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User Rating: 8.5 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 X360
By sivasiva | Review Date:
WWE smackdown v raw 2009 is the next installment into the long line of WWE games made from THQ. And this year's game promises to be a very exciting andengaging game compared to Smackdown v Raw 2008. SVR 09 has a mode called Road to WrestleMania which is new to the series. It focuses on a character's storyline on his pathway to WrestleMania XXIV. Although there are only a few characters usable for this mode. They are Batista/Rey mysterio, John Cena, CM Punk, Chris Jericho,Triple H and Undertaker. During the player's storyline, there are bonuses to be unlocked when fulfilling conditions during matches. Such bonuses include costumes, new characters, tag team entrances,new music and much more. The storyline are interesting such as Triple H's storyline where it mainly is about Triple H choosing between DX or Evolution. The storylines are not so long as it can be completed in 2 hours or so for each Character. Next is the career mode. You have to choose a character and follow his path to winning all championship in the WWE universe. I wont elaborate too much of this career as those who have played previous games would be familiar.

Controls are easy to use and you would be a expert in performing combos and tricks in bringing down enemies after a few matches. The camera is not so good in the game. It sometimes move in a position where it would be hard to see your opponent. Fans feel alive and would react to your actions and movements. Entrances of the superstars are actually not what the real-life superstars do. In the game, they would do totally different actions and movements. Their voices also doesnt feel original. You can also create your character from scratch and edit him. There are plenty of options in designing him and you can, after creating him, create an entrance set for him and set the movie logo and song. Then you can create a finisher move for him. There are plenty of finishers to choose from and they range. So you will be spending some time on your created character. You can also edit the entrance and song for the existing superstars and Tag-team partners. You can also create a new tag-team of your choice and set their tag-team move, tag-team finishers and entrance set.

There is also a new match type called Inferno match. Flames will be burning aroung the ring and the temperature will increase if you are hitting your opponent. Once the temperature is high enough, you will have to toss your opponent at the flames to win the match. The defeated player will have his butt set in flames. Characters such as Jericho, Big-Show and more that were not in SVR 08 are in SVR 09 although some like R-Truth and Kung Fu Naki aren't in this game.

Nevertheless, this game is a great game and is a must have for WWE fans.
There isnt a 24/7 mode(which sucked) and is replaced by Road to Wrestlemania which is a lot times better.

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