WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW '09 suits up

create-a-finisher sounds really fun. i hope its more than just a copy of each players form and more of a step by step way

I still have yet find a next-gen wrestling game (even though Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain came close) that can hold a candle to those old N64 wrestling games. WWF No Mercy was and is still king.

Let's hope it'll be better than last years.

OH BOY! TAG MOVES! YESSSS I have been waiting for those since the 1st game and oh wait.... they were in the 2nd one. and all the new ones.. they just take crap out and add it in the year later and call it new. PATHETIC TNA TNA TNA

Hmm, didn't read about a graphic upgrade. Bummer, the PS2 and Xbox 1 versions don't look much worse than on next gen systems.

Get TNA iMPACT instead? Okie dokie.

They need to stop making these games for the older systems. Really now, how do they expect me to buy a game for the 360 that can run on a PS2/Wii? Different versions, sure, toned down effects, yes, but same crappy engine they've been using since 2004. Tag team enhancements might be nice.. if it's an actual AI/concept boost, and not some lame mini game being touted as an 'update'. What would be nice is if they put in the same counter system from HCTP. Simple and efficient. Custom Finishers? When will they bring my custom entrance music back?! Ah well.. I know I can just play it off the HD, but that's lame. I hope I can finally make my characters' super cool version of the Russian Leg Sweep.. Mmmmm.. Co-op story mode ftw. I'll never understood why they removed that post-HCTP. That's the entire reason I played in the first place. I had a character, my buddy had a character. Maybe they'll have storylines as diverse as in HCTP.. ..And please, no voices! Leave those poor wrestlers alone! You can TELL they don't want to do them!

These games suck seriously, bring back Aki Corp. The N64 Wrestling games and Def Jam Fight for NY were the best!

"matter of fact just create a new engine instead of using the same Japanese engine that has been used forever." Ummm...how about reviving the DOR engine? There's really nothing wrong with it, all it would need is some tweaking and updating, and it's much more solid than the SVR engine.

So this is like the Madden of wrestling games huh? Although I guess that isnt saying to much considering this is about all there is. Best wrestling games Ive ever played were on the Nintendo 64, those were great games.

hopefully the wii version adds more superstars to its roster, along w/ a better story line and hopefully some updated controls. i had SVR 08 on PS3 but i heard the wii's version was pre weak, so now that i hold a wii i hope this game can be 1 i'll replay

Another typical crappy Smackdown game with the updated roster. When is this Franchise going to let the development go to another team? Are these people stuck in 2005? Same graphics, same robotic animation, same moves, same everything. THQ doesn't care cause they know they're going to cash in anyway. Let Sega take over and you'll see a revolution in wrestling gaming.

DLC for Wii PLEASE! What's the point of making DLC available if no one makes use of it (I'm looking at you Harmonix)

Well, Hopefully it'll be better than the 2008 edition AND allow us to use any pattern or logo when bringing our character online.

really looking forward to the make a finisher move as i have been wanting to create a wrestler with Petey WIlliams finishing move since i watched TNA and saw him do it once......that is by far the coolest finishing move to date!!!!

I love it! Tag teams have always been my favorite part of wrestling and I always seem to have a few stables with friends when I get a wrestling game, so I think this focus on tag teams is LONG overdue. I mean, they haven't done a tag team storyline since the N64's No Mercy, let alone anything co-op. I hope they deliver on their promises because if they do I will buy immediately. Oh, and here's to hoping they don't pull a fast one with Wii owners again. Check out my user review if your curious what I mean by that.

MAKE-A-FINSHER!! IT IS HERE, GOD HELP US ALL! no...but really...that is maybe the best news I have ever heard in my entire life.

I don't think they should drop the PS2 version at all. And I have a 360. I am glad to see Sony is still putting some games on the old system even if it is not all. I would have liked that for my poor xbox but such is life. And create a brand mode is a good idea. Also another grave problem I had. A wrestler rated at 83 should not beat a wrestler rated at 100. It is preposterous. Even if your huge, if your a weak fighter you should automatically be able to beat a smaller more skilled character(AI vs AI)

Glad to see theres downloadable content

Going multi-platform was the core mistake. With that decision, their resources are spread much thinner. Few developers can pull it off well. EA is huge, and has enough manpower to cover so many at once. This team doesn't. My opinion: 06 was best on PSP, 07 was best on 360. I've only played the DS 08, so I can't comment on its other versions.

yeah, i would get more excited if they would stop "tweaking" the current system, and announce that they're starting from scratch. they also need to just drop the PS2 version. i do like the sound of a create-a-finisher mode, though, and i hope Festus is in it. :D

I SWEAR IF THIS GAME FOR THE WII TURNS OUT AS GAY AS IT WAS LAST YEAR IM GOING TO STOP BUYING THESE GAMES!!! AND WHEN IS A NEW DOWNLOAD COMING TO UPDATE THE ROSTERS?!?!?!

I want to see a create-a-brand mode. That way we can add TNA iMPACT! to RAW, Smackdown!, and ECW plus anything else we can dream up. Create-a-finisher sounds interesting though.

Why is it a Grandpa game on a grandpa system like No Mercy is still cutting anything in today's wrestling game arena's ass? They had Legends in 08' Where were all the rest? Why only one costume? The create an entrance is glitchy, bugged and a bit to complicated for it to be fun. Why is there only one belt you can fight for in 24/7 mode? Why was there no targetting? The story mode lasts one year and repeats over and over. Every year I try to amp myself for when wrestling comes out and every year my effort is for nothing.

Put every mod thats in the PS3, 360 version in the Wii and make the matches last almost as long as the other multiplats and I'll buy it for sure.

I always get excited about S vs R and then when its released its sucha disaster the last S vs Raw that I actaully played and like was Here Comes The Pain

Oh hell yeah

I'd usually be excited about this announcement, but not so much this time....

wii version: make the motion sensing minimal and please put evry mode in

09 needs to bring Street Fights back and add some new Tournaments and add more spots to Create-A-Title. 08 had more flaws then ever before. also THQ needs to work on the online and get it fixed. 08 had horrible online and it showed.

Great! Can't wait for this one.

@Zazzalon I think Here Comes The Pain was the best in the series. Lesnar was a beast and Goldberg was awesome too.

There is a lot this guys can make better in the game starting in the Road to Wrestlemania mode. There are tons of features they can add to make the game more re playable. I can make a huge list of things but I don't have the time cause I am in work. If the producers of the game open to the real gamer public for emails and opinions it can be one of the most important steps in the gaming history. I am sure that we have tons of good ideas for tons of games out there that can be implemented in sequels. But well it seems that it is hard to read emails from real gamers this days.

Why make it more of a simulation like Tony Hawk's is doing? Just make it alot more fast paced and arcade like, whilst implementing body damage, stamina and momentum. Make SvR 2009 kinda like Here Comes The Pain and SvR 2007

The career mode better get a huge facelift as that 24/7 in 08 was just garbage. Also make the career more then 1 year long and then just repeat basically as that is totally gay. Add in a ton of more options also in the GM Mode as that seems to be the best way to play this game long term I find.

I'm with "Sins-of-Mosin" on this one. Please redo the controls for the DS. Using the stylus only was a complete failure. We want to mash buttons not draw our moves. MY daughter is a big wrestling fan and couldn't wait for the first wrestling game for the DS for XMAS. Long story short, she traded it in for Hamsterz2, sad.

Anyone else far from excited about 'new' smackdowns these days? The Smackdown series hit its peak with the first few PS2 games...everything after that was downhill all the way and 08 was the absolute pits. Ironically, this is exactly how Smackdown came on the scene in the late 90s...lackluster WWF (Warzone and Attitude anybody?) and WCW (Nitro was plain horrible) titles flooded the Saturn and PS before the Smackdown series became the new rising star. Now I'm wondering if the new TNA wrestling game is set to repeat that feat...except this time it's Smackdown that's being smacked down. History does tend to repeat itself...

These games are the same every year. I would rather have them come out with a better game every few years instead of the same old reycycled garbage every year

Hope they get most of the bugs fixed before release this time. Although it is funny to try to jump over the ropes on to someone outside the ring and end up taking a 180 degree flight back in the ring, but some of the other bugs were very annoying. Also, hope they bring back targeting.

Wii version was such a disappointment last year. Couldn't they just make it more the gameplay more traditional like Day of Reckoning was on Gamecube. Who cares about waving the Wiimote and nunchuk if the responses aren't precise? Probably rent before buying it.

Lets hope they redo the controls for the DS. The stylus only thing was horrible.

Here's a bit from a Cory Ledesma interview about this game: "The other big feature is that we're overhauling our tag team match. What's really exciting about this is that we've pretty much had the same tag team match in there for a while, and it really plays like a single match with a legal partner waiting on the side." ...that's pretty much what a tag team match IS DUMBASS!!!! Wow, this guy really needs to get off whatever the hell it is he's smoking.

Anyone else far from excited about 'new' smackdowns these days?

Cool. If they added a few tweacks great. But i hope its not as boring as 08.

Create a move (Not moveset) and co-op story mode tag. I have been wanting those features for a long time.

Thats about as exciting as a John Cena promo. In other words, not at all.

It's like Madden now - same game every year, with a roster update.

oh wow, another wrestling game, but maybe I"m saying that cause I'm not a wrestling fan. Peace

midway bring some TNA news....

It's gonna be the same game with a few tweaks once again I see...when will they learn? Pathetic...