The Official Smackdown vs Raw 2 thread [Archive] - Page 6

TerranRich

09-29-2005, 10:36 AM

I have a question. If you can replace music, couldn't you replace attires? Like take the stuff from the disc, take (for example) eugenes characters skin and edit the colour of the tights or draw a tattooe in photoshop or something and then replace his current skin with the one you made? Since the disc would go to the same spot to get the eugene skin but it would find the one you made?
See, here's the thing. The themes are encoded as ADX files, then grouped together in batch ADF files (I may have the letters wrong, but that's basically what it is). There are programs out there to extract individual themes from their groups, then convert them to WAV files, etc. I've never looked into extracting texture files, but I'm sure it could be done. The thing with image files is that there are so many ways to encode the image data (PSD, TIF, BMP, JPG), that there might be a file format that is exclusive to them that no other image editor can read. I've never looked into it, though.

The thing is, my knowledge of theme-ripping came from a FAQ I read a year or so ago. Without that other person's knowledge, I wouldn't have even dreamed that altering themes was even possible.

So, yes, it is possible to alter textures, but yet probably impossible at the same time. If that makes any sense. ;)

Drakul

09-29-2005, 10:56 AM

I see.

Disturbed316

09-29-2005, 02:03 PM

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654362/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050928064534323.jpg

Video 1 - The Entrance

Eugene! :love: He comes out and does his normal retard stuff of thumb in the mouth and waving. He walks down to the ring and gets in through the bottom rope. He climbs on the turnbuckles and waves to the crowd.

Video 2 - Fight Time

It's a rematch of Eugene's debut where he was against Rob Conway. Eugene hits the dropkick-from-a-sunset-flip move and then hits a kicthen sink. King says that Eugene was ment to get the 66 bus to the areana but instead took the 33 twice. lol. Eugene hits a jaw breaker before exchanging several reversals with Conway. After Conway hits a kitchen sink of his own, Eugene fights back with a scoop slam.

Video 3 - The End

Eugene takes Conway down with a Lou Thesz press and punches him, Austin_style. ROFL Eugene hits his version of The People Elbow, pretty good. Conway manages to reverse but Eugene hits the Stunner. A box at the bottom says that Amatuer Challege #4, perform 3 finishers, has been repeated. Eugene gets the three and celebrates by running round the ring like a plane and waving to the crowd.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654362/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050928064527307.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654362/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050928064527870.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654362/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050928064528448.jpg

Disturbed316

09-29-2005, 02:04 PM

Eugene Elbow :love:

His face looks slightly off if you ask me, but still looks pretty good.

loopydate

09-29-2005, 02:08 PM

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654362/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050928064527870.jpg

That camera angle fucking rules!

Disturbed316

09-29-2005, 02:18 PM

:yes:

Dark-Slicer Diago

09-29-2005, 03:37 PM

Jeremy Dunham posted the following 2 minutes ago

Just a couple of them to whet your appetite with tomorrow's (Friday) update. We'll also be debuting an official SVR 2006 Promo trailer as well

Disturbed316

09-29-2005, 04:00 PM

BTW he's talking about the Legends :yes:

TerranRich

09-29-2005, 04:14 PM

:eek: :D

Evil Vito

09-29-2005, 05:02 PM

A partial legends list tomorrow......I'd wager it's the ones we all knew would be in anyways...but still :love:

Disturbed316

09-29-2005, 05:26 PM

Guesses are Hogan, Austin, Rock and Bret.

Evil Vito

09-29-2005, 05:54 PM

I'll go with Hogan, Austin, Rock, and Foley......I'm guessing they'd hold off on announcing Bret

09-29-2005, 09:21 PM

yea eugene's face is off, don't car emuch though cuz his model is still good

i just hate how they can't get stacey's face proper in smackdown, she's my fav diva

oh well, i stop using the in game wrestlers after all my caws are made anyway :D

SuperSlim

09-29-2005, 09:40 PM

I never liked Stacy. I want to see Victoria

09-29-2005, 10:14 PM

I never liked victoria =\

Dark-Slicer Diago

09-29-2005, 10:38 PM

Today's Superstar of the Day is, Doug "The Bashman" Basham

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654640/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050929072632383.jpg

Doug Basham's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/654/654640/smackraw06_092905_doug_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Doug Basham vs Spike Dudley part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/654/654640/smackraw06_092905_doug_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Doug Basham vs Spike Dudley part 2/Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/654/654640/smackraw06_092905_doug_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 7) (SUB 7) (DUR 7.5) (TEC 7.5) (SPD 7.5) (CHA 6.5) (HC 7.5) (STA 7) OV 80

Finishers - Tilt-A-Whirl Sideslam 1

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

Evil Vito

09-29-2005, 10:39 PM

Doug Basham's up today, ending the streak of Thursday main eventers

From what can tell, even Doug looks great

-edit-

Fuck you, Dark-Slicer :( :shifty:

Nervous Ferret

09-29-2005, 11:48 PM

TerranRich

09-30-2005, 01:15 AM

Wait, wasn't Eugene also Thursday's pick too? :?:

Oh, by the way, anybody agree that DiBiase could be a legend? I mean, he works for WWE now, he could easily provide voice talent. :D

TerranRich

09-30-2005, 01:16 AM

Windows Media Player cannot connect to the server. The server name might not be correct, the server might not be available, or your proxy settings might not be correct.

I get that everytime I try to watch one of the videos? por que?
Because you touch yourself at night.

...

No, seriously, i don't get that error message. Just right-click and save as and save it onto your computer. That's what I do.

Disturbed316

09-30-2005, 07:40 AM

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654640/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050929072632383.jpg

Video 1 - The Entrance

Music hits and Doug comes out, still in his S.O.D attire. Good, "The Bashman" thing sucks a fat one. He gets in the ring and poses.

Video 2 - Fight Time

It's Doug vs Spike and Doug gives Spike a huge flapjack to start things off. He follows up with a face buster and a kitchen sink. Seems like every other wrestler has that move. Doug nails a jaw breaker and regains some stamina.

Video 3 - The End

Doug delivers a huge club to the back of Spike and then hits a very fast looking tilt-a-wirl slam. He gets the three and celebrates.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654640/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050929072553417.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654640/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050929072553011.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654640/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050929072553933.jpg

Disturbed316

09-30-2005, 07:44 AM

I can never tell the Basham's apart, and now I still can't. Nice model here, as always. But I doubt I will use him.

Hired Hitman

09-30-2005, 07:51 AM

I would use the bashems as my tag team opponents.

Disturbed316

09-30-2005, 08:00 AM

I think tag team matches are the least mode I use on SvR, apart from Bra and Panties. It just seems so cheap for some reason.

Hired Hitman

09-30-2005, 08:32 AM

I do them for the double team moves... they look cool... sometimes.

Sadistic

09-30-2005, 11:21 AM

Does anyone else think that having ECW superstars/legends in the game is a high possibility?

Nark Order

09-30-2005, 11:26 AM

I think tag team matches are the least mode I use on SvR, apart from Bra and Panties. It just seems so cheap for some reason.

Probably due to the absence of tag belts. I was furious when I first found out.

Nark Order

09-30-2005, 11:28 AM

I always thought it would be awesome if there was a tag season mode.

Just John

09-30-2005, 11:59 AM

What the hell.

I was just Playing SvR and it was a single match against 2 caws and I just got the JR and King viewno one turned around and waved though the move that was done was a stink face. and Jr and Kind didnt say anything until the view went normal.

TerranRich

09-30-2005, 12:40 PM

What?? I didn't think that was in SVR. How did you do it?

Just John

09-30-2005, 12:56 PM

I dunno I've never seen it before, I have camera angles switched on if that makes a difference.

Evil Vito

09-30-2005, 02:49 PM

I'll prolly use the Bashams as a team a few times. Doubt I'd use them in one-on-one tho

Dark-Slicer Diago

09-30-2005, 03:19 PM

As a special treat for IGN readers over the weekend, THQ has unveiled its first official U.S. trailer for WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006. Highly cinematic and meant to show off some of the biggest superstars in the game, the new teaser touts such popular personalities as Batista, John Cena, Ric Flair, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Kurt Angle.

More importantly, though, THQ's first official trailer also confirms three of the 13 planned legends that will appear in the final version of the game. And because we know you're going to ask before you view the movie, the three legends on the list so far are The Rock, Hulk Hogan, and Stone Cold Steve Austin

The Officail Trailer (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/654/654949/smackraw06_093005_trailer_01_wmvlow.wmv)

Evil Vito

09-30-2005, 03:54 PM

Holy fuck I just got a lot more psyched for this game......those are obviously all likely just cutscenes, but still :love:

ROFL @ Long getting run over

Disturbed316

09-30-2005, 04:18 PM

lol I called it. Austin, Rock and Hogan all confirmed :cool:

Disturbed316

09-30-2005, 04:20 PM

BTW, Holy shit at the trailer. Hogan and Rock look fucking amazing. Batista has his Saliva them. I think I'm going to explode with all the excitment. Bring on November.

Sadistic

09-30-2005, 05:08 PM

Did Teddy Long just get run over!? Holy shit, don't know what to make of these storylines yet.

Just John

09-30-2005, 05:34 PM

:mad:

run him down

The Answer

09-30-2005, 06:05 PM

Marks out for the Hulkster and the Batista theme :y: :yes:

Flashman#2

09-30-2005, 06:09 PM

yesss, i cannot wait for this game also. My mom has it reserved for me and I get to play it when I come home from school that day of the week. How cool is Dat?

Nark Order

09-30-2005, 07:28 PM

I really want them to include Rick Rude as a legend someday. I would fucking flip my lid.

Batsu

09-30-2005, 07:31 PM

Holy crap @ that "younger" Hogan model...LMAO @ the Stunner.

Crazy how I still mark out for that move...

Dark-Slicer Diago

09-30-2005, 07:39 PM

Today's Superstar of the Day is, "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654948/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050930032558725.jpg

Eddie Guerrero's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/654/654948/smackraw06_093005_eddie_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/654/654948/smackraw06_093005_eddie_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio part 2/Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/654/654948/smackraw06_093005_eddie_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 7) (SUB 8) (DUR 8) (TEC 8.5) (SPD 8) (CHA 8.5) (HC 8) (STA 8.5) OV 89

Finishers - Frog Splash Pin 2 and El Paso

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

he also said see you next week with a surprise

Evil Vito

09-30-2005, 08:05 PM

Loose Cannon

09-30-2005, 08:13 PM

Oh shit, Heel Rock a la Corporate_syle is in :y:

McDoogle

09-30-2005, 08:30 PM

hahah Long gets hit by a car, hahahah.

Drakul

10-01-2005, 12:44 AM

What?? I didn't think that was in SVR. How did you do it?
I did it to. Its just certain moves that have it. I can't remember what moves but I've only seen in with turnbuckle moves so try them out with speacial camera angles on and see what happens.I've only seen it on the RAW arena though

Hired Hitman

10-01-2005, 04:18 AM

only works on the raw arena, has to be a slow move like a superplex or Trish Stratus' Ankle Snapmare for it to work.

Drakul

10-01-2005, 05:37 AM

yeah I thought I did it with a superplex but wasn't sure and I don't wanna give out info unless im sure.

Tornado

10-01-2005, 06:36 AM

Holy Christ, Eddie looks amazing.
I am SO hyped for this game now, hopefully it'll undo the major dissapointment of the original Smackdown vs Raw.

Drakul

10-01-2005, 07:44 AM

I'm sure it will.

something I have thought about:
Don't you think with the way they now have wrestlers doing voice overs they should have them count to? I mean in Special ref instead of the default ref saying "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" and "ropebreak" they could have gotten each wrestler to say that so when you play as them as refs it adds a little more realism. Plus I doubt its going to take up that much space. Its kinda weird seeing Triple H count to ten sounding like Deputy Dawg.A ref shirt on the speacial ref wouldn't be a bad idea either since it was in the earlier games.

Game looking good. I guess theres no chance of the Teddy being hit a car part being a mini game huh? Bash the buttons to pick speed. The harder you hit him the more damage you cause. Too slow and he will leap to safty, too fast and you kill him and are fired (game over) but get it just right and you injure him then maybe be the SD! GM briefly or Eric gives you a title shot or something :shifty:
I should work at THQ :y:

Evil Vito

10-01-2005, 09:03 AM

Fucking hell it's only October 1st....

Shame that trailer squashed the chances of a late October release :(

Just John

10-01-2005, 09:24 AM

oh yeah TR if you look on the back of the case to SvR you'll see that view

10-01-2005, 10:27 AM

I should work at THQ :y:
and all of us should be wwe writers :p

Eunos

10-01-2005, 11:19 AM

I hope Paul London, Muhammed Hassans and Davairis Days come soon.

Drakul

10-01-2005, 11:39 AM

and all of us should be wwe writers :p
I forgot the ":shifty:" lol but yeah we all should be wwe writers...Quality shows every week..

Just John

10-01-2005, 02:02 PM

Hmm I would have expected to see jericho by now

TerranRich

10-01-2005, 05:44 PM

Eddie's model :drool:

New Eddie music :cool:

Shame they didn't re-animate the Frog Splash, but ah well..no biggie. I wish Dunham would stop using the same moves over and over every day though :mad:
Nah, that's not his current theme. I hope they include his newest theme in there. If not, no big deal, the game is greatness anyway. :p

TerranRich

10-01-2005, 05:44 PM

Hmm I would have expected to see jericho by now
Why? Maybe they're saving him for more toward the end. Perhaps because his entrance is perfect. ;)

Savio

10-01-2005, 06:14 PM

Any one whos an insider got the storyline vids?

Evil Vito

10-01-2005, 07:56 PM

he also said see you next week with a surprise

Any predictions on what the surprise is?

My guess would be an unexpected legend (or legends)

I swear if it's something ECW related I'm gonna flip :drool:

Morgan

10-02-2005, 11:14 AM

He's only had his new theme for three weeks so it's too be expected.

I'm actually excited about this. Ain't that somethin.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-02-2005, 11:16 AM

so would I

Disturbed316

10-02-2005, 01:49 PM

Any one whos an insider got the storyline vids?

You don't need to be an insider to see the season mode videos.

Disturbed316

10-02-2005, 01:59 PM

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654948/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050930032558725.jpg

Video 1 - The Entrance

lol what the hell? Why is Eddie in a low rider? He hasn't done that for ages. Anyway, the model looks fucking amazing. He gets out the car and walks down the asile, taunting the crowd. He gets in the ring and taunts to the crowd on the turnbuckle.

Video 2 - Fight Time

Eddie is facing Rey and takes him down with a headlock takedown and then dropkicks Rey's head. Eddie gives Rey a flapjack and an armdrag. An Eddie sucks chant starts as he knee's Rey a couple of times and slams him down. Eddie then taunts the crowd who start chanting USA ( :wtf: ) or you are gay, can't quite make it out.

Video 3 - The End

Eddie has Rey in the corner and executes a rolling powerbomb off the top rope. Eddie hits a Frog Splash and pins Rey for 3. Eddie celebrates by taunting the crowd on the turnbuckle.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654948/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050930032552757.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654948/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050930032553678.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/654/654948/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20050930032552194.jpg

Disturbed316

10-02-2005, 02:00 PM

Another nice looking model. I think the only people on the Smackdown side of things I want to see are Christian and Batista now.

The Icon of Elisim

10-02-2005, 02:14 PM

Another nice looking model. I think the only people on the Smackdown side of things I want to see are Christian and Batista now.

Paul fucking London, that is all

10-02-2005, 02:53 PM

has there been any news on the entrance creator so far? I heard they finally updated it, wanna know if it's gonna be as deep as the gamecube wrestler's create an entrance

Evil Vito

10-02-2005, 03:11 PM

Holy crap, I'm soooooo glad they got most of the jobbers/divas out of the way.....I'm looking forward to nearly everyone left

Here's tomorrow's potential WOTDs: Big Show, Carlito, Chris Jericho, Chris Masters, Edge, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, Tajiri, Triple H

They're prolly saving Cena for one of the last days...but I'm hoping for Jericho or RVD (or Masters for his entrance) Got feeling it'll be Show or Tajiri tho

Disturbed316

10-02-2005, 03:39 PM

BTW IGN are going to be doing a No Mercy ppv next week for the Insiders :cool:

Mike the Metal Ed

10-02-2005, 03:50 PM

BTW IGN are going to be doing a No Mercy ppv next week for the Insiders :cool:

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www.yousendit.com

:shifty:

Disturbed316

10-02-2005, 04:03 PM

RAPIDSHARE CAN SUCK MY FAT ONE! :foc::rant::mad::foc:

10-03-2005, 12:44 AM

i don't think rapidshare would enjoy sucking your stomach :)

Cuzziebro

10-03-2005, 06:49 AM

Cuzziebro

10-03-2005, 06:49 AM

Ummm, if anyone wanted to know, Tajiri is the next WOTD.

Disturbed316

10-03-2005, 08:03 AM

Nah, I didn't want to know.

Oooooh Jeremy also said there's another surprise coming end of day (Pacific Time) as well, so be on the lookout for it. Interesting :naughty:

Disturbed316

10-03-2005, 08:16 AM

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655268/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051002113244061.jpg

Video 1 - The Entrance

Wow, completly forgot Tajiri was on Raw. Anyway, Tajiri comes out looking very Japanese, a great model AGAIN. He gets down to the ring where we see a nice sign saying the ref is blind, how fucking true. He gets in the ring and spins around abit, scoping out the ring.

Video 2 - Fight Time

Tajiri nails Conway in the balls and takes him down with a dragon legscrew. He gives him a couple of kicks and executes a suplex.

Video 3 - The End

The now old sunset flip-into-dropkick move is done by Tajiri, who then hits the Buzzsaw Kick for the three. Tajiri then celebrates.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655268/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051002113206079.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655268/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051002113207267.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655268/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051002113203079.jpg

Disturbed316

10-03-2005, 08:17 AM

Once again another good scan. I was actually expecting Triple H to be todays, due to his return tonight on Raw, but never mind. Still a good one. Just over a month to go now :love:

TerranRich

10-03-2005, 09:49 AM

Tajiri Yoshihiro!! :D

I hope that surprise concerns (1) the CAW feature in more depth, though I doubt it, (2) another create-a-something feature, (3) confirmation of legends (more likely), or (4) the mystical and much-debated 20th arena (if there even is one).

LMFAO at that "I Call Shenanigans!" sign. I laughed my ass off for that one. :D

Evil Vito

10-03-2005, 10:08 AM

Tajiri :love:

Yet ANOTHER awesome model. Shame Dunham didn't show off some more of Tajiri's kicks and showed mainly the same moves everyone else has...but ah well. I woulda loved to see if the Green Mist stuck to the other guys' face though

Goddamn that WOTD came early...but there being a surprise = :D, hopefully it won't be too late as it's in PT

I'm hoping for it to be confirmation of unexpected legends....kinda hope it's not a CAW thing though...because I usually half-ass my CAWs anyways because I can't be bothered to do hour-long formulas......unless the surprise is a CAW password system ;)

Disturbed316

10-03-2005, 10:16 AM

I only ever make one CAW, me :cool:

TerranRich

10-03-2005, 10:18 AM

"Jobber to the Stars" Disturbed 3:16 ;)

Disturbed316

10-03-2005, 10:20 AM

Nah, I'm main eventing Wrestlemania after Wrestlemania after Wrestlemania!

You can blame the easy AI for that :shifty:

KingofOldSchool

10-03-2005, 01:15 PM

Nah, that's not his current theme. I hope they include his newest theme in there. If not, no big deal, the game is greatness anyway. :p

Of for Christ sakes, you're caring more about the theme music then the actual game itself.

Why does matter if Eddie has his brand new theme in or not?

TerranRich

10-03-2005, 01:59 PM

Easy there, big boy. Notice what I typed at the end:

Nah, that's not his current theme. I hope they include his newest theme in there. If not, no big deal, the game is greatness anyway.
Heh, but hey, I'm obsessed with themes, what can I say? Besides, I was only pointing out that he has a new theme...again. :p

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-03-2005, 02:34 PM

"The Japanese Buzzsaw" Tajiri's stats/vids

Tajiri's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655268/smackraw06_100305_tajiri_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Tajiri vs Rob Conway part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655268/smackraw06_100305_tajiri_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Tajiri vs Rob Conway part 2/Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655268/smackraw06_100305_tajiri_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 6) (SUB 7.5) (DUR 7) (TEC 7.5) (SPD 8) (CHA 7.5) (HC 8) (STA 8) OV 82

Finishers - The Buzzsaw Kick and Shuffle Side Kick 4

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

and a special surprise that the end of the day(pacific time)

Evil Vito

10-03-2005, 06:35 PM

It has yet to be brought up in here, but the legends list on IGN is in alphabetical order like the rest of the roster:

???
???
???
???
???
Hulk Hogan
???
???
???
???
The Rock
Steve Austin
???

Well, this unforunately eliminates Roddy Piper being in unless they called him "Hot Rod" for some reason.

As much as I'd love for them to surprise the shit out of us and go ECW with Tommy Dreamer or Taz as that last ???, it's probably going to Vader. As long as it's not another Undertaker I'm satisfied.

Volchok

10-03-2005, 07:08 PM

lets see... count in Bret you know he's in.. or atleast should be. Will LOD be in again for the 3rd time.. if so add those two, possibly Mankind ( hopefully with the brown attire) other than that, no idea.

redoneja

10-03-2005, 08:11 PM

The Ultimate Warrior.....

Drakul

10-03-2005, 09:35 PM

Ok well heres who could be in the list. My Guesses are in bold.I remember Jimmy Hart letting slip he,Bret and I'm sure Jim Niedhart where just through doing voice overs for the game.Is Jim Niedhart still alive? I can't remember.
Animal
Bob Orton
Bret Hart
Doink
Hawk
Hulk Hogan
Jimmy Hart
Jim Niedhart
dunno
dunno
The Rock
Steve Austin
Vader

Oh and the IGN surprise could be the THQ question thing because....

IGN posted the Wrestler of the Day early and the Jeremy guy said he was out the office all day so he might of gone to do the interview with THQ.

If there is a hidden arena I'd like the old WWF one. The one with the Neon giant WWF logo at the entrance way.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-03-2005, 11:07 PM

SmackDown vs. RAW 2006: Creation 101
How to build a wrestler and championship belt, IGN style.
by Jeremy Dunham
October 3, 2005 - No matter how many superstars THQ may cram into WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006, there's always going to be somebody out there who was left out. Sadly, that's the curse of having roster deadlines when developing a videogame, and when you consider how tumultuous the WWE roster changes are from year to year anyway, it's really no surprise that certain guys miss the final cut. This year is no exception, either -- as despite the fact that last year's missing personalities Eugene, La Resistance, and others have finally been included for this season, the more recent pushes such as MNM, Matt Hardy, and Viscera are still nowhere to be found.

So the next question is, "Why not just make them instead?"

In SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 that's exactly what you can do. Just as in years past, the game's Create-A-Superstar feature is neck and neck with Tiger Woods 06 as the most extensive character creation tool in the videogame world. Every game out, THQ has managed to improve on this feature in some way or another and this year, the changes are some of the best in recent memory.

For this installment of continued SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 coverage, we'll be taking a closer look at the creation mode and show you what's new, what isn't, and what you can expect in the final version of the game. Keep in mind, that there's a lot more detail that we could have gone into other than this, but in the spirit of keeping things fun and new for you when you buy the game yourself, we've left out some of the specifics. Anyway, time to get on with it!

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This guy looks familiar....

Create-A-Wrestler
One of the immediate things players should notice the first time they boot up CAW in their copy of SmackDown vs. RAW 2006 is that the interface is all-new this year and most more user-friendly. It's about as straight forward as you can get and consists pretty heavily of easy to read text menus and departmentalized manipulation windows. There are seven tabs to choose from: Profile, Head, Body, Outfit, Layer, Other, and Finalize.

Profile

Name -- Select from two pages of alphabets and one page of symbols (18 slots).

HUD Name -- Select from two pages of alphabets and one page of symbols (18 slots).

Nickname -- Select from two pages of alphabets and one page of symbols (18 slots).

Nickname Placement -- None, Prefix, Suffix

Announcer Introduction -- 21 pages of name choices (181 names in all) which include familiar monikers like Alex, Brett, and Rachel as well as nicknames such as "The Saint, The Machine," and "The Immovable Object." The good news is, the announcer will say these as you walk to the ring.

Hometown -- Eight pages of hometown locations (64 spots) with various sub-locations for each (for a grand total of 185 possible hometowns). For the first time ever, the ring announcer will say whichever hometown you choose.

Gender -- Male or Female, "Unknown" is no longer a choice.

Weight Class -- There are five different weight classes: Diva (100-149lbs), Cruiserweight (150-199lbs), Light Heavyweight (200-239lbs), Heavyweight (240lbs-279lbs), and Super Heavyweight (280-400lbs), and there is now a slider to select an exact weight instead of just a class.

Match Tactic -- Fight Clean or Fight Dirty determines how the crowd reacts to you and what kind of super move you have. Of course, this is just a default setting; you can always switch it before an exhibition match like you always could.

Show -- SmackDown! or RAW are the selections and it determines which show you start on during career mode.

Voice -- (5) different voice types for male created wrestlers, but none for females since user-created women can't be used during season mode.

Head

Basic Faces -- (7) basic face types to serve as a template. An Eddie Guerrero look-alike is one of them.

Morphing -- Head, Eyebrows, Nose, Cheek, Mouth, Jaw, Ear, Age, can all be adjusted. Attributes that can be manipulated include position, angle, depth, size, thickness, and height.

Morphing-Continued -- Allows you to further develop your CAW. Hair (91), Eyes (26), Eyebrows (48), Facial Hair (11 Mustaches, 13 Goatees, 17 sideburns, 25 others), Lips (35), Face Skin (8), Eye Lids (22), and Teeth (3) can be give specific template types

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-03-2005, 11:32 PM

Body

Body Type -- Can be adjusted via slider from ripped to thick and also comes with advanced options that allows for individual manipulation of head, neck, chest, shoulders, abdomen, waist, arms, hands, legs, and feet.

Body Skin -- Boasts (9) different types of skins for the character model which are similar, if not identical to those of previous years.

Body Hair -- (32) kinds of body hair allows your CAW to become one of the furriest guys in history.

Body Height -- Your typical slider allows a height adjustment of 5'2" to 7'2".

Outfit

Head -- A pretty extensive list of head goodies includes (28) hats and (22) masks with (45) patterns each, as well as (159) face paints, (135) make-up selections, (40) pairs of glasses, (46) kinds of horns, (33) piercings, and (35) other kinds of attachments. Even crazier, is the fact that there are (525) tattoos and logos and the ability to create custom words via letters in five different languages (Alphabet, Numerical, Chinese, Japanese, and signs).

Torso -- This area has more choices than last year as players can select from both Men's (101) and Women's (43) clothing with (45) patterns each. Additionally, there are (17) different costumes, (32) jackets, (8) coats, (58) kinds of body paint, (38) various accessories, and the same (525) tattoos and logos available for the head.

Arms -- The arms section boasts (16) elbow pads for both arms with (45) patterns each and the ability to wear only one or different types on each arm. Likewise, users can select from (20) different wristbands, (18) pairs of gloves, (50) arm accessories, (149) kinds of arm paint, and (525) tattoos and logos.

Legs -- If your lower half is chilly, you can select from (25) kinds of underwear to keep you warm, and cover them with (20) types of tights, (62) pairs of pants, (41) kinds of skirts, (29) different belts, (15) kinds of assorted knee pads, (160) leg paints, and (525) tattoos and logos.

Feet -- Proving that THQ didn't forget anything, players can also select from among (22) different pairs of socks, (48) pairs of shoes, and (18) accessories for keeping their feetsies covered.

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My fashion sense isn't the greatest, but it works.

One important thing to note this year is that 3D clothing elements have been added this year. Pants, shirts, jackets, and similar bits of clothing will have polygons to create a 3D look instead of the "painted-on" effect of the past. This allows the game to offer some baggy clothes options as well. Overall the addition of polygons to the clothing allowed the team to create much more realistic clothing items and gives players more options/items to create the character they want.

Layer
This feature allows players to edit what layers of their costume appear during their entrance, match, and backstage cutscenes, and also enables users to move, copy, or delete various aspects of their wardrobe. The maximum number of layers that a created wrestler can equip at a time is 32.

Other
The "Other" section allows players to assign their CAW two different fighting styles, which are the same selections from previous years (Brawler, Grappler, Ground, Luchador, Striker, and Balanced). New to this season, however, is the ability to import the existing A.I. of an official WWE Superstar which will leave Fighting Style #1 and #2 blank as a result.

Of course, the advanced options for character A.I. has also been included, as you can adjust your movement (Clever, Aggressive), rate of Irish Whips (Less, Often), Diving Moves (Less, Often), and Taunts (Less, Often).

On the flashier side of things, players can also give themselves two different signs that audience members will hold to cheer them on. There are (200) signs to choose from in all.

Finalize
This is where you save your character and can take a profile snapshot for use on the menu screen. You can also cycle between cutscene, match, and Entrance attires while doing so.

Customize Attribute
Located in a separate menu after you leave the edit screen, the customize attribute screen allows players to use their experience points from career mode to bulk up their CAW in (8) categories: Strength, Submission, Durability, Technique, Speed, Charisma, Hardcore, and Stamina.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-03-2005, 11:40 PM

Create-A-Championship
If you messed around with last year's game, you should be happy to note that Name Engraving is a new feature this year -- players will also be able to read these engravings during entrances and when viewing the championships in the belt viewer. Also you can always re-engrave a belt once you've won it from an opponent.

What's more, you can use these newly created championship titles in PPV Mode or Title Match mode in Exhibition. Additionally, players also have the choice of putting their titles on the line against other titles or against WWE Cash. This means you can decide to wager WWE Cash you earn throughout the game against an opponent for their belt. You can also have WWE Cash vs. WWE Cash wagers in Title Match mode.

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You too can make your own belt.

Create Title -- There are multiple choices from the outset, as users can create either single or tag team titles from this menu. They can also choose to go back and engrave names on the titles they've accumulated, view the championship's history, or cash the belt in for additional money,

Title Name -- Pretty self-explanatory, this allows you to enter the name of your title belt (12 characters max).

Belt -- This option allows players to select (4) different belt materials and (5) different designs to lay out as the foundation for their new title.

Center Plate -- Whether its platinum, gold, or steel, users can choose (7) different materials and (24) different designs for the center plate of their championship belt.

Centerpiece -- Perhaps the most important part of a title, the centerpiece carries most of the personality of a title. There are (7) materials to select from and (69) different designs that fit snugly on top of the center plate.

Side Plate -- For additional bling, (68) different side plate designs can be added to your championship in the usual (7) material flavors.

Jewels -- If you're truly rich, you can add (15) different jewels to the faceplate of your belt. There is room for (8) of them if you can afford it.

Name Engraving -- As mentioned earlier, you can engrave your name on the belt. If you're so inclined, select from the (7) different materials and (10) different plate designs before making the most of your (10) alphabet characters.

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Ah yes, the glory is mine!

As you can see, the creation mode for superstars and title belts this year are pretty extensive, and there are plenty of other user-creation modes where that came from (Create-A-Move, Create-An-Entrance, Create-A-Stable, etc). Unfortunately, we'll have to save details on those bits for another time. But while you wait, be sure and check the media gallery below for some quick movies of the creation mode and how it works and an entrance video for a created wrestler of yours truly. We'll see you again soon with more.

Create a Wrestler (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655272/smackraw06_100305_caw_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Create a Belt (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655272/smackraw06_100305_belt_01_wmvlow.wmv)

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

Drakul

10-03-2005, 11:52 PM

CAW Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655272/smackraw06_100305_makaze_01_wmvlow.wmv)

What Would Kevin Do?

10-04-2005, 12:51 AM

Well, after watching the CAW entrance, I can gurantee that Create an Entrance is definately in. Figuring he had Jericho's pyro to start, and it looked like Master's later.... Plus, the camera screw up at the end wouldn't be in a normal entrance.... Looks like the DOR method to me... Good stuff.

Drakul

10-04-2005, 01:22 AM

Isn't that the jigsaw thing? Matching peices togethor?

What Would Kevin Do?

10-04-2005, 01:35 AM

Isn't that the jigsaw thing? Matching peices togethor?

Sort of yeah. It's broken down in 4 sections. It's like pre-entrance (camera, effects, lights) stage ( pick the action, IE Orton, HHH, Batista, original 43, etc, plus effects, lights, and various camera angle, where each action set has a set number of time the camera can change) Then the same thing for "Ramp" and "ring" It takes some tweeking, but it's not bad... Had a created guy in DOR, had Paul Londons ramp walk and ring, so he'd run down the ramp and do this slide into the ring... Has the lights cut off as he ran, and had pyro chasing him down the ramp, and when he slid in, pyros shot off from the corners... Fun stuff.

Drakul

10-04-2005, 01:46 AM

I was picturing it like that wrestlemania game for GC. The really bad game.

TerranRich

10-04-2005, 01:50 AM

Nice! Finally, the Smackdown series has the true call names list, 181 names total including gimmick call names. Finally, my CAW can be called "The Professional" Rich Wilson, instead of just "The Professional". It's all in the details, and so far I'm loving this game to death. (By the way my CAW's last name is not my own. I like my first name but not my real last name.)

Drakul

10-04-2005, 01:53 AM

Wouldn't it be terrible if your name was Richy Rich.

Drakul

10-04-2005, 02:12 AM

Another thing, Isn't it cool the CAW clothes don't look painted on.
Anyone got a full list of the names and cities there going to have?

Hired Hitman

10-04-2005, 03:24 AM

Probably all American states, a couple of Canada, london, tokyo the rest would probably be name sof countries.

What Would Kevin Do?

10-04-2005, 04:50 AM

If it's anything like DOR, it'll be all the in game character home towns, followed by state names only.

Disturbed316

10-04-2005, 08:16 AM

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick :cool:

Evil Vito

10-04-2005, 09:12 AM

Yeah, the call names are awesome. "Kevin" is a virtual guarantee....if they use the LOW names list "Busch" will be recognized as well :love:

Bet it'll go the route of my NHL game and include "Bush", but not "Busch" :(

I'm probably going to half-ass the real wrestler CAWs again unless a password system is included, but the CAW mode looks sick either way. Also, the CABs aren't ridiculously expensive this time, so I might actually bother to make one. :D

Why can't November come already? :(

10-04-2005, 12:16 PM

I was picturing it like that wrestlemania game for GC. The really bad game.
unless you're talking about Wrestlemania X8... :rant:

anyhow, i really hope we can actually assign created belts to specific superstars, name engraving makes me think you can, but it also makes me think that's just there so you know who 'should' be the specific wrestler to have it.

people like me who usually make their own storylines in exhibition mode (yeah i'm a nerd) in the game seriously need the ability to have their belts on specific characters

other than that CAB is looking good... no new surprises with CAW but that's not a bad thing since it was good last year.

Just John

10-04-2005, 12:30 PM

Hmmm there was some crazy remixed version of Megadeths Symphony Of Destruction in the CAW video.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-04-2005, 04:30 PM

Today's Superstar of the Day is, Paul London

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655568/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051004005351307.jpg

Paul London's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655568/smackraw06_100405_london_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Paul London vs Steven Richards part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655568/smackraw06_100405_london_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Paul London vs Steven Richards part 2/Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655568/smackraw06_100405_london_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 5.5) (SUB 6.5) (DUR 6.5) (TEC 8) (SPD 9) (CHA 6.5) (HC 6.5) (STA 9) OV 80

Finishers - 450 Splash Pin and Dragon Suplex Pin

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

Disturbed316

10-04-2005, 04:32 PM

PAUL FUCKING LONDON!

BlackDawn2024

10-04-2005, 04:52 PM

London looks awesome. Wow. Really excited about him. Nice blood splatters all over the ring, too. :cool:

Disturbed316

10-04-2005, 04:52 PM

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Video 1 - The Entrance

The Warrior-esqe music hits and Paul FUCKING London comes out with the Cruiserweight title :cool: although he doesn't have any tassles :( He charges down to the ring and slides into the ring. He gets up on the turnbuckle, taunts, then does a backflip off. Great likness on the entrance.

Video 2 - Fight Time

Paul London gives Stevie Richards a forearm to the back before giving him a suplex. An armdrag to Richards is followed by several reversals and another armdrag. A jawbreaker is then followed up by a standing Enziguri by London.

Video 3 - The End

Richards is bleeding like a vagina on it's period. This must be the blood level three we are seeing, it's all over the place. London takes down Richards with a neckbreaker and then goes up top to hit the 450. The 3 finishers in a match challenge has been repeated again as London gets the three count. London then celebrates his victory.

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Disturbed316

10-04-2005, 04:54 PM

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-04-2005, 04:56 PM

this was one of the best superstar vids so far, who agree's?

Volchok

10-04-2005, 05:02 PM

WOOOOOOOO

Evil Vito

10-04-2005, 05:19 PM

London looks fucking amazing and his entrance is pretty much spot on. Nice to see the level three blood in action.

So far most of the champions are confirmed. We got:

World Tag Team Champion - La Resistance
Woman's Champion - Trish
Cruisereight Champion - Paul London
World Heavyweight Champion - Batista (seen in the trailer)
WWE Title - John Cena (see Batista)

I'm having a really strange feeling that the WWE Tag Titles aren't going to be in. I guess we will have to see if they pop up on Heidenreich.

I doubt they'd leave out the WWE Tag Titles. They may just pair up Heidenreich with a random face like Booker.

It might be Eddie/Rey since they had the belts before, but since the heel/face stuff is updated probably not. Other possibilities could be Hassan/Daivairi or a combo of JBL/OJ/Doug Basham

Anyways, London looks incredible. Hopefully they have the dropsault in the game but just didn't show it.

I'll make a random prediction and say Daivairi will be tomorrow.....it's nearly 3/5 over and he still hasn't been done yet, surprisingly

TerranRich

10-04-2005, 07:24 PM

people like me who usually make their own storylines in exhibition mode (yeah i'm a nerd) in the game seriously need the ability to have their belts on specific characters
Heh, I do that, too, especially with PPVs. :p

other than that CAB is looking good... no new surprises with CAW but that's not a bad thing since it was good last year.
No new surprises? What about CAW clothing being 3D models and not painted on. I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief after reading that. It's gonna be great. Because, to tell the truth, SVR 1's CAWs sucked. They mostly looked the same unless you drastically altered their facial morphing.

TerranRich

10-04-2005, 07:33 PM

As for the tag titles, if LOD are in as legends, I'd risk a guess and say Heidenreich and Animal are in as WWE Tag Team champs. Why not? Would that be the first time that a legend starts off with a title in the game?

Batsu

10-04-2005, 07:55 PM

As you can see, the creation mode for superstars and title belts this year are pretty extensive, and there are plenty of other user-creation modes where that came from (Create-A-Move, Create-An-Entrance, Create-A-Stable, etc). Unfortunately, we'll have to save details on those bits for another time. But while you wait, be sure and check the media gallery below for some quick movies of the creation mode and how it works and an entrance video for a created wrestler of yours truly. We'll see you again soon with more.

Did anyone else see that?! CREATE-A-MOVE?

Hello T-K-O with combined F5 ---> Stunner animation!

Volchok

10-04-2005, 07:58 PM

in one of the Smackdown games Create A Move was just create a taunt.. so don't get your hopes up...

Hired Hitman

10-04-2005, 08:16 PM

Create a move, like the other smackdown games is where you edit character movelists.

PorkSoda

10-04-2005, 08:23 PM

PAUL LONDON! :love:

Oh my gosh, he does his stomp, then sprints down to the ring. He even does that standing flip. HELL YEAH! LONDON ROCKS MY PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWHICH!

10-04-2005, 11:59 PM

Create a move, like the other smackdown games is where you edit character movelists.
i really doubt they would hype that

i think there was a create a move in JBI, probably just a taunt like ecko said, but it wasn't editing move lists

Drakul

10-05-2005, 12:12 AM

in a way that create taunt was create a move, sort of. Cos I remember if you made a taunt you could add a striking point. Like if I made a taunt where the CAW would do the can-can I could place one point during that taunt that would hit his opponent if they came in contact.
Just a little random thing.

Yeah its probably just the Create a Taunt or something.

10-05-2005, 01:44 AM

disturbed is the man

Eunos

10-05-2005, 04:21 AM

Excellent.. Paul London finally makes it into the Smackdown series..

Probably will be the first guy i play is..

Shame this will probably be the only game he ever appears in :(

Still.

Disturbed316

10-05-2005, 11:56 AM

You can stop pissing your pants about the "create a move" option, it's just the test name for create a movelist, as sorted out by Jeremy over at IGN.

SEE:

Originally Posted by: Makaze-IGN

(BTW, as an answer to several questions, Create-A-Move is just a temporary name. It will be known as "Create-A-Moveset" in the final version)

Somebody's Gotta Die

10-05-2005, 12:27 PM

My ideal legends list for a WWE video game:

available: old-school arena
- Hulk Hogan (80's attire, nWo attire, current attire)
- Mick Foley (Cactus, Mankind, Dude attire)
- Macho Man Randy Savage (80's attire, nWo attire)
- Razor Ramon (WWE attire, nWo attire)
- Roddy Piper
- The Rock
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Ultimate Warrior
- Andre The Giant
- Bret Hart
- Owen Hart
- British Bulldog
- Mr. Perfect
- Rick Rude
- Roadwarriors
- Demolition
- Jimmy Snuka
- Bob Backlund
- Iron Shiek
- Jake Roberts
- Cowboy Bob Orton
- Brock Lesnar
- Marty Jannetty
- Dusty Rhodes
- Ricky Steamboat
- Ted Dibease
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Big Bossman

+ alternate attires for UnderTaker (old school), Kane (masked), HBK (Rockers)

ECW Legends (available: ECW bingo hall)
- Terry Funk
- Tommy Dreamer
- Sandman
- Mike Awesome
- Al Snow
- Lance Storm
- Bubba Dudley
- D-Von Dudley
- Spike Dudley

+ alternate attires for Simon Dean (Nova), Steven Richards (Big Stevie Cool)

WCW Legends (available: old Nitro arena)
- Sting (old-school WCW attire, late 90's WCW attire)
- Scott Steiner (Steiners look, Big Poppa Pump look)
- Rick Steiner
- Goldberg
- Vader
- Diamond Dallas Page
- Arn Anderson
- Dean Malenko
- Ron Simmons

Sure approximately 48 legends with so many alternate attires is absolutely pushing it, it would be an awesome addition to the game... This isn't including any legends associated with TNA in any way aside from the Dudleys and would certainly make up a very fun roster with old-school WCW and ECW arenas...

Of course, to include all these superstars, as well as a complete current roster of well over 80 people, is nearly impossible, it would certainly send me to the store to buy the SD! vs. RAW 3...

The Answer

10-05-2005, 12:45 PM

I think it's been confirmed that only 12 Legends are in( Old school Hogan, Rock,Austin) They other 9 are anyone's guess

TerranRich

10-05-2005, 03:12 PM

Dude...48 legends? Come on now, that's pushing it. You've got to think of space limitations and time restrictions.

McDoogle

10-05-2005, 03:23 PM

Yea seriously, with 48 legends they could probably make a seperate game. What an idea, they can call it Legends of Wrestling!

Evil Vito

10-05-2005, 03:40 PM

Speaking of legends...

http://boards.ign.com/WWE_SmackDown!/b6546/100191372/?19

All legends to be revealed Friday :cool:

KingofOldSchool

10-05-2005, 04:32 PM

Yea seriously, with 48 legends they could probably make a seperate game. What an idea, they can call it Legends of Wrestling!

Actually, the WWE should get THQ to do a WWE Legends game. I mean think about this roster.

Hulk Hogan
The Rock
Steve Austin
Mick Foley
Ric Flair
Dusty Rhodes
Harley Race
Arn Anderson
Billy Graham
Road Warrior Hawk
Road Warrior Animal
Bret Hart
Jim Neidhart
Roddy Piper
Paul Orndorff
The Iron Sheik
Jimmy Snuka
Andre The Giant

Using THQ's graphics and game making, it could be light years better than LOW.

10-05-2005, 04:44 PM

Speaking of legends...

http://boards.ign.com/WWE_SmackDown!/b6546/100191372/?19

All legends to be revealed Friday :cool:
sweet

Nervous Ferret

10-05-2005, 06:19 PM

also LOL@GAYS doing storylines through exhibition mode :cool:

Batsu

10-05-2005, 08:11 PM

You can stop pissing your pants about the "create a move" option, it's just the test name for create a movelist, as sorted out by Jeremy over at IGN.

SEE:

Crap.

Those kinds of shenanigans shouldn't be tolerated.

But I hope THAT mode is fixed. They really need to go back to the HCTP restrictions -- one of the reasons why SvR sucked was the way I had to overload the "cool" moves in the Power area.

10-05-2005, 08:13 PM

also LOL@GAYS doing storylines through exhibition mode :cool:
it isn't bad if you do it with friends and shit so ur not just making ur own characters, but doing real matches for titles and shit like that

hell even doing it alone isn't THAT bad

10-05-2005, 08:20 PM

^^ that's coming from someone who has gotten head from his gf on runescape though

Nervous Ferret

10-05-2005, 08:22 PM

also why is there a MrFerret on the IGN boards? WHAT IS THAT!!!?!?!?!?

Nervous Ferret

10-05-2005, 08:22 PM

^^ that's coming from someone who has gotten head from his gf on runescape thoughLOzLZz

10-05-2005, 08:22 PM

LOL

http://img308.imageshack.us/img308/5169/cantsee4mu.jpg

Nervous Ferret

10-05-2005, 08:27 PM

JEW CANT SEE ME

Cool King

10-05-2005, 08:27 PM

It's been a long time since I was on RS.:lol:

Evil Vito

10-05-2005, 08:44 PM

WOTD = MASTERS :cool:

Evil Vito

10-05-2005, 08:52 PM

Another awesome model, never seen that attire though

The entrance isn't spot-on as I was hoping, but close enough.....miles ahead of DOR2's entrance :D

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-05-2005, 08:57 PM

Today's Superstar of the Day is, "The Masterpeice" Chris Masters

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655900/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051005044243215.jpg

Chris Masters' Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655900/smackraw06_100505_masters_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Chris Masters vs Shawn Michaels part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655900/smackraw06_100505_masters_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Chris Masters vs Shawn Michaels part 2/Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/655/655900/smackraw06_100505_masters_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 8.5) (SUB 8) (DUR 7.5) (TEC 7.5) (SPD 7) (CHA 7) (HC 6.5) (STA 7) OV 82

Finishers - The Master Lock

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

Cool King

10-05-2005, 09:15 PM

Why is everyone’s accessories missing?

Hurricane’s cape is missing.
Rene’s Coat is missing.
And Masters' cape is missing.

I bet Flair has his coat. (He better)

Volchok

10-05-2005, 09:35 PM

sweeet

Evil Vito

10-05-2005, 09:46 PM

Why is everyone’s accessories missing?

Hurricane’s cape is missing.
Rene’s Coat is missing.
And Masters' cape is missing.

I bet Flair has his coat. (He better)

Flair'll have the coat....he does in the trailer :cool:

Anyways, ROFL @ there being 50 million topics on GFaqs bitching about Masters' entrance not being perfect

Cool King

10-05-2005, 09:55 PM

:lol: Yeah, they always do that.

Bitch, Bitch, Bitch!:lol:

10-05-2005, 10:27 PM

The entrance isn't spot-on as I was hoping, but close enough.....miles ahead of DOR2's entrance :D
i've got both systems and am buying SvR and own DOR 2 so i have no need to be biased.... seriously, DOR's is much more accurate =\

not that i care :o

TerranRich

10-05-2005, 10:50 PM

Yeah, it's not perfect, but I like his entrance either way. :D

And am I the only person who's seen that blue attire?

And the ref didn't do the one-count. WHY GOD WHY!!! j/k ;)

Finally, I hope to GOD I can turn off this God-awful commentary from the RAW team.

Drakul

10-06-2005, 05:23 AM

Hey I don't think this is true but what the hell.Here is a supposed list of the legends (not sure if its confirmed,I doubt it is.As usual, highlight to read, just incase)

Andre the Giant
Animal
Bret Hart
British Bulldog
Hawk
Hulk Hogan
Jimmy Hart
Jim Neidhart
Mankind
Owen Hart
The Rock
Steve Austin
Ultimate Warrior

Ok I seriously doubt its true because (highlight)The Ultimate Warrior is on the list.

Heres a link anyway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_SmackDown%21_vs._RAW_2006#Roster

Evil Vito

10-06-2005, 06:34 AM

Yeah, it's untrue

http://boards.ign.com/WWE_SmackDown!/b6546/100239384/?7

Disturbed316

10-06-2005, 07:51 AM

CHRIS FUCKING MASTERS!

*MARKS OUT*

Eunos

10-06-2005, 08:00 AM

Masters is so Jobbing to Richards when i pick up this game...

Im assuming you can steal your opponents special move..

it was quite amusing watching Andre the Giant do a 619 and the Worm in the last game.

Disturbed316

10-06-2005, 08:03 AM

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655900/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051005044243215.jpg

Video 1 - The Entrance

Music starts and Masters appears at the top of the ramp WITHOUT A CAPE!!!!! THAT'S IT, THIS GAMES SUX, I'M NOT BUYING IT COS I ONLY PLAY 1337 GAMEZZZZZZ! Pyro seems abit puney, but meh. After the posing he makes his way down to the ring and poses abit more. Great model AGAIN, even if the enterance was slightly off.

Video 2 - Fight Time

Masters gets things going with a variation of the FU to HBK. After a couple of chops and reversals Masters gives HBK two huge knee's to the gut. He then follows up with three backbreakers in a row. King sums up his commentry skills by saying that he they shouldn't be talking during the match. If only they made it happen.

Video 3 - The End

Masters sends HBK for a ride with a double underhook suplex and then slams HBK's head into the mat. Masters then locks in the Master Lock and HBK taps out. Great annimation on the move there. Masters then celebrates his victory.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655900/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051005044235762.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655900/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051005044237949.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/655/655900/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051005044235340.jpg

Disturbed316

10-06-2005, 08:05 AM

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Masters rules. Sure, his enterance is off, but it's not that bad. I think he might be the first guy I use :cool:

Tornado

10-06-2005, 09:19 AM

Why is everyone’s accessories missing?

Hurricane’s cape is missing.
Rene’s Coat is missing.
And Masters' cape is missing.

I bet Flair has his coat. (He better)

They've said before this isn't the final build.

DarkAngel

10-06-2005, 10:39 AM

:heart:

10-06-2005, 11:17 AM

So I was wondering what factions and teams you guys will be making when you finally get your hands on the game?

Perhaps re-creating The Cabinet, or Evolution?

Personally I'm gonna create a brand new faction called...

We Want Employment

Think I'll go with these guys

Charlie Haas
Mark Jindrak
Spike Dudley

and have Joy as their valet!

Oh and this game is starting to stink!!!

Master's entrance not 100% right, London without tassles, it's going downhill fast!:shifty:

Jonster

10-06-2005, 12:32 PM

Oh and this game is starting to stink!!!

Master's entrance not 100% right, London without tassles, it's going downhill fast!:shifty:

Oh noes!

Volchok

10-06-2005, 02:59 PM

I can't wait for Hassan... I hope he has his robe and head gear.

Batsu

10-06-2005, 03:12 PM

Cool King

10-06-2005, 03:16 PM

I can't wait for Hassan... I hope he has his robe and head gear.

(He better)

Volchok

10-06-2005, 03:24 PM

that'll be some sick shit right there... Hassan is the only one I really can't wait for..well him and Jericho...

Loose Cannon

10-06-2005, 03:44 PM

wtf? Masters' buldge in his pants doesn't stick out far enough. well fuck this game then

Evil Vito

10-06-2005, 06:43 PM

THE CHAMP. IS. HERE :eek:

And the belt spins :heart:

Cool King

10-06-2005, 06:53 PM

Yeah he comes out a little bit too early, bit it's still good:y:

And I hope the WWE Title changes back to the normal one, when you win it in Season.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-06-2005, 06:58 PM

Today's Superstar of the Day is, "The Doctor of Thuganomics" John Cena

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/656/656433/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051006013436238.jpg

John Cena's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/656/656433/smackraw06_100605_cena_01_wmvlow.wmv)
John Cena vs Kurt Angle part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/656/656433/smackraw06_100605_cena_02_wmvlow.wmv)
John Cena vs Kurt Angle part 2/Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/656/656433/smackraw06_100605_cena_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 8) (SUB 7.5) (DUR 8.5) (TEC 8.5) (SPD 7.5) (CHA 9) (HC 8) (STA 8.5) OV 90

Finishers - F-U 2 and F-U 1

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

Nervous Ferret

10-06-2005, 07:04 PM

wooooooooo

10-06-2005, 07:11 PM

Lillian doesn't say John as good as Chimel did :(

he was like Jeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahn Cena

Cool King

10-06-2005, 07:14 PM

Lillian doesn't say John as good as Chimel did :(

he was like Jeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahn Cena

Yeah Lillian says "John CEEEEEEENAAAAAAA!!!!

Hired Hitman

10-06-2005, 08:29 PM

I say "Jeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahn Cena", chimel made Cena sound cool.

TerranRich

10-06-2005, 10:18 PM

Well, just change his shows and Chimel will do it instead. Remember? :p

TerranRich

10-06-2005, 11:09 PM

What the fuck? Wait a minute...John Cena's entrance includes his belt-spinning motion? What if he doesn't have the belt during his entrance? LOL, does he just look like he's playing with himself? :lol:

Hired Hitman

10-07-2005, 12:46 AM

Terranrich :D!

Drakul

10-07-2005, 04:22 AM

Yeah he comes out a little bit too early, bit it's still good:y:

And I hope the WWE Title changes back to the normal one, when you win it in Season.
Maybe if CAE allows it you can stall him. Edit his entrance so maybe he wont come out until whatever time you set.

What the fuck? Wait a minute...John Cena's entrance includes his belt-spinning motion? What if he doesn't have the belt during his entrance? LOL, does he just look like he's playing with himself? :lol:
lol:lol:
Seriously though maybe he has two entrances. One for him to spin the belt and another to not spin the belt. Since I assume that the WWE title will return to its former self if another wrestler wins it then Cena would be the only one to need 2 entrance moves.

Disturbed316

10-07-2005, 05:13 AM

I read somewhere on IGN that in season mode you can choose whether you have the spinner belt or the normal one.

Here is a list of stuff thats going up today on IGN:

-- All legends finally named
-- 3D Locker Room explored
-- 20th Arena Revealed
-- Mystery Title Shown
-- No Mercy PPV Simulation (Insiders Only)
-- THQ Answers Reader Questions (10 for this week)
-- Another Superstar of the Day

Complete information overload. Shame really, I have to go out tonight :'(

Disturbed316

10-07-2005, 05:26 AM

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/656/656433/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051006013436238.jpg

Video 1 - The Entrance

Music starts and Cena comes out waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to early. GOD THIS GAME SUX, I'M NOT BUYING IT....AGAIN! He does his "gangsta" hand signals and spins the belt a couple of times. He slides in the ring and poses for the crowd.

Video 2 - Fight Time

Cena gets Kurt up in a stalling suplex, he holds him there for a good ten of seconds. Cena hits a DDT, that torture rack-into-neckbreaker move and a sidewalk slam.

Video 3 - The End

Cena takes down Kurt with neck vice and hits a drop kick to his back. When Kurt gets back up, Cena hits the FU and gets the three count. Cena celebrates by throwing up the horns and tells Kurt JEW CAN'T SEE ME!

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/656/656433/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051006013420630.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/656/656433/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051006013421192.jpg
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/656/656433/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051006013820111.jpg

Disturbed316

10-07-2005, 05:27 AM

Great looking model, although he comes out too early on the entrance. Also could be a problem if he doesn't have the belt, like what Terranrich said. But still good.

Drakul

10-07-2005, 06:40 AM

They posted the Q & A up on IGN. Here it is:

From RedwineRaider:
As we've learned, two ladders will be coming into play this year. My question is what are the advantages? Will we be able to perform special maneuvers with dual ladders or is this simply an upgrade, as it suitable is pertaining to tag-team match-ups.

Cory Ledesma: This year we've added some new fighting elements when you are on the ladder with another opponent. There are now strikes and grapples you can do on the ladder as well as reversals to those moves. The addition of the extra ladder is to offer more weapons and opportunities for multiple Superstars to use the ladder. We are definitely looking into adding new special maneuvers with dual ladders in the near future. I personally loved the ladder match at WrestleMania 21 and all of the new moves they were able to do with multiple ladders. So hopefully we can start incorporating some of those cool new moves in future games.

From Assyrian1:
Will there be player injuries implemented into this year's season mode? For example things like a broken leg or a torn ligament that will cause the player to miss a number of weeks. He may also miss title shots or important matches because of the injuries, something like the madden series.

Cory Ledesma: This is a great question and a subject we talk about frequently when planning out Season Mode each year. Unfortunately there won't be any injuries in this year's Season Mode. Injuries in our current Season Mode format would interrupt/alter storylines and force us to create a lot of extra scenes to support injuries. But a cool feature we did add this year is whenever you get cut open in a Season Mode match your character will appear with a bandage on his forehead in the cut-scenes the following week. So, your character won't be magically healed.

However, injuries do happen in a surprise mode that we have not announced yet. Stay tuned on IGN in the future to find out more about this surprise!

From 123_ABC3:
Once again Divas aren't playable in season, is there a specific reason for that? And is there a plan to make the Divas playable in season on the up and coming games?

Cory Ledesma: Every year we have a certain budget of cutscene time that we can work with due to the time it takes to create these scenes as well as how much space we have on the DVD. So, these are the main reasons that Divas will not be selectable as your main character in Season Mode this year. In order to make 'playable Divas' work in Season Mode, we would need to create custom storylines just for them. Creating those custom storylines would take away cutscene time from the main Season Mode. Our main goal is to offer the user the experience of being on WWE programming and experience the same drama and entertaining storylines you see on television each week. We want to offer that to its full capacity so that we can tell really compelling stories.

Also, the goal of Season Mode is the quest for the championship at WrestleMania, so it's difficult to come up with compelling storylines for an entire year for Divas with a limited roster of 6 or 7 characters. We would of course love to do Tag Team and Stable specific storylines as well, but they fall under the same category as Diva storylines. However, we understand the importance of Divas and that some fans would like to experience the entertaining storylines they can offer. So, we will continue to explore the possibility of making specific Diva storylines. We also made a conscious effort to incorporate them in our current Season Mode as much as possible during storylines and as managers similar to what the WWE does in their storylines.

From -NintendoGamer:
Have you ever thought to take a transition away from the standard gameplay that we are accustomed to and start over fresh, or possibly keep some essence from the standard gameplay but it expand on it highly to make it seem entirely new?

Cory Ledesma: Sure. We are diehard wrestling fans and gamers here at THQ. We talk wrestling all the time. We are always looking for ways to improve the wrestling game genre. Whether we talk about new game concepts or how to improve our existing games. Of course, I don't want to reveal any of our secrets or future plans, but I can promise you we will always be pushing the envelope of the wrestling genre here at THQ. I also think fans are going to be extremely happy with the direction we took this year with the New Momentum system, New Stamina system and some of the cool features that stem out of those new systems such as playing possum, stealing taunts and double knock-outs.

Drakul

10-07-2005, 06:40 AM

From tombstone4life:
In online last year many people used cheap tactics to win like Gameshark. So my question is if THQ but like some kind of checking device for cheating online to check if a user is using Gameshark and be banned like in SOCOM 2?

Cory Ledesma: This is unfortunate, but we do not check for Gameshark cheating online. Players will have profiles this year with detailed stats, so you will be able to weed out the cheaters by name and if they have some suspicious stats. This is something we will look into the future to fix.

I could have sworn that Jeremy Dunham was using Gameshark when he beat me online last year :) [Ed's Note: Yeah, you wish buddy!]

From DarthRevan4life
My question is about the roster, not to reveal it but what is the determining factor on who makes the cut? I don't see it having to do with who's currently in the WWE, because if that were the case, the Dudley's would be in the game and not Haas or Joy as they were cut first and yet their in the game. Does Vince McMahon have the final say on who is put in? Is it THQ? How does this work exactly?

Cory Ledesma: I knew this question was going to come up because I constantly see these discussions on the IGN message boards. Here's the explanation: As some of you know, a roster needs to be set very early in our development cycle in order for us to begin work on models, storylines, animations, etc. So this is why you occasionally see a small amount of Superstars who are no longer with the WWE still in the game. As everyone knows, the WWE is always changing and that's one of the many things that make it so great. The WWE does a great job keeping the show fresh and entertaining. New Superstars come up and occasionally Superstars leave. And unlike traditional North American sports, there is no 'off-season' or trade deadline in the WWE, these things can happen anytime in the year. With that said, the WWE and THQ try our best to predict the future as much as possible, but anything can happen in 6 months. So instead of removing these Superstars we decide to leave them in, so that the game can have a bigger roster and a wider variety of options in other modes.

As far as the roster decisions, THQ works very closely with the top creative people in the WWE to create the best roster possible. The WWE also likes to keep the games fresh just like the show, so sometimes we make decisions to add Superstars who are up-and-coming rather then some Superstars who have been in the game the last 3 or 4 years. I hope this answers your questions. Unfortunately I can't go into any more detail than that.

From glensoe:
Where do you guys get the input from when you decide which NEW moves are included in the game? Is it from Puro wrestling? Indy wrestling? How many new such moves this year?

Cory Ledesma: Well a large majority of new moves are decided by the roster and any new Superstars we have of course. As far as new moves not associated with the roster, Yukes' gets their inspiration from a variety of sources. Their animation team consists of some really diehard wrestling fans. They watch everything from WWE, Japanese wrestling, Indy wrestling and Mexican luchador style wrestling. They pick moves that are new, unique, and visually appealing. I really don't know how many moves are exactly new this year. We've overhauled quite a bit animation-wise; we have something like 40% new animations.

From cazaacdz:
Will there be a new soundtrack?

Cory Ledesma: Yes, there will definitely be a new soundtrack this year. We got some really cool tracks this year including some exclusive tracks made just for WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2006. The soundtrack has a wide range of music, with a nice mix of some rock and some hip-hop. These tracks and the instrumentals tracks can also be used for your Created Superstars entrance.

From TBLv2:
How much input do the fans have when it comes to the game? Do you use a lot of the ideas suggested on boards such as these?

Cory Ledesma: I think you'd be really surprised how much input we gather from the fans on the IGN message boards. We are especially interested in seeing the fans' reactions when new articles are posted on IGN. We like to see whether you guys like the new feature or what you hope to see in the new feature. We also get a lot of input on what Legends you want to see in the game. We know you guys are diehard fans and that you have really good ideas. It would be a shame if we ignored our fans and I want to thank you guys for the great feedback and dedication you show. You guys do make a big impact on the game's direction.

From Allen-Shearer:
Is it true that WWE SmackDown vs. RAW will be out in the UK first this year? I live in Scotland and all the retailers here say it's out the 11th of November. Also, I would like to thank THQ for making the SmackDown games.

Cory Ledesma: To be honest, I don't know the exact release date in the U.K. and as you probably know dates can change, so I don't want to go on the record with an exact date. But it's great to see that the SmackDown vs. RAW games have a big following in Scotland and I promise you that you guys (and girls) will love this year's game, as it is the deepest and most ambitious wrestling game we've ever made!

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/656/656781p1.html

Evil Vito

10-07-2005, 06:41 AM

Cool King

10-07-2005, 09:18 AM

Maybe if CAE allows it you can stall him. Edit his entrance so maybe he wont come out until whatever time you set.

I highly doubt it.

Disturbed316

10-07-2005, 09:52 AM

But a cool feature we did add this year is whenever you get cut open in a Season Mode match your character will appear with a bandage on his forehead in the cut-scenes the following week. So, your character won't be magically healed.

:heart::heart::heart::heart:

Some interesting stuff in that Q&A. Can't wait for the No Mercy ppv :love:

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 10:50 AM

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 10:57 AM

Seriously though maybe he has two entrances. One for him to spin the belt and another to not spin the belt. Since I assume that the WWE title will return to its former self if another wrestler wins it then Cena would be the only one to need 2 entrance moves.
What?? So Cena gets two entrances just for him? That's fucked up.

Fuck, give him a third animation where he picks his ass, then flips off the camera and yells, "That's right! My real counterpart just got paid in the last hour what you get paid in 20 years, for doing nothing! WORD LIFE!!!"

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 11:40 AM

Also, I am now an Insider. I would share some high-res entrance videos with you guys, but they're frickin' huge to upload a bunch of them constantly. ;)

Just John

10-07-2005, 12:21 PM

What are they like though?

Drakul

10-07-2005, 12:22 PM

What?? So Cena gets two entrances just for him? That's fucked up.

Fuck, give him a third animation where he picks his ass, then flips off the camera and yells, "That's right! My real counterpart just got paid in the last hour what you get paid in 20 years, for doing nothing! WORD LIFE!!!"
Well maybe it would be an origonal. Like the way the had the alternative Bubba,D-von and Jericho entrances last year.

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 03:45 PM

just john: They're like the freebie videos only...in a higher resolution. ;) Seriously, the image is much sharper at full-screen and is a lot clearer. I got an Insider subscription mostly for the No Mercy PPV simulation thingamabob.

Drakul: I suppose that could be it. If you take the belt off of Cena, I suppose you'd have to change the entrance manually in the CAM (Create-A-Moveset) feature. Otherwise, you'd have Cena spinning his crotch.

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 03:58 PM

I highly doubt it.
Since the entrances are motion-captured, all the game can do is splice together bits and pieces of entrances.

Just John

10-07-2005, 04:09 PM

http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=100317993&replies=23

HAHAHA

This is the funniest thing to ever come out of IGN boards.

:rofl:

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 04:25 PM

That was hilarious. :lol:

But does anyone else notice that no posts have been put up since 12:19pm? I tried replying to one thread and it never did it.

I wonder what the hell's up.

Just John

10-07-2005, 04:36 PM

mabye makaze is posting something so everyone goes silent..

:wtf:

I know, that place is strange...

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 05:08 PM

not yet huh? :(

Nervous Ferret

10-07-2005, 05:12 PM

BWHQAWHQHWWW1wqirow[pnheu9pq4rk!#@RLRJK$!JRO2Rj24!Tj13tjk54ogj2

LEGENDS ANNOUNCED!~@##!! (highlight to re4ad)

.

Tornado

10-07-2005, 05:28 PM

Nothing to highlight NerF...

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-07-2005, 05:35 PM

there was a problem with the boards, it's fixed now though

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 07:03 PM

LMAO:

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/4898/smackraw20zf0rm.gif

If anybody wants it. ;) Poor Teddy Long. :'(

Cool King

10-07-2005, 07:18 PM

I made a YTMND of that on the first of this month.:)

http://isteddydead.ytmnd.com/

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 07:41 PM

I must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Cool King again. Damn you, Cool King! :lol:

Cool King

10-07-2005, 07:43 PM

I must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Cool King again. Damn you, Cool King! :lol:

I'll remember that.:D

10-07-2005, 08:10 PM

so where are the updatesss

wait... why don't i Just go to ign....

Cuzziebro

10-07-2005, 08:19 PM

However, injuries do happen in a surprise mode that we have not announced yet. Stay tuned on IGN in the future to find out more about this surprise!

Fuck Yeah

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-07-2005, 08:59 PM

The veil of secrecy is over. After months of waiting, THQ has finally confirmed all 13 of the wrestlers that will be included in the upcoming WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 due out November 14.

Though we had already revealed three of those legends late last week as part of the first teaser trailer, (Stone Cold, The Rock, and Hulk Hogan), the remaining 10 were still a mystery that IGN readers couldn't stop guessing about. Of course, there have been a million speculation stories circulating all over the Internet as to who some of those guys would actually be in the time since we ran our original story (some true, some not), but now the time has come to finally reveal the facts. The rumor that three versions of Hulk Hogan would be in the game, for instance, is entirely true -- though they aren't outfit variations of one character, but three completely separate characters with their own move sets, abilities, and intros. The rumors that Cowboy Bob Orton and Owen Hart are in the game (made popular by just about every wrestling game fansite on the planet), however, are not. Neither of those two guys made it into the roster this year. On the plus side, Masked Kane is in the game, but not as a legend... his mask is a costume variation like it should be. Anyhow, listed below is final and accurate list of playable legends that you can expect to see in the retail version, which include several new guys that haven't been on the roster before (British Bulldog and Junkyard Dog, most notably):

To add even more excitement for old-school fans, THQ also revealed three more tidbits of legends-related info to the announcement above. The tenth mystery belt that was confirmed to be in the game but never named, for example, has been confirmed as Ted DiBiase's "Million Dollar Belt" -- and it can be won and defended just like all the others. Moreover, the secret 20th arena that has had people guessing for months was revealed to be none other than that of WrestleMania IX -- the outdoor venue at Caesar's Palace where Yokozuna beat Bret Hart for the championship before immediately losing the belt to Hulk Hogan minutes afterward.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/656/656778/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051007054844836-000.jpg
Looks like the people's elbow is on its way.

Finally, the last bit of info revolves around the "Legends" cage we spoke about in earlier previews. As it turns out, it works exactly like the regular cage match but uses the classic "Blue Bar" look associated with WWE matches of the past (re: the Main Event of WrestleMania 2).

Unfortunately for everyone, pictures of most of the legends and special arena are still being withheld from the public until our countdown reveals them later this month. Even so, please enjoy the one and only screen of the classic cage with Hogan and The Rock highlighted above -- it's all you're going to get for quite some time

Legends

Andrè the Giant
Bret Hart
British Bulldog
Hollywood Hogan
Hulk Hogan 80's
Hulk Hogan
Jake Roberts
Jimmy Hart
Junkyard Dog
Mankind
The Rock
Steve Austin
Ted DiBiase

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 09:02 PM

WHAT? 3 Hogans? wtf is that? not being sarcastic here. seriously, what the fuck is that?

Batsu

10-07-2005, 09:06 PM

WHAT? 3 Hogans? wtf is that? not being sarcastic here. seriously, what the fuck is that?

what he said.

'80s Hogan, Hollywood Hogan (G.O.A.T. Hogan), and present Hogan? PB&J.

but BRITISH BULLDOG, JAKE ROBERTS, JUNKYARD DOG, AND DIBIASE = THUMBS WAY THE EFF UP

in addition to the 3 I said better be in this game: Austin, Rock, Bret...

at least the Hogans will have different movesets.

But I don't get what's so different about Hogan movewise over the years. He only modified his moves in extreme cases (against Rock for example)

Volchok

10-07-2005, 09:12 PM

GAH WHY 3 HOGANS!!!! I FUCKING HATE HOGAN!

Cuzziebro

10-07-2005, 09:17 PM

Yeh why not the 3 faces of mick foley!!!!

Cuzziebro

10-07-2005, 09:19 PM

and atleast masked kane isnt a legend again, YAY

Evil Vito

10-07-2005, 09:21 PM

BLAH @ 3 Hogans.......I can deal with 2 (sue me, I love Hollywood Hogan)......but did they have to do current Hogan AND 80's Hogan? :-\ Pretty funny how they hype there being 2 more legends than last year, and the extra 2 end up being Hogan

However, JYD/Bulldog/DiBiase/Roberts make up for it

WTF @ Jimmy Hart being playable....I figured he'd be in, but as a manager

Ah well, good enough list

Volchok

10-07-2005, 09:25 PM

Yeah i'd rather have them do to Hogan what they did to Kane just have them as alternate attires... not 3 seperate people. It woulda owned if they had Owen in it.. Hart Foundation... Bret, Bulldog and Owen...

Cool King

10-07-2005, 09:25 PM

Great Legends list and I knew they would have the old cage in it.

The reason there is 3 Hogan’s is because Hogan rules.:shifty:

But really, the last 2 games have had 2 Takers and nobody complained.

So I really don't see the problem with having 3 Hogan’s.

But no Owen and Piper?:(

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 09:31 PM

you didn't have to deal with Hogan for 18 years. so shut up.

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 09:38 PM

I would even be mad if they had 3 Bret Harts. Waste of space

Cool King

10-07-2005, 09:39 PM

you didn't have to deal with Hogan for 18 years. so shut up.

I've actually been watching Hogan for 14 Years, so it's not that much of a difference.:-\

I dunno why the hell people are bitching about the whole 3 Hogans stuff.

If it was 3 Rocks, or Austin, I know everyone would be saying "3 Rocks, nice"
or "Cool 3 Austins, sounds good"

So stop your bitching guys, you don't need to play as Hogan if you don't wanna.

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 09:42 PM

Born: 1989

I find it hard to believe you've been watching wrestling since your were like 1. You never came off as a guy who's been wataching for 14 years neither. I never see posts about the old stuff from you

Cool King

10-07-2005, 09:43 PM

Born: 1989

I find it hard to believe you've been watching wrestling since your were like 1.

2 actually.

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 09:46 PM

Wow, WrestleMania IX! That rocks! I cannot wait to play in that arena.

But yeah I agree about Hogan's triple-entry. Vince must've really begged THQ to include three of him to soothe his massive fucking ego. Utterly ridiculous. I will play as NEITHER of the Hogans, ever, because quite frankly, I have no desire to.

And the Million Dollar belt, plus Ted DiBiase! DiBiase HAS to be doing voiceovers for the game. He works for WWE, after all.

But yeah...instead of the great Mr. Perfect, or Ravishing Rude, we get three of the same fucking boring useless guy. Great.

Oh well, other than that, this game is PERFECT!! :D

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 09:48 PM

2 actually.

how do you know this? cause it's mentally impossible to remember anything before 4.

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 09:52 PM

But really, the last 2 games have had 2 Takers and nobody complained.

Wrong. I remember plenty of people complaining that there were two Takers AND two Kanes. I sure as fuck didn't like it. One Taker was bad enough. And both had the same fucking gimmick, just different apperances due to age and facial fatness.

Cool King

10-07-2005, 09:54 PM

how do you know this? cause it's pysically impossible to remember anything before 4.

How do you know?

Hell I remember loads of stuff from when I was about 2 or 3.

Hell, some people can remember there own births.

Cool King

10-07-2005, 09:58 PM

Wrong. I remember plenty of people complaining that there were two Takers AND two Kanes. I sure as fuck didn't like it. One Taker was bad enough. And both had the same fucking gimmick, just different apperances due to age and facial fatness.

Yeah, but you still played as them right?

All I'm saying to you guys is to just stop your bitching, If you don't wanna play as him, then you don't need to.

It's not the law.:roll:

10-07-2005, 09:58 PM

OMG 3 HOGANS I'M NOT BUYING THIS GAME ANYMORE

:lol:

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 10:00 PM

It's nearly Mentally impossibe. I've studied pyschology and seen/read the studies. Whomever said they can remember thier own birth is eathier lying there ass off or mentally insane. You don't have strong brain power during infancy/todderhood (birth-4) to store any kind of episodic (autobiographical) memories.

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 10:02 PM

lol, I seriously would like to know who said they rememebred thier own birth. wow.

and lots of people claim they can remember loads of stuff from childhood, but they are just getting fooled by the power of thier mind.

The Show Off

10-07-2005, 10:17 PM

It's Mentally impossibe. I've studied pyschology. That's a well known documented fact. Whomever said they can remember thier own birth is eathier lying there ass off or mentally insane. You don't have strong brain power during infancy/todderhood (birth-4) to store any kind of episodic (autobiographical) memories.

Not trying to say your wrong or anything but when I was 3 years old I got burned on the shoulder I remember that whole situation vividly. So that can't be 100% right all the time. Perhaps it has something to do with traumatic experiences... I'm not questioning you, I'm actually ligitimatly curious.

Savio

10-07-2005, 10:19 PM

OMG 3 HOGANS I'M NOT BUYING THIS GAME ANYMORE

:lol:Did No mercy have 3 or 4 Foleys?

Loose Cannon

10-07-2005, 10:20 PM

yea, usually tramatic experiences you can remember. Curious if you still have a scar or anything from the situation because then it becomes easier to remember. Now it's roughly hard to remember the situation exactly perfect, but you can remember it in bits and pieces right? I split my head open when I was 3 and had to get stiches. I remember my spinning around and then falling into the dresser, but I have no recollection of anything else, even the hospital.

EDIT: Actually now that I think about it, I think even what I remember from incident is just me putting together an imaginary scene in my head. I mean I know I cracked my head open from the scar I can see, but what I am envisioning in my head is probably just false perceptions. It's hard to explain if you haven't studied this stuff.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-07-2005, 10:34 PM

Today's Superstar of the Day is, Khosrow Daivari

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/656/656772/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2006-20051007070001856.jpg

Khosrow Daivari's Entrance (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/656/656772/smackraw06_100705_khosrow_01_wmvlow.wmv)
Khosrow Daivari vs Spike Dudley part 1 (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/656/656772/smackraw06_100705_khosrow_02_wmvlow.wmv)
Khosrow Daivari vs Spike Dudley part 2/Victory (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/656/656772/smackraw06_100705_khosrow_03_wmvlow.wmv)

Attributes

(STR 5.5) (SUB 7) (DUR 6.5) (TEC 7) (SPD 8.5) (CHA 8) (HC 7) (STA 8) OV 80

Finishers - Low Blow 2 and Diving Leg Drop

Credit - Jeremy Dunham, ps2.ign.com

and the 3-D Locker Room and Insider Only No Mercy PPV will be up later

TerranRich

10-07-2005, 10:45 PM