v0.5.0: Native renderer beta

You still need your own disc image of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for Xbox 360 (USA/Europe). This download contains no game files.

Changes since v0.4.0

• New: Native renderer (beta). A new launcher setting, Renderer, chooses how the game is drawn. Classic is the renderer from earlier versions and stays the default. Native draws the game directly with Vulkan, without emulating the Xbox 360 graphics chip. It gives sharper distant textures and uses less GPU time, and it is the basis for future improvements.
• Native is still in testing. If something looks wrong, switch Renderer back to Classic. Your saves are not affected. If Native cannot start on your PC, the game uses Classic automatically and the launcher tells you.
• Native starts faster. With Native, the game skips preparing Classic's shaders at startup. On a fresh install that saves about 10 seconds before the game appears.
• The 1× resolution option is now called Original (previously Native), so it is not confused with the new renderer.

What works

Classic works as in v0.4.0: exhibition matches, entrances, finishers, cutscenes, menus, backstage brawls, Create a Superstar, Superstar Threads and the Paint Tool.

Native has been tested on menus, character select, the practice ring, entrances and One on One matches, at 1× and 3×. Not yet checked with Native: finishers in every match type, titantron videos, Superstar Threads attires, and several matches in a row. Please report anything that looks different from Classic, with the newest folder from Logs.

Road to WrestleMania has not been tested with either renderer. It can crash at any point, so save often if you try it. Other create modes, Universe and online are untested as well.

Tested on Windows 11 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

Install

Extract the zip to a normal folder such as C:\Games\SVR2011, open SVR 2011.exe, choose your .iso, then Set up game files. After a few minutes, choose Play.

Coming from an earlier version: copy your userdata folder (your saves) into the new folder. You can move gamedata across as well to skip the disc setup. Your launcher settings carry over; Renderer starts on Classic.

v0.4.0: sharper image, smoother finishers

You still need your own disc image of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for Xbox 360 (USA/Europe). This download contains no game files.

Changes since v0.3.1

• Sharper image. A new setting, Sharpen the image, is on by default. At 1x it upscales the picture to your screen with AMD FSR 1, and at 2x and 3x it sharpens with AMD CAS. It costs almost no performance. Menu text and 2D art come from the disc at 720p, so they look the same at every setting.
• Smoother finishers and signatures. Some special moves made the game stutter for a moment when their effect started. That is fixed, and edited attires from Superstar Threads still render correctly.
• 2x and 3x internal resolution are no longer marked experimental. They need a stronger GPU: 3x uses about twice the GPU time of 1x.
• The shader cache covers more scenes, so fewer shaders are built during your first matches.

What works

Exhibition matches usually play without problems, including entrances, finishers and cutscenes. Menus, backstage brawls, Create a Superstar, Superstar Threads and the Paint Tool work too.

Road to WrestleMania has not been tested. It can crash at any point, so save often if you try it. Other create modes, Universe and online are untested as well.

Tested on Windows 11 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

Install

Extract the zip to a normal folder such as C:\Games\SVR2011, open SVR 2011.exe, choose your .iso, then Set up game files. After a few minutes, choose Play.

Coming from an earlier version: copy your userdata folder (your saves) into the new folder. You can move gamedata across as well to skip the disc setup. Your launcher settings carry over, and sharpening is turned on for you.

v0.3.1: edited attires fixed

You still need your own disc image of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for Xbox 360 (USA/Europe). This download contains no game files.

Changes since v0.3.0

• Fixed: edited attires from Superstar Threads showed up black, streaky or blotchy at character select and in matches. The game builds an edited attire on the graphics card and reads the result back; that readback now happens, only for those textures, so the game stays at 60 FPS.

Everything else is the same as v0.3.0.

What works

Exhibition matches usually play without problems, including entrances, finishers and cutscenes. Menus, backstage brawls, Create a Superstar, Superstar Threads and the Paint Tool work too.

Road to WrestleMania has not been tested. It can crash at any point, so save often if you try it. Other create modes, Universe and online are untested as well.

Tested on Windows 11 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

Install

Extract the zip to a normal folder such as C:\Games\SVR2011, open SVR 2011.exe, choose your .iso, then Set up game files. After a few minutes, choose Play.

Coming from an earlier version: copy your userdata folder (your saves) into the new folder. You can move gamedata across as well to skip the disc setup. Attires you already edited are fixed automatically; there is no need to recreate them.

v0.3.0: Superstar Threads fix, smoother pacing

You still need your own disc image of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for Xbox 360 (USA/Europe). This download contains no game files.

What works

Exhibition matches usually play without problems, including entrances, finishers and cutscenes. Menus, backstage brawls, Create a Superstar, Superstar Threads and the Paint Tool work too.

Road to WrestleMania has not been tested. It can crash at any point, so save often if you try it. Other create modes, Universe and online are untested as well.

Tested on Windows 11 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

Changes since v0.2.0

• Fixed: opening an attire in Superstar Threads crashed the game.
• Smoother, more responsive motion. Every frame is now shown on an even 60 Hz beat, 5 ms after the game finishes it. Before, frames were either uneven or held for a whole extra frame. In a blind test on a 360 Hz FreeSync monitor, the new pacing was preferred. Frame pacing now has two choices: Even 60 Hz (recommended on every monitor) and As soon as finished.
• The shader cache now covers the create modes, so opening them for the first time no longer stalls.

Install

Extract the zip to a normal folder such as C:\Games\SVR2011, open SVR 2011.exe, choose your .iso, then Set up game files. After a few minutes, choose Play.

Coming from v0.2.0: copy your userdata folder (your saves) into the new folder. You can move gamedata across as well to skip the disc setup.

v0.2.0: exhibition matches, smoother pacing

You still need your own disc image of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for Xbox 360 (USA/Europe). This download contains no game files.

What works

Exhibition matches usually play without problems, including entrances, finishers and cutscenes. Menus and backstage brawls work too.

Road to WrestleMania has not been tested. It can crash at any point, so save often if you try it. Create modes, Universe and online are untested as well.

Tested on Windows 11 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

Changes since v0.1.0

• The game holds a steady 60 FPS on its own. Turn off FPS limiters such as RivaTuner, or set them to exactly 60.
• New Frame pacing setting. Automatic shows each frame as soon as the game finishes it on monitors of 100 Hz and up, and keeps an even 60 Hz beat on 60 Hz monitors. With FreeSync or G-Sync, Match game timing is smoothest.
• The download now includes a shader cache. In testing, the game prepared all 185 cached shaders in about 6 seconds at startup and then played 6.5 minutes without building a new one. A scene the cache does not cover yet costs one held frame instead of a longer stall.
• The launcher has a new look built around the cover art from your own disc.
• The mouse cursor hides over the game after one second without movement.
• Bug report is gone. To report a crash, close the game and choose Logs: the newest session folder is selected. Zip it and attach it to an issue.

Install

Extract the zip to a normal folder such as C:\Games\SVR2011, open SVR 2011.exe, choose your .iso, then Set up game files. After a few minutes, choose Play.

Coming from v0.1.0: copy your userdata folder (your saves) into the new folder. You can move gamedata across as well to skip the disc setup.

v0.1.0: first playable build

First playable build. You need your own disc image of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for Xbox 360 (USA/Europe); this download contains no game files.

Install: extract the zip to a normal folder such as C:\Games\SVR2011, open SVR 2011.exe, choose your .iso, then Set up game files. After a few minutes, choose Play. The README has the full steps.

Tested: One on One matches with entrances, finishers and cutscenes, backstage brawls and menus, at 60 FPS on Windows 11 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

Not tested yet: other match types, Create modes, Road to WrestleMania, Universe and online. These may crash; use Bug report in the launcher and attach the zip to an issue.

Known behavior: the first time a move or arena appears, there can be a short hitch while shaders are prepared. Turn off FPS limiters such as RivaTuner for this game.