WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Review

By Nicholas Tan

Personal tastes don’t matter when you’re getting the Smackdown.



Is wrestling entertainment a hypermasculinized sport posing as a soap opera or a hypermasculinized soap opera posing as a sport? Of course, the answer depends on the person you ask, and more specifically, on whether that person understands the notion that rule-bound physicality is the hegemonically acceptable playground for male anxieties (hint: nearly every “M”-rated…

  • Much better balance
  • Faster loading times
  • Roster Editor
  • Highlight Reel and Create-A-Finisher
  • Road to Wrestlemania is relevant
  • . . .but is limited in scope and co-op.
  • Finicky creator editors
  • Severely stripped-down Career mode

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Nicholas Tan
Nicholas Tan

Nick Tan is a SEO Lead Writer for GameRevolution. Once upon a time, his parents took away his Super Nintendo as a punishment. He has sworn revenge ever since.

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