WWE Smackdown! Vs. Raw 2006 (PS2): Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games

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Platform: PlayStation2
Media: Video Game

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Product Features

Amazing realism
Improved fighting system
Revolutionary momentum system adds increased depth with less complexity
All-new stamina system brings a new level of realism and strategy to matches
Enhanced online mode
Improved cut-scenes and two full seasons to play without story repetition
100 Different match types: Buried-Alive Match, Bar Brawl backstage area, a special surprise for the WWE divas and others
Fully customisable 3D locker room, 3 levels of blood and other first time additions

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Amazon.co.uk Review

In a nutshell:
Reckon you’ve got what it takes to become the WWE world heavyweight champion again? The best wrestling game in the world is back with a whole new season of mayhem for you to battle through.

The lowdown:
Truth be told this isn’t markedly different from the first Day of Reckoning, but it’s still an improvement nonetheless, with better graphics, better animation and more intelligent opponents. The roster has widened slightly with new faces like Eugene and Paul London appearing alongside unlockable classics, including Hulk Hogan and The Rock. The most notable new features are a paper, rock, scissors style submission system, and the new stamina bar, both of which add an extra layer of strategy to the carnage.

Most exciting moment:
Using the new submission system to bring a whole new world of pain to your opponents.

Since you ask:
All the GameCube and PS2 WWE games, and Konami’s Rumble Roses, are by a Japanese developer called Yuke who specialises almost solely in wrestling games.

The bottom line:
Not much has changed: this is still the best wrestling game around.
Harrison Dent

Manufacturer's Description

Building upon the success of last year's WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW, which shipped more than two million units worldwide, WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW 2006 adds all new features, while refining what made the original a hit with both wrestling fans and casual gamers alike. The newly created "Momentum System" will recreate the real life emotional peaks and valleys of an actual wrestling match, while the addition of a "Stamina System" will force players to play more strategically by conserving their energy in order to maintain stamina throughout the duration of a match. WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW 2006 will also feature an extensive online component, creating a virtual WWE community where fans can face-off in intense wrestling competition.

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469 of 500 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The new Game. The new breed of wrestling simulation., 2 Sep 2005

By	"dannybwood09" - See all my reviews

Well, i'm back and ready to update you all with all the information given out so far. This is the CONFIRMED ROSTER. Source-IGN. Legends have not yet been confirmed. Anyone who shows the roster differently, is WRONG.
SVR2006 Roster
Batista
Big Show
Booker T
Carlito
Chavo Guerrero
Charlie Haas
Chris Beniot
Chris Jericho
Chris Masters
Christian
Christy Hemme
Danny Bashem
Doug Bashem
Eddie Guerrero
Edge
Eugene
Gene Snitsky
Heidneriech
The Hurricane
JBL
John Cena
Joy Giovanni
Kane
Khosrow Daivari
Kurt Angle
Lita
Mark Jindrak
Michelle McCool
Muhammad Hassan (Wooo!)
Orlando Jordan
Paul London
Randy Orton
Rene Dupree
Rey Mysterio
Ric Flair
Rob Conway
Rob Van Dam
Scotty 2 Hotty
Shawn Michaels
Shelton Benjamin
Spike Dudley
Stacy Kiebler
Steven Richards
Sylvain Grainer
Tajiri
Torrie Wilson
Triple H
Trish Stratus
The Undertaker
William Regal
New Match Types
Buried Alive Match
Bar Room Brawl
A lot of work has been done to Cage matches to provide a more realistic feel.
New Random Stuff
Season mode 2 years long
You can now store a finisher
2 new attributes. Hardcore & Stamina
Stamina will play an important part in matches. More realistic so now you can't just continuously batter your opponent.
Online has apparently been revitalised completely with a broader choice of options.
There will be a Secret Belt which is still to be unveiled.
Create-An-Entrance has been confirmed.
Create-a-belt returns.
You can now pick which Mini-Game you have before the match.
Around 50% of moves have been reanimated (finally)
Polygon count and figure models improved.
TITLE BELTS CAN NOW BE DEFENDED ONLINE VIA A 'VIRTUAL WWE CHAMPIONSHIP. WITH CAREER LEADER-BOARDS AND A PERMANENT ID SYSTEM THAT TRACKS ALL OF YOUR USER STATS.
Superstar-specific storylines. Voice-overs return.
More than 100 Match types.
19 ARENAS, POSSIBLE 20TH. ECW ONE NIGHT STAND INCLUDED!
Fully customizable locker-rooms.
3 levels of blood.
Players can now do a cool sleeper hold, just like the real thinkg where the Ref lifts up the guy's arm three times.
You can now PLAY POSSUM. Unsure of what it is? It's when you lay down and pretend to be injured, you then jump up and hit a quick move or pin. Think Eddie Guererro.
Improved AI. Hard difficulty is actually pretty hard.
The Momentum System. It combines the old adrenaline system and the Dirty/clean meter.
Super dirty moves. The cheapest move in the game. Super Clean move, will be stealing your opponents finisher.
You can now steal your opponents taunt.
The amount of damage you do with a weapon is determined by what your Hardcore Attribute is like. So you won't see Lita hitting someone with a chair with the same velocity that a guy like RVD does.
Improved weight detective system.
Stamina can be regenerated.
Now there are 5 groups of moves. Just pressing Circle, which used to be irish whip, now puts you into a grapple hold. So that means that each superstar will have a huge 25 front grapples.
New Super Strong Irish whip.
Reversal system redeveloped. Now you can have a chain of 3 reversals. (Chain Wrestling)
You can now keep more than 1 profile on a memory card. That means you can do multiple seasons with different characters, instead of just the one.
Wrestlers will be in the ring while their opponent enters. Or, they may decide to hide outside the ring.
Announcers. Lilian Garcia and Tony Chimmel will be in the ring while introducing the wrestlers.
Entrances are no longer limited to just 1minute. Now, guys like HHH and Taker will be parading for over a minute and a half.
There will be a lot more info to come as time progresses. Including the new legends.
This game is looking amazing. I can't wait. There are so many new features and improvements. This is number 1 on my hitlist, and should be yours too!
Thanks for your time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The whole dam show, 1 Jun 2006

By	G. F. Broom "a_legend_in_the_making" (Colchester) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars

Smackdown games have always been great, the best being Smackdown 2 on the Playstation. This is another great title, and once again it has loads more new features. The graphics on this game are truely amazing, all the WWE superstars look amazing and are incredibly detailed. The gameplay is excellent as well, superstars now have 25 front grapple moves, and you can execute new moves like Super Irish whip, which is handy if your in the Royal Rumble or want to throw someone out of the ring in a triple threat match. Another good feature is in title matches you can hit people with the belt which is great.
There are a few new match types, backstage brawls which basially speak for themselves, and Diva fulfill your fantasy. You can again make up your own title belt, and put it on the line in the all new title match. There is also a new mode called GM, where you become the General Manager of one of the brands, and try and beat the other in rating by creating matches and drafting superstars etc.
The create a superstar is excellent as always, and your creation can now speak as well. You can customise them with tattoos, hairstyles, costumes, pretty much whatever you want.
What I really like is the create an entrance. You can choose everything from the way he walks, to the pyro, and of course the music. Its really cool watching your guy being announced by the ring announcer, and walk down with fireworks going off in the background to a real superstars music.
The only real let down is season mode. You only really get one season of Smackdown and one season of Raw to compete in, although if you do it with different people again the storylines change slightly. The storylines however are fantastic, and the cut scenes are superb, made even better with the superstar voiceovers. A good part of season mode is the legends tour, in which you can fight in some great matches, like a Submission match in Montreal against Bret Hart (remember Survivor Series '97). The ECW storyline is cool as well. Commentary is excellent, and provided by Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler for Raw and Michael Cole and Tazz for Smackdown.
Overall it is a superb game, excellent graphics, storylines and gameplay. 9/10

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5.0 out of 5 stars The R-Evolution of SmackDown!, 16 Nov 2005

By	A. Russ "RKO" (Chesterfield) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

SmackDown! vs. RAW was great, no doubt the best grappler out on any of the consoles. But it simply lacked in too many areas.
There were only 4 official championships in the game, though you could create titles, and you could only fight for them on season. Changing Superstar on season would result in the titles reverting back to their orginal owners (JBL, Booker T, Randy Orton & Chris Jericho).
The matches were very short and easy to win, even on Legend difficulty. Superstars did not have all of their proper moves (i.e. Batista's Spinebuster, Angle's Super Angle Slam etc.) and they didn't all have official Entrance movies, moves and themes.
Voice-overs were very poor and commentary was limited.

SVR 06 changes the entire world of virtual wrestling. Now all characters look very close to how they do in real life, with even those like Hurricane and Conway looking good.
Everybody, as far as I am aware, has their correct move-list (though you have to assign Batista's Lethian Spine Buster in place of Lesnar's version.
The Stamina bar can be turned on or off, so people who hate the idea can play with the same feel as all the other SmackDown! games. Entrances, including moves, movie and music, are nearly spot-on and look great (with the acception of Batista's firework timing!).
The new showing of 'newly aqquired' Finishers (not 'stored') shows you just how cool some of them are.

Casket matches are not individual matches but instead are joined up with a truck full of dirt to give you a very gratifying Buried Alive stipulation. People like Undertaker can perform special Last Rides/ JBL Powerbombs into the Casket to gain a quick win (stored finisher and full momentum needed), whereas the other Superstars have a simple Powerbomb. This makes Buried Alive matches quite hard to predict if you're playing against a friend. If you don't want a quick win then you can try to push them in with the submission-style bar and then slam the lid of the casket down on them.

Special Referees are not limited to tag team, singles and Ironman matches any more, because they can be used in a Steel Cage, Hell-in-a-Cell, tag team, singles, Ironman etc.

Battle Royals are no longer pin/ submission eliminations only and you can chose either pin/ submit eliminations or over-the-top rope eliminations. Royal Rumbles can also be for 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 Superstars, and so you can play a quicker Rumble if you haven't much time.

The arenas are amazingly realistic and vary in size and popularity (for GM mode). They include:
RAW, SmackDown!, Heat, Velocity, WrestleMania IX, Unforgiven 04, No Mercy 04, Survivor Series 04, Armageddon 04, New Year's Revolution, Royal Rumble 05, No Way Out 05, WrestleMania 21, Backlash 05, Judgment Day 05, Vengeance 05, ECW: One Night Stand, Great American Bash 05, SummerSlam 05.

Championships can be defended on exhibition, as well as season mode, and titles are not reverted when changing Superstar on season. Cena and Austin wear their 'spinning'/ 'Smoking Skull' WWE title if they are the WWE champ and the new GM mode gives you a great sense of power over the Superstars you hate.

GM mode allows you to control an entire year in RAW or SmackDown!, with you creating the matches, advertising to get finances, hyping matches to get better ratings than the other show, and hyping the return of injured Superstars. Those wrestlers that don't like your method may jump to the other show, so you need to get them involved in expensive matches and title shots, or give them a title that has been vacated due to a champion's injuries. You also have to pay to keep them in your contract else they become a 'free agent' and you must rehire them at full price.

Create-an-Entrance (from GamesCube's WrestleMania X8 & XIX and Day of Reckoning 1 & 2) makes an appearance, with some great tracks to chose for your theme music.
Create-a-PPV has stayed, so has the Create-a-Championship option and all of the match types from the other SmackDown! games.

SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 is everything that SVR wasn't, and that means it is the GREATEST wrestler to hit the shelves.
Get it now, and prepare for 'The Fight Of Your Life!'