It had to be written around beginning of 2007 at the latest.
    Vince at one point wanted ECW to have equal billing.

    • @sodokami6347
      @sodokami6347 3 роки тому +8

      @@habibhalal3496 He’s legit

    • @enmamu1430
      @enmamu1430 3 роки тому +3

      Thank you for smackdown vs raw 2011! certainly my favourite wrestling game of all!

    • @sodokami6347
      @sodokami6347 3 роки тому

      @@habibhalal3496 look at his videos

    • @Aujuelhopkins
      @Aujuelhopkins 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah I got a question why didn’t you guys put in Brian Kendrick,Paul London deuce and domino test hardcore holly joey Mercury lance cade Trevor Murdoch Shelton Benjamin x pac or Scott hall or even Jillian hall or the boogeyman in the game like as soon as it came out yall should have at least remade it with all the wrestlers in there and also why did you make the fighting style why y’all didn’t just stick with svr 2007 gameplay like why make it all slowly and so limited

    • @sagyj
      @sagyj 3 роки тому +1

      Question why didnt yall put the missing superstars in the game like why wasnt brian kendrick or paul london in the game like they wasnt in svr 2007 either

  • @baoreeceyang7312
    @baoreeceyang7312 3 роки тому +128

    Maria having a loading screen, being in the game as backstage interviewer and even being controllable for one fight in the story mode yet she was NPC 😔😔😔😔

    • @youngdolo8
      @youngdolo8 3 роки тому +1

      SHE HAS TWO!! It really fucks me off as well, she and Melina have two each. Melina at least is playable, but the likes of Mark Henry, Gregory Helms, Chavo Guerrero and William Regal don't have one. Ridiculous.

  • @dustyawesome15
    @dustyawesome15 3 роки тому +68

    My biggest problem with 2008 was the classes moveset. I liked the different styles, but sucked when certain moves were locked behind a certain style.

    • @chrisdavies5253
      @chrisdavies5253 3 роки тому +9

      Made creating Jericho problematic as some was showman, technical, submission and high flyer

    • @dustyawesome15
      @dustyawesome15 3 роки тому +5

      @@chrisdavies5253 I would go with Technical and Submission

    • @bryangonzalez9478
      @bryangonzalez9478 Рік тому +1

      mannn, my brother used to change Bret harts technical class to a brawler to help him make stone cold bleed in the hall of fame submission match haha

    • @jadoc3767
      @jadoc3767 Рік тому +1

      ​@@dustyawesome15high flyer and showman better because with highflyer you can get him to do springboards

  • @hammerxstruck
    @hammerxstruck 3 роки тому +87

    When I was a kid I had a lot of hype for the inclusion of ECW in the game, but in the end the ecw roster was very small, at least they must have put the full members of the New breed stable in the game

    • @gator9339
      @gator9339 3 роки тому +14

      I thought the same thing. I was bummed that Kevin Thorne and Ariel weren't in the game

    • @xiPopCat
      @xiPopCat 3 роки тому +10

      @@gator9339 All they did for Ariel was put her entrance in the game, so she must have been in it at one point as well but she got released earlier on that year :(

    • @soundcreeps5371
      @soundcreeps5371 3 роки тому +6

      @@xiPopCat I was just so pleased to get to play as sandman or sabu

    • @Daniel19073
      @Daniel19073 3 роки тому

      When I was a kid I had a lot of hype for the inclusion of ECW in the game, but in the end the ecw roster was very small, at least they must have put the full members of the New breed stable in the game

    • @Mr.PhoenixBlues2369
      @Mr.PhoenixBlues2369 3 роки тому +5

      Also you can't even be part of ecw in 24 7 mode heck you couldn't even be a ecw superstar which sucks

  • @2die4_93
    @2die4_93 3 роки тому +203

    Ahhhhh yes WWE SVR 08 where The Rock didn’t have any teeth

    • @karagdagangimpormasyon4736
      @karagdagangimpormasyon4736 3 роки тому +1

      🤣

    • @joshzpipos1
      @joshzpipos1 3 роки тому +16

      Well that’s better than 07, where they dyed them red

    • @JDC8397
      @JDC8397 3 роки тому +10

      The rock doesn't have teeth in svr 08 and roman has horse teeth in wwe 21

    • @LeHardracers
      @LeHardracers 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @2die4_93
      @2die4_93 3 роки тому +1

      @@joshzpipos1 lmfao I totally forgot about that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @zyadashraf6075
    @zyadashraf6075 3 роки тому +111

    Bob Holly was in the game as an exclusive for a non Sony console which is unfortunate. It would've been better if we had more wrestlers and mid carders for GM Mode in all versions

    • @MrBlkthndr
      @MrBlkthndr 3 роки тому +5

      When I had the game, I had to create all of the missing superstars that took days to complete.

    • @filipeandrade1760
      @filipeandrade1760 3 роки тому +11

      Yeah imagine if they have us the full roster + Benoit, RVD, TEST(which i remember was in ecw around 2006-2007 and could have made the cut), all the new bread members, dreamer as a playable on gm mode, Big Show, mr kenedy, shelton benjamin, hardcore holly in all versions and maybe eddie guerrero too, the only big name missing by that time would had been Chris Jericho that came back later in the year, even tho the season mode was bad this game gm mode would have been legendary and i believe they could have let us put the hardcore title as a midle title on ecw gm mode, they failed hard

    • @zyadashraf6075
      @zyadashraf6075 3 роки тому +9

      @@filipeandrade1760 I don't get why RVD wasn't included at least. Sabu left weeks earlier than him

    • @filipeandrade1760
      @filipeandrade1760 3 роки тому +4

      @@zyadashraf6075 i believe RVD left on some bad terms u know the smoking weed/drugs and stuff like that so by removing someone from the game you don't get paid for images rights and stuff, wwe probably have that order to the developers like a punishement for rvd

    • @filipeandrade1760
      @filipeandrade1760 3 роки тому +1

      @Steve Downey @Steve Downey your point on jericho? I said the only top star missing (if they had the ones i said) would have been Jericho and it was understandable because he returned later in the year, big show couldn't never been in the game as he returned in 2008 already, angle was in TNA could never be in a wwe game, ultimate warrior was still in very bad terms with the company, savage i believe aswell the only name u said could be in the game was hogan and Andre

  • @Venemofthe888
    @Venemofthe888 3 роки тому +32

    Why the hell is Sabu in the game but not RVD. Sabu was gone before RVD.
    Plus there were so many people missing like Shelton Benjamin, Charlie haas, Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Big Daddy V, Boogeyman, Victoria, Hardcore holly, Jillian etc. There were so many people missing

    • @chrisdavies5253
      @chrisdavies5253 3 роки тому +3

      Women's roster sucked that year not only small but a lot of notable names that was fairly active wasn't in

    • @yellerfeller5077
      @yellerfeller5077 3 роки тому +7

      That was always my main problem with this game. The roster was so dull, which boils down to a lot a big names not being there. Angle was gone, Christian was gone, Big Show didn't return until No Way Out the next year, Jericho didn't return until December, Benoit....moving on, and guys like RVD, Eddie, London, Kendrick, Shelton, Haas, Holly, etc. This game sorely needed DLC to at least make up for the lack of names.

    • @Venemofthe888
      @Venemofthe888 3 роки тому +5

      @@yellerfeller5077 i agree and the fact jillian and the Boogeyman were cut while not brilliant characters needed to help fill the roster. Hell maria is in the game for one match in the story mode.
      DLC was definitely needed and there shouldn't of been exclusives like Eddie or holly. Too many people missing for 3 brands

    • @tyrikchannel9154
      @tyrikchannel9154 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly even the miz was cut like wtf idk why they didn't add Hogan,mr perfect like wtf

  • @DJDoubleCee
    @DJDoubleCee 3 роки тому +83

    Damn, this was the last wrestling video game I ever played. I can’t believe it’s been this long.

    • @zoltanwilson4277
      @zoltanwilson4277 3 роки тому +7

      You should play wwe svr 2011, 2K14, and 2K16.

    • @obasiswift
      @obasiswift 3 роки тому +2

      @@zoltanwilson4277 and 13

    • @zoltanwilson4277
      @zoltanwilson4277 3 роки тому +2

      @@obasiswift Yup, that too.

    • @xPertShooting
      @xPertShooting 3 роки тому

      Last one I played too

    • @ryuride8499
      @ryuride8499 2 роки тому

      Can’t believe how Chris Benoit death affects how wwe games and wwe itself operates today

  • @TnD_BigJax
    @TnD_BigJax 2 роки тому +23

    SvR 2008's fighting style mechanic had overpowered combinations, example being Technical/Submission.
    The Technical fighting style allowed you to automatically counter all strong grapple attempts if your wrestler wasn't hurt.
    The Submission fighting style passively healed you if you were wrenching a submission hold, meaning if you comboed this with the Technical style, you will always heal yourself during a match, even if you were injured in 24/7 mode

    • @jadoc3767
      @jadoc3767 Рік тому

      Submission style is why Finlay had an advantage over anyone.
      Also that combination is why Bret Hart was OP.

  • @JC-wn3ig
    @JC-wn3ig 3 роки тому +75

    5:56 disappointed we never got a “du-rag McMahon” 😔

  • @claudeakel
    @claudeakel 3 роки тому +24

    my first game always holds a special place in my heart

  • @kennethvega7242
    @kennethvega7242 3 роки тому +73

    That's the last of the GM mode... the 2006 got a better GM mode.

    • @TheeKingRayzor
      @TheeKingRayzor 3 роки тому +16

      SVR 2006 was my favorite in the SVR series.

    • @kennethvega7242
      @kennethvega7242 3 роки тому

      I still ain't download Jake The Snake Robert's according to the game he's a bigger legend then Andre The Giant...

    • @IceAssassin25
      @IceAssassin25 3 роки тому +4

      I would argue that 2007 had the better GM mode while 2008 had some better additions like being able to boost the popularity of stars throughout the week

    • @Podgorski37
      @Podgorski37 3 роки тому

      @@kennethvega7242 Andre was in the game

    • @nathangroom4442
      @nathangroom4442 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheeKingRayzor 06 is amazingly good, and still holds up to this day

  • @SSJVegeta2012
    @SSJVegeta2012 3 роки тому +27

    This was the last wrestling game I bought on a yearly basis, but it didn't have the same fun factor as the legendary SVR 06/07 games.

    • @TheeKingRayzor
      @TheeKingRayzor 3 роки тому

      Absolutely.

    • @enmamu1430
      @enmamu1430 3 роки тому

      If you did not try, try 2011. It will melt your soul. Its beautiful

  • @leond.i.y.8972
    @leond.i.y.8972 3 роки тому +33

    personally i thought 08 was great! had alot of fun playing this on ps2 back in the day

  • @KyrieKirigiri
    @KyrieKirigiri 3 роки тому +123

    The Benoit/RVD screenshot is from a mod

    • @Venemofthe888
      @Venemofthe888 3 роки тому +38

      Does beg the question though why wasn't RVD in the game in the first place but Sabu was. Sabu was gone before RVD

    • @MrZombieTurds
      @MrZombieTurds 3 роки тому +7

      @@Venemofthe888 as were Kennedy, JBL, and Umaga... 🙃

    • @MrBlkthndr
      @MrBlkthndr 3 роки тому +6

      @@Venemofthe888 That's a question that remains to be a mystery.

    • @andrewdillehay8010
      @andrewdillehay8010 3 роки тому +7

      @@Venemofthe888 didn't even realize RVD wasn't in the game till now lol

    • @ewfgm2006
      @ewfgm2006 3 роки тому +3

      I have a early build on svr 2008 where Benoit was still in the game. Benoit, HHH and undertakers models were unchanged from 2007 to 2008 since this was the first game with next gen graphics. So thq were only updating new people who were not in the game or if there models were extremely old.

  • @Mr.HootieHooRDK
    @Mr.HootieHooRDK 3 роки тому +19

    Dreamer as the GM pissed me off cause his one of my favorites and I wanted him to win the WWE world title in GM mode and play as him

  • @qmg143
    @qmg143 3 роки тому +70

    Another very very very secret Easter egg with this game It's only available on the PS3 version.by hitting r1 on your six-axis controller you can go into first-person view mode during any wrestlers entrance and control the camera by moving the controller.

  • @Nine05mafiA__ttv
    @Nine05mafiA__ttv 3 роки тому +11

    This was by far my favorite game as a kid, going over the barrier and breaking a monitor on my opponents head or shocking them on electric equipment

    • @brandonperez8977
      @brandonperez8977 3 роки тому +1

      I also did that too it was so fun. mostly I did on Shane for betraying me and for sending Randy and Edge hitting me with a chair. Man, I truly wish we can start the game with a bloody face but our face gets cleaned in beginning of the match (as well in cutscenes)

  • @asa2002
    @asa2002 3 роки тому +81

    I still remember two daft things about GM Mode in this one. ECW no matter how highly rated your shows were, you'd lose. And even when i managed to get it to have the top ratings, it'd be Raw that'd win the year. And if u were raw or Smackdown, it was always the opposite brand that'd 'win' despite the ratings. How bugged was my copy?!😂😂

    • @syn_watcher9498
      @syn_watcher9498 3 роки тому +6

      I did 3 runs in RAW and ECW won all 3. 2 runs in ECW and in the first Smackdown and the second RAW. In my Smackdown run RAW won.

    • @justinwhu5918
      @justinwhu5918 3 роки тому +20

      Lol i remember me and my cousin would play gm on svr08 I would pick (smackdown) and him (raw)....no matter what ecw would always win.
      I remember we looked at the ecw card after a 5* show and they had kelly kelly vs bobby lashley...like what the heck!? After thatwe just play svr 2007s gm mode 😆

    • @markmagician2471
      @markmagician2471 3 роки тому +6

      I won usin Smackdown! at 1st then cheat by turning off Morale, Cash, and Injuries

    • @Venemofthe888
      @Venemofthe888 3 роки тому +4

      I won as ECW fairly easily tbh. I always traded Kelly Kelly for jeff hardy lol

    • @asa2002
      @asa2002 3 роки тому +3

      @@justinwhu5918 im glad I'm not crazy 😂

  • @FASHIONandLUST
    @FASHIONandLUST 3 роки тому +7

    First thing that comes to mind is Sharmells face in the creation templates and Ariel's entrance, I'm sure she was supposed to be in but replaced by Kelly Kelly when she was released.

  • @TheMuldoonFella
    @TheMuldoonFella 3 роки тому +2

    YES FINALLY!! I have waited over 7 months for this. Thank you Gamia

  • @MarcuSisMoney
    @MarcuSisMoney 3 роки тому +7

    I'll forever hate this game for not having RVD in it. I was so excited to do RVD & Sabu vs. The Hardys. Makes no sense they didn't include him especially since Sabu was in & RVD left months AFTER Sabu was released.

  • @CaptVitaGamer
    @CaptVitaGamer 3 роки тому +8

    I remember having this on PSP, PS3 and DS. Funny you mentioned the mobile version as I also had that. It plays like the old GBA wrestling games.
    The 2009 mobile version even had a story mode where you could decide to quit even before you reach the Hall of Fame status. Granted, it’s just a bunch of matches with ratings by the end of the bout.

  • @adamcarl46
    @adamcarl46 3 роки тому +61

    Next video: 10 secrets, removals and facts of smackdown vs raw 2009

  • @kevinfightsbears
    @kevinfightsbears 3 роки тому +7

    I hate how they didn't bother giving eddie guerrero his own theme music in the game, that never made sense to me

    • @kevin084life
      @kevin084life 3 роки тому

      What theme music did they use? I never unlocked Eddie on SVR 2008.

  • @WCWEstopmotion
    @WCWEstopmotion 3 роки тому +19

    SVR 2008 would have been perfect if it had RVD and Benoit

    • @thekingchannel4918
      @thekingchannel4918 2 роки тому +4

      Exactly not having rvd and Benoit killed it also not having guys like angle,and tag teams like London and Kendrick and deuce and domino and not even hardcore holly and the boogeyman and test just

  • @XMD6145
    @XMD6145 3 роки тому +9

    08 is my early wrestling memory and let's give them the benefit of the doubt. They had very little time to completely eliminate Benoit

    • @wljj56
      @wljj56 3 роки тому +2

      My friend was able to access him on his PlayStation 2 version and there was a lot of other wrestlers that were removed from the game that he was able to access one of them is Rob Van Dam

  • @Pudward69
    @Pudward69 3 роки тому +18

    That's what I hated the most, removing Chris Benoit. Should've just claimed it was too late to remove him, and donate some money to his family. They knew fans would want to still play as him to recreate the 2006-07 PPVs and should've left him in. Same with RVD should've been included, as he was around until June 2007.

    • @Venemofthe888
      @Venemofthe888 3 роки тому +3

      Sabu was gone before RVD was and he was in the game. The only thing I can think of to as why RVD wasn't in the game is cause he didn't want to be. So many people missing

    • @Pudward69
      @Pudward69 3 роки тому +1

      @@Venemofthe888 we'll never know. No clue if they get paid to be in it, and I don't think anyone would blatantly ask out (he left on good terms). It's never all the SuperStars, which sucks. I didn't really notice as I was finally able to play as Jeff Hardy, as the only games I had were the previous 3 SmackDown vs Raw games.

    • @ChristienBizzle
      @ChristienBizzle 3 роки тому +8

      Taking out Benoit was understandable but they could have at least, kept some of his moves in.

    • @thekingchannel4918
      @thekingchannel4918 2 роки тому +2

      @@Venemofthe888 bullshit rvd wanted to be in the game wwe was being petty

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 2 роки тому +1

      @@Venemofthe888 fuck no that’s not the reason rvd wanted to be in the game they was petty by not having him in the game but yeah Benoit could have been claimed it was to late to remove him

  • @Eric_Cartman1
    @Eric_Cartman1 3 роки тому +35

    It’s believed that the High-Flyer icon is Benoit doing a diving headbutt.

  • @unleashed2724
    @unleashed2724 2 роки тому +3

    SvR 2008 was the first wrestling game I ever played and it was what led me to discover wrestling WWE. When I was a kid, I was at a relative's house and I happened to stumble upon them playing SvR 2008 on PS2. At that point, I didn't know anything about WWE. I ended up playing a couple of matches as well, and it led me to want to get the game for myself. Fast forward to a couple of months later, I went to pick up my dad at a truck yard, as he was a truck driver at the time, and my dad had surprised me with SvR 2008. I was so shocked. I was like wow what are the chances? If I hadn't discovered SvR 2008. I probably wouldn't have gotten into WWE.

  • @HysteriaDelirium
    @HysteriaDelirium 3 роки тому +2

    You're audio quality is really good in this video

  • @ShortPunk27
    @ShortPunk27 3 роки тому +9

    I remember starting the season mode expecting a similar experience to svr 2007 but with an updated roster and new storylines. Instead i got constantly repetitive cutscenes and absurd matches. I hated the wrestlemania match against mcmahon.

  • @Brenc623
    @Brenc623 3 роки тому +6

    I've been playing this game for years and I didn't know you could only light tables on fire in the extreme rules match

  • @brybry865
    @brybry865 3 роки тому +9

    2008 was the greatest for me 🔥🔥

  • @alec2000
    @alec2000 3 роки тому +61

    I really hate that they removed Benoit and because of that they had to change judgment day, vengeance and the one night stand events to the 2006 versions instead of 2007, and the 24/7 mode was heavily repetitive since they had to remove all of Benoit’s cutscenes. It’s such a shame that for me, this could’ve been not only the greatest SVR game of all time but the greatest wrestling game of all time as it has ECW legends, great soundtrack, and awesome new mechanics in my eyes. But as of now, we have to live in a world where to many this is the worst game in the SVR series to due to how small it feels

    • @80sbaby90sraisedme
      @80sbaby90sraisedme 3 роки тому +14

      Yea Benoit is 1 of the GOAT and can't be mad at him ..WWE should be mad at themselves for letting em get to that point 💯

    • @brandonthegoatanderson5960
      @brandonthegoatanderson5960 3 роки тому +5

      Exactly

    • @agentorange1156
      @agentorange1156 3 роки тому +12

      His moveset was soooo good

    • @gator9339
      @gator9339 3 роки тому +12

      @@agentorange1156 so was Kurt Angle's in SVR 07 but they ruined it in the 2K games

    • @cadeguydon6043
      @cadeguydon6043 3 роки тому +1

      @AHMAD SAAD yes

  • @lukechristian7375
    @lukechristian7375 3 роки тому +20

    You know it’s a Helluva game If you have The entire Soundtrack Jammed In your head where You have to mute the menu music because you’re sick of it.

    • @jaycerrito3142
      @jaycerrito3142 3 роки тому +3

      I agree. 08 had the weakest and bland songs in the soundtrack out of all the games. The previous games had such bangers but then this game played those songs too much and 09 and 10 used wrestlers theme songs included.

    • @lukechristian7375
      @lukechristian7375 3 роки тому +4

      @@jaycerrito3142 Yeah 07 Had the best Soundtrack.

    • @kevin084life
      @kevin084life 3 роки тому +7

      Nah I think this and the 07 and 06 had the best soundtrack. Don't you remember the song ‘Famous’ by Puddle of Mudd on SVR 2008? That’s was one of the best songs in wrestling game history.

  • @multiyapples
    @multiyapples 3 роки тому +5

    Honestly it’s understandable that WWE would remove Chris Benoit from this game.

    • @ryuride8499
      @ryuride8499 2 роки тому

      He remains the king of ps2 and psp games only released wwe games

    • @thekingchannel4918
      @thekingchannel4918 2 роки тому

      They should have claimed it was to late to remove him

  • @LeoBeltran
    @LeoBeltran 3 роки тому +5

    Cesaro worked in the motion capture for this game

  • @jaycerrito3142
    @jaycerrito3142 3 роки тому +31

    In my opinion, SVR 08 and 09 were the weakest or even the black sheep of the main WWE games. Yes, 08 had GM Mode but I thought the roster was weak and the 24/7 mode was boring and repetitive. As for 09, the roster was slightly better and the tag teams got tweaked but there weren't as much features and the road to Wrestlemania should've been a little longer instead of three months in game time.

    • @darnayblue3081
      @darnayblue3081 3 роки тому +4

      SVR 2008 is missing basically every ECW Superstar and the majority of the Tag Team division on all brands. SVR 2007, SVR 2010, SVR 2011, WWE’12, WWE’13, WWE2K14, and WWE2K19 are the all around best WWE Games imo. SVR 2007 had a great roster and was the last time we saw Kurt Angle, RVD, and Chris Benoit for a long time. SVR 2008 is just missing so much stuff that made 2007 a great year. The roster and gameplay was horrendously watered down and bare. They didn’t even have Kendrick, London, The Miz, or Deuce and Domino. Hell, there are literal Superstars like Kevin Thorne who is in the main menu show opening, but not in the game. I would say I enjoyed it slightly more than SVR 2009, but it really is a bad game with limited move-sets and rosters. The soundtrack was really good though.

    • @J-Wall
      @J-Wall 2 роки тому

      2006 was the best

  • @chrisfarrow954
    @chrisfarrow954 3 роки тому +8

    No London & Kendrick either

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 Рік тому

      Exactly the tag team in the game was weak as London and Kendrick,Cade and Murdoch,haas and Benjamin,deuce n domino,highlanders,Hawkins and Ryder,Shannon Moore and jimmy wang Yang and not even Joey mercury and Johnny nitro wasnt in the game well Ik
      Johnny nitro was but not Joey mercury

  • @KZ1994able
    @KZ1994able 3 роки тому +7

    i still play 07 & 8 till this day 😂

    • @enmamu1430
      @enmamu1430 3 роки тому

      I do too, sometimes. I figured out that the roster was pretty... empty. So I created about 20 wrestlers such as the major brothers or deuce and domino etc. that took a lot of time

    • @tresmith7878
      @tresmith7878 3 роки тому

      07 me too

  • @christoforoskekkou3134
    @christoforoskekkou3134 5 місяців тому +1

    The fans don't know what they are talking about. SvR 08 is super underrated

  • @tsuneomccormick115
    @tsuneomccormick115 3 роки тому +1

    Either what others had to say about this game, SVR 08 was the first game I played and had fond memories playing it. So I am glad to see a facts and secret videos on it.

  • @garrettwise7713
    @garrettwise7713 2 роки тому

    That intro music though, that’s amazing I love it

  • @tarikpepic1407
    @tarikpepic1407 3 роки тому +1

    Omg These 2007 and 2008 WWE Games are sooooo legendary 🤩

  • @TheSubZero187
    @TheSubZero187 3 роки тому +1

    WCW Revenge, Wrestlemania 2000, No Mercy, Smackdown 2, HCTP, SvR 06-07, WWE 13, 2K14 are the best wrestling games for me.

  • @takeabreath2412
    @takeabreath2412 3 роки тому +10

    They should've added trump in the roster too..

  • @dendanskehelt4296
    @dendanskehelt4296 3 роки тому +1

    Ironically this was my favorite.

  • @axelcabras929
    @axelcabras929 3 роки тому +1

    I remember that the SvR 2008 was the first wwe game i've ever had :') good memories

  • @ashleymassaropunx
    @ashleymassaropunx 2 роки тому +1

    love this game, i always play as either Ashley or Jeff Hardy, both are my favourite superstars and are awesome

  • @TheAwesomeDude101
    @TheAwesomeDude101 3 роки тому +13

    This IMO is the greatest wrestling game of all time. It was also my first.

  • @LoveAnimeAngel_
    @LoveAnimeAngel_ 3 роки тому +10

    i've had this game before and completed season mode but after it got slightly boring for me, no matter which superstar you play with it's the same story-line which was a complete let down.

    • @kevin084life
      @kevin084life 3 роки тому

      I know that shit used to piss me off. SVR 06 had the best story mode in the SVR era.

    • @LoveAnimeAngel_
      @LoveAnimeAngel_ 3 роки тому +1

      yeah i gotta agree with you on that one as even SvR ('04) wasn't that good either, then from '09 onwards it's all about "The Road To WrestleMania" crap.

  • @RepublicofNvidiaGamers
    @RepublicofNvidiaGamers 3 роки тому +4

    The game that had best graphics in all of SVR Games.
    Had the best ever Music in Wrestling Games history.
    Had the best GM Mode ever...
    And in my opinion, it is the one of the most underrated Wrestling games of all time.

  • @retrogeneric5687
    @retrogeneric5687 3 роки тому +3

    How are half of these entries 'secrets'?
    CM Punk also made his video game debut in this game, surprising he didnt get a mention

  • @eslamhassan3595
    @eslamhassan3595 7 місяців тому +1

    How did Chris Benoit, Rob Van Dam, and Eddie Guerrero appear in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008?

  • @static05
    @static05 3 роки тому +2

    petition for the svr games to come to pc
    ik emulators exist and all but i still think it would be sick

  • @alienyouthproductions8859
    @alienyouthproductions8859 3 роки тому

    This game was the first ever bit of wrestling I remember experiencing. It made me a wrestling fan, and because of that it will always be my favorite wrestling game of all time

  • @virajmahey5228
    @virajmahey5228 3 роки тому +11

    You forgot Hardcore Holly
    He was a Nintendo DS exclusive

    • @mat2000100
      @mat2000100 3 роки тому +2

      He should have been in all platforms.

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 2 роки тому +1

      Agree both him and Eddie Guerrero should have been in all the platformsn

  • @ImKMan17
    @ImKMan17 3 роки тому +1

    Let’s hope WWE doesn’t take this down

  • @agrubohub4009
    @agrubohub4009 3 роки тому +1

    And to this day the only WWE game to feature Sandman and Sabu.

  • @EliteEasyE
    @EliteEasyE 3 роки тому +1

    GM Mode being removed wasn't a shock. No one cared about it until it was gone.

    • @declangaming24
      @declangaming24 Рік тому

      It never should of been removed they could of kept it the same as 2008 with some minor tweaks remove single branded pay per views and put 12 matches on pay per cards so each brand gets 4 matches, each brand has a elimination Chamber match at no way out or can put there superstars in other brands chambers and take the other world championships GMs for svr 2009 Raw Shane or Stephanie, smackdown Vickie Guerrero, ECW Teddy long, svr 2010 Raw Vickie Guerrero, smackdown Teddy long, ECW Tiffany ect

  • @BurgoBeyond
    @BurgoBeyond 3 роки тому

    only been waiting for this video ..... 8 months

  • @heffman102
    @heffman102 3 роки тому +7

    Imagine calling Snitsky and Marcus Cor Von one of the biggest superstars at the time

  • @Daniel19073
    @Daniel19073 3 роки тому +2

    that game was missing more ecw fighters .. I would have liked to see Balls Mahoney, Kevin Thorn and Ariel, they were removed

    • @WowSuchGaming2009
      @WowSuchGaming2009 2 роки тому

      Exactly and guys like mike Knox,hardcore holly and test didn’t make the cut not to mention Matt striker

  • @pk_1
    @pk_1 3 роки тому +6

    2:45 ITS A PC MOD! These models are ported from svr 07 with the exception of attire changes

  • @hrishikmehta2870
    @hrishikmehta2870 3 роки тому +1

    My First WWE game on my first PS console 😍

  • @NICH0LASW0LFF
    @NICH0LASW0LFF 2 роки тому +1

    I used to make Marcus cor von and Bobby lashley a team in the game

  • @joshuarharris1999
    @joshuarharris1999 Рік тому +2

    You guys ever realized the big show wasn’t in this game?

  • @Dave_Albright
    @Dave_Albright 9 місяців тому

    Armando Estrada is in the game files and can be hacked to be playable. He has a render in Wrestler Selection and a correct anouncing "From Cuba... Armando Estrado" from each brand (Justin Roberts, Tony Chimel and Garcia). He even has a tag team entrance with Umaga.

  • @andrewhickman28
    @andrewhickman28 2 роки тому +1

    08 is hands down my favorite WWE game

  • @atacticalrat6433
    @atacticalrat6433 3 роки тому

    GOD THIS GAME WAS GREAT, was #17 on ranked on xbox 360, the good days

  • @GunthersLoyalSoldier1307
    @GunthersLoyalSoldier1307 3 роки тому +5

    This should’ve been Smackdown vs Raw Vs ECW but then again ECW’s roster has so few superstars! They have 10 or 8 characters there hell sandman is on raw! This game shouldn’t have been so bad, the 24/7 season mode is awful and repetitive with minor tweaks if you go to smackdown but damn! You can’t even be in the ECW roster is season mode which I wanted to but my character just continues to bury ECW whenever he talks about it. You can tell ECW wasn’t gonna last long if even in their 360 debut they have less people on their roster and get buried in season mode! They TWO storylines in season mode! TWO! What’s funny is that in the menu you see every brand’s intro and you see characters in the ECW intro that aren’t in the game! Matt Striker, Layla, Brooke, Big daddy v, Kevin Thorn, Ariel, balls mahoney, I think Shannon Moore was in ECW in 2008 hell Big Show was taken out too! The fuck!?

    • @kevin084life
      @kevin084life 3 роки тому +1

      Big Show was taken out cuz he left in February 2007. Big Daddy V was in the game. But other than that you're completely right. They showed intros of ECW superstars, most of whom weren't even in the game.

    • @GunthersLoyalSoldier1307
      @GunthersLoyalSoldier1307 3 роки тому

      Big daddy V was in Svr 2009, not 2008

  • @jusaviceking
    @jusaviceking 6 місяців тому

    I played 08 on the 360 and psp, I’m so happy to know Eddie and company was exclusives and I wasn’t crazy

  • @ChrisWoollett
    @ChrisWoollett 5 місяців тому

    The modern day GM Mode is called MyGM, there is an ECW branded DLC for 2K24 called the ECW Punk Pack which features; The Dudley Boyz, The Sandman, Terry Funk and CM Punk (who was won the brand version of the ECW Championship in September 2007 defeating John Morrision in a Last Chance match for the title and would still be the champion by the time SVR08 was released in November)

  • @dougvanminnen7537
    @dougvanminnen7537 3 роки тому +1

    SvR 08 was not a great game but it wasn't a bad game either, I had allot of fun playing it back in the day. and I still play it from time to time It certainly doesn't deserve to be shit on. To me the most overlooked feature was the create a championship. Those created Championships looked like they were included with the game upon purchase. Also it was the first WWE game to feature the WCW Championship. as far as I know. and at the time I thought that that was pretty awesome.

  • @nejisgentlefist42
    @nejisgentlefist42 3 роки тому

    This is one of my favorite and most played games. Love it

  • @frank-bmtz
    @frank-bmtz 3 роки тому

    Finally a different narrator.

  • @gavinayotte
    @gavinayotte 3 роки тому +1

    you can easily have a dream GM Mode with all the NPCs using PCSX2. it’s awesome

  • @EnigmatikNeko
    @EnigmatikNeko 3 роки тому +1

    This is the game that could've been, the story mode was so much hit and miss because of the repetition in story

  • @ketoshrkboi6370
    @ketoshrkboi6370 3 роки тому

    Idk why but I put the most time into 08. I played every wwe game. But I ALWAYS came back to 08

  • @Canadienwrestlinfan
    @Canadienwrestlinfan 25 днів тому

    This is the first wrestling playstion game i ever owned first one was no mercy for n64 then sd vs raw 08 for ps3

  • @awkc63
    @awkc63 3 роки тому

    The first SD vs RAW was good, as was 07. That was all in that series. I find the youngins like that whole series better than my generation that played back in the late 80's and throughout the 90's

  • @zgaming5266
    @zgaming5266 3 роки тому +1

    I played on Wii U and it only had Play Now, Season Mode, Create, Options and one more that I forgot!

  • @turntninja2617
    @turntninja2617 3 роки тому

    You haven't lived until you get drunk with your friends and watch 30 crazy ass CAWs all brawl out in a Royal Rumble😂

  • @HandlebarOrionX
    @HandlebarOrionX 2 роки тому

    4:21 Wow if you squint your eyes, that blurry render of Roddy Piper looks like Kenny Omega circa 2020

  • @ulisesortegaaragon4013
    @ulisesortegaaragon4013 3 роки тому +1

    I hated the fact that Tommy Dreamer was the GM of ECW. The ECW original roster was limited... And without Tommy it only looked worse. Also I wanted to put him in a lot of extreme matches while being Armando Estrada or Paul Heyman

  • @madarauchihathetruesavior4081

    My top favorite wwe games will always be 2006 and 2007
    I love the fast face wrestling in 2006 and the slow motion black and white finishers

  • @acceptable1609
    @acceptable1609 3 роки тому +3

    This is probably one of the most underrated wrestling games.

  • @carlosblanco2955
    @carlosblanco2955 3 роки тому +3

    To me, the best wrestling game ever is SVR 2006

    • @YuvrajSingh-wx6rx
      @YuvrajSingh-wx6rx 3 роки тому +1

      Except overalls. That's fine. Such as
      Booker T is 83 meanwhile Muhammad Hassan is 84. Big show is 82.
      Randy Orton (former world champion at that point) is 86, weaker than Mysterio 87 . who didn't even win the United States title at that point.. Triple H and Hogan 80 were overrated. Jericho Orton Edge Booker T were underrated..

  • @DecSpecs
    @DecSpecs 2 роки тому

    The music on this game slapped

  • @adampeace6523
    @adampeace6523 3 роки тому

    This game was way ahead of its time, it was amazing!!

  • @AlanCINAT1992
    @AlanCINAT1992 3 роки тому

    I love SVR 06. First WWE game in my life

  • @itsjustjoniel
    @itsjustjoniel 3 роки тому

    YES the series is back

  • @pottsie_era
    @pottsie_era 3 роки тому

    Thank for the upload
    SVR 2008 was my first WWE game I ever got
    Love that game

  • @nicholasweintraub8548
    @nicholasweintraub8548 2 роки тому

    Rob Van Dam didn't quit the WWE; he was fired because he was driving while under the influence of weed. However, he was also ECW champion at the time, so naturally he got buried. In short, he was caught between a rock & a hard place.

  • @eddygm886
    @eddygm886 Рік тому

    This list of hidden secrets for this game was really lackluster

  • @z0m813
    @z0m813 3 роки тому

    To me this is when it went back to the arcade feel

  • @swinterset4732
    @swinterset4732 7 місяців тому +1

    Someone name all the parts of chris benoit thst survived