WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation 2)

common sense media says

Deep wrestling simulator has ads, blood, sexy girls.


parents & educators say

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 is a game based on professional wrestling, specifically World Wrestling Entertainment. Players perform punches, kicks, grapples, and slams to pin opponents to the mat. Some matches allow wrestlers to use weapons such as steel chairs and tables, often resulting in bloodied faces. The game also features scantily clad female competitors and advertisements for real-world brands, including Twix and Mobil. The game is playable online, a feature Common Sense Media does not recommend for children under the age of 12.

Educational value: Players learn the ins and outs of professional wrestling, including specific moves and match types.
Positive messages: While there are clear "good guys" and "bad guys," the answer to every problem or confrontation is solved in the ring through fighting.
Positive role models: There are clear "good guys" and "bad guys" in the game. Players can also create their own wrestler and act any way they choose.
Ease of play: The biggest addition to this year's release is a training facility, where players are walked through all the controls. Players primarily use the thumbsticks to move and execute special attacks. There are also buttons for basic punches and kicks as well as to perform finishing moves.
Violence: Players use a variety of punches, kicks and slams to take down opponents. In certain matches, wrestlers can use weapons, such as sledgehammers, steel chairs and tables. Vicious attacks can sometimes produce blood.
Sex: Female wrestlers wear tight, revealing outfits, often showing lots of cleavage. Some dialogue contains sexual innuendo, but doesn't discuss body parts or graphic comments.
Language: Ass and damn are the worst words used. Players may encounter harsher language used by human opponents online.
Consumerism: Candy maker Twix and Mobil oil are regular sponsors, and ads are seen often throughout the game.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
  • How does the game compare to real pro wrestling? What makes pro wrestling more or less entertaining than similar sports, such as boxing or mixed martial arts? Did you find that the game was an accurate representation? Was the level of violence similar to real pro wrestling?
  • What do you think of women depicted in these games? Are they strong, interesting characters, or is their presence purely a matter of sexuality meant to make the game more appealing to young men?

What's the story?

What's the story?
WWE SMACKDOWN VS. RAW 2010 is a pro wrestling simulation based on World Wrestling Entertainment. Players compete in a series of matches en route to becoming a champion. Matches range from straightforward one-on-one encounters to tag-team events and even brawls inside a steel cage. This year's edition focuses heavily on customization, but it goes beyond just creating a wrestler. Players can now create events and scenes that take place on wrestling shows. Players can also create their own pre-match entrances and video montages. 

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The customization features go a long way toward refreshing the franchise. Players can dig really deep in creating their wrestler as well as the behind-the-scenes activity that goes into producing a show. Players can decide who a wrestler's rivals are, how they are encountered, and what kind of matches to schedule. The game is also more accessible to new players thanks to a new training facility. The game first launches inside the facility, allowing new players to begin practicing immediately. The facility then slowly walks players through the controls, which makes the transition to matches easier. Overall, this is perhaps the most robust version of Smackdown vs. Raw released so far.

Online interaction: The game includes online matches and open chat, which means players could encounter inappropriate language and subject matter. Common Sense Media does not recommend online play for children under the age of 12.

Game themes & details

Game Details
Available on: Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation 2
Available online
Genre: Sports
Developer: THQ
Released on: October 20, 2009
Price: 59.99
ESRB Rating: T for Blood, Language, Sexual Themes, Violence
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This review was written by Brett Molina
 
 

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wwekid
teen, 13 years old
 
psp
Love the game buy 20o6 though it is way more fun than 2010

flying cow
kid, 11 years old
 
good advice for smackdown vs raw 2010.
I'm a ten year old and I think smackdown vs raw is a pretty good game. my parents don't like it because they think it's saying that the way to solve problems is to fight someone. I think kids 10 and up should know it's not the right way to solve problems. Make sure that your child kowns: the wwe is fake and it's not the way to solve problems. It's pretty violent and in different kinds of matches you can use weapons for example in Hell in a cell you can jump off the cell push your opponent off the and cell break the cell. The most violent maches are Hell in a cell (i've explained about that), the inferno match(the goal is to set your opponent on fire) and exstream rules match (you can use tables,ladders,chairs,mops(without the hair),trash cans,kento sticks,slege hammers and you can set things on fire. Also female wrestilers will wear things like bikinis. In create your character the only thing to worry about is that you can put tatoos(male and female) and bikins(female only). In conclusion smackdown vs raw 2010 is good for kids who understand the things I've listed.

 
An average wrestling game.
Smackdown vs raw is a long lived wrestling simulator, Very realistic and sometimes too realistic. First off, The blood. You can beat someone over and over again with a sledgehammer until they are knocked out. They bleed all over the place but it looks like paint. A lot of wrestling moves are able to break someones neck. This shouldn't be copied, One reason to not buy this for a child. Maybe for someone mature. The sex in this is pretty moderate. The female wrestlers wear inappropiate outfits but its no worse than what you see on TV before the watershed. Overall its a mature game but isn't violent really.

mr.kid
teen, 14 years old
 
i love this game i cant wait untill smackdown vs raw 2011 comes out

TNAfan121
teen, 18 years old
 

icematthew14
teen, 14 years old
 
Great fun for almost any age
It may be a little violent but everyday life is violent. i admit sledgehammers and mops might be a little too much but it is ok. And there are some really good role models. One superstar is not a fan favorite but he hates drugs alcohol and cigarettes. His name is CM punk. And the game is somewhat educational. Yooung Superstars can learn alot from these wrestlers. like moves taunts and how to act. The game is also easy to play with the simple but advanced control system. Overal 6 stars.

Sexysnoop16
teen, 18 years old
 
i love it very much

Kevin Quire
parent of 14 and 15 year old
 
Improving
It's a much better experience than sitting in a crowded arena for three hours getting beer thrown at you. Just about any age level can handle this, as long as they know how to play. The Road to Wrestlemania story however is atrocious.

Dibil
teen, 14 years old
 
Very Good Game

ardavan707
parent of 11 year old
 
Don't let your kids spend too much time on video games.
I like it because my son likes it . But he likes to spend too much time on it.

moviegamer
teen, 15 years old
 
Good for young teens
This game is good buut i have to say it's pretty violent and their are low sexual references involved and some coarse languidge.

govshak
kid, 13 years old
 
perfect for tweens

hii
kid, 11 years old
 
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeee
I love WWE SMACK VS RAW. IT KICKS BUT. AND I LIKE IT ON TV.MY FAVORITE WRESTLER IS JEFF HARDY.

not my proplem
parent of 13 year old
 
perfect for tweens and teens
Best one to come out yet

Screenname2
teen, 15 years old
 
Fun but innapropriate.
This game is very fun. It has easy to use controls and will provide lots of entertainment. The solid game play makes the fun moves stay fun over and over again, and the road to restlemania is a very fun new story mode that is challengeing, yet exctitng. But, the violent moves are too innopropriate. They may cause less mature players to act out the moves on others, which would be very dangerous. Plus, the restlers aren't exactly rolemodles. They make a living off violence which is never appropriate. And the female charecters aren't dressed apropriatly. Plus, with the charecter creatation option, kids can make the female cloths even more reveling.

tommy18
teen, 15 years old
 
Ok if you understand wrestling
This is a top wrestling simulator and not really violent at all apart from some chairs that produce clearly fake blood. If you understand wrestling, the women wouldn't really be much different. You get no strip teases or anything like on the old 2006 game. A problem is though. Role models. There are good and bad ones. John cena - Never give up Chris Jericho - Calling fans hypocrites.

KILL3R2
kid, 12 years old
 
IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

sixty1
teen, 16 years old
 

QuentinC
kid, 11 years old
 
Great Game.
Got this game for christmas last year. this is a great game. I really like the hardcore matches and the blood is not even as bad as blood in gta, so it shouldn't even be close to 15+.

Superhuman
kid, 13 years old
 
Hmmm
i dont even know any more about wwe video games any more

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