WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009

A forgettable game that was somewhat better than its predecessor. The game didn't possess anything that was a highlight, though the gameplay and graphics were a step-up.

This game did feature the tag team element which i felt was okay and kind of cheap because if you play against cpu they will use the tag team ability and then cheat and pin you.

Its better than svr08 but SVR08 is the game to play because it was the game that was the turning point of WWE games in my opinion.

The game still provides solid gameplay and the new fighting system is a whole lot better than last years......inferno match is good....there are two huge disappointments this time.....no legends and no GM mode....I understand why they took off the legends to make room for Legends of Wrestlemania but why did they leave the GM mode......the road to Wrestlemania is good but pretty short and u can only play as 7 superstars but its cool cause u have the career mode.....u can finally change superstars roster......create-a-player is better than ever....the whole new tag team system looked great but was a acceptable result.....there were only two new things.....tag finishers and hot tag which cool........create-a-finisher is a so-so......in the road to wrestlemania batista an rey thing was a little hard to digest...i would have liked it more if we would have DX.......

All in all,it is huge improvement over last years including graphics...but could have been a whole lot better....

P.S menu screen is pretty bad.....

Now when the Smackdown Vs Raw series started it was a try to have the brand extension to get more attention since the WWE had the two brands Raw and Smackdown along with ECW. I have played this game on Playstation 2, Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable which I own on PSP

The new feature for the series: Road To Wrestlemania: In this new mode, players can choose from five superstars to play as in single- player story lines: Triple H, CM Punk, The Undertaker, John Cena, or Chris Jericho.

The Soundtrack for the game has Bloodsimple:"Dead Man Walking" Burn Halo: "Save Me" Disturbed: "Perfect Insanity" Egypt Central:"Taking You Down" and "You Make Me Sick" The Exies:"Lay Your Money Down" Murs:"SWC" P.O.D.:"Addicted" Steriogram: "Get Up"

What makes this a very good edition to WWE video games is that the tag team mode is pretty much the selling point of this game you can mix any two wrestlers together and they work like the perfect tag team

Of course you can also have different match types like Royal Rumble, Inferno Match, Steel Cage match, TLC Match any match your heart desires

The game play is pretty fun and it pretty much gives the Smackdown vs Raw series a new leash on life and it is much more fun for wrestling fans and video game fans to boot.

Plus many of your favorite WWE Superstars are feature in this game along with the chance to create your own wrestler to add more fun.

The controls are much better this time around and the graphics have impressive so much now as the wrestlers look closer to their real life counter parts

Overall WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 is a much needed improvement over SVR 2007 and it shows that this is how a wrestling game is suppose to be

I give WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 an 8 out of 10