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WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006

May 04, 2023

WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 (subtitled Exciting Pro Wrestling 7 in Japan), is a professional wrestling video game and developed by Yuke's that was released on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable by THQ in 2005. It is part of the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw video game series based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and is the successor to the 2004 game of the same name. SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 was also the first game in the series to be released on PlayStation Portable. SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 was the last game in the SmackDown!/SmackDown! vs. Raw series that was PlayStation exclusive.

WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
Cover art featuring Batista and John Cena
Developer(s)Yuke's
Publisher(s)
SeriesSmackDown vs. Raw
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • EU: 11 November 2005
  • NA: 14 November 2005
  • JP: 2 February 2006
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: 13 December 2005
  • EU: 16 December 2005
  • JP: 12 October 2006
Genre(s)Sports (Fighting)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The main focus of 2006 is to bring more realism and authenticity to the series with many new features, breaking away from the arcade-like gameplay of earlier installments. The game sees the additions of the new Buried Alive and Fulfill Your Fantasy matches, and the inclusion of two new modes in General Manager and Create-An-Entrance.

SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 went on to become best selling game for the PlayStation 2 console out of the entire series. A steelbook version of the game was released exclusively in Australia.[1] The game was succeeded by WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 in 2006.

Gameplay

Match gameplay

A new momentum bar was introduced to determine the flow of the match, replacing the old clean/dirty and SmackDown! meters. If the player chooses their wrestler to fight clean, he/she will be portrayed as a face, If they choose fight dirty, he/she will be portrayed as a heel. The player also has to keep an eye on their stamina bar, which drains as the wrestler fights; the more elaborate the offense, the more tired the wrestler will be. The player must regenerate their stamina bar to prevent becoming completely exhausted and unable to perform. However, this is an optional feature and can be easily removed in the game's options menu. Each character also has a new stamina attribute, meaning hose with a low stamina rating will tire out more easily. Also included is a new Hardcore attribute, allowing those rated high to inflict more damage to their opponent with weapons.[2]

Grapples have been vastly improved, with each character having more specialized grapple types than the previous game's unchangeable group of four grapples. Each character has choice of three out of seven grapples: Power, Speed, Technical, Brawler, Martial Arts, Luchadore, and Old School. Each character also has a Clean/Dirty grapple category and a Submission grapple category, bringing the total number of grapples to five. A new powerful version of the Irish whip has been included, giving more offense to the opponent, but at the price of draining more stamina.[3]

The game includes the SummerSlam (2004), Backlash (2005), ECW One Night Stand (2005), Royal Rumble (2005), No Mercy (2004), No Way Out (2005), Judgment Day (2005), Unforgiven (2004), New Year's Revolution (2005), Vengeance (2004), The Great American Bash (2004), Taboo Tuesday (2004), Survivor Series (2004), Armageddon (2004) and WrestleMania 21 PPV arenas, as well as the WrestleMania IX arena. There are also arenas based on each WWE television show (Raw, SmackDown!, Heat, and Velocity).

The arena crowd has also been graphically improved, with fully 3D characters replacing the mixture of 3D and 2D characters seen in the previous games.[4]

Roster

WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 features the video game debuts of 20 superstars, as well as the returns of Hulk Hogan (in his 1980s, nWo "Hollywood", and 2000s versions) and Stone Cold Steve Austin; both men had been left out from the previous game (and in Hogan's case, WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain) due to their respective sabbaticals from the company.[5]

Match types

WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 includes an improved steel cage match, now allowing the player to escape through the cage's door.[4] The Bra and Panties match has been replaced by a Fulfill Your Fantasy match, which is based on the costume-based diva match that occurred at the Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view event. Unlike the real event which is more battle royal–based, this version involves divas stripping their opponents to their bra and panties, spanking each other and hitting each other with pillows instead. In addition, in Exhibition and in General Manager mode, this match can only take place in the SummerSlam arena.[4]

The Buried Alive match, a feature requested by players for several years, finally makes its debut. The gameplay of the "Buried Alive" match is actually more reminiscent of a heavily improved casket match from WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, in that the player had to trap their opponent in a casket to show a cut scene of the burial.[4] Backstage fights are also improved and now include random people (referees, officials, and WWE personnel), who can be interacted with. In total, 100 different match types are available.[6]

Game modes

The series' trademark Season mode lasts for two in-game years, one for the Raw brand and one for the SmackDown! brand. The objective of the mode is to win both brands' two main championships, the WWE Championship (Raw) and the World Heavyweight Championship (SmackDown!). The mode features 100 different motion-captured cinematic cut scenes, real-time storytelling, and improved voice acting. Players have a choice of five original voices for created superstars.[7] A new 3D customizable locker room is also included.[6]

In contrast to the game's predecessor, some of the in-game legends also have voice-overs and are made playable in Season mode. In an interview, THQ designer Bryan Williams confirmed that only 32 superstars (which included Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mankind, and Hulk Hogan) could be used in season mode. Some of the standard characters in the game cannot be used in Season mode. These wrestlers include Steven Richards, Ric Flair, and Eugene.

General Manager mode, which could be compared to the Extreme Warfare games and Final Fire Pro Wrestling's Management of the Ring mode, is included for the first time. In this mode, the player takes the role of General Manager for either the SmackDown! or Raw brand. Players begin by picking one of the two brands, followed by a choice of simulating or participating in a draft, where a player can pick a total of 20 Superstars. The player then allocates the championships before beginning the season. This mode goes into depth, with e-mail capabilities, the ability to book matches and statistics of how the fans reacted to the show, among other features. When WrestleMania rolls around, the General Manager of the Year is awarded, along with some unlockable features.[8]

As in the previous game, online play is available for those with a Sony Network Adapter. The title belts (including Create-A-Belt creations) can be defended online via a "virtual WWE Championship" with career leader boards and a permanent ID system that tracks all user stats. Players are also able to trade wrestlers created in the Create-A-Superstar mode with each other online.[6] All arenas are also available for online play, including the unlockable WrestleMania IX Arena.[9]

Create modes

The game sports a variety of create modes. Create-A-Belt is a returning feature, with players now able to create Tag Team belts. Along with the created belts is the inclusion of title belts used in WWE during 2005, the WWE, World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, United States, WWE Tag Team, World Tag Team, Women's, and Cruiserweight championships. Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Championship and the WWE Hardcore Championship can also be won and defended in the game. The game also allows the player to defend and challenge for any of the titles in the game in Exhibition mode, a feature which was missing in previous games (after Smackdown 2: Know Your Role).[4]

The Create-A-Superstar mode is much the same as the previous installments in this series. SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 adds a few new features, such as new items in the makeup category to give the player's created superstar more realistic facial features (such as wrinkles, a cleft chin, acne, and scars). Also included are new shirts and pants, which, while unchangeable in color, look more realistic (as opposed to the "painted on" look of shirts from previous games).[10]

The Create-A-Move-Set mode, much like Create-A-Superstar, remains the same, except for updated and new moves.

The Create-A-Stable mode has five pre-made stables such as La Résistance. This mode gives players a chance to make wrestler 'groups' of 2-5 wrestlers, give a name for the stable, make an entrance (but not as advanced as the Create-An-Entrance mode) for the stable, and customize their teamwork attributes, deciding how well they perform as a team in the ring.

The game also includes a new Create-An-Entrance mode, allowing the player to customize a wrestler's entrance, down to details such as pyrotechnics, arena lighting, and camera angles.[6] The one-minute limit for all entrances that was enforced in previous games is now abolished.[4] However, it received some criticism in comparison to sister game WWE Day of Reckoning 2 which had more options, no loading times, and was easier to use.

PlayStation Portable exclusive features

For the first time in the SmackDown! series, a game is also available on the PlayStation Portable (PSP). Although it is very similar to the PS2 version, there are special features that are exclusive to this version that the PS2 version did not bear. Because of this, to unlock the full features of each game, USB connectivity between the PS2 and PSP is needed.[11]

Jake "The Snake" Roberts is an exclusive PSP Legend and can only be played in the PS2 version by connecting the PSP to the PS2. However, before the PSP game was released, cheat devices were discovered that allowed Roberts to be unlocked. Other notable differences between the PS2 and PSP versions include the lack of in-ring commentary and the inclusion of voiceovers from the more popular wrestlers. The only major problem seen by most gamers were the game's loading times, which were described as "abysmally long" by GameSpy.[12] They were so long that there was a warning about the load times when a created superstar is chosen for a match.

The PSP version includes some features that were not included in the PS2 version. These features include three exclusive minigames that are playable from the start. All of these minigames offer single player and multiplayer modes. In multiplayer mode, players can make use of PSP's Wi-Fi functionality. Each mode allows up to four players to join in and play over a local connection.

The first minigame, WWE Game Show, tests the knowledge of wrestling fans by offering 500 multi-layered wrestling questions. The WWE Game Show covers every wrestling topic imaginable including costumes, trends, music, finishers, styles, history, feuds, and more. Most questions include excerpts of songs and have players guess the tune or players are shown a video clip and must guess the match the clip is from.[13] The questions range from easy to extremely difficult. Other minigames include a poker game and Eugene's airplane game in which the player navigates Eugene around the ring in the fastest time.[14][15]

Reception

The game received "generally favorable" reviews on both platforms, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[36][37]

The game was praised by some critics for its depth of content. A GameSpot reviewer mentioned "the sheer breadth of content makes it an easy choice for any wrestling enthusiast, and quite possibly the best wrestling game available for the system."[26] Comparisons with the game and the highly acclaimed Nintendo 64 game WWF No Mercy were made, with some reviewers putting the game on par with No Mercy. An IGN reviewer commented that "there's no other wrestling game since No Mercy that offers this much replay, value, or depth", while a Netjak reviewer quoted, "WWF No Mercy on the Nintendo 64 ruled as the best wrestling game, but WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 is the new standard."[3][38] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of three eights and one seven for a total of 31 out of 40.[19]

However, there were some complaints for the game's limitations of game modes. Critics such as X-Play's reviewer felt that the General Manager mode "does not go as far as it should--no underhanded options--but it's a great start," while an eToychest reviewer quoted about the Season mode "for the first time through this more visual style of story has a lot going for it, but gameplay is about replayability, which is something that is sorely lacking here due to the limit placed on possible story arcs."[39][40]

From the game's release up until December 2006, the game sold 3.3 million copies.[41] The PlayStation 2 version received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[42] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[43] On 23 October 2006, the game was added to Sony's Greatest Hits collection.[44]

See also

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WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2006 subtitled Exciting Pro Wrestling 7 in Japan is a professional wrestling video game and developed by Yuke s that was released on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable by THQ in 2005 It is part of the WWE SmackDown vs Raw video game series based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment WWE and is the successor to the 2004 game of the same name SmackDown vs Raw 2006 was also the first game in the series to be released on PlayStation Portable SmackDown vs Raw 2006 was the last game in the SmackDown SmackDown vs Raw series that was PlayStation exclusive WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2006Cover art featuring Batista and John CenaDeveloper s Yuke sPublisher s WW THQJP Yuke sSeriesSmackDown vs RawPlatform s PlayStation 2PlayStation PortableReleasePlayStation 2EU 11 November 2005NA 14 November 2005JP 2 February 2006PlayStation PortableNA 13 December 2005EU 16 December 2005JP 12 October 2006Genre s Sports Fighting Mode s Single player multiplayerThe main focus of 2006 is to bring more realism and authenticity to the series with many new features breaking away from the arcade like gameplay of earlier installments The game sees the additions of the new Buried Alive and Fulfill Your Fantasy matches and the inclusion of two new modes in General Manager and Create An Entrance SmackDown vs Raw 2006 went on to become best selling game for the PlayStation 2 console out of the entire series A steelbook version of the game was released exclusively in Australia 1 The game was succeeded by WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007 in 2006 Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 Match gameplay 1 2 Roster 1 3 Match types 1 4 Game modes 1 5 Create modes 1 6 PlayStation Portable exclusive features 2 Reception 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditMatch gameplay Edit A new momentum bar was introduced to determine the flow of the match replacing the old clean dirty and SmackDown meters If the player chooses their wrestler to fight clean he she will be portrayed as a face If they choose fight dirty he she will be portrayed as a heel The player also has to keep an eye on their stamina bar which drains as the wrestler fights the more elaborate the offense the more tired the wrestler will be The player must regenerate their stamina bar to prevent becoming completely exhausted and unable to perform However this is an optional feature and can be easily removed in the game s options menu Each character also has a new stamina attribute meaning hose with a low stamina rating will tire out more easily Also included is a new Hardcore attribute allowing those rated high to inflict more damage to their opponent with weapons 2 Grapples have been vastly improved with each character having more specialized grapple types than the previous game s unchangeable group of four grapples Each character has choice of three out of seven grapples Power Speed Technical Brawler Martial Arts Luchadore and Old School Each character also has a Clean Dirty grapple category and a Submission grapple category bringing the total number of grapples to five A new powerful version of the Irish whip has been included giving more offense to the opponent but at the price of draining more stamina 3 The game includes the SummerSlam 2004 Backlash 2005 ECW One Night Stand 2005 Royal Rumble 2005 No Mercy 2004 No Way Out 2005 Judgment Day 2005 Unforgiven 2004 New Year s Revolution 2005 Vengeance 2004 The Great American Bash 2004 Taboo Tuesday 2004 Survivor Series 2004 Armageddon 2004 and WrestleMania 21 PPV arenas as well as the WrestleMania IX arena There are also arenas based on each WWE television show Raw SmackDown Heat and Velocity The arena crowd has also been graphically improved with fully 3D characters replacing the mixture of 3D and 2D characters seen in the previous games 4 Roster Edit WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2006 features the video game debuts of 20 superstars as well as the returns of Hulk Hogan in his 1980s nWo Hollywood and 2000s versions and Stone Cold Steve Austin both men had been left out from the previous game and in Hogan s case WWE SmackDown Here Comes the Pain due to their respective sabbaticals from the company 5 Match types Edit WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2006 includes an improved steel cage match now allowing the player to escape through the cage s door 4 The Bra and Panties match has been replaced by a Fulfill Your Fantasy match which is based on the costume based diva match that occurred at the Taboo Tuesday pay per view event Unlike the real event which is more battle royal based this version involves divas stripping their opponents to their bra and panties spanking each other and hitting each other with pillows instead In addition in Exhibition and in General Manager mode this match can only take place in the SummerSlam arena 4 The Buried Alive match a feature requested by players for several years finally makes its debut The gameplay of the Buried Alive match is actually more reminiscent of a heavily improved casket match from WWF SmackDown 2 Know Your Role in that the player had to trap their opponent in a casket to show a cut scene of the burial 4 Backstage fights are also improved and now include random people referees officials and WWE personnel who can be interacted with In total 100 different match types are available 6 Game modes Edit The series trademark Season mode lasts for two in game years one for the Raw brand and one for the SmackDown brand The objective of the mode is to win both brands two main championships the WWE Championship Raw and the World Heavyweight Championship SmackDown The mode features 100 different motion captured cinematic cut scenes real time storytelling and improved voice acting Players have a choice of five original voices for created superstars 7 A new 3D customizable locker room is also included 6 In contrast to the game s predecessor some of the in game legends also have voice overs and are made playable in Season mode In an interview THQ designer Bryan Williams confirmed that only 32 superstars which included Stone Cold Steve Austin Mankind and Hulk Hogan could be used in season mode Some of the standard characters in the game cannot be used in Season mode These wrestlers include Steven Richards Ric Flair and Eugene General Manager mode which could be compared to the Extreme Warfare games and Final Fire Pro Wrestling s Management of the Ring mode is included for the first time In this mode the player takes the role of General Manager for either the SmackDown or Raw brand Players begin by picking one of the two brands followed by a choice of simulating or participating in a draft where a player can pick a total of 20 Superstars The player then allocates the championships before beginning the season This mode goes into depth with e mail capabilities the ability to book matches and statistics of how the fans reacted to the show among other features When WrestleMania rolls around the General Manager of the Year is awarded along with some unlockable features 8 As in the previous game online play is available for those with a Sony Network Adapter The title belts including Create A Belt creations can be defended online via a virtual WWE Championship with career leader boards and a permanent ID system that tracks all user stats Players are also able to trade wrestlers created in the Create A Superstar mode with each other online 6 All arenas are also available for online play including the unlockable WrestleMania IX Arena 9 Create modes Edit The game sports a variety of create modes Create A Belt is a returning feature with players now able to create Tag Team belts Along with the created belts is the inclusion of title belts used in WWE during 2005 the WWE World Heavyweight Intercontinental United States WWE Tag Team World Tag Team Women s and Cruiserweight championships Ted DiBiase s Million Dollar Championship and the WWE Hardcore Championship can also be won and defended in the game The game also allows the player to defend and challenge for any of the titles in the game in Exhibition mode a feature which was missing in previous games after Smackdown 2 Know Your Role 4 The Create A Superstar mode is much the same as the previous installments in this series SmackDown vs Raw 2006 adds a few new features such as new items in the makeup category to give the player s created superstar more realistic facial features such as wrinkles a cleft chin acne and scars Also included are new shirts and pants which while unchangeable in color look more realistic as opposed to the painted on look of shirts from previous games 10 The Create A Move Set mode much like Create A Superstar remains the same except for updated and new moves The Create A Stable mode has five pre made stables such as La Resistance This mode gives players a chance to make wrestler groups of 2 5 wrestlers give a name for the stable make an entrance but not as advanced as the Create An Entrance mode for the stable and customize their teamwork attributes deciding how well they perform as a team in the ring The game also includes a new Create An Entrance mode allowing the player to customize a wrestler s entrance down to details such as pyrotechnics arena lighting and camera angles 6 The one minute limit for all entrances that was enforced in previous games is now abolished 4 However it received some criticism in comparison to sister game WWE Day of Reckoning 2 which had more options no loading times and was easier to use PlayStation Portable exclusive features Edit For the first time in the SmackDown series a game is also available on the PlayStation Portable PSP Although it is very similar to the PS2 version there are special features that are exclusive to this version that the PS2 version did not bear Because of this to unlock the full features of each game USB connectivity between the PS2 and PSP is needed 11 Jake The Snake Roberts is an exclusive PSP Legend and can only be played in the PS2 version by connecting the PSP to the PS2 However before the PSP game was released cheat devices were discovered that allowed Roberts to be unlocked Other notable differences between the PS2 and PSP versions include the lack of in ring commentary and the inclusion of voiceovers from the more popular wrestlers The only major problem seen by most gamers were the game s loading times which were described as abysmally long by GameSpy 12 They were so long that there was a warning about the load times when a created superstar is chosen for a match The PSP version includes some features that were not included in the PS2 version These features include three exclusive minigames that are playable from the start All of these minigames offer single player and multiplayer modes In multiplayer mode players can make use of PSP s Wi Fi functionality Each mode allows up to four players to join in and play over a local connection The first minigame WWE Game Show tests the knowledge of wrestling fans by offering 500 multi layered wrestling questions The WWE Game Show covers every wrestling topic imaginable including costumes trends music finishers styles history feuds and more Most questions include excerpts of songs and have players guess the tune or players are shown a video clip and must guess the match the clip is from 13 The questions range from easy to extremely difficult Other minigames include a poker game and Eugene s airplane game in which the player navigates Eugene around the ring in the fastest time 14 15 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePS2PSPMetacritic84 100 36 81 100 37 Review scoresPublicationScorePS2PSPElectronic Gaming Monthly7 17 10 16 N AEurogamer7 10 17 8 10 18 Famitsu31 40 19 N AGame Informer8 75 10 20 8 10 21 GamePro 22 23 GameRevolutionB 24 B 25 GameSpot8 9 10 26 8 5 10 27 GameSpy 28 12 GameTrailers8 5 10 29 N AGameZone9 3 10 30 8 9 10 31 IGN9 2 10 3 8 7 10 32 Official U S PlayStation Magazine 33 34 Detroit Free Press 35 N A The game received generally favorable reviews on both platforms according to review aggregator Metacritic 36 37 The game was praised by some critics for its depth of content A GameSpot reviewer mentioned the sheer breadth of content makes it an easy choice for any wrestling enthusiast and quite possibly the best wrestling game available for the system 26 Comparisons with the game and the highly acclaimed Nintendo 64 game WWF No Mercy were made with some reviewers putting the game on par with No Mercy An IGN reviewer commented that there s no other wrestling game since No Mercy that offers this much replay value or depth while a Netjak reviewer quoted WWF No Mercy on the Nintendo 64 ruled as the best wrestling game but WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2006 is the new standard 3 38 In Japan Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of three eights and one seven for a total of 31 out of 40 19 However there were some complaints for the game s limitations of game modes Critics such as X Play s reviewer felt that the General Manager mode does not go as far as it should no underhanded options but it s a great start while an eToychest reviewer quoted about the Season mode for the first time through this more visual style of story has a lot going for it but gameplay is about replayability which is something that is sorely lacking here due to the limit placed on possible story arcs 39 40 From the game s release up until December 2006 the game sold 3 3 million copies 41 The PlayStation 2 version received a Platinum sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association ELSPA 42 indicating sales of at least 300 000 copies in the United Kingdom 43 On 23 October 2006 the game was added to Sony s Greatest Hits collection 44 See also Edit Video games portalList of licensed wrestling video games List of fighting games List of video games in the WWE 2K Games seriesReferences Edit Video Game SteelBooks Blu ray Forum forum blu ray com Dunham Jeremy 4 July 2005 SmackDown vs RAW 2006 World Premiere IGN 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