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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 is a professional wrestling video game released by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. The game is based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is the eighth installment in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series and is the successor to 2005's WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 and was succeeded by WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 in 2007. THQ, Yuke's and WWE officially confirmed the game on March 31, 2006. The game was released in November 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 consoles and was released in December 2006 for the PlayStation Portable system. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 is the first game in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series to be released outside the PlayStation consoles. The PlayStation 3 is the first console from Sony that did not get a release until the following year with WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 that came out.

Last year marked the debut of THQ and Yuke's venerable WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW franchise on the PSP. Pretty much a direct port of last year's PlayStation 2 version, the game was a technical marvel, as it was able to bring comparably impressive wrestler models and an incredible roster of game modes to the tinier of Sony's systems. Similarly, WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 for the PSP is a port of this year's PlayStation 2 game. However, there is one wrinkle in the translation--specifically, the dual-analog-based control scheme that debuted on the PS2 this year. Given ... Expand full review

The basic idea with the new grappling system on the console versions of SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 was to try and get a better sense of freedom with your moves. You still get a small sense of that with the inclusion of the interactive grapples in the PSP version, but the switch from a right analog stick to the age-old grapple-button mechanic slows things down and doesn't feel all that much different from the usual grappling system used by most wrestling games in the past. Though the right-analog system wasn't without its flaws, this version is a bit tough to go back to.

As far as other additions to the basic wrestling go, SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 additionally includes a whole new section of the ring area that is littered with weaponry and other objects to slam your opponents into. Just drag your opponent over to the right section of the crowd and throw him over the ring barrier. Once you're there, there's a multitude of objects to use to decimate your opponent. Apart from the usual tables and chairs, you'll find fire extinguishers, racks of speakers, and a huge production rig to jump off of. There's less to work with in the PSP version than there was in the console versions, and very little of what's over here operates much differently than the usual menagerie of weapons you find in a hardcore match, but having an out-of-the-ring area to brawl in is a nice touch.