After SVR 07 the series just seemed to flop!
User Rating: 7 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 PS2
Wrestling and the PlayStation 2 go together like peanut butter and jelly, cookies and milk. However, as the system continues to age, quality opportunities to lay the smack down are becoming more and more rare. This year, THQ and Yuke's have brought WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 to a smattering of platforms, and the PlayStation 2 hasn't been ignored. While it's true that this PS2 version is just a stripped down rendition of what fans are getting on the PlayStation 3, this is definitely a step up from last year's title even though this franchise is nowhere near what it used to be on Sony's second system.
Pros:
More than 60 wrestlers, about 14 one-on-one game modes and a new Inferno match. The game features better AI, better tag team modes and a new story mode.
Cons:
Manager Mode is gone, choppy gameplay, unimproved graphics.
Here is the bar chart for the game:
Gameplay: 7/10
Graphics: 6/10
Sound: 7/10
Other: 7.5
In the end, SVR 09 is a game that improves on last year's outing in a number of ways but falls short of returning SVR to its place of honor on the PS2.
