Man, I remember holding the game cover and reading the manual back to back whilst waiting to get home to play this masterpiece

We're entering the era of WWE games with absolutely legendary soundtracks.

Can we just take a minute to appreciate how good the PS2 was as a console. The graphics and gameplay whether it's this or here comes the pain is crazy good for a second generation playstation!

After acquiring Torrie's services, he was renamed the UnderTakeHer.

I'm honestly trying to remember if this was the Smackdown vs Raw game that gave me one of my most memorable wrestling game moment. The look of horror in Rey Mysterio's eyes as Andre the Giant performed a 619 and West Coast Pop on him.

I loved the Divas in the main menu screens. I always used the Raw theme because I had a big crush on Trish back then.

Imagine being torrie Wilson's kid and playing this game 💀

The memorable aspect of the game for me was the storyline with the women characters in season mode. I always played the SVR Season modes with created character,as it made more sense to play them than having wrestlers feel out of character as it felt in this game with Taker in places. Something I think future SVR games were better at with the addition of player characters being voiced and better storylines written. But I truly love the soundtrack for this one and the future ones, hearing FireFly on main menu never got old. Believe they used a fair bit of it for Day of Reckoning too.

It was weird how it didn't have victory scenes for most matches, or titantrons for the legends. Honestly a one month delay would've done this game wonders.

"It's not the Undertaker's fault he's such a studmuffin" 😂 Your season mode walk-through was hilarious

another nostalgia filled game for me, i remember the adverts all over the TV with Powerman 5000 plastered all over them, got me sooooo hyped!

I recently replayed the SVR series and this one is underrated imo. Probably just felt lackluster coming off of HTCP

This game is 20 years old right now. And I cannot believe everyone still like the Smackdown Vs. Raw game series after the most successful WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain videogame on the PS2 from 2003. I got this game back in Christmas Day '04, alongside with Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 on the PlayStation 2 console system when I was in my early teenage years in the 2000s decade.

Smackdown vs. Raw was my first introduction to WWE. After playing the game, I knew that I loved wrestling and I’ve been hooked on it ever since. This was a nice trip down memory lane.

This game came out right before my parents gifted me a ps2 along with this game for my birthday. It was the first wrestling game I had on a different console other than my gamecube......and man did I love this game as much as I loved Day of Reckoning 2 which stands as my all time favorite!

This game also improved the Royal Rumble w/ the new "Ring-Out" meter.

The best part about the original SmackDown versus Raw game was the fact that you could have the menu screen set up as either the Raw or SmackDown theme. I always felt that was a nice touch that should’ve made its return in future WWE games and even when they introduced ECW you could’ve had that as an option.

I remember skipping school to stay home and play this game, so many memories

The soundtrack is a thing of beauty

Smackdown Vs Raw 06 was my return to wrestling games after a several year hiatus at the time. Very much looking forward to the next video!

To me, it was pretty cool when setting up your own events, they’d do little promo packages for the main event of that show. Which always added a dope touch to the game for me

Zebrahead's Alone was hand down one of the best songs from this game and gets me hyped every time.

Just replayed 2007 on emulator and I enjoyed the hell out of it man. Some of these wrestling games never age I swear

The soundtrack with this game was totally awesome and I love it plus the tradition of us doing the Royal Rumble I think started with this game.

Smackdown vs Raw series was definitely one my favorites wrestling games. Since this was the first time i actually started wrestling, so yeah pretty cool.

Even tho the game that came before this (Here comes the pain) was a better game, the 1st SVR game will forever hold a special place in my heart, as it was the 1st wrestling game I ever played. This game also had an amazing soundtrack & is most likely the reason I still listen to Breaking Benjamin to this day. 🤘

I remember I couldn't get the game because I wasn't old enough so my mum went into Argos with the money that I saved I had happy memories with this game thank you for review it 👊

This game is my personal favorite, the story mode where it culminates in you wrestling for the undisputed Champion title and both belts was amazing.

This along with HCTP were my go to games on the PS2, which I found the easiest to play.

This game is amazing i absolute love the soundtrack for this game the trailer is amazing the match types are awesome the season mode is so much fun the women's roster is lacking sucks that Lita wasn't in this game awesome video glad i still have this game on the Ps2 the entrances are great.

I like how John Cena and Randy Orton were the focal points of this game as the future because they both lived up to it

Can't wait for the next one... SvR 2006 is my all time favorite wrestling game... yes, even over HCtP. And I've been playing them since "Superstars" in the arcade!

this was my second video game I ever played, my first was Just Bring It, and oh my God I have such a soft spot for this game. 2004 is a good year to me so I love the roster despite the fact certain members aren’t there. I’m in love with the presentation though, the menus and the story revolving around the brand split is so great. I really wish I could’ve played the online mode. and oh my lord the soundtrack is ICONIC to me, it’s so well rounded and memorable and it definitely helped shape my taste in music growing up I remember playing it right after Benoit died and I was like five years old, I was never allowed to play as him again by my parents and he was all over the career mode in SVR, so I remember having to play the SummerSlam Eliminaton Chamber match with him, Orton, Shawn, Kane and Triple H on mute at like 6:00 AM one morning in fear that someone would see me playing against him lmao

The first SmackDown vs raw game is amazing

As you cover wrestling games, would you be interested in doing a video covering the WWF Collectible Card Game, Raw Deal? I used the play the hell out of that game and I'd be interested in seeing what you felt of the game, if the wrestler's abilities and cards fitted their personalities, and how the game captured the feel of the attitude era and ruthless aggression wrestling eras. Anyway, another awesome video and I'm here for the long haul.

“Undertaker’s like later losers, I’ve got a women’s dressing room I need to be in.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Short story about this game. Every spring and/or summer my cousins and I would go visit my grandmother in Ohio. Every time we visited, she would let us rent a couple games from Blockbuster while we’re there. I didn’t play this game until the spring or summer of 2005 (I can’t remember). I picked this game up and if my memory serves me correct, the first match I was Kane and one of my cousins were Kurt Angle. Throughout that visit I was so hooked to this game that when it was time for us to head back home in Michigan, I packed it in my book bag and like an hour after I got home she called asking where the game was so she can return it. I acted like I accidentally packed it and she had to pay Blockbuster $50. I still have the game but could never find the blockbuster case that it came in. I was 10 years old.

Not as good as HCTP but acceptable. SvR 2006 was the next good SvR game. The season mode was very fun and the roster was very stacked. I still recommend it because is nostalgic.

Fun Fact: the lead singer of Power Powerman 5000 Spider One is Rob Zombies' younger brother.

Taker took over the DDP stalker role and became the Underwear Taker

I remember going to my relatives house playing this, man I miss the mid/late 2000s.

You had me 😂 rolling on this one, brother. Good stuff.👍🏽

I remember seeing *The Undertaker* on Smackdown circa 06' as a kid. Got this game right after, and the rest is history.

Graphic upgraded a lil from the previous … but it was overall a demotion from HCTP unfortunately 😭 Roster wise should’ve included : Test, Steiner, Goldberg, Lesnar, Nunzio, stamboli, Conway, Grenier, Noble… that’s all I think of as of now…

That intro was LEGENDARY!!!

12:22 it was nice to see the Undertaker with the whole deadman entrance after years of biker Taker.

They need to put back the interactive stuff throughout the matches. And should be in longer ppv matches so it don’t get redundant. It should be spots that they be having in showcase modes. They also need crawling and reaching for the ropes in the games and holding on while ref counts. More heel and face actions. Grabbing tights to make pin escape tougher and building momentum faster for face and making them no sell.

I loved Here Comes the Pain so much, that I bought this game at launch. I played for a few hours and was so disappointed in the gameplay that I returned the game to Gamestop for my traded HCtP copy, minus $20 overall. I didn't buy another wrestling game at launch since...

I played this game so much that at some point I went full career mode with Chavo Guerrero and went undefeated lol

The menus and music made this game worth a try.

Forgot to mention this was the last original wrestling game. Every game after has just been an improvement of SVR formula

Oh ! This one brings lots of nostalgic memories for me I also play this with my cousin too. 👍👍 And again I spend lots of time with the season mode and create a wrestler . I enjoy playing this one

I completely forgot Kurt angle was Smackdown GM back in the day

It was suppose to be "WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2005"

This game WAS my childhood. Many fond memories of all my buddies crowded around a CRT TV screaming at the screen. Starwars Battlefront, WRC Rally, Driver 2 all came second to this game. I've still got the soundtrack burned into my head.

So many childhood memories!

I’ll put this as a top 5 wwe game,it was hard to top the OG,06-07 was better but the graphics,mechanics and soundtrack made SVR the great game that it was

The only wrestler you can't play as in the season mode is Kurt Angle because he's the Smackdown GM in season mode.

Awesome. Content that never stops being entertaining.

I'd really love to see you continue to play out the rest of the story mode ! These videos are amazing I love the comments

"Stupid midcarder" is an insult spit-takes were made for.

Old Smackdown and WWE games were kinda good. 🐐

This was my first wrestling game. So many hours in it.

Playing the first SVR game 🎮 takes me back to my high school days 😢.

Smackdown vs Raw 2006 and 2007 were my favorite games growing up. I loved No Mercy and Here Comes The Pain as well when I was younger just button mashing controllers. But SvR 2006-07 were the first games where I was at an age to understand the games and wrestling fully. THQ and Yukes made *extremely* fun games, which is weird when you see how Fight Forever came to be. It's fun, just feels uncomplete overall.

The intro had me feeling like I was a kid again! I remember I would turn the tv off for like 30 seconds waiting for the shower scene to pass so my parents didn’t see😂This was awesome to remember, thank you sir for the trip down memory lane!

My first exposure to wwe games was SVR 2006.

Can we talk about how this game is almost 20 years old and was a PS2 game and how it good it still looks for that era of games

This was the first wrestling game i've seen in person at a friend's house. He was always playing it doing every single thing

Ill admit the divas on the menus screen is what i love about this game😂😂

Stopped watch wresting on 01, wrestlemania devastated me. Was over it after that. The last game i played was smackdown 2 but i got addicted to this game in 05. Absolutely brilliant

Charlie Haas went from “let go in peace” to “rest in peace” real quick

22:33 Edge over here getting destroyed by Bret is like “Never meet your heroes!”

Another enjoyable video. Beat line throughout was “coach thinks it’s a good idea for me to take part in a tornado tag match but I think coach can go f*** himself” 😂

Played this at a mates house, picked it up a short while later, became my introduction to wrestling and have been a fan ever since

My first experience of a wrestling video game ever

i loved Guerrero's voicework. "hey holmes wat do u think ur doin?!"

They should have added Lita,Miss Jackie,Gail Kim,Carlito,Nidia,and Dawn Marie in this game

Here Comes The Pain will forever be the GOAT

Still play this on PS2 the most . One of my all time favourite games ever. The create a wrestler mode makes everything so much more interesting

This has the best "stored finisher" sound effect. The logo flash when a finisher is performed is cool. Also legend undertaker

Can't wait for the Smackdown vs Raw 2006 review I absolutely loved that game 🔥

I remember playing this on the good ol PS2. These games were definitely a big part of my childhood.

The commercial was the greatest thing as ever

“Stud muffin Undertaker” 😂😂😂

Wrestling bios coming in clutch 🔥 🔥 🔥

This one has a special place in my heart. This is one of the first games I got when I got my fat ps2 for Christmas

Oh my gawd! It's SmackDown! vs. RAW - Sports Entertainment will never be the same!

This game also came in a collection Pack as well.

"Superstars" by Styles of Beyond is the reason I will die an ABSOLUTE Fan of this game... THE BEST of ALL TIMES

I worked nights at a security job during the ps2 era. I smuggled my ps2 in and played SDvR for years.

The intro/prologue of smackdown vs raw was awesome

i remember being a little kid and being facinated with the wireless frequency controller. i hooked it up in the garage and played it in the house threw the window with binoculars

Noticed that after winning the characters dont celebrate and all we see is the wrestler's theme and characters standing in their stances.😂😂

Mannnn ,this brought back soooo many memories, at the time, i was in the navy and got off early to go pick this game up for ps2, what a moment...randy ortom was on fire at the time as a pro wrestler, chris Benoit did the amazing "hat trick" all the entrances were amazing..my favorite game behind the n64 games😁...oh man the memories😊

SVR's soundtrack is probably the best to 2nd best of all the games though.

This was one of my first PS3 games. The music was very memorable, powerman, zebrahead, muddle of Mudd, etc.

Smackdown Vs. Raw 2006 was the best one to me but this game was pretty good to.

The first 2 smackdown vs raws were the best. I think 06 has the best GM mode of any

Man this was my childhood.. THQ did a much better job than 2k the original svsr, 2006,2007,2009 and 2011 were the best games in my opinion but 2007 was special for me.. it was the best from all of them.. the gameplay was nearly perfect.. the control you had was just insane.. these games were such great games.. and 2k destroyed everything