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New
WWE Game a Smackdown
By The
Jackal  |
The graphics are at an all-time
high with
facial detail a must see. |
Yes, that's right,
'Smackdown Vs Raw 2006', the best wrestling game of its time has
arrived! This is one of the finest games I've ever
played on PS2, and maybe that's because I'm a WWE
fan, but this game really blew me away. If
you thought Smackdown Vs Raw was good, this game raises the bar even
further - the graphics are
better, the fights are better and the various scenes are more realistic. Here
I will list just
some of the improvements to whet your pro-wrestling appetites:
 General manager mode
New roster
All new
fights
Players can talk
Crowd cheers for good/boos
for bad
All new
graphics
More
involved gameplay Smackdown Vs Raw 2006 has
a whole
new roster including all of the Hogan's (80s, normal and Hollywood),
William Regal, Carlito, Hurricane and lots more. The roster has been
totally updated following all the events in the past year or so since
Smackdown Vs Raw. Although I don't want to sound biased against any
particular wrestlers in this otherwise neutral review, I will say
that it's a bit disappointing that they had to
add people like William Regal, who is a total loser... The
story
mode is refreshingly new (where your player can actually trash talk)
and you can choose
your path all the way down to Wrestle Mania, where you must take the
world heavyweight title. Although Eric Bisholf was recently fired from
Raw, they still added him in the early stages of the Raw game
development. Although
later on he's fired. Kurt Angle is no longer the GM of Smackdown
either, having his job taken by Teddy Long. All the
new entrances,
songs and general attitude updates makes the game so much sweeter,
so now it adds extra realism,
because you can follow the show as well as being on your own show. The
other great part about this new gaming delight is that you can
create your own entrance using the advanced entrance maker. You can
choose lighting, movement, hand signals and flares/fireworks. Kind of
like choreographing a dance routine with hormone-enhanced hairless
monkey, you can customise many parts of the routine, or choose an
existing entrance. You can also create
your own superstar (an old feature, but a goody), and get this - you
can make them a normal wrestler,
an animal, a robot or some sort of an alien. Very cool. Most
standard
features come with the game, so it's not like a whole new wrestling
experience for those who have played quite a few of these games,
but it's definitely how the first one should've been.
There's not heaps
to say, because it's playing the game that's enjoyable, not talking
about what's been added, such as new moves, characters etc. Although
it's not a whole new experience, it definitely redefines all other
wrestling games, and I hope the standard is much higher from now on. This
is really a pleasing improvement on the game, and I'd hope all people
who
like wrestling would pick it up straight away. I stayed up until 3:00am
in the morning, totally hooked on the thing. I love this game, and if
you like wrestling too, I think you will enjoy yourself with this one. Game:
Smackdown VS Raw 2006
System: PS2
Players: 1-6
Online: No
Developer: Yuke's Media
Creations
Distributor: THQ
Rating: 95%
(Ratings Key/Explanation)
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