This is a game for wrestling fans.
WHAT'S NEW?
Well every year a new Smackdown! game would come out and so far each has made an improvement, whether it was the graohics, the roster, the number of modes and the one that has had problems to improve is the Season mode. They've included a buried alive match which is basically your average Casket match but instead the casket is by the ramp well actully it's next to the screen (Titan Tron) and you have to stick your opponent inside and bury them ALIVE! Theres a fullfil your fantasy match which is a improvement on the Bra And Panties match but with a bed and a whole load of sofas and cushions, and your DIVAS have to wear some gimmicy outfits that tend to show cleavage. Theres the backstage brawls where the name really expalins what you do, you brawl in either a bar, a parking lot or a proper backstage area with ladders and chairs and a person who continuosly comes and gets soda from the vending machine. It's also possible to grapple him and steal his drink and you drink it but the liquid kind of looks like slime and the slime is going down the guys eye.
A new feature to the series is the GM mode, where you play as a GM of either brand Smackdown! or RAW, and you use transfers and make the match cards make rivarlies, basically everything a GM would do. Also in addition to the CREATE options theres a CREATE-A -ENTRANCE mode where you can create a simple entrance where you select a theme song and a movie and a ring walk. Or, you can go creative and select a ADVANCED ENTRANCE where you really go to town on options from pyro and timing, and it's really good.
THE ROSTER
You can expect newcomers such as Orlando Jordon and William Regal and a whole set of legends such as Bret Hart and Junkyard Dog and a whole new voice setting for each superstar and new moves to boot.
You can also add to the roster with a great CREATE-A-SUPERSTAR mode to go along side with it.
THE SEASON
This time no-one and i mean nobody, speaks in text. Your character will speak in proper dialogue and so will the other people. Once again the season mode still isn't lengthy you could complete both brands seasons at once in 12 hours or less. so about 6 hourd per brand. This time you have proper rewards for your efforts instead on stat points and money, you get trophies which appear in your locker room wall of fame and there there for you to look at. And i'f you complete both brands seasons you get the RAW and Smackdown! trophies and infinite stat points. Plus instead of stupid scenes which last no more than 5 minutes that have the same animation you have motion-captured scenes with proper dialogue and actully make sence.
THE CONCLUSION
WWE Smackdown! Vs RAW 2006 is a great game, if you are a fan of the Smackdown series or just a wrestling fan, there is absolutly no reason why you should hesitate to buy WWE Smackdown! Vs RAW 2006.