WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 (PS3)

What's cooking is half-baked.
1/30/2008 12:00 AM | 0 Comments | Page 2 of 2

The graphics are amazing mainly due to the character models -- they look fantastic -- but the game is still plagued with collision detection problems and dropped animations. The commentary is abysmal. A lot of work needs to be done on the graphics engine and audio component, which is a shame, because it was just as bad last year.

The artificial intelligence is still about as smart as your average wrestler, which means the single-player game can be an exercise in frustration, particularly in tag-team matches. The best example of this are matches that for some reason feature a ladder when there is nothing up there for you to get. Watching a wrestler ascend and descend while accomplishing nothing happens too often.

Before last year's move to the next-generation consoles with the PS3, the SmackDown vs. Raw series was stuck in a rut and was as predictable as a real match. The series needs some competition, some new ideas and refinement.

This review was based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.