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For years now, the Smackdown series has been the be-all-end-all of wrestling games. The 06 installment was hyped up to be the best of the series. This is one of those rare times where the hype was matched, Smackdown Vs. Raw 2006 might be the best wrestling game of all time.
The core of every wrestling game is the story mode, and this is one of the few areas where Smackdown vs Raw 2006 falls short. The first time threw, you'll think to yourself "Wow, this is the best story mode ever!". The voice acting is fantastic. This is the first time that voice acting has really worked in a wrestling game. Last years Smackdown vs Raw's voice acting sounded like it was recorded in a bathroom, and no one sounded like themselfs. This year's is a complete 180. Everyone's personality really shines in 06. Eddie's Guerrero's Latino Heat shines right through his charecter model and Vince McMahon will give you the impression that he just can't turn off the Mr. McMahon charecter.
The story's themselves are pretty good aswell, but they seem to be aimed at more casual wrestling audience. As a hardcore wrestling fan, I found the storys to get a little rediculous at times. With all that said though, after you play through both stories once the only thing you'll be saying is "...didn't I just play this?!". The only way the story mode seems to change is if you play as a wrestler involved in a main story. If you saw a Edge and Christian storyline last time you played, you best play as Edge or Christian if you want that 4 to 5 month stretch to be any different than the last time you played.
Challenge mode is back aswell, which allows you to play matches under certain curcemstances to win WWE Money to buy unlockables in the shop. Challenge mode is a great way to get you to notice the fantastic gameplay. The gameplay is familiar, yet inproved in many ways. They slowed it down a bit, which makes it much more fun and realistic. Gone are the days of being able to sprint everywhere you go and not having to think about the moves you pull off, because now, you have to deal with your wrestlers stamina. After running around and pulling move after move, your wrestler gets tired and you have to give him a rest by laying on the select button. Drain yourself of staminia and he will collapse like Eugene in a hotel lobby. This is another measure that was taken to make the game slower and more realistic, and again, it works and makes everything more fun once you get the hang of it.
Create A Wrestler is always a mode that wrestling fans look for. Every fan has that charecter they want to bring to life, and Smackdown vs Raw 2006 allows you to create about anything your heart desires. There are so many options, the only real limit is your imagination. Also, they finally impliminted a entrance creation system like Day of Reckoning's. While slightly flawed in some areas, like the timing of pyros, this is definaltly a step in the right direction to making every aspect of the creation system down right perfect.
The newest and most anticipated mode is the General Manager mode. GM Mode allows you to take control of Raw or Smackdown. You draft the roster, you book the feuds, you deicied who becomes a superstar and who gets fired. At the end of the year, Mr. McMahon will give the GM Of the Year award to the GM who did the best in the ratings. Overall, the mode is very basic, but fun, especially with a buddy controling the other show.
Smackdow Vs. Raw 2006 is by far the best wrestling game your going to find out today. I'd have to go back pretty far in gaming history, probably back to No Mercy for the 64, to find a wrestling game that could even compete with this one. With that being said though, it is still pretty far from perfect and still has room for improvement and that nets it a 8 out of 10.
