WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2009

[MalaCloudy Black]

I'll be happy as long as I can play as Kofi, Santino or Jeff Hardy >_>.

[JoeMimic]

Is there going to be a any storylines in season mode? Or will it be all stats and the like?

I haven't read anything officially but I think the season mode won't have storylines and you'll have the other mode with the 7 wrestlers with detailed specific storylines, voiceovers and different endings and story branches.

I didn't buy last years version but THQ has certainly caught my eye with now having a way for everyone to use their favorite wrestler in more then just exhibition matches. I'm not sure if Midway finally releasing TNA Impact had anything to do with them stepping up their game a little bit but I'm glad. I read on the Q/A that the Cory Lesdema (I think thats his name) said that this year definitely has the best actual gameplay of any of the past iterations so I'm hoping that's the case.

[zero]

I think the career mode kinda sounds like shit, actually. It's just a series of matches with no rhyme or reason, it's like playing RAW on the SNES. Seriously, why can't they just do a generic text-based season mode like HCTP or No Mercy to compliment the detailed Road to WrestleMania? As always with Smackdown, one step forward, two steps back.

And that leaked roster isn't accurate. Cryme Tyme's not on the list and they're in the game and MVP's not on the list and I'm 99% sure he's in.

[Baddar]

I think the career mode kinda sounds like shit, actually. It's just a series of matches with no rhyme or reason, it's like playing RAW on the SNES. Seriously, why can't they just do a generic text-based season mode like HCTP or No Mercy to compliment the detailed Road to WrestleMania? As always with Smackdown, one step forward, two steps back.

And that leaked roster isn't accurate. Cryme Tyme's not on the list and they're in the game and MVP's not on the list and I'm 99% sure he's in.

It seems that way, yeah.

And SURELY MVP is in. It'd be the biggest omission in the history of...omissions (¬_¬) if he was left out.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

I think the career mode kinda sounds like shit, actually. It's just a series of matches with no rhyme or reason, it's like playing RAW on the SNES. Seriously, why can't they just do a generic text-based season mode like HCTP or No Mercy to compliment the detailed Road to WrestleMania? As always with Smackdown, one step forward, two steps back.

And that leaked roster isn't accurate. Cryme Tyme's not on the list and they're in the game and MVP's not on the list and I'm 99% sure he's in.

It seems that way, yeah.

And SURELY MVP is in. It'd be the biggest omission in the history of...omissions (¬_¬) if he was left out.

Bigger than 80's Hogan, Hollywood Hogan and 2000 Hogan? I THINK NOT!

[James Casey]

No Burchill either :/

But if it's decent, then maybe (maybe) I might consider getting it... Especially with London and Kendrick on the roster.

[tristy]

If Beth Phoenix is a skinny & tall motherfucker like all the other divas seem to be in the SDvRAW series, I'm going to be seriously pissed. They can't seem to make realistic diva models for the life of them.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

If Beth Phoenix is a skinny & tall motherfucker like all the other divas seem to be in the SDvRAW series, I'm going to be seriously pissed. They can't seem to make realistic diva models for the life of them.

I think she's actually pretty realistic. You can see her here.

[Baddar]

How's Beth's "Submission" higher than her "Strength"? Silly people.

[tristy]

She doesn't even do her signature taunt during her entrance.

[Baddar]

- No taunt = No buy.

[James Casey]

How's Beth's "Submission" higher than her "Strength"? Silly people.

Presumably so she's not stronger than people like Mysterio (68 to 70) or Kofi (68 to 73). She does seem to be massively stronger than all the other Divas, although Mickie, for some reason, isn't too far behind.

[alldaws1]

She probably is stronger than Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston though >_>

[James Casey]

I shouldn't think Rey in particular would be able to carry around Santino on his shoulders like Beth did a couple of weeks back.

However, it wouldn't do to make her look stronger than the men, obviously

[TheBoss]

I think Rey could easily carry Santino on his shoulders like Beth did. I mean, Rey is tiny, but Santino isn't exactly a super heavyweight guy either...

I'm pretty hyped up about the game, got one question though... Will it also be available on PS2, or next-gen consoles only?

Edited September 28, 2008 by TheBoss

[MalaCloudy Black]

Next-gen consoles and the PS2.

[TheBoss]

But will it be like TNA Impact!, so the PS2 version has like half of features, and just sucks?

[TKz]

SvR 08 had pretty much all of the features of PS3 version on PS2. I'm not 100% but I think all that was left out was the graphics weren't as good and CAW had like a few more layers or something?

SvR are pretty good with there PS2 versions in that I believe there ported over from the PS3 version, where as wasn't iMPACT a port of the Wii version or something?

Either way, I highly doubt we'll be missing out on much other than graphics if we play PS2.

[King Ellis]

The last PS2 version I played was 07 and I think all that had missing from the 360 version was the ability to go into the crowd on any match type.

[TKz]

You could go into the crowd in 07? That's weird :x

I dont think you could do that on any version of 08.

Unless you mean that one specific spot that you could go into, in which case that was included in PS2 07.

Edited September 28, 2008 by TheKazarian