WWE Smackdown vs Raw '09

by THQ

Product Features

• Bring wrestling excitement to the Nintendo Wii with WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009
• Includes a large roster of WWE superstars
• Motion controls offers deeper level of immersion
• Create-A-Superstar mode lets you customize your own wrestler
• Road to Wrestlemania mode offers deep and compelling story line

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00175GC5E
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 9, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,964 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #18 in Video Games > Wii > Action > Fighting
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo Wii | Edition: Standard

Amazon.com Product Description

The Number One fighting game franchise in the world is back on the Wii with WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, giving wrestling fans the definitive simulation of the WWE experience. The latest version brings new game modes, motion controls for immersive play, a huge roster of wrestlers, and more to keep WWE fans excited for a long time to come to come.

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 for the Wii delivers new game modes, motion controls for immersive play, and more. 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.

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.

Wii-Specific Motion Controls
With the Wii version of Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, a new level of immersion is achieved thanks to motion control. Using a waggle motion for hits, and specific motions for throws and grabs, you get a more realistic experience than just pushing buttons.

New Match Types and New Weapons
There are more types of matches than ever, letting you enjoy a more complete WWE experience. You can play cage, TLC, table, hardcore, royal rumble, extreme rules, and much more.

There are also new weapons and objects throughout ringside that you can pick up and use. These new objects include steel steps, tables, ladders, and trash cans.

Road to Wrestlemania Mode
The game features a brand new Road to Wrestlemania single player story mode that 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.

Interactive Entrances
A new addition to the 2009 game is the interactive entrances that lets you get the match warmed up before it even begins. You can, for example, grab a sign from the crowd and tear it in half.

Play With Friends Online
An online mode was added this year, letting you play with up to four players online. You can even The online multiplayer mode lets you play any of the matches found in single player, and the game keeps track of ratings and standings, with a leader board that shows where you and your friends are.

WWE fans and fighting game fans alike will both love this latest game, giving them a chance to grapple as their favorite superstars.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MUCH better than last year's edition!, December 31, 2008

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Michael Gammell (MA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 (Video Game)

I was skeptical about getting this after SVR 2008 was so bad in terms of match varieties, but this game is great. There still isn't a lot of variation in moves from wrestler to wrestler, but they have all the finishing moves down and it's fun to move the Wii remote to do the moves.

The big improvement this year is not one, but two career-type modes. Road to Wrestlemania is a lot of fun with customized storylines. It's fairly short (spans 3-4 months) and you can only choose from 6 wrestlers, but it really is cool to see new original storylines. In the other career mode (actually called "Career Mode,") you can be anyone and it's much longer. I haven't played the "Career Mode" much yet, but it looks like it will be just as much fun as the Road to Wrestlemania. It's nothing like the lame Main Event mode they had last year, but it does seem to be much more match-driven than story-line-driven. Road to Wrestlemania is the other way around.

Finally, they included much more match types than last year. These include: TLC, tables, ladder, hell in a cell, royal rumble, back stage brawl (which is kinda lame cause it can be really short), and falls count anywhere, among others.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Smackdown vs Raw 2009, May 13, 2009

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Lisa Traugott "Game Geek" (Reading, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 (Video Game)

Great game! First of all the game has lots of old players, like Triple H and Undertaker. You can also unlock Ric Flair and Tazz. It also has really cool campaign. You get to see the backstage. You also can make choices and get goals to do to get wrestlers, arenas, matches, and entrances. Which leads me to entrances. You can come out of the backstage and build momentum when your on your way to a match. At the end of the match, if you win, you can decide what to do with your fallen opponent. But it does not have alot of matches. That is my I rated it 4 stars. Everything but that is really fun. Recommended matches are 6 man money in the bank, 6-man elimination, 4- man elimination, 20-man royal rumble, 2 on 2 Hell in a Cell Tornado tag, 1 on one fall out anywhere. Thank you for reading my review.:)

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its a good game, November 19, 2008

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Heather Krueger - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 (Video Game)

Last years smackdown vs raw wii game was horable. This years have all the matches like the other systems. It has a good sized roster with fun interactive entrances. The Road to Wrestlmaina mode is goo but the scould add more guys it only takes like an hour per guy. I was really disapointed with not having create-a-finsher or the inferno match. Also the hot tags aren't so hot there is realy nothing spcial with the tags it is just a taunt on the apron nothing exciting happens but it is alot better than last years game so i give it 4 stars it has room for aprovment but it is a great game.

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