WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Update

[hdaniel1]

IGN has posted the following WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 updates:

• Official Announcement
  
  

  Quote:

  "Although it won't be formally announced until tomorrow, THQ has confirmed with IGN that the latest installment in the storied wrestling franchise will be making its way to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation 2 and mobile devices this fall while boasting a bevy of bells and whistles."

• Interview
  
  

  Quote:

  IGN: "Well talking about '09, you're always a very outspoken person, we love that. Tell us, what is the new feature for '09 that knocks your socks off personally." Cory Ledesma: "There are two big features that we're talking about at the announcement. We actually have a lot of the other features we're going to wait to reveal a little later on. I just want to stress that we're definitely going to have some cool surprises later on, but the two big features we're talking about now -- that I'm really excited about both -- is the first one is Create-A-Finisher."

• PS3 Screenshots
  
• Wii Screenshots
• Xbox 360 Screenshots
• DS Screenshots
• Xbox 360 Trailer

[D.Winn]

I hope this version is more of an actual "wrestling" game lol. Instead of building on gimmicks, they should continue to add on to the little things. Either way i am excited about the announcement

[CanuckJ]

create-a-finisher, THAT'S AWESOME

[Millennium]

Didn't like this year's game, haven't really liked it for a few years. That being said, that trailer is hot...

[Qb]

CAF sounds cool and if we will be able to DL wrestlers, well, thats just awesome. Hopefully the Road to Wrestlemania is all Ledesma makes it out to be and the other single player mode adds some replay value.

[PlayaHataSupreme]

Quote:

However, another mode that we're not discussing yet will be able to support a bunch more options for the players that like to have the free rein, the multiple decisions to use created elements in that mode, but we'll discuss it at a later point.

I'm anxious to know about this......... honestly could be the selling point for me if see the season mode remotely resembling HCTP with the involvement of created wrestlers in a season mode is in the game. I'm hoping this is what that means.

[feeq14]

Im sold. Ive been wanting a create a finisher since WCW Revenge. (IE when they started taking allot of the moves out of the game.

[dansaint]

I also hope that the hidden characeters are tag teams (since that seems to be their focus this year). So we can get Demolition, The Rockers (with 80's Shawn Michaels), LOD, Brain Busters, Freebirds, Hart Foundation, etc.