Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

20 to 40 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Worth playing"

The latest Smackdown vs Raw game has once again been upgraded but this time there are some big improvements. GM Mode and Career Mode have been merged but you can only do one at once.
The best improvement to the game though is the addition of the Hall of Fame and tournaments modes. I think the King of the Ring and beat the clock sprints are fantastic and I found the crowning ceromony which for me, was of CM Punk, to be hilarious. The Sprints are good because you can decide yourself who fights as a challenger to a specfic title. I so far am a Mid Carder on the Hall of Fame mode. It is like the challenges mode on the previous games but this time for each challenge you complete you unlock things and you also move up ranks in the Hall of Fame ratings. I think the Career is good because there are new storylines which are more interesting and there is also a Power 25, and you can view the stats of other superstars. You also get choices in dilemmas of what option to take sometimes you get to choose an opponent. Online the game is brilliant although the games that you play with your friends can drag on a bit espcially when I played as Taker against Khali in a last man standing match!

I prefer this game on the PSP platform to the PS2, but I might get 09 on 360

I recommend this and stay tuned for next years