WWE Smackdown VS RAW 2011 is the yearly installment of the series, and like pretty much all of the games in the serial, it is one crazy ride. WWE games take been around for a really long time, and they've been known for beingness quite the creative type of games. Simply like the real WWE events, it's not similar your average "sport", and in that location'due south just as much show in the game as in the real events. These games used to come up out yearly like almost other sports games, so there wasn't much time to add together mechanics and improve a lot. So let's run across if there was plenty time to make this game a great title.

About the game

WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2011 has all the nuts you could ask from a WWE game covered up nicely enough. The list of unlockable characters is huge, equally you tin choose from over lxx unlike wrestlers. The characters range from all-fourth dimension legends to new wrestlers, and of course, the player-created wrestlers too.

Overall there's piddling improvement in terms of new game modes, but i of the biggest and virtually important new mechanics here is the WWE Universe mode. Probably the most original fashion, and also the one that will requite you many hours of fun playing it. Information technology'south kinda similar an open story fashion, where there will be a generated calendar with many events to play. Only the story will also motorcar-generate interactions, events, and even partnerships between your wrestler and other ones.

This doesn't eliminate the basic story mode and career mode present in by entries in the franchise. Then it's an interesting addition, and the thought of new rivalries appearing so naturally, new events always appearing, and much more, it means that information technology'south well-nigh infinite.

Is it a fighting game?

These kinds of sports games are ever in a sparse line between beingness a sports simulation game and a fighting game. The aforementioned matter happens with UFC Undisputed 2011, another fighting-sport based game. Just in that case, it is a trivial bit different, of course, since UFC is a much more serious sport.

In every way, WWE Smackdown VS RAW 2011 is a less serious game more intended to have some fun than to simulate a existent sports consequence. After all, not even a existent-life WWE live event looks like a real sport itself, and then the game does great in this sense.

Review

Graphics and Visuals: The game doesn't expect as well practiced, that'due south nothing actually new. It does a great job of giving a semi-realistic portrayal of the wrestlers in the game, and in that location'southward a solid art fashion in at that place. It'due south enough to exist enjoyable and non so bad to be abrasive.
Gameplay: The new game modes add a lot to the game, and makes information technology a little less repetitive too. The characters do feel slow and awkward to control, and the movements are blocky and choppy. It's overall ok gameplay though, but not above average.
Sound: The narration of the commenters are a little repetitive, only they add a real sense to the game. All the wrestlers take their theme music alright, and in that location'due south little music aside from that. So the sound is ok but could exist much better.

9.five

There isn't much new in this entry for the series, but at that place are more general improvements overall. The new model works great for adding tons of replayability, but overall this is a neat game to take fun with friends. It has a lot of downloadable content which is not great, but it'southward not necessary either and then you can alive without it