- Promotion
World Wrestling Entertainment - Game Series WWE Games, WWE Main Series
- Release Date November 11, 2005
- Additional Releases December 12, 2005 (PSP)
- Platforms PlayStation 2, PSP
- Publisher THQ
- Developer Yuke's
THE FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE!
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 is a professional wrestling video game released in 2005 by THQ and developed by Yuke's Future Media Creators. It is the seventh installment of the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series, successor to the first WWE SmackDown vs. Raw (2005). The game was released on November 11, 2005 for PlayStation 2, and on December 13, 2005 for PlayStation Portable. It was succeeded by WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007.
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” recreates 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 also features an extensive online component, creating a virtual WWE community where fans can face-off in intense wrestling competition.
The game includes an updated roster of wrestlers, as well as many classic superstars like Bret Hart or British Bulldog. It also includes many new arenas from recent Pay-Per-Views, as well as a classic arena from Wrestlemania 9. A new recorded dialogue for many of the wrestlers is featured in the storyline, as the player goes through many different plots in the Season Mode, chasing the championship belts.
Gameplay has been slightly enhanced, with a larger list of moves available to each wrestler, and pre-match mini-games to start your fight off with and determine who has the upper hand.
Another addition is the General Manager Mode, where the player takes the role of a GM trying to book a weekly show. Taking into account costs to contract wrestlers, keeping a chosen wrestler happy and healthy, and putting on matches and setting up feuds to keep the ratings for the show high are the objectives of this mode.
It is also possible to earn Smackdown Dollars in the game, which the player can use to buy new moves, new create-a-wrestler items, Legends wrestlers, and even furniture to customize a locker room. The player can also earn trophies for his trophy case by completing challenges and beating the GM Mode.
The game features 63 playable characters, and you can see them all at the link below:
