<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
WWE	O
SmackDown	O
vs	O
Raw	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
World	O
Wrestling	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
WWE	O
)	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
promotion	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
2005	B-Application
's	O
WWE	O
SmackDown	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
on	O
a	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
introduced	O
included	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
control	I-Device
system	O
,	O
interactive	O
hotspots	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
within	O
the	O
arena	O
crowd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
bring	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
fighting	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
analog	B-Device
control	I-Device
grappling	O
system	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
throw	O
their	O
opponent	O
anywhere	O
they	O
want	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
preset	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
,	O
grappling	O
moves	O
are	O
now	O
affected	O
by	O
analog	B-Device
control	I-Device
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
button-based	O
system	O
from	O
preceding	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
also	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
ring	O
by	O
analog	B-Device
control	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
arenas	O
that	O
WWE	O
held	O
events	O
at	O
in	O
2005	B-Application
and	O
2006.There	O
are	O
also	O
arenas	O
based	O
on	O
each	O
WWE	O
television	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
however	O
has	O
a	O
restriction	O
on	O
crowd	O
fighting	O
and	O
interaction	O
for	O
specific	O
match	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
have	O
also	O
improved	O
with	O
each	O
superstar	O
consisting	O
of	O
20,000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
compared	O
to	O
the	O
total	O
of	O
5,000	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sweat	O
from	O
the	O
wrestlers	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
now	O
has	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
as	O
hands	O
and	O
arms	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
match	O
's	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Create-A-Superstar	O
mode	O
,	O
singer	O
Lemmy	B-Application
's	O
face	O
is	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
hard	O
drive	O
and	O
MP3	O
capability	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
recognize	O
any	O
music	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
have	O
saved	O
onto	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
WWE	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
set	O
custom	O
entrance	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raw	O
2007	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
No-DQ	O
match	O
between	O
Triple	O
H	O
and	O
Kane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
traditionally	O
been	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
series	O
of	O
consoles	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
after	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
lackluster	O
wrestling	O
games	O
THQ	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
steelbook	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
was	O
available	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
along	O
with	O
NBA	B-Device
Live	I-Device
07	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raw	O
2008	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
all	O
future	O
WWE	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
10	O
years	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
models	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
consideration	O
over	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
were	O
waiting	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
video	O
interview	O
,	O
creative	O
manager	O
Cory	O
Ledesma	O
announced	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
sold	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
at	O
EB	O
Games	O
and	O
GameStop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
SmackDown	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
eight	O
and	O
three	O
sevens	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
five	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
and	O
two	O
sixes	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bugs	O
only	O
occurred	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
commentary	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
patched	O
the	O
commentary	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
SmackDown	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
