Play WWE SmackDown Vs Raw 2009 Featuring ECW (KS)(NEREiD) Online

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Featuring ECW came out for the Nintendo DS in 2008, developed by Yuke's. It was part of that wave of handheld wrestling games that tried to squeeze a console experience onto the smaller screen. This was during the DS's peak, when developers were still figuring out how to use both screens and the touch functionality without it feeling like a gimmick.

You control a wrestler from a top-down perspective, moving around the ring and using a combination of button presses and stylus swipes to punch, grapple, and perform special moves. The main goal is to win matches, either by pinfall, submission, or knocking your opponent out of the ring in the ECW Extreme Rules match type. Signature mechanics include using the touch screen for quick mini-games to reverse moves or to activate your wrestler's special ability, and a season mode where you make choices that affect your rivalries and title opportunities. The pacing is fast, almost frantic, because the matches are short and the AI can reverse your attacks frequently if you're too predictable. It feels like a condensed, slightly janky version of its bigger console brothers, but there's a charm to having a full wrestling roster in your pocket.