WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 - Playstation 3

My number one complaint last year, was that there was not a real season mode in Smackdown Vs Raw 2010, i ended up thinking it was all for the trophies. But THQ proved me wrong this year, this was a huge step, do not listen to the negative reviewers at all, this is worth your money, the season mode is Universe mode, which when you set up an exhibition game(Universe is intertwined with it), it can play out like a WWE RAW or a WWE Smackdown storyline, even the jump behind attacks are a nice extra.For example It shocks me when i play a singles match, i played as Randy Orton versus John Cena, and as Orton was walking down the ramp Cena jumped him from behind and attacked him, on the WWE News after i beat Cena, it says " John Cena has turned his back on the fans" which was fun and it has other news on things that is happening. Universe Mode is like a combination of GM Mode and Season mode of Smackdown Vs Raw 06, 07 that i loved so much, the only part i wish THQ improved on was maybe adding one on one confrontations and choosing what you want to do.The unlockables are unbelievable, it might be the deepest wrestling game that THQ has ever done or even created, it has guys like Vance Archer, Mickie James(now in TNA), Goldust, Ezekiel Jackson, it even has Jimmy Superfly Snuka, and other legends with their own themes. I am not lying about the roster it probably consists of 40 to 45 perhaps. Also the player select screen has been revamped, it has a fighting game style screen like Marvel Vs Capcom but keeps it's identity like the previous Smackdown Vs Raw's, deviating from the fans who say "Same old smackdown vs raw".The weapons have been revamped along with the creative moves that needed to be done to become more realistic. First of all you can set a ladder on top of a rope and run on the ladder and hit a wrestler, or even set a ladder on the step of a already set up ladder and use that as a high flying acrobatic move set. Also THQ fixed a long glitch i remembered in it's past games such as the steel steps, it use to be you picked it up automatically, but now the superstar turns the steel steps until it is on the back and picks it up.As for the moves, remember how cheap the moves and animations where you had someone groggy on a turnbuckle and then it was just one move? Now you can set them up on top of a turnbuckle with there back against you(for a backwards suplex) Forwards(for a toss move) and then finally a tree of woe(which the wrestler is upside down and the legs are on a turnbuckle. As for a wrestler when he is on the top rope you can now run and then press the grapple button to counter his jump, if you time it right. It is much easier, and fun to chain moves together than last year.The appearence of each wrestler and the crowd has been really altered, they are not like action figures, when i played Shaemus going against Triple H it is almost like if i was in front row seats at a wrestling event, or watching WWE on television. As for the crowd, yes they kind of look the same as last year, but i notice THQ has worked harder, and i was almost fooled by the fans, because sometimes they would do different things depending on what the wrestler would do. Another example was when i used my created guy used a finisher and then pinned, but Yoshi Tatsu interfeared in the match and was argueing with the ref, the crowd kind of booed him, and was standing up having cameras out, just like some WWE events on TV.Online needs an improvement sadly, Royal Rumble is fun, but it is far to easy for people to cheat and just eliminate you, also the matches are slow if a person has a dial up or slow connection , THQ needs to work on this, because for so long this has been it's hindering problem on it's backside, i suggest dedicated servers and to buy a better server next year, because oldschool fans want to fight someone without much lag if any at all. There has been some cutdown on it, but not enough to say that it has changed much.Overall i recommend this to people who did not buy last years game, or has not baught a Smackdown Vs Raw game in a long time, even those who had 2010, all should find significant changes and new things that will wow them over time. Sadly i just wish there was more exploration like in Here Comes The Pain to the back locker rooms, and to other places in the arena, apply some other ideas and THQ could probably out due itself with next years edition. This years edition is a solid buy, no questions about it.

My son loves this game

This game has it all! You wanna make yourself or a dragon type martial artist, now you can. Or you can go online and download millions of different creation made by other gamers such as Brock Lesnar, Goldeberg, Insane clown posse and the all the rest of psychopathic records. Slipknot, the creation's are endless. You can also make your own designs for face-paint or as part of your guy's attire, or download anything from brock lesnar's tattoo's to The hatchetman. WHOOP WHOOOOOOP!!! The online game play is even better than 2010's, you have alot more freedom to tear down your opponent by putting them through 2! tables with a chockslam off the top of a ladder or a corckscrew double flip swanton bomb off the ladder to the floor! This game lets you have TOTAL Freedom to do what you see on Raw and Smackdown and any of the PPV's. If your a wrestling fan and love video games then i strongly, Extremely suggest you get this as fast as you can, sit down, pop it in, and enjoy the awesomeness that is WWE SvR 2011. All of this is only done on PS3, NOT PS2. . . SORRY!!! And if you got 2010 for the PS3 then you need to switch up, spend the extra bucks and GET THIS GAME! NOOOOOWWW!!!! DON'T MISS OUT JABRONI'S!!!

It came in Meant condition and works well.I love that

UPDATED on 11/5/2010 after much more time with the game.While this is a much better game than 2010, it is once again a glaring hole of issues that Yukes and THQ never disappoint on. You will have the regular amount of kids and adults who turn a blind eye to these things, claiming the game is perfect, but you will be SORELY DISAPPOINTED if you listen to these people. I have spent quite a lot of time with the game so far, and while it is a decent title from Yukes for the first time in 4 or 5 years, it just doesn't get up to par with what they promised (shocking I know.)THE PROS---------The new physics system is decent, but it will give you problems like anything else. The tables break on cue and work well, but some weapons like chairs, fall apart with one grapple attack. The major issue with the physics system isn't it's set-up how ever, just that in typical Yukes' fashion, they're too lazy to reanimate 6 or 7 year old moves, so getting someone put through a table is only doable with moves they fixed or are brand-new, which is about maybe 10% of them if that. Other than that, you have to REALLY get things lined up for it to work.-Much larger and fuller roster gives you a ton of selection once you have everyone unlocked, and when (if) they release the DLC you will get another 8 or 10.-A new ability allows you to counter certain attacks into pinfalls, which can be reversed into pinfalls as well. A friend of mine and I did about 6 reversals and it looked seamless each time.-Match Creator gives you a LOT more options on what to do during a match, and you can even create your own match, though it's VERY limited.THE CONS--------While I can go on and on about little aspects in the game... the list of cons are what will make it or break it for a lot of people with this game. Yes... playing with friends is really fun, because two human controlled players can have an awesome time and not get bored. In a 60 minute Iron Man Match, the time flew by like it was just a few minutes.-Real life active Titles ONLY can be defended in Universe Mode. This causes a lot less replayability in my mind. You MUST have Universe Mode turned on, and only #1 Contenders can challenge for Titles... ONLY at PPV's. Basically, if you want someone to have a belt, you need to go into the create mode and assign it to them, unless you want to spend 2-3 hours working for it. This kills a major aspect of the game lasting as far as I'm concerned.-Glaring mis-spells. So far in two RTWM's I have seen three clear spelling mistakes in the captions, and by default, the game has Taker and Kane labeled the "Brother of Destruction." To me at least, these is just really unprofessional by Yukes for allowing crap like that to go through.-Most wrestlers by default all have the same regular moves. Almost all wrestlers have the following; Running DDT, running STO, shoulder block, clothesline, grapple DDT... the list goes on. It looks like they spent the better part of 2 hours assigning the entire roster their moves. Most of us will spend hours and hours reassigning all the workers, as half of them are missing certain moves they use all the time, which are in the game. Inexcusable for me!-Backstage in RTWM. Boring... boring... boring! The area is sizable enough to where every character in the game could be hanging around, but usually only 3-5 are around at a time, and interaction is so limited, you wonder why they bothered! You can talk to a wrestler, which will almost always result in them insulting you. Then you can shove them 3 times to start a brawl. This is about 80% of what backstage interaction is all about.-Too easy to reverse everything. Even with the meter turned all the way down and the difficulty cranked, it's too easy to reverse everything the computer does. Once you get the timing down, you really cannot lose.-Matches are WAY too quick. On average, Easy to Hard difficulty your matches will last about 45 seconds if you're really pushing for the victory in 1 on 1 matches.-Over 100 Universe cutscenes? I've only seen the same 4 repeat over and over and over again! Someone buys a ticket and sits in the front row... someone goes to the announce table and you never hear from them, and there is also the attack on the ramp, and the sneak attack through the crowd. After boasting 100 scenes, I'm really hard-pressed to find out where the others come in!-Universe Mode gets boring VERY fast. It is nearly impossible to work your way up to a WWE or World Title bout unless you win the Rumble or MITB, because the system tries to keep you at Intercontinental or United States Title level at all times. Heck, I can't even get my CAW into a MITB match, and he's never lost a bout in 3 years game time! Even after a year's time from winning the World Title, I took it off him to see where he would rank, and is still nowhere near any contention to the World Title... JUST the US Title.-For a mode that claims to be fully customizable, you are so limited with Universe Mode, it's almost absurd. If you edit a scheduled match for one of your own, it doesn't count towards the rankings. If you touch ANYTHING in Match Creator for a Title match, it will change it to a regular bout. You can't even add a manager!-CAWs is much more limited this year. It seems as though hundreds of pieces of items and designs were removed. I can no longer make myself like I could in other games, because what I used for my attire is no longer there in any sense.-Want to put a custom tool design on your CAW? Download one or make one and knock yourself out... but then you can't use that CAW online "just in case" it's offensive. I put the Nexus logo on my CAW, now I can't use him online. BULL!-When you do win a Championship, Michael Cole will always proclaim; "If this happens on Sunday, we will have a new Champion!"-Online STILL HAS MAJOR LAG! I tried fighting a guy online last night, and I couldn't do anything. Apparently he has been playing with the lag for years, because he was spamming moves left and right, and used a ridiculous multi-tiered finisher that took almost 30 seconds to complete, and he used it almost 10 times before I couldn't kick out anymore. When you try to do something in an online match, there is a half second delay... EVERY TIME. Worthless!-The Legends suck. Same old... same old. We've seen all these guys before multiple times. If you can't put anyone different in, Yukes, STOP PUTTING IN LEGENDS! You would think these guys are currently in the WWE since half of them have been in almost every single release since 1999.-MITB is almost impossible to win past Easy setting. With the physics system, the ladder is always constantly being knocked down when you try to climb it. Any time someone does a move while you're climbing, the ladder goes down immediately, even it's barely touched.-The RTWM's are terrible, aside from Christian's. Rey loses his memory, Undertaker's is filled with cosmic garbage set for a bad 1980's movie... INCLUDING a Bill & Ted Time Machine Phonebooth! Cena's is about his staler than heck feud with Orton, and I haven't even touched Jericho's because I'm sick of trying to play them.All in all, while this game could be very fun for you, pick wisely. If you haven't liked previous Smackdown games, RENT IF FIRST because you may be very upset at spending $60 on a game when once again, Yukes promises and delivers on very little. The game will give me longevity because I play it a lot with friends, but as a single player game, you will get sick of it VERY quickly. I urge anyone who is thinking about buying it, PLEASE save your money and play it a friend's who has it, or rent it first. If you buy this game brand new thinking it's going to be a complete over-haul, and worked on greatly to be a better game, you will get a hard kick in the face by reality.As I said, it's great fun with human players in the same room. My friend and I just recently spent 2 hours battling each other in a 6 Man Elimination Tag and it was just great fun.But on your own... the game is just the same old repeating nonsense.