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Publisher: THQ
Developers: Yuke's and TOSE (DS)
Genre: Wrestling
Series: SmackDown vs. Raw (Previously SmackDown!; it would become WWE in future)
Released: November 9 2008 (US) and November 7 2008 (UK)
Certificate: 16
Consoles: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS and Mobile
After the disappointing SvR 2008, there was a lot of hope that SvR 2009 would be a superior sequel and set the previously-outstanding series back on the right track. As it turned out, this was partially achieved, with improvements across the board compared to the previous game, but other aspects of the game were unchanged and even removed, resulting in a game that was only slightly better than the one which came before it.
The biggest criticisms of SvR 2008 were the main single-player mode and the roster, so let's begin by analysing these two key areas. The 24/7 mode sounded good on paper, but the execution was poor and at times lazy. In response, the decision was made to scrap 24/7 after just one game, and to introduce a new mode named Road To WrestleMania. RTWM consisted of six stories, each lasting three game months, and each based around one wrestler tailored to a specific wrestler. The chosen few were John Cena, Triple H, The Undertaker, CM Punk, Chris Jericho and the tag team of Batista and Rey Mysterio.
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