WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
| WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw | |
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US Box art for the game, featuring Vince McMahon.
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| Developer(s) | Yuke's |
| Publisher(s) |
THQ (WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw) Yuke's (Exciting Pro Wrestling 6) |
| Distributor(s) | THQ |
| Series | SmackDown vs. Raw |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Professional wrestling, Fighting, Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer, multiplayer online |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| EGM | 7.67/10 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
| GameSpot | 8.1/10 |
| GameSpy |   |
| GameZone | 8.7/10 |
| IGN | 8.4/10 |
| OPM (US) |  |
| VideoGamer.com | 7/10 |
| X-Play | |
| Detroit Free Press | |
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw (often shortened to WWE SvR or SVR 2005 and known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 6: SmackDown! vs. Raw in Japan), is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ and developed by Yuke's. It is part of the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw (later renamed to simply WWE) series (the first under the SmackDown vs. Raw name) and is based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). This game is the sequel to 2003's WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain and was succeeded in 2005 by WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006.
The game is largely similar to its predecessor, but adds some key features.
Several new gameplay features are introduced, including pre-match and in-match mini-games. The pre-match mini games are randomly chosen before every singles match, Test of strength, Stare down and Shoving match. Several in-game minigames were also introduced, chop battle, Spanking mini-game - in bra and panties matches, a female wrestler could enter a "spanking" mini-game. The meter mechanic from the chop battles are retained, but the player must perfectly time the button press three consecutive times to win. If the player does so, a cut scene of the two female wrestlers kissing is played.
The ability to sustain a submission till the count of 5 once a rope break had been reached was also implemented. The game features several arenas that WWE held events at in 2003 and 2004; there are also arenas based on each WWE television show.
Also added to the game was the Clean/Dirty system, which influenced each wrestlers tactics. Players can choose if the wrestler is clean, dirty or neutral. A clean or dirty wrestler has a meter that can be filled up by performing special clean/dirty actions or moves.
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