 The first game in the series , WWF SmackDown ! had a clear cut system for moves such as combining an arrow key with the circle button for grappling and moves and combining an arrow key with the X button for striking moves . Most of the later games , from WWF SmackDown ! 2 : Know Your Role to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 used the aforementioned control scheme . When WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007 was released , new game mechanics were introduced , in which a new control scheme altered the grappling system of the game , called " Ultimate Control moves . " Unlike the previous games , where the player pressed two buttons to perform a grapple or an attack , players were able to place their opponents into a grapple position and then choose to perform a move by moving the directional buttons of their system 's controller . For example , the player could place their opponent in a suplex grappling position and then either perform a normal suplex or an inverted suplex slam . Before the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 , in order for players to force a superstar to submit , they had to tap buttons to move a marker towards the end of the meter labeled " Submit " , and the only way for opponents to escape was for them to move the meter towards " Escape " . Included with the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 was a new submission system , in which the player had to move the analog sticks of their system 's controller in different directions to force the opponent to submit , while the opponent could do the same to escape the submission hold . 
