WWE Raw Demo

TV wrestling is a sport based on showmanship, that mostly disregards martial arts and tactics in the favor of flying chairs and pompous throwdowns. Its popularity revolves around a multitude of well-known fighters that entertain the crowds and always put on a good show.

WWE Raw is the official game of the famous wrestling competition known as WWE, which brings together the most notorious wrestlers from around the world and pits them against each other. Your role is to take control over one of them and defeat the other opponents, by using any means or technique necessary to secure a win.

The game provides you with all of the big names in wrestling, including The Rock, Kane and The Undertaker, as well as various other famous fighters. You can also participate in a wide array of match types, including classic 1v1 confrontations, or 2v2 between two teams. Thus, it is possible to enjoy the game alongside a friend as well.

An important tradition that is part of the wrestling culture are the fighter entrances, which are usually a few minutes long and they aim to offer the public a chance to encourage their favorite as he enters the ring. WWE Raw contains the entrances for every included fighter, all of them copied after the originals and containing their respective theme songs.

From a technical point of view, the game does manage to look quite well, especially when it comes to the fighters that are on the screen. The character animation is more than satisfying, while the kicks and punches are very well represented, together with adequate sound effects. The crowd quality, on the other hand, is far from polished and it sometimes gets in front of the camera, making it very difficult to see what is happening on screen.

WWE Raw is a decent game, with enough features and play modes to keep you entertained for quite a while. It could have, however, used a bit more refining when it comes to controls and crowd animation, since it can distract you from having fun from time to time.