I have a lot of fond childhood memories involving this game and the year of WWE programming it presented. John Cena and Batista switching brands in the Draft and bringing their respective world titles along is still one of the most epic things I've seen in wrestling.
Unfortunately, when compared to past WWE games, SvR 2006 is where the general quality starts to fall off a bit. Things like GM Mode, the Buried Alive match and Backstage Brawls are all welcome additions. However, the slow shift to have this game series be more of a wrestling simulation really hurts its appeal. Things slow to a crawl whenever you have to recharge your Stamina meter, made even worse by vapid commentary lines that sound nothing like what you hear on TV.
The recipe that was perfected in Here Comes The Pain started to be tinkered with for no apparent reason with this game, and as a result, it suffers from delivering something truly great.
Unfortunately, when compared to past WWE games, SvR 2006 is where the general quality starts to fall off a bit. Things like GM Mode, the Buried Alive match and Backstage Brawls are all welcome additions. However, the slow shift to have this game series be more of a wrestling simulation really hurts its appeal. Things slow to a crawl whenever you have to recharge your Stamina meter, made even worse by vapid commentary lines that sound nothing like what you hear on TV.
The recipe that was perfected in Here Comes The Pain started to be tinkered with for no apparent reason with this game, and as a result, it suffers from delivering something truly great.