The Official Smackdown vs Raw 2 thread

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Wow, this looks so freaking HOTTTTTTT.

I loved the Season mode in SvR, but the Season in HCTP was far better, I think. I hope they really improve on that. More storylines and such. It seemed like every single time you started out NOT being the champion, someone comes up to you in the locker room, says they asked for you as a partner, and you can respond accordingly.

This looks great, and I'm sure they won't drop the ball (Neither will DoR 2, I bet.), but just in the event of the SMALL chance they do, think of it this way: It can NOT be any worse than Wrestlemania on Xbox.

[TerranRich]

No, I read that in HCTP there was supposedly going to be a system where you made your CAW and once you saved them to your memory card you got a password. You would then give the password to people you knew who would then type it in on there game then the computer would build the CAW automatically without having to do the pain staking formulas.
So yeah, instead of using a formula to make a CAW you would input a password.Basically.


Oooohhhhh... now that would kick ass. I would love that feature. As it is right now, I'm going through various sites finding the best CAWs that aren't in SVR and adding them into the game. No matter what, I always screw something up. Thing is, lots of CAWs now require hair hacks where you have more than one hair layer.

And that's another thing. All these hacks that we need to do to ultra-customize our CAWs in SVR, they should be available either way. So what if it produces some strange results when used incorrectly, can you imagine the things possible with replacng the unnecessary body hair layer (for guys like Caliro who have none) with another layer, say for patterns? Also, combining two hair layers produces some interesting results sometimes. Sometimes it's just one hair layer visible on the hairline or neck, then another hair layer covering over it, with the first hair layer still visible underneath. Other times they combine to form a differently-shaped hair layer (when used for, say, Carlito).

I also don't like the 32-layer limit. They should up it to 48 or 64 this time around. I hate it when I use up all 32 layers on a complex design for someone, then have nothing left for his/her entrance and cutscene attire.

They just really need to improve the CAW system overall. No matter what, all of the Eugene CAWs I've seen...suck, really. They all suck, and all look the same. And the women...don't even get me started. I haven't yet found a decent Melina or Lita CAW.

:p

[Drakul]

Hey heres a CAW site with some very good CAWs. Videogame CAWs, Celebrity CAWS, Wrestlers left out the game, even a naked woman (I mention it just to get your attention) all very good quality and with pics
http://www.caws.ws/

note: the site was acting weird a sec ago.

[TerranRich]

Oh, no, I wasn't asking for a CAW site. ;) I have a few of those, I was just saying that I've never seen a decent Eugene CAW yet. :)

Hmm, I've heard of this site, forgot the URL, I'll check it out, see if there are any good Eugene/Melina/Lita/Candice (yes, Candice) CAWs in there. :) Thanks

[Drakul]

They have some 'meh' eugenes and I posted it for everyone since we are drifting into talk of CAWs.

[TerranRich]

http://caws.hostingzero.com/sdcaws32/6/pics/melina.jpg
Worst. Melina. Ever.

And the Eugene CAWs on there still leave much to be desired. And no Candice. How come nobody has deigned to make a Candice Michelle CAW yet? For shame... ;)

I mean, I ripped & burned the game with new music, including her theme. I'd like to use it. :(

[Drakul]

http://caws.hostingzero.com/sdcaws32/6/pics/melina.jpg
Worst. Melina. Ever.
I beg to differ :shifty:
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/9633/caw6ti.png (http://imageshack.us)

[TerranRich]

Don't laugh. That looks better than some I've seen. ;)

You know something...in the morning, I'm going to spend a good hour and do a kick-ass Candice CAW. I'll show you...YOU'LL SEE!!! (You'll see, you'll see...)

[Drakul]

How will you prove it? :p

and what CAWS do you have? Origonal or otherwise.

[TerranRich]

Oooh, I gots me plenty o' CAWs (22 altogether so far). As of right now, after not much work, I have 10 original CAWs and 12 WWE CAWs (of people not in the game).

Originals (they are all part of my imaginary federation, the fWf, Fantasy Wrestling Federation):
• "The Professional" Rich Wilson (one of the mainstays, he was Rich "The Plumber" Wilson in WrestleMania 2000 and No Mercy for N64, changed the name to match the best callname I could find for him; always a face until recently, one of the few wrestlers left that wears face paint; he recently had a gimmick alteration and is now a darker, heel character and wears a lot less face paint, I'll show you pics of the N64 version and today's version -- uses "Can't Stop" by pre)Thing, one of the licensed songs that came with SVR that I fell in love with)
• Joe Bob Lazer (don't ask about the name, another regular -- currently uses "Counting The Days" by Collective Soul as his theme)
• Big E:Z (a cool-big-guy type of character; EZ, Lazer, and Wilson were original in a triple tag team called The Three Kings, and all wore Wilson's style of face paint -- currently uses "Word Up!" by Korn [a remake])
• Caliente José (Mexican wrestler, very built, blue hair -- was a 'fro until recently, now it's a combed-back mohawk -- currently uses "Hate It Or Love It" by The Game f/ 50 Cent, the only 50 Cent song I even remotely like)
• Shauna Peterson (in the N64 games she was a valet for Wilson, until she developed her wrestling skills and luchadore style like Wilson, after turning on Wilson she's her own person -- currently uses "Toxic (Instrumental fWf Edit)" by Britney Spears -- yes, I edited it to sound decent as a theme)
• Maxine (a recent addition to the group, because I needed an opponent for Shauna, she was also a pre-made CAW in SVR that I altered after awhile -- uses "Delicious" by Shampoo, a song I heard one time on some adult video, LOL)
• Jenna Zen (a pre-made CAW in SVR, another "Diva" to wrestle, haven't altered her yet -- currently uses "My Thoughts On The Subject" by All That's Left as her theme)
• Disco Boy (a very confused guy, he was called Stinky Boy in the N64 games and was based off of Billy Kidman's grungy WCW character; he is now a Disco-dancin' fool and comes out to "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai, the dance song used in Napoleon Dynamite when he danced for Pedro's campaign)
• SuperNova (a masked luchadore, created back when I didn't know Nova existed, so the coincidence is purely coincidental, though I might change it to Chameleon I'm thinking)
• Brad (my cousin made a CAW of himself, though it's completely unrealistic-looking and is way off; suffice it to say I never use him)

You see, in my head, the fWf invaded the WWF, a la ECW/WCW, but it succeeded and the owner of fWf (me) blackmailed Vince into merging the rosters while guaranteeing Wilson a World Title shot, Lazer an IC title shot, and EZ a Euro title shot (this was back in 1999). To give Vince the benefit of the doubt, his guys beat Lazer and EZ in their respective bouts, while Wilson won the World Title from Stone Cold Steve Austin. :p

I also had a bunch of other CAWs from the N64 games that I haven't had the time to recreate just yet (The Unknown, Black Ninja, B.K. Quincy, Gina Luz, Punk Rider, among others)

I've also, for some reason, thought it'd be neat for the real female wrestlers to take a stand against the useless Divas and call themselves Divas United, using "Touch Me" (Carmella's old theme) as their theme. It currently consists of Shauna, Maxine, and Jenna. Victoria will be added very soon to add credibility to the team. ;)

WWE Guys:
Carlito, Eugene, Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, Orlando Jordan, Brock Lesnar (as I await his inevitable return), Hulk Hogan, Simon Dean, Muhammad Hassan, Chris Masters, Hurricane, and Lita.

As for proving the awesomosity of my Candice CAW, I have a digital camera. :)

[Drakul]

I have a crap load of characters but lately I have just messed around.
I'm not sure if you'd care to know about them lol. I did make myself though. I have entrance attire,wrestling attire and my casual clothes for my back stage look. Shame I cant get a pic :( .
I'm sure you can guess my entrance moves and movie:p

Anyway I had a thought. If they can make The Rock take off his pad for the peoples elbow, why don't they have Kurt pull his straps down or something?
And why do female CAWS have a cut scene clothing option? If we can't use them in season then why is it there? Couldnt they use that for a bra and panties layer?
Does the glitch from the B&P match in HCTP still work? give a diva the peoples elbow as a finisher and use it in B&P and she takes her clothes off herself but when you try and rip her shirt off after shes taken it off the game freezes?

[TerranRich]

I agree about Kurt taking his straps down. And I've always wondered about the Female CAW Cut Scene clothing option...that's why I never bothered with it, and using it for a B&P layer is an awesome idea.

And yes, I do believe the B&P People's Elbow glitch still works...doesn't it?

[Drakul]

the B&P People's Elbow glitch still works...doesn't it?
I dunno. If I did I wouldn't ask lol.

[Just John]

Nope, it doesnt


Also, I only made a eugene CAW because it seems a waste of a good entrance but trying to find the right music is too hard

[Evil Vito]

Nope, it doesnt


Also, I only made a eugene CAW because it seems a waste of a good entrance but trying to find the right music is too hard

<font color=goldenrod>I gave Eugene Original 18.......obviously sounds NOTHING like his music but it looks hilarious with the entrance</font> :cool:

[Just John]

lol all the original Entrance themes sound crap with a random riff here and there

[Drakul]

lol all the original Entrance themes sound crap with a random riff here and there
There better than No Mercys origonal music :wtf:
I hate those things cos you'd go through them listening and Id find the one that starts with an undertaker style "DONG!....DONG dong dong dong!" then burst into some sorta cheap funk music, just like every other origonal theme on that game except for one or two.

The SD originals still suck unless you make Ryu or Ken cos theres a really cheesy japanese hero sounding one lol or M Bison cos theres one that suits him and in another SD they have an entrance for him where he comes out and does something and then appears out of no where in that sorta floating pose he does but he was standing on the turnbuckle looking into the ring.He looked pixel perfect once I made him.Everything from his cap to his belt to his boots was perfect minus the cape.

I think they should either use origonal music for old music like Ken Shamrocks or Repo man or whoever isnt in the game or get James Johnson to compose some.What else does that guy do? He cant possibley be making entrance music everyday so I doubt he'll be too busy to come up with 10 or so looping peices of entrance music :wtf:

[TerranRich]

As it is, most of the WWE guys' entrance themes are licensed from outside sources, so Johnston doesn't do many themes. I betcha he could come up with some awesome Original themes.

As for my SVR, I ripped it, changed the music, and burned it, and using a flip-top device and SwapMagic 3, I can play it using whatever music I imported. :D

I can get people the tutorial if they're interested.

[Drakul]

No thanks my head hurts just reading your quick explanation :'(

[Volchok]

Holy fuck.. the lastest Rob Conways one looks just like him..

[Drakul]

Yeah, it does :eek:
*prints it off*

[TerranRich]

Another great one from www.twoworlds.co.uk is the Rosey CAW. Now that one is cool:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3169/rosey6ol.jpg

Also, Hollywood Nova quite rocks and is next on my list:
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/7376/hollywoodnova1wn.jpg

[Cool King]

Hey, I know this has nothing to do with SDVR2 but I was just playing SDVR with my brother and we were having a Parking Lot Brawl match, but I just noticed that you can climb on top of the Limo, but thats all you can do, is just climb on it.

You can't put them through it but I just thought I would post it, because I didn't know you could do that.:-\

But other than that, I hope the Parking Lot Brawl is out of SDVR2 and they replace it with something worth while.

[PorkSoda]

Parking Lot Brawl would be better if you could have a fatal four way elimination. But yeah, maybe it would be better if they would replace it. I don't know.

[Just John]

Apparenly it wont be in the next one

[TerranRich]

Jaton and I were talking, and I think a very useful and neat (and easily implementable) feature that SVR2006 should have is customizable crowd pops. In SVR, the crowd noise is mixed in with the themes in their own separate WAV (ADX actually) files. But in SVR06 it would seriously kick ass if you could choose something like the following for your CAWs (and even when editing movesets, to be able to edit existing wrestlers' pops):

Crowd Pop: None, Quiet, Soft, Average, Loud, Excited, Insane

Rob Conway would get None while Hogan gets Insane :p

Who else agrees with me?

[Drakul]

*raises hand in agreement*

And Cool King, I told you about the limo thing. You never knew about it. :roll:

[TerranRich]

I mean, think about it... you're playing HHH vs. Hogan. HHH comes out to a Loud pop, and it's pretty cool. Then, Hogan comes out and the crowds goes NUT, it'd be a hell of a lot more realistic. And making it customizable would ensure that if, say, Garrison Cade suddenly became a main-eventer, you could edit his pop to be Excited, whereas when the game first comes out he's just a jobber. :p

[Champion of Europa]

I just recently found out you can get weapons in the Parking Lot Brawl match.

[Disturbed316]

lol what? where?

[TerranRich]

Something else I noticed:

http://www.twoworlds.co.uk/2006/screenshots/94.gif

Just look at the fluidity and the smoothness of Carlito's shirt. Now dat...dat's cool!

[TerranRich]

And finally...

http://www.twoworlds.co.uk/2006/screenshots/57.gif

Lilian Garcia is IN the ring with the entrant! Finally :D

This means hacking the game to play as an unplayable Lilian. ;)

[Drakul]

lol what? where?
Go to the side of the 18-wheeler and press square.You only get sledgehammers though.
In hardcore matches,whip your opponent into the garage door and it opens and then you can press square by it and grab anotherweapon from under it oryou can grapple with them as them rest against it and crush there chest.

[Drakul]

This means hacking the game to play as an unplayable Lilian. ;)
Who says shed be unplayable?;)
Maybe she can be in matches, or maybe they added a "ring announcer match" you watch the match and control lilian and when you want to you can interfere like coach did when he turned heel :shifty:

[Drakul]

Sorry for three posts in a row but just letting yu know IGN has new vids up.

[TerranRich]

Ooh! Ooh! Always love new vids. :D

[Drakul]

Ooh! Ooh!
Monkey wanna banana?:D :p

lol I'm just kidding.:wave:

[TerranRich]

*scratches arm pits and waves arms around wildly*

WHERE IS MY BANANA!?!?

Seriously... I just watched that interview video, and I heard that not only will the ring announcers be present during entrances but, finally, so will opponents and tag team members. I saw HHH's entrance and somebody (looked like Batista) was clapping and applauding.

The major thing that struck me is how all the animations look fluid and NOT repeated or looped, like many of the WWE poses and entrances in SVR seemed. I paid close attention to things like hand gestures during entrances in SVR and I saw some repeated and loop animations, and that disappointed me.

But the animations in SVR 2006 look awesome. Now I"m just waiting on info about the CAW feature, any other Create-a- Features and Season mode. Oh, and a complete roster, including the 10 legends, most of which haven't been in other games before (I'm thinking Macho Man, Rick Rude, maybe even Ricky Steamboat...who knows?) :)

[Drakul]

Yeah it is Batista clapping cos they have given him the default diva clapping thing (they'll fix it before its released :p)

Oh and your bananas in the mail :y:

[TerranRich]

No. I want Batista to keep the Diva clapping pose. Add that to my list of requested features. Now!

But seriously, it didn't look Diva-ish at all, it looked like a guy's animation.

[Drakul]

I read it was a diva animation :-\

[Impact!]

How do you change the music on the game? :-\\

[Disturbed316]

SmackDown 2006 Roster Additions
Ten more confirmed for THQ's popular wrestling game and we have videos and screenshots to prove it!
by Jeremy Dunham

August 11, 2005 - To celebrate this week's episode of WWE SmackDown, THQ has confirmed with us ten more WWE Superstars that will appear in the upcoming PS2 exclusive wrestling game, WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2006. This brings the confirmed character count to 25 and accounts for just over half of the entire lineup (not counting the divas or legends).


As for the characters themselves, they include the injured (but popular) Eugene, the legendary "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, the 7 foot-plus Big Show, The 5-Time WCW Champion Booker T, the crazy weirdo Heidenreich, the ex-Resistance member Rene Dupree, the heroic super guy known as The Hurricane, the balding brothers Doug and Danny Basham, and of course, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels.
Listed below is the entire confirmed lineup so far, but it's by no means the finished roster:

Confirmed Superstars
Batista
The Big Show
Booker T
Carlito Caribbean Cool
Chris Benoit
Christian
Danny Basham
Doug Basham
Eddie Guerrero
Edge
Eugene
Heidenreich
The Hurricane
JBL
John Cena
Kane
Kurt Angle
Randy Orton
Rene Dupree
Rey Mysterio
Ric Flair
Shawn Michaels
Shelton Benjamin
Triple H
The Undertaker

And so there you have it, the confirmed list of superstars so far. To see some of them in action, click on our media page below for the latest batch of screenshots and movies. We'll be back again in the coming weeks to fulfill all your SmackDown needs.

Whoa, the Bashams :eek:

[Disturbed316]

Just watched the video's, here is what I thought:

- Love the way you can choose which pre-match mini game to pick. Last years was too random for my liking

- Nice to see the more agressive AI working.

- The Flair model looks great IMO. He really does look 157.

- The details are good. They even got Brian Hebner's armband in

- Glad to see The Hurricane back, don't know why the left him out the last game.

- Counter moves look really fluid

- HBK look good, don't like how the crowd still boo when you smash someone with the ladder though.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>EUGENE :love:

Also, :y: @ The Hurricane......hopefully Rosey will get in too

Surprised the Bashams and Dupree got in, but I'm not complaining

A little shocked that they still have yet to confirm Chris Jericho</font>

[Team Sheep]

I'd rather see either The Heart Throbs or MNM get in rather than The Bashams, considering how they'e both on seperate shows now, and no longer a tag team. But there'll be more additions, so they'll probably add at least one of the tag teams i just mentioned.

[PorkSoda]

If they leave Chris Jericho out...:foc:

Haven't watched the new vids yet. They sound good :y:

They should have Carlito without the shirt. I mean maybe you can make him wrestle with or without it, but if he gets one in ring attire and its with the shirt, thats not cool. I also like how the Bashams, Dupree, and Heidenreich are in it.

Oh, I was playing Shut Your Mouth the other day, its still a really fun game and the roster is awesome. They included everyone even Big Valbowski, Billy/Chuck, Maven, Spike Dudley, and Kidman. :)

[Morgan]

Hopefully MNM, London, and (probably not likely now) Hassan will be in it.

Are there any videos of the entrances yet. One of the first things I do after getting the new games is always look at the new entrances.

[Just John]

Yeah I do that too, but no entrance videos just yet

[Crashnburn]

Hopefully MNM, London, and (probably not likely now) Hassan will be in it.


:y:

I'm hoping for Kazarian as well even though it's probably not too likely.

[Disturbed316]

If Hassan is in then I will be happy. To all the people spazing out about Jericho not being announced, chill out man. He will be done later on, still got half the roster to confirm yet.

[Disturbed316]

Wow, Gamespot has finally got stuff for this game. Just downloading the video's now, so once that is done, I'll post whats going on in them.

[Disturbed316]

Ok there are a total of eight videos, here are the note worthy notes :shifty: :

- First video is of a directors interview, it's from the same guy from the IGN one. It shows how the lock up mini game works. Basically you have a power bar which is constantly moving and you need to stop it at the top to get the advantage.

- You see the power irish-whip working, looks good.

- lol wow, the interview shows the forfill your fantasy match. The one showed is a pillow fight from the looks of things. You can use the pillows to attack your opponant to build up a meter to win the match. Ripping off clothing is a good thing to do as it really boosts the gage.

- Shows more on the burried alive match, nothing new mentioned, although he does say it will take place at the Survivor Series areana only.

- Online mode will have FOUR PLAYERS ( :cool: ) All four player matches offline will be available online.

- Triple H's enterance is the first proper video they show, although it doesn't have the right music yet, and no titan tron, but it looks great. His enterance goes on for 2 minutes. It's really life like.

- Second video is of Orton vs Triple H. It shows the pre-match mini game and they exchange reversals. Orton gets the advantage and pounds on H. Nothing really special after the inital mini-game.

- Third video is later on in the Orton/H match, both guys are knackard and Orton is busted open. H knocks down Orton and climbs out the ring to grab a weapon whilst Orton recovers stamina. H climbs back in the ring and get's an RKO! The leap up looks great although they still fly forward when he hits it. No biggy, it's much better than last years. Orton pins him for 3. The ref seems to be more realistic in the way he moves when pinning etc. Orton poses for the crowd afterwards and punches the air.

- Forth video is a cage match between Taker and HBK. We see a cutscene where the cage is lowered from the roof. Nothing worth mentioning match wise, although Taker does climb up to the top then misses with a clothesline off the cage.

- Fifth vid is of the forfill your fantasy match. It's Stacy vs Lita, Stacy is wearing a school girl uniform, Lita is wearing some kind of leather BDSM thing. Looks kinda hott :o I think it's ment to be a french maids outfit. Stacy clobbers Lita with a pillow a couple of times then rips off her top. See a good reversal of a punch into a grapple move.

- Sixth video is of a bar room brawl between Rey and Kurt Angle. Earl Hebner is still the Raw ref in the game. Kurt picks up a pool cue but drops it. See a nice reversal (or move, cant tell) of when Rey tries to irish-whip Angle, but Angle reverses it and turns it into a clothesline of his own. LOL, Angle gets whipped into the bar and Rey clotheslines him over it. Angle then flops back over the bar for more beatings from Rey.

- Seventh and final video shows Taker vs Kane in a Burried Alive match. We don't see anything new here other than we get to see the match being played.


I'm really looking forward to this game so much more now after seeing these. The Diva's matches look like they will be quite enjoyable this time round.

[Cool King]

No Regal? :nono:

And why does Carlito wrestle with his shirt on?

[TerranRich]

This brings the confirmed character count to 25 and accounts for just over half of the entire lineup...
WTF? I thought there was "over 60" wrestlers in the roster. I know the rest of that quote says that that count doesn't include divas or legends. Did that "60" I read earlier include the Divas? :-\


Anyway, to answer the question above, editing the music in the game and then burning a new copy wth the altered music is a complicated process that involves two simple and free programs, ripping the game DVD, altering the music library files, then burning the game onto a blank DVD-R or DVD+R. You need to have some way of playing copied games as a result.

I'll upload and post the tutorial if anyone's interested.

[Drakul]

Someone took a video of Triple H's entrance (still pre alpha) and added his music over it and its pretty good.

Click here for slightly out of sync HHH action! (http://www.duke1401.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/svr2006_hhh_wtheme.wmv)

and heres a pic of the PSP and PS2 version of Triple H's entrance at the same moment.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b248/carlogz/untitled.jpg
I read that someone said something about pressing buttons during an entrance changes the camera angel. Dunno if thats true.

[Just John]

No Regal? :nono:

And why does Carlito wrestle with his shirt on?

I think its an alternate attire, I've seen pics of him wrestling with it on and off

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

heres the gamespot vids of Triple H's entrance and his match with Randy Orton (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=36Q9RCG7) combined to one vid and the themes were added by me

[Loose Cannon]

Online mode will have FOUR PLAYERS ( :cool: ) All four player matches offline will be available online.
.

And we have a markout fest

[Loose Cannon]

we should make a bunch of TPWW Belts for us to wrestle for.

[Nervous Ferret]

VBulliten champ

of course paul will win :(

[RoXer]

I would kick all your asses if I still played the Smackdown series/ was still interested in Wrestling.

[Sadistic]

OK I am going to buy the game but i also think we should discuss the cons of the game, it is by no means perfect.

My cons:
No 30 foot ladders (Raw 2 for xbox did it, why can't smackdown vs. raw2006?)

No thumbtacks. I was hoping for these. It would be cool if you get get the bag from under the ring, spill them out anywhere you want then we'll say you have to whip your oppenent towards the tacks, they stay groggy next to the tacks then by pressing a directional button and circle there are 4 different moves you can do with your opponent to slam them into the tacks. It would look great if the tacks stayed on their back with bits of blood for the rest of the match.

No barbed-wire boards/bats. I was hoping for these since triple h has used the barbed wire bat a lot and the barbed wire board was used at backlash 2004.

No fighting in the crowd. they did this in one of the earlier smackdown games and i thought it looked great. Why did they abolish this?

No proper tag team table match. In these matches when someone goes through a table they should be ELIMINATED. It sucks when you're having a 6 man tag table match then when one guy gets put through the table it's over.

[Loose Cannon]

the glass is half empty

[Disturbed316]

Didn't notice the other day that Gamespot actually posted a preview/article type thing. Copy and pasted for the lazy gits:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/wwesmackdownvsraw2006/preview_6130898.html

Last year's SmackDown! vs. Raw was the first game that featured both of the big WWE television brands; it was also the first American wrestling game to feature online play. This year, THQ is bringing us a brand-new entry in the series, WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006, a game that looks to shake up some of the in-ring aspects that fans of the SmackDown! series have come to depend on. We sat down with the game's producers to get a feel for exactly what will be new for SVR 2006 when the game is released later this year.

One of the biggest new additions to SVR 2006 is the momentum system. As anyone who's watched a WWE match can tell you, the peaks and valleys of any well-executed wrestling match are all fueled by momentum; the developers at Yuke's are looking to reflect this phenomenon in their new approach. Each wrestler will have a momentum meter that, when filled up, will let you pull off that wrestler's finishing move. The difference here is that the momentum meter is dynamic; just as a real wrestler's energy may ebb and flow in a WWE match, so too will a virtual grappler's momentum shift in SVR 2006. Pull off a string of successful moves, play to the crowd, or execute some well-timed reversals, and your momentum meter will fill up; start screwing things up, and it will deplete at a rapid clip--and you'll be starting from ground zero once again.

Running concurrently with the momentum feature is a stamina system, a feature first introduced in that other upcoming THQ/Yuke's joint effort, Day of Reckoning 2 on the GameCube. As you might expect, stamina also plays into the tempo of a match, as a tired wrestler isn't a very effective one. You'll want to watch your stamina meter carefully when playing the game--start off the match with too many high-impact moves, and you might burn yourself out just as your opponent is getting started. The stamina feature ties directly to the stamina attribute each wrestler has; some of the heavy hitters, like Kane, will have relatively low stamina ratings--a fact balanced by their incredible strength ratings. The quicker you can end a match, the better, and if the match lasts too long, the big guys are at a distinct disadvantage.

One of the main reasons for implementing the stamina system in SVR 2006 was for online matches, where players would execute a few moves, then run around the ring for extended periods of time, avoiding contact with each other all the while. The implementation of a stamina meter means this cheap technique won't be available, as your wrestler will eventually tire out if you spend too much time jogging around the squared circle. If you manage to knock down your opponent and have a few moments to spare, you can regain your stamina by holding the "select" button. Regaining stamina will also mend limb damage, but only to a certain degree. So, as you can see, there will be definite tactical benefits to keeping track of your stamina.

Despite the introduction of momentum and stamina, the heads-up display for SVR 2006 is cleaner than ever, offering you just enough pertinent information to be successful in the ring. Your stamina gauge, for example, is normally invisible, popping up only when your stamina reaches a dangerously low point (or when you hit "select" to take a breather). All in all, the developers are looking to put you in the ring as much as possible, without the distracting HUD meters getting in your way.

The original SmackDown! vs. Raw included some fun minigames, such as chop battles, stare-downs, and shoving matches. In that same vein, SVR 2006 has a lock-up battle, generally seen at the very beginning of a match, when two WWE wrestlers lock up for the first time. Two strength meters appear--one for each grappler--with an icon moving back and forth. The player who manages to stop the meter at the highest point wins the lock-up battle and will gain an early advantage in the match.

There are still more control tweaks, such as a power Irish whip, a new and improved control system for climbing the ring during cage matches (you can also choose to escape from the ring door this year), and an improved reversal control that allows for double and triple reverses. There's also a double-knockdown minigame, in which the first wrestler up off the mat gains the advantage.

There's even a sleeper-hold system that appears to come straight out of the WWE script books. If you find yourself in a sleeper hold, a meter will appear that is tied directly to your arm, which the referee lifts to see if you're out cold. As your arm falls when the ref drops it, so too does the cursor drop in the meter; you'll have three opportunities, just as in real matches, to stop the cursor at just the right point. If your timing is right, you'll escape the hold; if you've got a flair for the dramatic, you can wait until the third and final arm drop to make your move. If you succeed, you'll get a dramatic boost in momentum as you pull out from the move at the very last split second.

Game Set of Matches

So there's a lot to talk about with controls, but what about match types? The Yuke's folks seem to be delivering big in this area as well. SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 will include your requisite matches, such as singles, tag, triple threat, and so on, but a trio of new match types will also find their way into the game. The first, and perhaps the most requested by WWE fans, is the casket match, made famous by The Undertaker. Even though you start out in the ring, your ultimate goal in a casket match is to wear your opponent down to a nub--thus building up your "rest in peace" meter--and to eventually toss him into a coffin. The first player to bury his foe alive (or at least get him into the casket) wins, and the match type includes a few match-specific button-mashing minigames to make that happen. Should you find yourself on the wrong end of the casket, you can pull off a last-ditch effort to block the coffin lid from shutting.

Sorry, fellas, there's no bra and panties match in SVR 2006. That doesn't mean, however, that the WWE Divas won't be prominently featured in their own match type. SVR 2006 features a brand-new mode: the fulfill your fantasy match. Here, not only will you be able to pick your diva's outfit (from three choices: nurse, schoolgirl, or French maid), but once you're in the ring, you'll have several new options. You can pull off standard slapping and grappling moves (come to think of it, that would be a great name for a future diva match type: slapping and grappling), and you can also pull off "devastating" fantasy moves, like hitting one another with pillows, tossing your opponent on a bed conveniently laid out in the middle of the ring, and *gulp* even tossing your opponent over your knee and giving her a good spanking.

Moving on from that dubious territory, the final match type that's new for SVR 2006 is backstage brawls. We got to see one of these brawls in particular, which took place in a barroom environment that hearkened back to the old APA skits on Raw. During the match, we saw WWE superstars tossed onto the pool table, against the wall, and directly onto the bar itself. If you wrangle your opponent up against the bar, be sure to ask for a bottle of booze from the bartender, which you can subsequently smash against your foe's dome--a pretty satisfying little touch.

Though the roster has not yet been finalized for SVR 2006, we do know the game will feature more than 60 WWE wrestlers from the current lineup, including a currently unspecified list of WWE legends. It's hard not to be impressed by the grapplers we saw in the preview--wrestler models continue the high level of graphical quality seen in the last game, from the accurate ring entrances to the smooth animations in the ring. When things get messy in the ring, as they often tend to do, there will be three levels of blood to contend with, including blood spatters on the mat, a detail sure to please the gore hounds in the audience. Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Tazz, and Michael Cole will all return for ringside announcing duties, though the build we saw of the game did not have their commentary in place yet.

Though we're still awaiting details on the season mode and the online play details, we can share a few bare-bones tidbits that we managed to glean. Season mode will take place over two full WWE seasons, without repetition. Online play will be available for up to four people, and you will be able to challenge one another in order to gain prestige in a virtual WWE Championship--though exactly how that will play out remains to be seen. There's also title match mode, which will let you save any belts you win in the game's season mode to a profile on your memory card. You can then put those belts up for contention in an entirely separate set of matches.

At this point, there are still more questions than answers when it comes to WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006. We're eagerly awaiting our chance to get a controller in our hands, sit down for an extended period of time with the game, and really test out the new control tweaks introduced this year. Maybe we can even get into a pillow fight or two. Stay tuned for more coverage of the game as we get closer to its release later this year.

The sleeper thing sounds really interesting. Cant wait to see it in action.

[TerranRich]

There's even a sleeper-hold system that appears to come straight out of the WWE script books. If you find yourself in a sleeper hold, a meter will appear that is tied directly to your arm, which the referee lifts to see if you're out cold. As your arm falls when the ref drops it, so too does the cursor drop in the meter; you'll have three opportunities, just as in real matches, to stop the cursor at just the right point. If your timing is right, you'll escape the hold; if you've got a flair for the dramatic, you can wait until the third and final arm drop to make your move. If you succeed, you'll get a dramatic boost in momentum as you pull out from the move at the very last split second.

Finally! It's about FUCKING TIME!! I hate the usual Submission Types A and B, where you mash buttons to escape, and if you don't you lose. That's it. The sleep hold type Submissions will be interesting to see.

And will Chris Masters' Masterlock only get one arm-check, like in real life? ;)

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Loving the sleeper system.

Also, I'm thinking the double knock down mini game is like the 10 count when both guys are down. If that's true, it'll be badass (Near the end of the match, both peeps have like no stamina, do a superplex that leaves both people lying on the ground...)

[Drakul]

This could be the first game to generate genuine excitment in a match with friends, in my opinion.

[TerranRich]

I was gushing about it to my friend, who is sorta into wrestling games, and he seemed interested in it. At least I have someone to play against in real life. And this time around, I might actually use the online feature. What do you need to buy for the PS2 to go online?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Depends if you have the slim one or not. The slim one is internet ready. For the old one, you have to buy the attatchment.

That, and a high speed internet connection (which I'm to cheap to pay for.... I wonder if my job will let me bring in my PS2, a tv, and use their t1 line....)

[TerranRich]

I already got a high-speed connection :D :D. How much is the adapter, more or less?

Or maybe I should just stop being a lazy bitch and look it up myself. ;) ($40 new, $18 used at EBGames, BTW)

[Yashamaga]

CHECK OUT THE NEW JAPAN DEATHMATCH MODE!

http://img281.imageshack.us/img281/3787/svr06bloodedit7hr.jpg

[Volchok]

:lol:

[Disturbed316]

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

[Crashnburn]

CHECK OUT THE NEW JAPAN DEATHMATCH MODE!



:rofl:

[Boondock Saint]

LOL @ arrow in Christian's back.

[Yashamaga]

I thought the arrow and the knife in Benoit's hand was hilarious

[loopydate]

The sad thing is: if the producers of "Backyard Wrestling 3: Maybe You'll Play Us This Time!" saw that picture, there'd be a new match mode.

[Splaya]

When does this come out?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

November probably... Right now it's set for Late October, but it will be delayed.

[Joey Slugs]

the fact that this game is coming out for PSP is a HUGE mark out moment for me (i'm an xbox guy, but just bought a PSP recently)

[Eunos]

So far it look's pretty good.

Im not going to get too excited just yet. I learnt frm last year.

No doubt ill pick this up when it hits the stores round November time i would assume.

Im already preferring this Roster already.

I hope they don't get released before this game comes out.

[Skippord]

The sad thing is: if the producers of "Backyard Wrestling 3: Maybe You'll Play Us This Time!" saw that picture, there'd be a new match mode.

I'd Play it

[Hired Hitman]

*falls to his knees*

*raises arms ala Hassan/HBK*

WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[Cool King]

Will Hassan be in this game?

I think they might take him out of it because of all this stupid UPN stuff, and that he's not been on T.V for a while.

[SuperSlim]

I'm renting this game first before buying. Cause the last two games. SVR and WrestleMania 21 were real let downs and I bought those straight off the shelf.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

http://rapidshare.de/files/4057493/HHHSvR2006realmusic.wmv.html

HHHs entrance with his real music edited over the top. Looks good.

[Drakul]

3rd time its been posted :p I posted it then dark slicer posted it (with a match added) and then you posted it :p

[Nervous Ferret]

I posted it first actually, it just decided to be invisible

[Drakul]

why do you remind me of Dagget or just generally odd things? :wtf:

[SuperSlim]

because he used to have that awesome avatar of Dagget

[Drakul]

yeah.
Spoot!

Edited to save space:
Dunno if its old (im not going back pages to see if it has been mentioned in one of those huge articles) but in an interview, Jimmy Hart mentioned he just got through recording 3 hours of audio for SvR2006.
So hes probably going to be in there and it looks like legends will now have Voice overs.

[Hired Hitman]

I'll guess Jimmy Hart is a part of the story mode, a manager for up-and-comers perhaps?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I do believce that Jimmy Hart said that Hogan, Bret, and Jim Neidhart were all also there to record voiceovers

Eh, I'll believe it when I see it</font>

[TerranRich]

That would be awesome if it were true. Bret Hart voiceovers? Now thats cool!

[Disturbed316]

A full length match between Taker and Cena is up at 1up games. Here is the link:

http://www.1up.com/do/download?cId=3141854

:love:

[Volchok]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Fryza]

Meh, that honestly didn't look that impressive to me... A lot of the new meters looked retarded too.

The whole thing with the Irish Whips was pretty cool though.

[Hired Hitman]

Yeah, the Irish Whip over the ropes was cool.

*Irish Whips him over the top rope*

Me: :eek: :cool:

[TerranRich]

So THAT"S what the Power Irish Whip looks like/means. Now THAT'S cool. And what are you talking about Fryza? Compared to SVR 1, that match looked way more true to real-life wrestling matches and was very realistic. The pacing was more gradual, and the fatigue that the wrestlers showed was very believable.

I just don't like the automatic rope-break. If a wrestler is beaten down enough, then no rope break should happen, no matter how close to the ropes you are. A beaten down wrestler will not put his leg on the rope.

And why not actually show the wrestler's leg go up on the rope? In NONE of the wrestling games has the leg going up actually been shown. :-\

[PorkSoda]

I like that new power irish whip. Make's it more realistic. The new animations are great too.

I think in Legends of Wrestling when they grabbed the rope they actually grabbed it. Haven't played that for a while though.

[Cool King]

I think there’s no point of the powerful Irish Whip, and I think the sound FX are WAY over the top, they need to tone them down a bit.:-\

[The Fugitive]

It's different.

I just sincerely hope they scrap the background music, or at least allow us to select on a playlist what we want to hear.

[Tornado]

Woah, thats looking pretty good. LOVE the power Irish Whip, and the whole stamina concept.
Gotta agree with Cool King on the sound effects, they're set way too high.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The power Irish Whip looks awesome....I just hope that they make it so that if somebody power Irish Whips you in a Rumble you don't automatically go toppling out....would make the match WAYYY too easy

The stamina thing is great as well.

Hopefully the songs are just temporary and they give us some new stuff (and if not....I hope they give us a playlist or make it so that the same songs don't keep getting played over and over while others are ignored)...if I have to hear Alone at least once a match, long live the Mute Button

And yeah, I agree with Cool King that the sound effects are too high....especially the bone crackling with nearly every move</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Last I checked, the US release date is November 1st.....and even then it'll more than likely get pushed back more.........even if it stays November 1st, still about 75 days away</font> :(

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Apparently a UK magazine (PSM? Whatever had Cena on the front...) have confirmed that some superstars will have super-special finishers that you can pull off if you save 2 specials (basically the cost of what it is to steal a finisher)

The two confirmed are:

Batista -
1 special: He'll have the same Batista Bomb as SVR, and maybe a spinebuster or something else as his second finisher
2 specials: Use both specials at the same time for a new, re-animated, more powerful Batista Bomb

Randy Orton -
1 special: 2-handed RKO from last game, and whatever his other special is (was it Super RKO or Overdrive? I dunno)
2 specials: The badass mo-capped 1-handed RKO you've seen in the previews

-----

I saw it on GameFaqs so take it for what it's worth, but I hope it's true, because it sounds like a pretty awesome feature</font>

[Just John]

I love the way that if you power irish whip them into a corner, they bounce out and fall over.

[The Answer]

- Third video is later on in the Orton/H match, both guys are knackard and Orton is busted open. H knocks down Orton and climbs out the ring to grab a weapon whilst Orton recovers stamina. H climbs back in the ring and get's an RKO! The leap up looks great although they still fly forward when he hits it. No biggy, it's much better than last years. Orton pins him for 3. The ref seems to be more realistic in the way he moves when pinning etc. Orton poses for the crowd afterwards and punches the air.


:yes: :y: :y:

[Drakul]

<font color=goldenrod>Apparently a UK magazine (PSM? Whatever had Cena on the front...)</font>
I think you mean PLAY. That magazine rules, saw it in the store yesterday but had no money to buy it :'( but on the cover,with the pic of Cena, they said they played it and its the greatest wrestling game ever.They also said on the cover that the PS3 will play PC games and there was also "Another 30 things you didn't know about the PS3" so anyone who has it, please let me know what it says.

[Nervous Ferret]

TerranRich is gay

[TerranRich]

A list of confirmed features was mistakenly posted in the SmackDown 6 thread, instead of this, SVR 2, thread. Among the best were:

2 full seasons to play without story repetition and for the first time ever, superstar specific story lines and VO for your own character.

VO for your own character! I'm guessing this will be pre-recorded generics, whcih is just fine by me!

Create-An-Entrance

:love: :love: :love: This was one of the best parts of the older SmackDown games (which ones had that, by the way?). Now we can fully create our own customized ring-entrances for original CAWs or for new superstars that have a unique entrance.

Man, I am falling more and more in love with this game already! I already pre-ordered it from EBGames and cannot wait until October/November!! :D

[TerranRich]

TerranRich is gay
You son of a bitch! :p

[Drakul]

I just wonder how in depth CAE will be. I kinda have the hunch it will be like that Wrestlemania game on GC where you picked 3 parts to your entrance (how you came through the curtain,what you did on the ramp and what you did in the ring) and thats it.

Random:http://newgrounds.com/portal/view/260539
its fun.

[Nervous Ferret]

You son of a bitch! :pI knew you'd be replying any second :shifty:

[Drakul]

New vids on Ign.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Cannot fucking wait :mad:

:drool: @ the sleeper hold system</font>

[Drakul]

You just know EVERYONE will wait until the last sec to raise there hand :roll: :p

And playing possum looks like something from Resident Evil. Just Lying there and then the way he turns his head looking at you :p.
I thought it would be like No Mercy as you lie down just hold the taunt stick and you play possum and you let go and you roll outthe way.

[TerranRich]

LMFAO at that Flash game! I made fun of Big Show at the Cabana and made him cry. In a horrible accent, "Carlito" replied, "Now thaaaat's not cool!"

:rofl: :rofl:

[Skippord]

Lita's a whore

[Cuzziebro]

The 'Playing Possum' thing sounds okay, except its only for pinning (you cant roll out of the way of a top rope move or something like that) and it uses up a special. Otherwise the movie looks pretty cool. CARLITO COOOOOOOOL!

[Yashamaga]

I figure I'll re-post the confirmation list for everyone that doesn't want to fish thorugh this whole thread:

WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW 2006

Publisher: THQ

Developer: Yuke's Media Creations

Genre: Wrestling

Number of Players: 1-6

Release Date: October/November 2005 (North America)

ESRB Rating: Rating Pending (Not Yet Rated)

Price: $49.99 (US)

Online Capability: Yes

Japanese Name: Exciting Pro Wrestling 7

Other Confirmed Informations:

· Two new wrestler attributes (Stamina and Hardcore).

· Once superstar will get exhausted, he can recover his stamina.

· Superstar with higher hardcore attribute can cause more damage using weapons.

· A new realistic momentum system.

· Works with "Dirty/Clean" strategic meter.

· Imporved reversal system.

· Once you've reversed a strike you'll actually be in a holding pattern where you can then easily follow it up with an action of your own fairly quickly.

· New profile system.

· That will tell you what you've done in Exhibition as well as Season Mode. Also, it will tell cash you've earned, what unlockables you'd found. You won't have to share stats or the same season with other user.

· New mechanical changes.

· This year we two Irish Whips, you have to tap Triangle and Circle together for an normal Irish Whip and hold Triangle and Circle for the power Whip.

· Circle button is a new grapple category -- this means that there will be five grapple categories per superstar (meaning 25 grapples, last year we had 16).

· Enhanced Online Mode.

· Defend your belt online against anyone to gain prestige in a virtual WWE Championship (monthly and career leader boards with permanent ID system to tracks all your vital stats).

· League system.

· Online play will be available for up to four people.

· Best Ever Season Mode.

· 2 full seasons to play without story repetition and for the first time ever, superstar specific story lines and VO for your own character.

· Improved Ladder and Cage Matches.

· When both wrestlers are on the top of ladder, they can perform power puches or tap into four different grapples.

· In Cage match, you can now chase your rival up the cage and pull him down mid-climb instead of having to constantly bump into the fence.

· Cage now have doors.

· Bonus Legend Cage match in also in.

Improved graphics.

· Complete entrances.

· THQ meticulously scanned the faces of each of the WWE superstars and divas so that they are as accurate to their real world counterparts as possible.

· Ring announcers and commentators appear in and outside the ring during the introductions.

New match types.

· Buried alive: you have to slam your opponent into the casket by pressing button rapidly.

· Backstage brawl: fight in a revamped backstage area, a bar, and a redesigned parking lot; also attach WWE staff members.

Fulfill your fantasy: similar to Bra and panties match; you can select your diva's coustume, and fight with a pillow in the ring with bouncy bed to win the match.

Defend titles in Exhibition mode.

· You can create tag team belts this time, also single belts.

· You can play title-for-title match, in which the winner gets both title.

Improved online mode. Improved character models and facial animations. Improved character creation mode. More interactive backgrounds. New high-resolution textures and motion-capture technology. 100 Different Match Types (this is not the different types of matches, last year there were 24 different match types. New removable costumes for the divas (nurse, school girl, french maid). Ability to play possum (you can act like you're hurt when you're fine). Sleeper hold submission system. Create-An-Entrance. Fully customizable 3D locker room (first time ever in 3D). 3 levels of blood. A new roster of legends. When unleashing a finishing move, if you hit L1 or L2, you can apply a different camera effect. Directly throw your opponent into the casket by using specific moves (ex. chokeslam). There will be about 17 arenas. With new stamina system, matches now takes about twice as long to finish. Choose pre-match scenario you want to engage in (stare down, test of strength, lockup) or decide to skip that . Thee aggression and strategy of the CPU is pretty hardcore this time. The game will have PS2/PSP connectivity via USB.

The Sleeper Hold System

The Sleeper Hold System is one of the many new additions to WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006's list of new gameplay features. Designed to further recreate the drama of actual WWE programming and mimic the in-ring behavior of WWE Superstars, the new Sleeper Hold System attempts to faithfully capture the setting and situation of a wrestler held captive by his opponent in a sleeper move.

Everything from the referee's rising of the captive Superstar's arm to check his consciousness, to the eventual three-count KO has been replicated by Yuke's. Keep in mind, though, that the new Sleeper Hold submission isn't a customizable grapple similar to the many selectable attacks in the game's Create-A-Move feature; every Superstar will have the ability to perform the new modified Sleeper Hold as easily as they would performing a pin. Essentially, once a player has inflicted enough damage upon an opponent's head, the new Sleeper Hold submission becomes available for use.

For example, if the player-controlled Superstar has a regular Sleeper Hold submission already assigned to his or her move set, once the proper amount of damage has been inflicted on the opponent, the player's regular Sleeper Hold submission will be converted into the new Sleeper Hold submission. Once locked into the hold, the CPU or human opponent will have three attempts to escape the submission hold or perform a reversal in a desperate attempt to turn the tables on the attacker. If the player should fail to escape from the hold before the referee reaches a final count of three, the match will be lost by KO.

For those WWE Superstars and Created Superstars who don't have Sleeper Hold submission assigned in their move sets, however, players will have the ability to initiate the new Sleeper Hold System on their opponents by situating prone opponents into sitting positions and performing down grapples once the appropriate amount of damage has been dealt.

Playing Possum

As true WWE fans are aware, brute strength alone will only carry a player so far inside the ring. The true greats in WWE history demonstrated equal amounts of athletic in-ring ability as well as a sharp, keen intellect. As such, another new addition to the SmackDown vs. RAW 2006 feature set is the ability to "play possum" or feign an injured state while lying prone on the mat, allowing players to take their opponents by surprise and secure a quick pin fall.

Think back to WrestleMania 21 where a seemingly incapacitated Kurt Angle played possum and was able to lure Shawn Michaels into a false sense of security before quickly springing into action and applying his signature ankle lock on HBK. This type of action will give players an idea of what they can expect from the new "Playing Possum" feature.

By successfully filling the momentum meter during a match, players will be presented with two options: attempt to perform a finishing move on an opponent or store a Superstar's WWE finishing move icon and use it at a later time during the match. Storing a finishing move icon will grant players the ability to perform a "Possum Pin" on their opponents. While in possession of a stored finishing move and lying prone on the mat as a result of an attack from an opponent, a "Possum Pin" can be performed by holding the Circle button and correctly countering any attempted grapple or strike from the opponent. If successfully performed, a player's downed, seemingly injured Superstar will quickly leap into action and roll the unassuming opponent into a much stronger and harder to kick out of pin hold.

Confirmed Superstars

Batista

Big Show

Booker T

Carlito

Chris Benoit

Danny Basham

Christian

Edge

Doug Basham

Eugene

Eddie Guerrero

John Cena

Heidenreich

Kane

JBL

Kurt Angle

Randy Orton

Lilian Garcia (Non-Playable)

Rey Mysterio

Lita

Tony Chimel (Non-Playable)

Rene Dupree

Undertaker

Ric Flair

Shawn Michaels

Shelton Benjamin

Stacy Keibler

The Hurricane

Triple H

[Yashamaga]

Also, Legends that are confirmed in are Hogan, Bret, Neidhart and Jimmy Hart (manager)

[Just John]

any pics of the legends?

[Cool King]

Also, Legends that are confirmed in are Hogan.

:love:

I hope they put The British Bulldog and Owen Hart in as Legends.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Hmm......27 superstars confirmed so far, yet according to IGN that is "Just over half" of the roster, so I'm guessing it's really only gonna be like 50 current wrestlers, but eh, that's still good, just so long as they don't feel the need to include every Diva on the roster.....assuming there were to be 23 more current people confirmed, here's who I would guess

1. Chris Jericho
2. Rob Van Dam
3. Matt Hardy
4. Paul London
5. Rob Conway
6. Rosey
7. Johnny Nitro
8. Joey Mercury
9. Melina
10. Christy Hemme
11. Torrie Wilson
12. Trish Stratus
13. Juventud Guerrera
14. Psicosis
15. Super Crazy
16. Viscera
17. Gene Snitsky
18. Chris Masters
19. William Regal
20. Nunzio
21. Stevie Richards
22. Hardcore Holly
23. Orlando Jordan

In a perfect world, I would have been able to axe Holly in favor of Big Vito or Simon Dean, but if the current roster is 50 there's little chance of that happening, and Stevie has a good chance at being axed for Scotty, but I'll stay semi-optimistic...still, this roster is already a TREMENDOUS improvement over last year and I would be more than satisfied with it, I think the only thing that could drag the roster down to SVR level would be if they did something stupid like omit Jericho, RVD, or even MNM

74 fucking days</font> :(

[DeadMan90]

Sounding pretty awesome so far. I'll be picking up both the PSP and PS2 versions for sure.

[Disturbed316]

OMG the new features :love:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fuck, Gamespot says the release is November 14th :(

It's almost gonna be hard to play SVR again with all this new info....methinks as the release date approaches, I will go back and play each SD game a little bit, ending with playing SVR the day of release.....and then watch as SVR2006 blows them all out of the water</font> :cool:

[Boondock Saint]

They've gotta have Jericho and RVD. MNM and the Mexicools would be sweet. London more importantly.

This game = :drool: so far

[Disturbed316]

Just been looking around and the UK date is currently set at 11/11/2005 :cool:

[Cool King]

Just been looking around and the UK date is currently set at 11/11/2005 :cool:

:D:y:

[TerranRich]

So that means the U.S. date is much, much earlier. ;) :D

[Cool King]

So that means the U.S. date is much, much earlier. ;) :D

:'(

[Nervous Ferret]

CK I'll sell you ca copy for less money be4 it comes out in the UK.

[TerranRich]

I was just looking at the videos from IGN.com, and the commentary is just horrible. I hope to God it's fixed. They talk so slowly and deliberately and make the match sound utterly boring. :(

But what they should REALLY do, for true realism, is have JR and King talk about other matches and things that have nothing to do with the match at hand.

[Disturbed316]

It's still better than last years commentry though.

[Loose Cannon]

WOAH WOAH, Neidhart and Bret w/ Jimmy You're shittin me?

[loopydate]

I was just looking at the videos from IGN.com, and the commentary is just horrible. I hope to God it's fixed. They talk so slowly and deliberately and make the match sound utterly boring. :(

But what they should REALLY do, for true realism, is have JR and King talk about other matches and things that have nothing to do with the match at hand.

Or, if they include Austin as a legend have JR talk ONLY about Austin, no matter who's fighting. It could be a Fulfill Your Fantasy match, but every other word out of JR's match is "rattlesnake."

[Cuzziebro]

Confirmed Superstars

Batista

Big Show

Booker T

Carlito

Chris Benoit

Danny Basham

Christian

Edge

Doug Basham

Eugene

Eddie Guerrero

John Cena

Heidenreich

Kane

JBL

Kurt Angle

Randy Orton

Lilian Garcia (Non-Playable)

Rey Mysterio

Lita

Tony Chimel (Non-Playable)

Rene Dupree

Undertaker

Ric Flair

Shawn Michaels

Shelton Benjamin

Stacy Keibler

The Hurricane

Triple H

So if Lita and Edge are both on the game we should expect them to be together?

[Hired Hitman]

OMG, Stacy Keibler is in the game :love:



... :shifty:

[Cuzziebro]

LOL, Stacy in a Fullfill your Fantasy match.

[Drakul]

IGN Says the wrestler countdown will begin this week.

[High Impact v.W.o]

Super Crazy and Big Vis better be on tha game.

if so *marks out*

[TerranRich]

IGN Says the wrestler countdown will begin this week.
Wrestler countdown? Where?

[loopydate]

The countdown? Hot dayumn. That always means it's almost time for me to play it!

[Disturbed316]

Yessssssssssss :D

[Evil Vito]

IGN Says the wrestler countdown will begin this week.

:cool: :cool: :cool:

[Disturbed316]

Shall I do my notes of the video's again like I did last year?

[Disturbed316]

Yes

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Yes

[TerranRich]

What countdown? Can somebody clue in poor, dumb Richard over here? :wave:

[loopydate]

Yes. Yes, you shall.

[Jaded-Dragon]

Sounds like they are taking a page out of the Fire Pro book with the whole breathing thing.

Curious... Anyone know if having less stamina will make it harder to reverse moves? If there's one thing I hate about modern wrestling games it's that the definition of a good AI is one that reverses every move.

And if I skipped over it in that write-up, sorry. :p

[Drakul]

What countdown? Can somebody clue in poor, dumb Richard over here? :wave:
lol. Every year towards the games release IGN do a count down. Its like all the guys in the game and each day you get to see a new wrestlers entrance,stats etc.
I think thats basically it.

[TerranRich]

Ooh! Nice. :D With 70 wrestlers total (60 regular + 10 legends), that sounds about right for a release date of November 15th.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Ooh! Nice. :D With 70 wrestlers total (60 regular + 10 legends), that sounds about right for a release date of November 15th.

Actually I think legends are included in the roster of 60.

[Drakul]

Ign also say they will reveal the complete roster (minus legends) on Wednesday this week....So today,sometime. There also maybe going to give out new info aswell.
All this is from the makaze/jermey guy over at IGN.

[Jonster]

The new info is that it will come on a shiny disc that is spun, and via the power of fantabulation the game plays.

[Tornado]

Shall I do my notes of the video's again like I did last year?
YES YES YES

[Evil Vito]

The new info is that it will come on a shiny disc that is spun, and via the power of fantabulation the game plays.

<font color=goldenrod>Noooooo wayyyyy</font> :eek:

[Disturbed316]

SSSSSSSSSS can't wait for the full roster (minus legends)

[Volchok]

WOOOOOOOO can't wait.... This game looks to be the "Real Deal"

[Yashamaga]

Hulk Hogan IS in the game and here is exclusive proof via pic!:



http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2961/jh2gl.png

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>FFS, they got Hogan's attire wrong, he never wears orange</font> :mad:

:shifty:

[Just John]

I see a hulkamania shirt in the crowd

[Loose Cannon]

oh no, he's gonna win the Title :(

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Come the fuck on IGN, announce the roster....I'm getting antsy :(

But they won't announce it for like 5 more hours</font> :mad:

[Disturbed316]

Yeah, I need to see this :mad:

[Disturbed316]

Uh oh. Posted by Makaze over at IGN:

As part of my promise to keep you guys informed I may (possibly) have some bad news for you.

Unforeseen last-minute complications MAY delay the roster announcement a bit. We're figuring out the specifics now, so it's possible that the story we planned may not happen. I'll let you know when I do.

On the upside, regardless of what happens, I will be providing a list of all the confirmed arenas so you guys will finally know which ones you can wrestle in.

Sorry about the (possible) inconvenience, but these things happen sometimes.

...but who knows? Maybe eveything will work out okay for today.

More soon.

[TerranRich]

Actually I think legends are included in the roster of 60.

http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2/641199p1.html

The final roster will include 60 WWE Superstars and 10 legends.

[TerranRich]

Uh oh. Posted by Makaze over at IGN:

so you guys will finally know which ones you can wrestle in.

Sorry about the (possible) inconvenience, but these things happen sometimes.

...but who knows? Maybe eveything will work out okay for today.

More soon.
What? That made no sense.

[Disturbed316]

Read it again

[TerranRich]

Looks like you forgot half of the post:

As part of my promise to keep you guys informed I may (possibly) have some bad news for you.

Unforeseen last-minute complications MAY delay the roster announcement a bit. We're figuring out the specifics now, so it's possible that the story we planned may not happen. I'll let you know when I do.

On the upside, regardless of what happens, I will be providing a list of all the confirmed arenas so you guys will finally know which ones you can wrestle in.

Sorry about the (possible) inconvenience, but these things happen sometimes.

...but who knows? Maybe eveything will work out okay for today.

[Disturbed316]

:roll:

[TerranRich]

I love how people on there think it's the end of the frickin' world now. :p

[TerranRich]

dont dissapoint us please i think hes jokin hu else dus hes dun it b4 dont jus send the arenas bcoz a lot of ppl dont care about arenas
Anybody care to translate that? :lol:

[Disturbed316]

Please dont ever post that shit here again. It's bad enough I got to read it over there, and I don't want to see it here.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

One of the most talked about features of THQ's WWE SmackDown series every year is always its roster. A heated topic of debate no matter who's on it (and who isn't), the superstar lineup is viewed by many as something that can make or break the game in an instant.... and our dedicated readers have been asking us about the latest roster situation for weeks. Luckily for them, we can confirm that this year's character collection is one of the biggest yet seen in a wrestling game thus far -- with 50 different superstars and divas in all, and an undisclosed amount of legends to be revealed later. If that sounds like a lot, that's because it is.

As an added bonus, THQ has also confirmed the locations of its 19 different venues. Though it's still possible that a 20th bonus arena may still be included, 19 of them are definitely making the cut. What are they you ask? Well in no particular order they are: SmackDown, RAW, Velocity, HEAT, SummerSlam, Unforgiven, No Mercy, Survivor Series, Armageddon, Royal Rumble, No Way Out, WrestleMania 21, Backlash, Judgment Day, Vengeance, The Great American Bash, New Year's Revolution, ECW One Night Stand, and Taboo Tuesday. Sound good? Cool.

Batista
The Big Show
Booker T
Carlito
Charlie Haas
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Chris Masters
Christian
Christy Hemme
Danny Basham
Doug Basham
Eddie Guerrero
Edge
Eugene
Heidenreich
The Hurricane
J.B. Layfield
John Cena
Joy Giovanni
Kane
Khosrow Daivari
Kurt Angle
Lita
Michelle McCool
Mark Jindrak
Muhammad Hassan
Orlando Jordan
Paul London
Randy Orton
Renè Duprèe
Rey Mysterio
Ric Flair
Rob Conway
Rob Van Dam
Scotty 2 Hotty
Shawn Michaels
Shelton Benjamin
Snitsky
Spike Dudley
Stacy Keibler
Steven Richards
Sylvain Grenier
Tajiri
Torrie Wilson
Triple H
Trish Stratus
The Undertaker
William Regal

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

[Volchok]

common man space that shit out...

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

check again

[Volchok]

Awesome...

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Much better than last year's roster, despite the outdated-ness and lack of Rosey, Matt Hardy, and the Mexicools (and MNM totally getting screwed)

ONS ARENA :love:

HASSAN AND DAIVAIRI</font> :love:

[Cool King]

Charlie Haas
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Jericho
Heidenreich
Joy Giovanni
Khosrow Daivari
Mark Jindrak
Muhammad Hassan
Rob Conway
Spike Dudley


Well they are all gone now, but the reason I have kept Jericho in that list is because he might come back, and the reason I have Rob Conway in there is because I have a funny feeling there gonna keep him as the old Conway, and the same with Heidenreich and Chavo.

But other than that.:D:y:

[Yashamaga]

HASSSSSSSSAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!

and the ONS arena :D

I REALLY hope that Conway has his new music because the CAW of me will = Conway's music with Master's entrance :D:D:D:D

[loopydate]

Decent roster. Better than last year, anyway. But :wtf: with including Hass, Joy, Jindrak, and Spike who were all released in June? I'm glad they kept Hassan and Daivari in it, though. And :D at them finally including the members of La Res. :'( at it being too late. And where on earth are MNM?

[Cool King]

HASSSSSSSSAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!

and the ONS arena :D

I REALLY hope that Conway has his new music

[Volchok]

I can't freakin wait for this game... It may in fact being the saving grace of the Smackdown series...

[Skippord]

Paul FUCKING London

[Drakul]

No Vis?
Other than that. looking good.

[Boondock Saint]

Sweet. London, Hassan, Daivari!!

[Hired Hitman]

Excellent.

[Just John]

Paul London

[Disturbed316]

It's a decent roster, although I'm not sure why they left some guys in who left ages ago. Poor Rosey :'( His tag partner gets in but he doesn't, even though he is tag champ.

Glad to see London, Hassan, Master and Snitsky in :y:

[Cool King]

Wait, Simon Dean isn’t in it, but somehow Masters manages to get in?:wtf:

[Disturbed316]

Stevie Richards :heart:

[Disturbed316]

Diago, next time you copy and paste something post the link as to where you got it from.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Apparently, this is from GameRadar newsletter regarding SVR2006:

Classic Superstars
# Andre the Giant ($200,000)
# Animal ($50,000)
# Bret Hart ($200,000)
# Hawk ($50,000)
# Hulk Hogan ($500,000)
# Jim Neidhart ($100,000)
# Mankind ($50,000)
# The Rock ($200,000)
# Steve Austin ($200,000)

# The Blue Meanie ($25,000)
# Bubba Ray Dudley ($100,000)
# D-Von Dudley ($100,000)
# Hollywood Nova ($25,000)
# The Sandman ($150,000)
# Tommy Dreamer ($150,000)

Classic Costumes
# Chris Jericho ($5,000)
# Kane ($10,000)
# Rey Mysterio ($5,000)
# Rob Van Dam ($5,000)
# Spike Dudley ($5,000)
# Steven Richards ($5,000)
# Undertaker ($10,000)

Classic Managers (non-playable)
# Jimmy Hart ($20,000)
# Paul Bearer ($20,000)

Classic Arenas
# Classic WWE ($100,000)
# Classic ECW ($50,000)

Sorry, but that's all we have for now regarding the legendary superstars of Smackdown vs. Raw 2006. It seems as if WWE is trying to make the most out of the ECW product by including several unlockable goodies from ECW. It's not like we mind though, we're very excited to see how this all plays out. The WWE side of the legends roster is a bit stale, but the addition of the Blue World Order more than makes up for it all. - BRIAN VESKOF Editor-in-Chief

--------------

Not gonna lie, the thought of this all has me foaming at the mouth...........but I won't believe it until IGN says something

If it's true, we can hand it the "Best Wrestling Game Ever" title without question</font>

[Disturbed316]

Including the ECW guys does make sense, but like you said, untill IGN says something then I'm not gonna believe it.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

I'm with you on that Disturbed

[loopydate]

Let's assume for a second that the above information about the ECW unlockables is true.

Does this mean that the game will include "Enter Sandman?"

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

That will be my theme for sure if its in

[Crashnburn]

Not trying to be a buzz kill but I doubt "Enter Sandman" will be included in the game. They would have to work out a contract with Metallica in order to be able to use the song and from what I understand Metallica's asking price for the use of any of their stuff is pretty high. Look at the ONS dvd, WWE actually played a instrumental version on the dvd when sandman was coming in and took out the crowd singing the song.

[TerranRich]

Then they'll insert a generic version of Enter Sandman in there. Good enough. I'll just rip the game, burn it with new music, and play that. ;)

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>If Metallica's version isn't in, maybe they can get Motorhead to let them use their version...

I wonder if his entrance will take ages like IRL</font> :shifty:

[KingofOldSchool]

No Eugene. :(

Yet we get Spike Dudley?

[Evil Vito]

No Eugene. :(

Yet we get Spike Dudley?

<font color=goldenrod>Eugene is in, the guy posting the list accidentally deleted him</font>

[Sadistic]

Yes! The ECW Bingo hall is in it!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It's official: the ECW info is a load of shit

Knew it was too good to be true really</font> :-\

[Jonster]

HASSAN AND DAIVAIRI :love:

[Volchok]

ahh that sucks majorly, And it would be best if they had the Classic Costumes instead of putting in Legend Taker and Kane...

[Loose Cannon]

no ECW?

well this game sucks. I'm not getting it now.

[Evil Vito]

no ECW?

well this game sucks. I'm not getting it now.

<font color=goldenrod>:lol:

I'm not really disappointed.....yeah it sucks, but oh well, the game is still gonna rule all kinds of ass</font> :love:

[Danny Electric]

London, Hassan and Daviari :)
Me and my fellow Middle Easterns will rule teh world.

[Disturbed316]

Finally we have a use for those Sadam Hussan CAW's.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

IGN's most popular recurring feature is back and bigger than ever! Returning for the fifth year in a row, the SmackDown Countdown is the world's coolest sneak peek at the lineup of THQ's latest installment in its line of incredibly successful wrestling videogames.

As has been expected every year, WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 is the largest and flashiest version of the game thus far. Not only have the online elements been improved beyond the barebones connectivity of last year, but the overall number of gaming modes has been advanced as well. Bar Room Brawls, Buried Alive Matches, and more realistic Cage confrontations are just a few of the refinements that have been made while additional upgrades to the AI, graphics, and grappling mechanics have been implemented as well.
Of course, one of the most dramatic changes this year has been to the wrestlers themselves. Not only have all their textures and polygon counts been increased over last season, but their entrances have been motion captured as well. Each grappler also has been granted two additional attribute types over last year (Hardcore and Stamina) and roughly 50% of all moves in the game have been reanimated. If that's not an improvement, we don't know what is.

While all these new features can't be experienced by our readers until SmackDown ships later this November, we're still dedicated to bring WWE fans the best pre-release coverage they could hope for. Over the next 11 weeks, we'll be highlighting all 50 current superstars and divas as well as more than a dozen different legends from WWE history. We'll be doing a new wrestler every week day from now until then and as a special treat for SmackDown and RAW fans, we'll make sure to customize our Monday and Thursday grapplers to match the shows from which they hail. Sound cool? Cool!

But enough with the buildup already, let's get this party started! Sit back, relax, and enjoy today's Countdown superstar, The Undertaker!

Undertaker's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645181/undertaker_082505_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Undertaker vs Randy Orton part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645181/undertaker_082505_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Undertaker vs Randy Orton part 2 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645181/undertaker_082505_03_wmvlow.wmv)
Undertaker vs Randy Orton part 3 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645181/undertaker_082505_04_wmvlow.wmv)
Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645181/undertaker_082505_05_wmvlow.wmv)

Finishers - Tombstone Piledriver Pin and Last Ride

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

[Loose Cannon]

what, Taker going first? Fuck this, I'll just wait for the next game.

[Nervous Ferret]

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Since I can't seem to find the link to the pic, here are Taker's attributes:

Strength: 9
Submission: 8.5
Durability: 10
Technique: 8.5
Speed: 5
Charisma: 8.5
Hardcore: 8
Stamina: 7.5
<b>Overall:</b> 91

Guess they are gonna be generous with attributes again this year...

Watched most of the Taker video stuff.....looking pretty damn good. The detail in Taker's entrance is tremendous.....especially when he gets in the ring and you can see he has his "rolled up eyes" and then they go back to normal. His post-win celebration is great as well.

Everything seems to be going smoothly.....the sound effects are still way too loud, but oh well. Noticed something: a "Press L2 to reverse" button came up when Orton (Taker's opponent) was trying to pull Taker's foot from the outside...hinting that possibly you can reverse that move now (and if you can....THANK GOD!)

Random note from the "Pain" vid: Listening to the commentary, they mentioned that Orton is a Raw superstar, which....of course....leads me to believe that they will be using pre-lottery rosters unless they fix it.

Anyways, the anticipation for the game builds........by my estimation, the last day of the current roster countdown will be November 2nd.....strangely, last year I remember them announcing the Legends on the same day as the current roster, which they didn't do this year...so I have a sneaking suspicion they might be hiding something big...though it may just be because this year's legends roster is fairly obvious as is.

Can't wait to see Friday's countdown.....methinks it will be a Raw guy, probably Triple H, Shawn Michaels, or Orton (if they are indeed using old rosters)</font>

[TerranRich]

This is damn exciting! I fucking LOVE IGN now for this, I never knew they did this. Then again, at this time last year I was on my WWE-watching hiatus.

I mean, damn, 6 vids for Taker's day. I cannot wait until Hassan's, Eugene's, or even Carlito's day. :D

[Drakul]

...And he actually took his hat off this time, which is a plus.

[The Cerebral Assassin]

Are there superstar voice-overs in season mode?

[Drakul]

Yes, I believe so.

[Boondock Saint]

HAve they said much about season mode yet? I didn't like that you couldn't carry over roster switches etc. from one season to another. I liked that about HCTP.

Actually, could you even switch shows in SvR if you wanted to? I don't even remember.

[Drakul]

There was a story in SvR where someone was after you and there was a bounty for whoever took you out (HHH/Goldberg style) and you get drafted to the rival show for a month or so and then drafted back. I think thats as close as you got to being drafted to the other show.

[Cuzziebro]

Just a thought. If Rosey hasnt been included in the game then doesnt that mean:
a)they lose the Tag Team Belts soon.
b)there aren't going to be the Tag Titles again on the Game.

[Impact!]

There may be no tag titles in the game.

Just a thought

[Disturbed316]

With the return of IGN's Countdown means the return of me writing notes up for you guys :naughty: (even if Big Vito did steal Undertaker from me :'()

Anyway, I got the picture from IGN, so there!

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645181/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050825034606169.jpg

Video 1: The enterance

It's the thing everyone bitches about every single year, if Ric Flair has a hair out of place people will bitch. So alot is expected from this year's enterance's, especially with the increased pollygons to the wrestlers.

GONG! Smoke rises up across the walkway and Tony Chemel announces The Undertaker, JUST LIKE HE DOES ON TV! Taker comes out and begins his slow walk down the the ring. The detail on him in incredible. I'm loving the lighting on this enterance, it seems spot on. Taker climbs up the steps and into the ring. Tony watches Taker as he enters which is really good, means they are not just static models. Taker takes off his hat and does the strange eye roll thing, good god the detail on his face :eek: Enterance last 1 minute 37 seconds.

Video 2: Fight time part I

Video starts out with Taker locking up with Orton. It seems now whenever your opponant attempts a move on you the reversal button pops up under your momentum meter, bit gay. Taker knee's Orton to the gut then lifts him up in a choke hold. Taker punches Orton around abit before Orton rests on the ropes. Taker then delivers a reannimated Big Boot from the ropes, I'm liking that alot. Although it sounds like Orton got smacked with an elastic band when he got booted.

Video 3: Fight time part II

Orton manages to get a punch and a dropkick in on Taker before Taker turns the tides on him. I must say, even though this is an early build, the commentry is great, it is so much better than last year. Tazz talks about Orton's acomplishments but goes on to say that they happened on Raw and not Smackdown, where they have a different kind of competition. Taker hits Orton with a running scoop slam type move before giving him a sidewalk slam. Taker takes a rest and recovers some stamina, when Orton gets back up Undertaker drops him with a nasty looking DDT.

Video 4: Fight time part III

Undertaker uses the strong Irish Whip to send Orton crashing to the outside. Taker stays in the ring and recovers more stamina. When Orton gets back in the ring Taker kicks him in the gut and gives him The Last Ride. Michael Cole and Tazz are on this move straight away and say "Someones going for a ride Cole" "And it looks like it's the Last Ride" pretty good. For some reasons Lillian starts talking, repeatingly saying "introducing" pretty funny. Taker then sets up Orton for another Last Ride, which draws a big roar from the crowd. Taker then pins Orton for the three count.

Video 5: The end

Cole and Tazz continue to talk and wrap up the match. Undertaker gets down and does his kneeling taunt thing as the lights go out/turn purple. Orton is still in the ring, looking in alot of pain.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645181/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050825040513174.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645181/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050825040514205.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645181/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050825040514658.jpg

[Disturbed316]

Holy.....shit. If this is what they are producing from a game that isn't even complete yet, then god knows how amazing the final build is going to be. I'm loving the commentry, even if it is still alittle off, but the game looks and plays amazing. I'm getting more hyped each time I watch these videos.

[Just John]

*Marks The Fuck Out*

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Haha, thanks for the notes Disturbed......I was horribly bored last night so I figured I'd do a few half-assed notes :D

And yeah, I noticed that Reversal thing too.....not gonna lie, I'm HORRIBLE at reversals, so even if there is an option to turn it off I'll probably leave it on for awhile :o

Shame I have to go to school.....I'd love to buy a cryogenic freezing chamber to tide me over until release time :shifty: Cannot fucking wait</font> :(

[Disturbed316]

I rule at reversals, I cannot be touched, unless the gits attack me from behind :mad:

[Just John]

lol @ lillian garcia repeating herself I want a snitsky one


"it wasn't my, it wasn't my, it wasn't my, it wasn't my, it wasn't my"..etc.

[Cool King]

I rule at reversals, I cannot be touched, unless the gits attack me from behind :mad:

:lol: Me too.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

so do I

[Just John]

this game makes me pop my eye :wtf:

[Hired Hitman]

"Hulk Hogan ($500,000)"

:lol: He isn't worth that much.





He's worth at least double that... :shifty:

[Just John]

If those prices are true, we better get more money for doing matches

[Sadistic]

The commentary sounds terrible as usual.

[Loose Cannon]

The commentary sounds terrible as usual.


OK I am going to buy the game but i also think we should discuss the cons of the game, it is by no means perfect.

My cons:
No 30 foot ladders (Raw 2 for xbox did it, why can't smackdown vs. raw2006?)

No thumbtacks. I was hoping for these. It would be cool if you get get the bag from under the ring, spill them out anywhere you want then we'll say you have to whip your oppenent towards the tacks, they stay groggy next to the tacks then by pressing a directional button and circle there are 4 different moves you can do with your opponent to slam them into the tacks. It would look great if the tacks stayed on their back with bits of blood for the rest of the match.

No barbed-wire boards/bats. I was hoping for these since triple h has used the barbed wire bat a lot and the barbed wire board was used at backlash 2004.

No fighting in the crowd. they did this in one of the earlier smackdown games and i thought it looked great. Why did they abolish this?

No proper tag team table match. In these matches when someone goes through a table they should be ELIMINATED. It sucks when you're having a 6 man tag table match then when one guy gets put through the table it's over.

lol, all I've seen you do in this thread is bitch. You're the kinds of people I was making fun of with my posts.

[Just John]

Yeah, this is gonna kick the shit out of Smackdown Vs Raw

[Tornado]

Wow. Can't wait for the finished version.

[TerranRich]

I rule at reversals, I cannot be touched, unless the gits attack me from behind :mad:
I never could quite get the hang of reversals. All I would do is keep mashing the L2 and R2 buttons and hope I'd time it right to get the reversal. Is there a technique to it? A certain timing? Does holding it down help? Meh!

[TerranRich]

Man, I just saw the Torrie Wilson videos up on IGN. The catcalls and cheers are a new thing, but the entrance... the realistic movements, the subtleties, all mo-capped are quite simply...amazing. Just the little details, like Lilian Garcia looking at Torrie as she entered, just standing there casually, and then Torrie Wilson actually stepping into place off to the side of the ring for the next combatant.

Man, this game is amazing. I will be surprised if any magazine gives it a score BELOW 9/10 or 90%. :eek:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Hmm, I guess the commentary in that Taker/Orton match is going to be changed then, because they said Orton is a Raw superstar.....and then they go ahead and make Torrie from Raw, so it will likely be updated

Gonna go watch the vids now, but I'll leave the notes up to Disturbed :p

Yeah, I have no will power.....I was gonna try to stay away from most of the footage to try and not spoil the game, but I can't help myself</font> :o

[Disturbed316]

Oh thanks, leave me the shitty diva's :mad:

Notes will be up in a second.

[Evil Vito]

Oh thanks, leave me the shitty diva's :mad:

Notes will be up in a second.

<font color=goldenrod>What? I was bored last night</font> :o

:shifty:

[Disturbed316]

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645706/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050826000356230.jpg

Video 1: Enterance

You may remember last year I hated the diva's and just basically took the piss out of them in my notes. But seeing as they are playing a more important role this time round, I'll give them some slack and show them some respect. FUCK ME, THOSE ARE SOME BIG COMPUTERIZED BOOBIES! ROFL at the guys woolf whistling at her. Torrie makes her way down the enterance way, shaking her thang all over the place whilst waving to people in the crowd. Lillian doesn't look too bad either, as we catch a quick glimpse of her as Torrie enters the ring. Torrie is actually looking quite hot for a computer game character :shifty:

Video 2: Fight time part I

It's Torrie vs Stacy as JR informs us we are in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA! Thanks JR. We see the pre-match options on the right analogue stick come into play here, the choices being Test of Strength (left), Stare Down (up), Lock Up (right) and No Action (down). We are going to see a Stare Down here tonight folks, as Torrie and Stacy walk to the middle of the ring and stare at each other. Stacy looks incredibly scaring whilst trying to punk out Torrie with her eyes. Torrie gets the first shot in by pressing X first and knocks Stacy on her ass. We see Stacy has gone for the dark red panties tonight. Torrie fails to slap Stacy around and dropkicks thin air, but lands with a big tornado DDT and arm drag. JR sounds abit strange.

Video 3: Fight time part II

Torrie nails a running forearm and then reverses a sunset flip into a dropkick to the face ala Rey Mysterio. I would just like to point out the referee for this Raw match is Smackdown's Brian Hebner, looks like Earl didn't make the cut afterall :( Torrie drops Stacy with a neckbreker and knee's Stacy really hard before slapping the taste out of her mouth. Video ends. I guess even IGN aren't bothered about the Diva's :-\

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645706/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050826000311702.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645706/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050826000251703.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/645/645706/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050826000315077.jpg

[Disturbed316]

Meh nothing special here, just you average diva slapfest. Check out Brian being the main referee in the game, I bet he's pleased.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

Torrie Wilson's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645706/smackdown_082605_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Torrie Wilson vs Stacy Keibler part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645706/smackdown_082605_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Torrie Wilson vs Stacy Keibler part 2 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/645/645706/smackdown_082605_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 3) (SUB 4) (DUR 3.5) (TEC 4.5) (SPD 6.5) (CHA 8.5) (HC 4) (STA 5.5) OV 57

Finishers - DDT 18 and DDT 5

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com