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WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 | 
| From: THQ
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 2646
Platform: PlayStation2
Genre: fighting_action_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 752919461464
Model: 46146
UPC: 752919461464
EAN: 0752919461464
ASIN: B00175GC4K
Publication Date: November 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Bring wrestling excitement to the PlayStation 2 with WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 | | • | Includes a large roster of WWE superstars | | • | Enhanced Tag Team matches include new double team moves and finishers | | • | Create-A-Superstar mode lets you customize your own wrestler | | • | Road to Wrestlemania mode offers deep and compelling story line |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Number One fighting game franchise in the world is back on the PlayStation 2 with WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, giving wrestling fans the definitive simulation of the WWE experience. The latest version brings enhanced graphics, new matches, a huge roster of wrestlers, and more to keep WWE fans excited for a long time to come.  | 
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 for the PS2 delivers enhanced graphics, new matches, and a huge roster of wrestlers. View larger. | 
Play cage, TLC, table, hardcore, royal rumble, extreme rules, and many other match types. View larger. | Play as All Your Favorite WWE Superstars
A huge roster of superstars are included in the game, drawing from the Raw, Smackddown, ECW, and more. Some of the players include: Ashley, Batista, Chris Jericho, Hardcore Holly, John Cena, Kane, Layla, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Shawn Michaels, William Regal, Big Daddy V, Big Show, Edge, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Chavo Guerrero, Finlay, Tazz, and dozens more. In addition, the Create-a-Superstar returns, letting you customize your own character, play as him through the career mode and become the next superstar. You can also use the new Create-A-Finisher feature to make a unique finishing move by chaining together 10 different animations out of over 500. 
New weapons and objects include steel steps, tables, ladders, trash cans, and more. View larger. | 
Wrestling superstar roster includes Ashley, Batista, Chris Jericho, Hardcore Holly, and many others. View larger. | Enhanced Tag-Team Matches and Other New Match Types
Tag Team matches are emphasized in Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, and there are many new additions to make the game more realistic and fun. Players can now perform double teams on opponents, such as having one player hold an opponent against the ropes while on the apron, or pulling down on ropes while an opponent is running to send them out of the ring. And there are now different ways of tagging in, such as the forced blind tag and reversible hot tag. Teams also get team-specific finishing moves that are incredibly satisfying to perform. In addition to tag matches, there are 14 one-on-one match types including the Inferno, Gauntlet, Falls Count Anywhere, Steel Cage and Ladder matches, and even a Backstage Brawl. Road to Wrestlemania Mode
The single player Road to Wrestlemania mode offers a deep and diverse story line that is filled with brand defections, team building, and strategic alliances. You can choose from Triple H, CM Punk, The Undertaker, John Cena, and Chris Jericho to play in this single-player mode. There is also a story line for co-operative play, in which players control Batista and Rey Mysterio. The story lines are so custom tailored and well done that you might find them more compelling than what you see on television. WWE fans and fighting game fans alike will both love this latest game, giving them a chance to grapple as their favorite superstars.
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 Fun to Play for a Looooong Time June 26, 2009
gamingfanatic (Queens NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a great game, I just have one minor problem with it, which isn't enough at all to knock off a star on a review. The small problem that I think is annoying is Chris Jericho's entrance theme. What happened to Chris Jericho's song? I have the SvR version stuck in my head, and I hate it. Chris Jericho is one of the best wrestlers in the WWE, and his theme song is always the reason I skip his entrance whenever I wrestle as him.
Other than that, the game is awesome, the Road to WrestleMania's are fun (while they last), career mode's fun, and it's really cool how you can unlock things instead of always buying them. Tag team moves/finishers are fun to use when playing a tag team match with a friend. For anybody who is a Chaingang Soldier, a Jericoholic, or just a videogame/wrestling fan, it is a must-have for any PS2 collection.
Everything you Want and More February 10, 2009
Mark Choyce (United States)
I've been a big fan of wrestling games since my best friend introduced me to WCW vs NWO for the N64. I hadn't ever watched wrestling before that, and I haven't watched it in over five years, but I love the games. I love fighting games, but am sometimes overwhelmed by the furious pacing. Wrestling slows that down to a level where I feel like every move I make was planned and intended. I also am a huge proponent of 'create' modes in games, it's like LEGOS that can then fight onscreen.
2009 marks a pretty major overhaul for the control scheme (at least part of which is due to my having not bought a SvR game since 2006; but from looking at many reviews, I think that the bulk of the changes came here in '09). It works pretty well. The two stick system feels pretty natural, and perhaps an even better vote for it comes from my not-really-a-gamer fiance who was pretty disheartened by previous wrestling games' controls, but much prefers this new scheme (mostly, I think, because she can use the sticks almost exclusively and pull off some quick grapple moves; whereas back in 2006 any grapple took two steps (which is the R1 + Right stick strong grapple now).
I applaud the return of multiplayer career; even if it is in limited quantity (Batista + Mysterio only). I really wish there were an option to let a friend join in for the regular career modes when you're going for a tag team title...but alas.
I like the direction that the new additions to Tag team matches have taken. The Hot Tag mini game and increased interactivity of the 'out-man' is a nice touch.
I also like that cheesey matches from previous games have been eliminated in favor of more focus on technical matches (ladder has been improved (no more 'sweet spot' and no more stamina meter!!! (though there is the option to turn stamina on) from '07 (I think). I also like the plethora of customization options in the menu which allow you to tweak the balance of everything (reduce the effect of finishers, increase the effect of high-flying moves, etc), though I've barely gotten into them just yet.
The create-a-modes continue their growth, create a wrestler continuing its' record of Best Create A Character to date. Create a finsher seems a little cheesey, allowing you to strectch your finisher out to a mini-show in itself, but used conservatively, allows you to re-create most any long-forgotten, or newly discovered finisher that doesn't come stocked. Create an entrance is a nice touch too.
One last minor complaint: the career mode, which is where you can wrestle with your Created Wrestler to buff them up, seems a bit unweildly. What I mean is that there is a lot of information being thrown at you, but most of it goes unexplained. For example: When you finish a match, you get a Star rating for the match(out of five) that allows you to move on to championship matches. This rating is accompanied by a point total that seems to correspond well to the rating (with well-defined, constant goals for number of stars (>999 pts for 5 star in every match, etc)) and a list of medals (Things like "Board of Directors" and "Squash Match" which are accompanied by a silver or gold medal (I haven't seen a Bronze)). Problem with this is that there is nevr any explaination of how you earn these medals, or how many points they are worth (or even if they are good things or negative; is it good to win a "Squash Match" where the CPU opponent never lands a hit on you, or should I be purposely 'putting on a show' in a more pro-wrestling simulator kind of way than the traditional fighting game, "beat the living daylights out of him" mentality. So I get these medals, and these points and these stars and then they increase your CAW's stat points. Not in the traditional "You have earned 3 stat points, where would you like to put them?" way, but where your points are assigned automatically. Now, there is no explaination of this either, so I don't know if these points are based on what I did in that particular match (if I get a good jog around the ring, do I increase my speed more?) or if they are tied to a cumulative tally of stars, or of points, or of medals. And if they are tied directly to my actions in the ring, how in the world do I increase my 'Technical' stat? I feel like I've tried everything, and it's been stuck at like 49 for the last ten matches while everything else is up to almost 80. Is that a result of how I play? Or is it a programmed deficiency based on my experience level (points or stars or medals)? The game and manual never attempt to explain this (unless I missed something). As you may have gathered, I'm big on the CAWs and I want my wrestlers to be on an even playing field with Undertaker and the like when they meet up in exhibitions against human opponents; so being able to tweak my character's stats is important to me. If these are tied to in-ring actions, I think that's awesome, and a defintely more realistic direction than "You have earned three stat points for beating that guy up, now you can put them in Speed, even though it was a hardcore match and you just stood over him and wailed on him with a chair the whole time"; it would just be nice to get a high-level explaination of how to earn each stat.
All together, easily the most complete SvR game for the PS2, and a big step from SvR 2006 (and '07, which I've played some with my brother but do not own (I really despised the stamina bar and the ladder match))
Bunch of fun, but gets old too quick December 1, 2009
~Slade~ (Thomasville, NC)
I really enjoyed this game since I've almost had it for a year, but it gets old after a while. Why are they putting so much into partners and such, but you see very little about partnership. I was totally expecting that your making a set of partners and fighting your way to the top in the WWE, but it isn't like that. They did away with all the legends in this game except Tazz and Tommy Dreamer. Overall it was fun expecially the Inferno Match. After winning every title it just got old. The new Create A Finisher was pretty awesome as well. It's a great game and I would recommend it.
very good February 18, 2009
Eurlvin Trinidad
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this vedeo game is very good to play for all kind. i love it .. It look so real !!!!
wwe smackdown January 10, 2009
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game came to me in great shape. My son really enjoy playing this game. He said it makes him think he is there.
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