http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/features/l-W/s-a-zhttp://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/loitering-in-the-warriors/a-2007020910424489090As anyone who's played The Warriors can attest, it's neither a simple adaptation of the 1979 cult film nor a simple brawler. Putting players in charge of a roving group of young toughs, it gives you the freedom to stalk New York's neighborhoods at your own pace, stealing and smashing whatever's handy as you bash through the city's street gangs. The Warriors' Coney Island stomping grounds are particularly well fleshed-out, and if you've finished the story - or just don't feel like following it ...<br/>PSP featureFeb 9, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/the-gangs-of-the-warriors/a-20070207165730123091By now, you might know the story of The Warriors: framed for the murder of New York's most visionary gang boss, a red-vested group of hoods has to tear ass from the Bronx to Coney Island before every gang in the city kicks their teeth in. The thing is, this is back in 1979, when New York was an oppressive cesspit of crime and young toughs could wear matching makeup and costumes and still be badasses. So while the gangs lined up to murder the Warriors are formidable, brutal and deadly, they're ...<br/>PSP featureFeb 7, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/wwe-intro-video-to-go/a-20061017173232944090We at GamesRadar value you, our dear readers, and we know how much you folks freak out about the WWE. So, we decided to give you a special treat by capturing all the intro videos for all of the major wrestlers from the upcoming WWE Smackdown! vs RAW 2007 (the dudes that publisher THQ would give us the okay for, anyway) and post them up here for you to download and enjoy on your iPod or PSP (just right click the name and choose "save as"). We'll be updating this list daily until they're all up, ...<br/>PSP featureOct 24, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/the-ring-is-your-weapon/a-2006081894728701054Fighting hand-to-hand was all well and good way back in the 8-bit stone age of video games, but these days, audiences expect a little more. Specifically, they expect to be able to use anything and everything to mete out horrible injury to their enemies. When it hits in November, WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2007 will answer the call by enabling players to take advantage of environmental hotspots spread out across the arena. And whether it's grinding your opponent's face into a chain-link fence or ...<br/>PSP featureAug 18, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/smackdown-exposed-we-werent-sure-what-we-were-doing/a-2006051912102593016Friday 19 May 2006 With the long running WWE SmackDown! series about to make the transition to next-gen - SmackDown! vs Raw 2007 will be released on PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year, alongside PS2 and PSP versions - we were recently given a rare opportunity to quiz the masterminds behind the game, the Yokohama-based development team Yuke's. In part one of our exclusive interview, we quiz them on next-gen difficulties, how they sidestep not being able to motion-capture top WWE stars, and what ...<br/>PSP featureMay 30, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/smackdown-confidential-part-1/a-20060525113325840083Wherever the future of gaming takes us, we know there will be wrestling there. WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2007 proves it, riding the next-gen wave with fully interactive wrestling arenas, brawling in the stands, more realistic grappling and some of the slickest-looking wrestlers you've ever seen. (For the full scoop, check out our hands-on preview.) During E3, we sat down to pick the brains of two of the game's developers - Hiromi Furuta, senior vice president of Yuke's, and Taku Chihaya, senior ...<br/>PSP featureMay 26, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/smackdown-confidential-part-2/a-20060526113825839011In part one of our interview with two of the developers of WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2007, we learned about wrestler rosters, new opportunities for dirty tricks and their sources of inspiration. In part two, Yuke's Senior Vice President Hiromi Furuta and Senior Director Taku Chihaya (along with translator and project manager Colin Mack) talk about making the leap to next-gen consoles, their thoughts on the Wii and why the PS2 version won't suck despite its current-gen tarnish. When you first ...<br/>PSP featureMay 26, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/smackdown-the-inside-story/a-2006052414213796018Wednesday 24 May 2006 In part two of our exclusive interview, SmackDown! developer Yuke's talks PS3 controllers, keeping up with roster changes, elusive legends and Wii. To read the first part of the interview, click here. Sony recently announced its new PS3 controller will have a motion sensor. Can you see a way of using that in a future SmackDown! game? Taka Chihaya (Yokohama studio senior director, Yuke's): Well, I only touched one for the first time at E3 so I haven't had much time to ...<br/>PSP featureMay 24, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/smackdown-vs-raw-2007-exclusive-interview/a-2006050517617439096This is a big year for WWE SmackDown! The long-running wrestling series - it debuted on PSone in 1999 - will be released later this year on PS2, PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360. This marks not only its next-gen debut but also the first time a SmackDown! game has appeared on a non-Sony platform. You'll be able to read our exclusive hands-on of SmackDown! vs RAW 2007 direct from E3 next week. But in the run-up to getting intimate with the game, we caught up with THQ creative manager Cory Ledesma to find ...<br/>PSP featureMay 5, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/smackdown-vs-raw-2007-exclusive-interview/a-20060505145524453079Friday 5 May 2006 This is a big year for WWE SmackDown! The long-running wrestling series - it debuted on PSone in 1999 - will be released later this year on PS2, PSP, PS3 /and/ Xbox 360. This marks not only its next-gen debut but also the first time a SmackDown! game has appeared on a non-Sony platform. You'll be able to read our exclusive playtest of SmackDown! vs Raw 2007 direct from E3 next week. But in the run-up to getting hands-on with the game, we caught up with THQ creative manager ...<br/>PSP featureMay 5, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/wwe-superstar-speaks-on-smackdown/a-20060418152312967052Not only is WWE wrestler Shelton Benjamin the reigning intercontinental champion, he's also been the winner of the WWE Superstar Challenge - the knockout videogame tournament in which wrestlers go head-to-head in bouts of SmackDown! on PS2 - for four years in a row. After he once again trounced the competition in this year's contest, we caught up with Benjamin for the full SmackDown! lowdown... You've won the WWE Superstar Challenge four years in a row now. Is there anyone even close to your ...<br/>PSP featureApr 18, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/dominate-wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2008/a-20071128115057652021Nov 28, 2007 SmackDowns changed quite a lot this year. The big news is the arrival of the ECW brand - with Sandman, Burke and Sabu on board youre going to have to learn to use tables, ladders and chairs like you never have before, and with Dreamer up against you in General Manager (GM) mode youre going to have to be smarter than ever when it comes to the draft... Editor's Note: All images are from the Xbox 360 version - check out the rest of our tasty screens ...<br/>PSP featureNov 28, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/the-history-of-wwe-smackdown/a-2007100510757502082Oct 5, 2007 With SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 debuting next month, now's as good a time as any to look back on the series' highs and lows from the last decade - without the original PSOne titles (sorry fans). Join us on a rollercoaster ride through the heart of ...<br/>PSP featureOct 5, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/the-fighting-styles-of-smackdown-08/a-2007092110828136010Sept 21, 2007 One constant complaint from fans of the long-running SmackDown! franchise has been that the wrestlers control the same for the most part. Oh sure, specific wrestlers have been tweaked annually to reflect their real-life counterpart and weight class, but now you can choose primary and secondary fighting styles, forever changing the way you play WWEs pinnacle sim. We just got a hold of all primary and secondary from the WWE fanatics at THQ so you can start planning your future ...<br/>PSP featureSep 21, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/the-future-of-smackdown-vs-raw/a-200704209354648081Recently, GamesRadar got the chance to sit down with THQ's director of development, Keith Kirby, to talk about the company's immensely popular wrestling videogames. Kirby discussed working with the WWE, how the writing process will change in future games and the upcoming competition from Midway's TNA Wrestling title. He also talked about the company's acquisition of the UFC license and THQ's stance on being the preeminent publisher of videogames featuring sweaty men grappling in tights. Read ...<br/>PSP featureApr 20, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/psp/f/the-visual-history-of-wwe-smackdown/a-2008041794630915032<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/04/Visual%20History%20of%20WWE%20Smackdown/Smackdown%20vs%20RAW%202009/031208P-04--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>With the recent announcement of ultimate Cro-Magnon bust-em-up, WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009 for every system under the sun, we rounded up images from all installments to see if history&#8217;s been kind to the aging grappler. Head&#160;here&#160;to chart the rise and fall of the core gameplay, even if it has changed little (why mess with sweaty success?) The graphics, however, have gone from what we&#8217;d consider Picasso baby-chum on the ...</p>PSP featureApr 17, 2008