Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 84% (PS2) 81% (PSP) |
| Metacritic | 82/100 (PS2) 80/100 (PSP) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | C+ (PS2) B+ (PSP) |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 (PS2) 8/10 (PSP) |
| GameSpot | 8.9/10 (PS2) 8.5/10 (PSP) |
| GameTrailers | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | 9.2/10 (PS2) 8.7/10 (PSP) |
The reception to the game was generally positive, with an 84% rating on GameRankings and an 82% rating on Metacritic for the PlayStation 2 version. The reaction to the PlayStation Portable version was also positive with 81% and 80% ratings from GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively. The game was praised by some critics for its depth of content. A GameSpot reviewer mentioned "the sheer breadth of content makes it an easy choice for any wrestling enthusiast, and quite possibly the best wrestling game available for the system." Comparisons with the game and the highly acclaimed Nintendo 64 game WWF No Mercy were made, with some reviewers putting the game on par with No Mercy. An IGN reviewer commented that "there's no other wrestling game since No Mercy that offers this much replay, value, or depth", while a Netjak reviewer quoted "WWF No Mercy on the Nintendo 64 ruled as the best wrestling game, but WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 is the new standard."
However, there were some complaints for the game's limitations of game modes. Critics such as G4's reviewer felt that the General Manager mode "does not go as far as it should--no underhanded options--but it's a great start," while an eToychest reviewer quoted about the Season mode "for the first time through this more visual style of story has a lot going for it, but gameplay is about replayability, which is something that is sorely lacking here due to the limit placed on possible story arcs."
The game also featured some complaints from people surrounding season mode. Around the time of the games release, WWE superstar Eddie Guerrero had died. During season mode Guerrero is seen being chokeslamed into a casket by The Undertaker. Many fans thought that this was very disrepectful to the deceased star but THQ could do nothing about it as the game had already hit the shelves.
From the game's release up until December 2006, the game sold 3.3 million copies. On October 23, 2006, the game was added to Sony's Greatest Hits collection.
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