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19.11.2004

Ok, what can I say that hasn't been covered here already? Firstly, the main game mechanics, controls and grappling system haven't changed from last year's Smackdown: HCTP but this is by no means a bad thing, because as the saying goes, 'if it aint broke, don't fix it'. However, new additions and improvements are numerous, including a power bar meter that appears when you pull off some moves, allowing you to inflict more damage with well timed button presses. Even before the match has started, you often get 'staring' matches with your opponent, where the first player to quickly press the buttons displayed on screen gets a sly attack in before the bell has sounded. The 'Clean/Dirty tactics'meters are a fabulous idea, and now a 'heel' can be rewarded for arguing with the ref after a long 2-count and continuing to hold submission moves on an opponent even after a rope break (though too long and you get disqualified), whereas a 'face' can benefit from the likes of not using weapons and performing his signature moves. The commentary and ring announcers are back, with both shows each having their own commentators (in Smackdown: SYM, JR and Jerry Lawler did the Smackdown commentary too), although like the older games, it's a bit hit-and-miss (I personally think it's vital to have it in anyway, just to recreate the atmosphere of the TV, shows if nothing else). You also now get full speech on the cut scenes...a very welcome addition. Coupled with an online mode (though I think this only allows Singles or Bra/Panty matches) and the addition of yet another couple of new match types (for the Smackdown series) like First Blood, and you'd think this was the perfect WWE game.Unfortunately, it falls foul of the constantly changing TV show. It's impossible to include every Superstar on the roster and THQ/Yukes have wisely gone for mainly the most popular and well known wrestlers, (be honest, nobody would ever pick somebody like Nunzio as their character anyway) but it's bad luck that they would include the likes of Chuck Palumbo and A-Train rather than La-Resistance, and both Chuck and A-Train get fired before the game hits the shelves...and the same can be said with the decision to include Sable rather than Lita, Dawn Marie or Jackie Gayda. Mind you, it scores bonus points for keeping the Dudleys instead of replacing them with the awful Basham Bros. like Day Of Reckoning on Gamecube did. Then there's the entrances. Whilst nearly all of them are spot on, they've replaced Ric Flair's music with a poor copy, and Batista's has gone altogether (he only has the main Evolutuion theme music now)...odd, considering that they're 2 of the most prominent characters on RAW at the moment. And whilst they've included Eddie Guerrero's Lowrider, unfortunately JBL's stretch limo (complete with bull horns) is nowhere to be seen, again strange seeing as he's been the WWE Champion on Smackdown for months now, although he still shakes the fans hands and has his cheesy grin. There also seems to be no option to edit the rosters this time around and swap Superstars between Smackdown and RAW...another shame, considering that every now and then on TV, some characters defect from one show to the other, and it was something that you could do even in last year's Smackdown: HCTP. Then there's that fact that they're still using Kurt Angle as the GM of Smackdown...again surprising, considering that it's been Teddy Long for long enough for them to have got him to record his voice for the game, and almost everything else, like Randy Orton's theme music and Triple H's entrance video are bang up to date.However, none of the bad points actually ruin the game as such, and with the new addition of a Challenge Mode too (with a list of challenges to complete, such as using 2 'finishers' in one match, or pinning 3 out of 5 opponents in the Elimination Chamber), and legends such as Mick Foley (as Mankind), Bret 'The Hitman' Hart & The Legion Of Doom to unlock, you're left with a fun and innovative wrestling game that will keep fans entertained for months (at least until next year's replacement arrives), and along with it's extremely interactive backstage arenas, I have to score the game a perfect 5 out of 5 stars simply because within it's genre, there's nothing else that can touch it at the moment, and as it is, due to the variety of matches and sheer playability, it's more fun than most other beat 'em ups anyway.
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27.7.2007

The graphics are amazing, the last wrestling game I played was Smackdown 2. But unfortunately for Smackdown Vs Raw, Smackdown 2 was much better!Let me explain:1) Season mode is farr too easy and is finished very fast, if you restart season mode its basically the same story each time whatever superstar you use.2) You cannot go backstage in matches!3) theres less stuff you can do like its more difficult to put people through announcers tables4) Backstage there is only 1 backstage place you can play thats the car park which is good but far too limited. Smackdown 2 had loads more options, you could even drive a pickup car sort of thing then!the only thing thats better is the graphics,but thats because its a PS2 game, other good things are that you can take your opponants finisher move (that uses two smackdown signs) + you can make a persons face bleed as they have a body sign next to the players name showing where you have been applying pressure, when a part goes red you are more likely to win/pin.And thank god they have The Rock to unlock otherwise it would be useless, but however I do not know how to unlock his entrance video, the music is there but for unlocked superstars you just have a W sign.The superstars you can unlock include: superfly, andre the giant, the rock, mankind, old kane, bret heart, old undertaker, animal and some other dudes ive never heard off.Best superstars to wrestle with are triple H, big show, ANDRE THE GIANT, kane, kurt angle and ofcourse The Rock.The create your own superstar is very advanced and you have loads of options to customise your player which i cannot be bothered with.They have a shopzone where you can unlock items (like the superstars mentioned above) for points that you can get by completing challanges in challenge mode or by doing season mode matches.Annoying thing is challange mode just tells you what to do to complete the challange then you have to set up that match, if you could just start challange mode like an arcade mode that would be much better.Gameplay is good, things like royal rumble are alright, you know have a ringout meter that gets drained if you are put over the top rope you hang on untill your meter is drained. Your ring out meter refills when you eliminate someone from the ring. I prefered the old method but this is still good as if you use your finisher then try to eliminate someone they are more likely to go.My worst match is cage match, it just annoys me they way they climb out and stuff, hell in the cell is good but not as good as it used to be, its not as easy to break the cell at the top as it used to be and they have made it more realistic, the cage and ring are not attached, - so when you leave the ring you have to leave the cage thereafter, you can fight between the ring and the cage and do lots of damage.Smackdown vs raw starts by talking about how generations have passed (of previous games, they show games from smackdown 1 until this game)The new feature in this game - when you begin a match you have things like strength battles etc where you have to do things like press the button they tell you to quickly to punch the opponant first, I find this very annoying and a waste of time, - like the slapping thing as well where you have a slap meter and you have to press x when the slap meter is in a curtain place to do a good slap.Id prefer if they just start the match!And I wish they had all my favorite charecters including Stone Cold Steve Austin, and i wish that you could actually use unlocked superstars in season mode. - You can get over this problem as you can use created superstars in season mode. It would take you ages but you could re-create a charecter and then use him. (though story line would always be the same)The ring entrance videos/end of match videos are not all that impressive.If only you could go backstage! there would be more weapons and more options like driving the pickup car etc.!Summary: smackdown vs raw was a dissapointment to me as the last game i played smackdown 2 on ps1 was better
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29.12.2004

the Smackdown! series for the PS2 has gone from strength to strength since its inception, but this title is an unfortunate step back with some slight additions but general reductions. gameplay-wise, THQ's in-game engine is essentially the same as that of the title before, Here Comes The Pain, but there are a couple of new additions.firstly, you now fight as either a "clean" wrestler (plays to the crowd, does exciting moves etc) or a "dirty" one (uses weapons, doesnt release illegal holds etc). you can also play as a Neutral, but thats BORING. as soon as you've done enough clean/dirty moves your bar fills up and you dirty folks can do a super-illegal move and clean people become invincible.all told, its a nice touch but it doesnt change the way you approach the game. another new addition is the mini-game at the start of the match. these range from Stare-Down battles to shove matches.. essentially though they are over in an instant.as well as the presence of Legendary characters in the game, you can take on some Legends in the Challenge mode. i won't go into it, but it does add depth which is more than can be said for the voiceovers which are laughable ("another victory for the wrestler with his hand raised.." etc.) and its a pity they sacrificed a lot of cool things for it.first off, the backstage area is a lot smaller.. no longer can you take a hardcore match all round the building and outside into the street.. then, the roster has been cut to just 40 wrestlers plus 10 or so legends. similarly, they have also cut the number of belts you can win from 7 to 4, but they also have added a Create A Belt option so you can replace both sets of Tag Team Titles and the Cruiserweight title that are so strangely missing. similarly, you can use the Create A Wrestler mode to create all those wrestlers that should be in the game already and when you get bored of the practically unaltered Season Mode (which, for any of you who own the previous title, is almost immediately) then you can set up your own Pay Per View event.if this is your first Smackdown! game then you will LOVE it - it's a good game, but in the face of Here Comes The Pain this is a massive letdown with a weak roster and reduced combat area taking much more away from the game than the little touches put back in.
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4.1.2005

On the new smackdown vs raw voices have been added into the game to give it a more realistic affect however the voices have turned out blurred and muffled and do not sound impressive. As the developers have spent there time trying to put the voices in the game there arnt many superstars on it, in fact there are more superstars on Smackdown Here Comes The Pain. This is a major disappointment as some of your favourite superstars may not be on the gmae such as:EugeneWilliam RegalGene SnitskyTyson TomkoLa ResitanceLuther ReinsThe Basham Brothersand Orlando JordanThese are just a few superstars missed of the game.Also the new parking lot brawl match has turned out a complete failure as you are restrictedto a confined space where you can only whip your opponent into about 5 vechiles and that is it. Also the backstage has been redone poorly as now you cannot switch between areas of the arena in a match purly because there is only one area backstage this limits the game massively.The games story mode has been revamped and again and has come out poorly as with all the smackdown games so far, once one season has finished the story mode is repeated exactly the same over and over again. This is disappointing as the smackdown games cannot seem to sort this problem out.BUT the game has some good new features such the new revamped royal rumble mode where you now have a ring-out metre which tells you how far from being knocked out the ring you are. It has a new Chop Battle feature in the turnbuckle which represents real life quite accurately. It has a new submission type B which you now have to stop a moving ball in cetain places, this feature will satisfy everyone. Lastly the game now has challengers for you to try and do in exhibition for when you get bored of season mode.Overall any WWE fan will like this game even though you may be slightly disappointed to start with.
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17.8.2004

smackdown vs raw is going to be one of the best games of this year if not the best. This why,-create a belt and wrestler mode-advance storyline-commentators can be seen while wrestling and panic when wrestlers approach the commentating tablescommentators also commentate during the match and parts of the table can be used as a weapon-there are also legends including old school kane, oldschool undertaker, and andrea the giant (hint hint-also a secret legend who is very famous for the sharpshooter)-increased polygon count-1 new match type officially named the parking lot brawl- you can smack wrestlers into car windows-improved wrestling (new moves more moves and optional start to matches)-wrestlersspeed and abiltity affected when carrying weapons-new challenge mode where u can play for money and buy new clothes moves and wrestlers-storylines actually wrote by wwe script writers-wrestlers are given a style face or heel its simple if you are a face u can pull of chair shots and increse the new signiture bar or choose a heel and increase the signiture bar by cheering to the croud and escaping moves ect you can change whether you are a face or heel by your actions in the story line mode-in royal rumble match you now have to eliminate wrestlers with a special move-up to six wrestlers in the ring at once-u can now control managers while wrestling e.g. press the analogue stick and u can decide whether he passes you a weapon or disturbs the ref-while in a tag match you can now brake submisions"now u can see why this is going to be fantastic"
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15.4.2005

Smackdown vs Raw is the sixth installment in the series of wrestling games produced by THQ, following a couple of PSOne efforts and three PS2 predecessors. This offering introduces a few new features in an attempt to improve on 'Here comes the Pain'.Clean/Dirty tactics - True to the 'real' wrestling scene, you have the oppertunity to play as a 'Face' or a 'Heel' (in other words a good guy or a bad guy). Performing crowd pleasing moves will fill up your meter if you are a face whilst cheating, complaining and using weapons will do the same for a heel. Create a Championship allows you to create and defend your own championship belt in PPV mode. There are new storylines in Season mode - unfortunately,as in the previous games, it is not very long before you are playing the same stories over and over again.There are negative points to be made about this game. Quite a few current wrestlers are missing from the roster - Eugene, Regal & Lita to name a few and the legends cannot enter season mode, limiting the use of characters such as Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, Mankind and the Rock. With wrestlers such as Stone Cold, Goldberg & Brock Lesnar leaving the WWE, a lot of the fan favourites are now missing. However, the Create-a-wrestler feature is always great fun, allowing you build a character with thousands of options.All in all, a good fighting game and a must for all WWE fans, however, this is not quite the five-star frogsplash forward fans might have hoped for. You just can't help but feel these games could be even better next time around.
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13.11.2004

i brought this game as a long follower of the smackdown series and was not dissapointed. The graphics are excellent and looked really good. The voiceover and commentary was a nice addition to the game and the in game music has been improved a lot. The season mode is better because it is more in depth and the storylines have been changed which is good.You now have the choice to fight clean or fight dirty depending on your actions in your current storyline which is an excellent adition to take away boredom. Create a championship is also a brilliant idea and is something that was missing in the previous smackdown games.create your own ppv has been improved and looks a lot better than it did in the previous smackdown game with more stipulations you can choose from now.I have not been able to try the online play as i dont have a network adaptor but this is probably the best addition to the game being able to test your skills against other online gamers and seeing how good you are. i think the look of the crowd has improved a lot you dont notice it until you look at the detail carefully but you can see it has improved and so has the staging area it looks better and more detailed. also a few new match types like first blood, bra & panties, survivor etc add to the new additions to the game.this is a must game if your a wwe fan like me or a fan of the smackdown series which i am or if your not a wwe fan you have to like fighting games to really like this game it may not be everyones cup of tea but it's certainly mine.
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14.11.2004

Smackdown Vs RAW was easily the most anticipated video game of the year for me, and it definitely lived up to expectation. THQ's WWE games seem to improve every year and this is no exception - if you have liked previous Smackdown games, you'll love this.SvR includes nearly all the latest superstars, arenas, entrances and moves to recreate an experience as close to the real WWE as possible. All the WWE stars look and move just as they do on TV, from Cena rapping his way to the ring to Eddie's lowrider appearing on the ramp. There are a few notable omissions from the roster, including La Resistance, London, Kidman, Spike and Eugene...but on the other hand all the superstars appear better than ever with an increased polygon count and real wrestler voice-overs.There has been little change in terms of gameplay mechanics; the controls are the same and existing players of Smackdown will be able to jump right in. If you play Smackdown purely as a fighting game then you may be disappointed that the fighting system is almost exactly the same as last year, but WWE fans will love the new face/heel system and manager interference because it recreates the TV shows better than ever.Create-a-belt, create-a-PPV and the new challenge mode adds to the replay value enormously and I believe you'll be playing SvR longer than you have done any other Smackdown game. On the whole everything you loved has remained and a whole lot more has been thrown in. If you like WWE and own a PS2, then you need to buy this game.
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31.7.2004

This game has many new features and some of the latest superstars. So far, the confirmed roster is:A-TrainEdgeRicoBatistaGarrison CadeRikishiThe Big ShowJBLRob Van DamBooker TJohn CenaScotty 2 HottyBubba Ray DudleyKaneShawn MichaelsCharlie HaasKurt AngleShelton BenjaminChavo GuerreroMark JindrakStacy KieblerChris BenoitMatt HardyTajiriChris JerichoRandy OrtonTorrie WilsonChristianRene DupreeTriple HChuck PalumboRey MysterioTrish StratusD-Von DudleyRhynoEddie GuerreroRic FlairLegendsAndre the GiantLegend KaneLegend UndertakerSome new features included are:- Face/heel or officially referred to as clean/dirty meter will be included. Players are given the choice to be a heel, face,or neutral at the start of the match, it determines how you play throughyour match and what 'secret or cheating moves you do.-create a belt-Create a ppv-New match type which will be the parking lot brawl-Legends will now be referred to as 'Legend Knae' and Lgened Taker-BETA testing of Onlince play is being carried out, so online is certainly a possibilityThat's all the confirmed things so far, i'll keep updated-Andre the giant has been confirmed as a legend plus some more big names-Full voice-overs by the WWe superstars-Season will apparently be more in depth-Belts can now be used as weaponsI'lly try to keep everyone updated on what this game is panning out to be
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22.8.2004

This years SmackDown game looks to be like one of the greatest ever! SVR has exciting new features along with a new talent roster and much, much more. SVR features:* Create-a-Belt - First time in a SD! game* Create-a-PPV - THQ wanted to add this last year but couldn't* Parking Lot Brawl - New match type this year where you can smash your opponent through windscreens and blind them with headlights among other things* Huge line-up of legends - Andre The Giant, Legend Kane, Legend 'Taker, Brutas Beefcake, Mankind, Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, Bret Hart and maybe a Legend Rock* Spanling System - An all-new golf-like meter for a mini game of spanking in Bra and Panties matches* Chopping System - Worksthe same as the spanking but with the guys in a normal match chopping each other across the chest.* New roster - Over 50 WWE superstars with many confirmed already including Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, The Undertaker, Triple H, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Eddie Guerrero, Kane, Chris Jericho and John Bradshaw LayfieldAll of this plus more will feature in SVR and it's shaping up to be one of the hottest games this year and is set for release sometime in November this year. WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW is a must-have or all wrestling fans and will also be a great buy for anyone who enjoys a brilliant video game in general. SmackDown! Vs. RAW is definately a new breed in the SmackDown! series.
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2.2.2005

Hitting the Shelves in mid November it has already sold thousands of copies. But whats in the game you may ask? Here are some of the new things in SmackDown! vs RAW. You can create your own Pay-Per-View. You can also create the coolest thing ever!!!! A WWE Title. At the start of the match there is a new feature. You can battle it out to see who gets the first punch in The Mini Game. You can start chop battles at any time in the match just Irish Whip your opponent in to the Turnbuckle and press O and down. The Legends part of the game is very good they have their own music now. Just to name some Roddy Piper, Legend Undertaker, Masked Kane, Mankind and The Rock. Moving on the entrances are all very good.John Cena raps on his way to the ring although you don't hear him. Eddie Guerrero comes in it his hydraulics car. Randy Orton comes in with the sparks. As for the music. THQ got some bands together and got a few of their songs they are on the game. New superstars in the game just to name a few, JBL, Mark Jindrak, Garrison Cade and Chuck Palumbo. On the game Season mode is the best with lots of new storylines but thats all I'm going to say about that. Unfortunaly Eugene is not in the game but on Google search WWE SmackDown vs RAW Creating Eugene. The game has had more of a polishing than a Reworking. Buy it and try it because its is the best WWE game ever!
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23.8.2005

I found this game a hell of a lot better than any otherwrestling games ive played. Its got loads of great matches,loads of great wrestlers, loads of great arenas,a few goodattires 10 or so legends, everything that makes this game highly enjotable.You can have up to 6 people playing at once the game is potentially the greatest wrestling game we'll eva see onthe ps2 but like everytime something goes well theressomething to spoil it.There is a great thing with the older games the ability to takeyour opponent out of the ring to any where you want but on thisgame theres a spacific area for one on one hardcore wrestling but its only as long as the entrance ramp.There is no where to go in season mode but the ring.All theextra titles are lost like the Tag teams the cruiseweights andthe womens title. (but the U.S and the Intercontinental stillare there)On the brightside like on Here comes the pain theretap out orsimply submission bar that you use to wear down your opponentand the brilliant creat a title option, the cean wrestling ordirty wrestling bar.despite the many things that tear you thoughts away from the fact that this is a brilliant game you cant go wrong by making the deciscion to by thisfun untiring game!!!!!
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7.1.2005

im an avid wrestling gamer who has every wrestling game there is and smackdown vs raw is the newst up date for the playstation 2 with better in ring animation a new unique to this game story mode, challenges in single mode to burst up spending cash in the shop zone, an updated create a wrestler and create a belt and ppv section,with all this it has the useual matches hell in the cell, firts blood, slobber knocker, chamber (only in the summer slam arena), and the all new parking lot brawl. but with all this its still lacking, in create a belt mode you cant have a tag team belt and you can only defend them in create a ppv mode and the belt dosent stay with the wrestler who won it.it has a very limited roster with a lot of main wrestlers missed out, only one backstage section and the entrances seem a bit weak next to here comes the pain, But we do have comentry by jim ross and jerry the king lawler for raw and tazz and micheal cole for smackdown.Overall a good step up from here comes the pain but could have made it amazing with just a few added extras , but the mini games they added are fun a must for any wrestling fan (but wait and see wrestlemania 21 for the xbox)
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20.8.2005

this game is great but there is alot of things wrong with it you never see the celebration at the end of the match and the royal rumble match is rubbish the following superstars are missing stone cold,goldberg,brock lesnar,shane mcmahon,and you get to fight vince mcmahon but cant ever play as him you cant play as kurt angle in season mode the season story lines are rubbish you can only play elimination chamber in the summerslam areana you cant play as legends in season but all together this is a great game you can create your own ppv theres blodd but verry little you can play in these arenasrawsmackdownroyal rumble 2004no way out 2004wrestlemania xxbacklash 2004judgement day 2004bad blod2004vengenace 2004the great anerican bash-no where to be seensummerslam 2003unforgiven 2003no mercy 2003survivour series 2003armageddon 2003if you want everyone in a game though get here comes the pain
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22.10.2004

What can I say... The Gamer from Denmark said it all. The only downside is that Stone Cold, Brock Lesner & Goldberg are missing. They could've at least made it in the Legends like Rock and Mankind. There was no need to put Kane & Undertaker as legends. They could have put Hogan & Macho Man instead. Other than that, the game and gameplay looks great. Finally you can counter submission moves instead of tapping away for ages to try to escape.I can't wait to unlock Bret Hart! I've been dying for them to put him in the Smackdown games. I thought they might have put him in last year as a legend. Legends have their own music and proper entrances as well.I've already bought my online network adaptorto play online which is the feature I'm looking forward to the most as I could never get bored of playing this game and proving I'm the best!
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