WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 adds the Road to WrestleMania mode and richer creation. Updated roster and refined feel. The THQ lineage peak on PS2.
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Sports2 players12+
Description
A Yuke's and THQ sports game released in 2009, the WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010 entry of the annual franchise. Deepens Road to WrestleMania with multiple scripted arcs, Story Designer to create one's own narrative rivalries and deeper Create-A-Superstar. Roster of 60+ wrestlers including Sheamus and Mickie James. Creative peak of the annual franchise, online community mode to share creations.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
This entry brings forward its powerful creation tools. Beyond the matches, the game opens workshops where you shape your own wrestler, design their finishing moves and compose your own storylines. The art direction tends to these editors so that players' creations blend seamlessly into the official spectacle, making the title as much a staging toolbox as a mere wrestling game, where each becomes the author of their own show.
The soundtrack leans on a carefully composed licensed selection. The menus and downtime scroll past a playlist of modern rock and hip-hop, tracks chosen to set the attitude before the first bell. This on-trend musical curation serves as the game's calling card: it installs the energy of contemporary sports entertainment and gives the whole a hip sonic color, in step with the image of the ring's stars.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Staging your own stories through a fleshed-out rivalry editor multiplies the replay value of this wrestling game. Playing the career, creating wrestlers and arenas and facing your friends fills long, endlessly renewed hours. That creative freedom founds a longevity wrestling fans savour.
Technical info
💾3,2 GB📅20/10/2009
Published by THQ
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Is WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 still worth playing in 2026?
The 2009-2010 entry of Yuke's wrestling series, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 emphasises creation, with a very complete storyline and superstar editor that hugely extends the lifespan, on top of the refined wrestling engine and the licensed roster. The freedom of customisation, the variety of modes and the multiplayer fun make it a good vintage of the series. The frozen rosters and a PS2 production below the HD versions limit the current interest. A good wrestling game for nostalgics of WWE and fans of content creation.
