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@despitewisdom

Жыл бұрын

You are so close to 100k subscribers & no one deserves it more than you Ian!

@Rob17Cotton

Жыл бұрын

Awesome stinger shirt you have on in the video my dudee 😎 might have get one of those myself 😁 love sting who doesn't I am right 😂

@nehemiahpouncey3607

Жыл бұрын

They flushed all of this down the toilet When 2008 came out.

@catchcan221

Жыл бұрын

That date, November 9th, 2007 is exactly 10 years after Vince screwed Bret.

@nove254

Жыл бұрын

Just started watching and I don't blame you for picking up the ps2 version. Madden was so better on the ps2 version was way better at the time.

Man that whole section about your family split and everything going on with you at that time really hit home. These kind of games were such an escape for so many of us, I really appreciate you sharing something from your life that isn’t just happy times because everyone has those portions of their life. Loved the video and thanks for all the content as always!!

@GoodvibesXD

Жыл бұрын

I could relate too I used video games as an escape too they really helped me deal with my parents divorce as well

@barrylarry5359

Жыл бұрын

@@GoodvibesXD yeah, this is why i really like this guys channel. Humble and honest.

@BoltonGaming

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful comment love this

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

SVR 07 undoubtedly has my favorite soundtrack of any wrestling game ever. It's one of my favorite soundtracks of all time.

@RiseAgainst369

Жыл бұрын

The game that introduced me to Rise Against. nuff said

The soundtrack segment really gave me chills. Like I was 8 years old again sitting in front of my little tv, not a care in the world. Thanks for sharing your story man.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

I felt like actually putting the music in was super important to getting it across, glad it struck a cord.

@gameshock2916

Жыл бұрын

@@616Entertainment Congratulations on reaching 100K subscribers here on KZread. You earned it!

These games gave me an opportunity to escape from real world problems my Mon was facing. Didn’t ever realize my brother and I were just hiding in the basement playing these games to escape. And in that escape I have fantastic memories with him, having too much fun playing these games.

@a.grimes4202

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. I was in my early 20s and used HCTP and the GameCube’s WWE WrestleMania XIX as escapes from the reality of my mother’s struggle with breast cancer in 2003, which she tragically ended up losing the final day of that year, new year’s eve. I don’t know where I’d be without them and also going over to my friends place a couple days a week to get away from it all.

@GlassHalfFull10

Жыл бұрын

@@a.grimes4202 God bless you and your Mother. My mother went through cancer, survived. But I remember the tough times going through it and taking care of her. Cheers to you mate. Wishing you happiness and peace in your life.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

We all have those times, man. Glad you made it through.

Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 is legendary, it has an epic soundtrack, great gameplay, great match types, GM Mode, Season Mode and even customize your own locker room. Hell it even has neat challenges for you to complete as an option. Plus a trophy locker in your locker room during season mode. This was the first wrestling game I ever played

@nehemiahpouncey3607

Жыл бұрын

2k who?😂

@ThellysTheOddBod

Жыл бұрын

​@@nehemiahpouncey3607 exactly

@nehemiahpouncey3607

Жыл бұрын

@@ThellysTheOddBod you could go back To a THQ WWE game and still find the Magic out of it.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Its' a good one, no doubt.

@EmmettXIV

Жыл бұрын

they did have neat challenges. I liked those. One was either in 06' or 07', defeat Great Khali with a diva lol

One of the things i remember most about SVR 07 on the ps2 is that the Rock had no teeth. On a serious note though, that divorce story hit close to home for me. My folks divorced when I was 8 and my mom would have multiple boyfriends a year. But even as she would move us from one strange guy's house to another in her crusade to fill the void that was left after a failed marriage to my father, wrestling and video games were my escape as well. I appreciate what you do, Ian and im glad you are here. You're the man.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Really sorry to hear that, man. But look at you now, man. We all have those bad times. We just remember what Scott Hall said and keep moving!

This game truly means the whole world to me when it comes to wrestling games. Over my nearly 25 years of existence on this planet, this one has given me and my family the most enjoyment and to this day, we still replay it. This one has it all. Arguably the best gameplay of the whole series in my opinion, this has my favorite licensed soundtrack in not just WWE game history, but in video game history as a whole (Survive by Rise Against, I swear, SO beautiful😭, both classics from Nonpoint & Three Days Grace, Stiches by Allele, and more), arguably the best season mode in the whole series, the best interpretation of GM Mode, the creation modes were SO expansive, the match types were all there, and the replay value is INSANE! This one is Fully Loaded (no pun intended, I swear😅) with the content and I love that. Lastly, the fact that this game took place in the peak of me and my family’s enjoyment of WWE, in 2006, is just all the more sweeter. I know it’s not the most perfect year ever, but we don’t care, we’ll forever love Ruthless Aggression, no matter the haters. Thank you so much, Ian, for reminding me of my childhood memories, and reminding me why I love this one😌. Lastly, I’m sorry for hearing what happened to you growing up with this one. I’m glad the game is super fun in order to remove your stress, and give you better memories. Easily your best wrestling game review yet, and I can’t thank you enough, Ian. Much love to you, and all the DanDans, for allowing me to share with you my memories with these games.😌❤️🫂 See you guys next time😊

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my dude and I'm glad there are so many positive memories attached to this one for you. That's the best part!

@sorryyourenotawinner2506

Жыл бұрын

YESS

Man, This game was the Peak of PS2 gaming. I'm so proud to still own a copy

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Hell yea, man.

It’s still crazy going back to SvR 07 & hearing Undertaker predict the future also I appreciate Ian sharing his memories with this game good or bad

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Dude Taker was on some clairvoyant stuff.

@HawkHogan_

Жыл бұрын

And don't forget the symbolism of him putting Eddie in a casket in SVR 06. Crazy stuff

@PraiseThaDon

6 ай бұрын

Predictive programming

I have been waiting for this for many years, SvR 07 is definitely one of my favourite wrestling game ever.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

More to come, my dude.

Thanks for sharing your stories. The relationship with my parents (and they with themselves) wasn't great. Art, games, books, and entertainment provided a much needed escape, and probably kept me more sane than I otherwise would have ended up.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

We all have our escapes!

Proof that wrestling and video games can be a healthy escape. I’m happy to hear you share what this game meant to you and how it got you through a difficult time in your life bro. Good shit.

I’m so glad you mentioned ladder finishers without even being on the ladder. My friend had this game on PS2 when we were roommates, and we were taking Mick Foley through the career mode. We got to a ladder match with JBL that we just couldn’t win. Finally, we did it, we were on the ladder reaching for the prize, JBL was down on the mat, and then suddenly the game cut to JBL on top of the ladder suplexing me off and onto the ground. I never played again haha. This was a treat, man. I hope those Mickey James shirts end up on ProWrestlingTees.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha. I can imagine fighting tooth and nail to get a win and then they pull some cheapness, hahaha. Thanks for watching brudda.

i just recently received a lifetime ban on wwe 2k23 and it gave me the same thoughts and feelings about how these games since day one have given me a escape and opened up my artistic and creative side, thank you for everything you do and putting into words how something as silly and weird as wrestling can help and make someone feel better and at time worse but we love it, these games and memories will always beat being turned away and not given a second chance in this day and age. Much love to everyone. I play these games on my channel too but never as good as you my friend, ive enjoyed it for years

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

I don't have as much of a bond with this one as '06 but man that soundtrack definitely still hits. I can see how someone growing up playing the previous Smackdown games would start to get turned off with the motion controls at this point. Cool to hear that you still enjoyed it. Also keep showing your memory card, I love being nostalgic about that stuff! (Even though it makes even a 25 year old feel old lol - that was 15 years ago??)

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I have those files still, lots of stories tied to them.

I can say that video games was there when nobody else was for sure. While I didn't experience the family split, I was treated like that animal that is brought home and is given just the essentials to live. Thanks for sharing Ian and great retrospective.

@drunkensailor112

9 ай бұрын

Oh man that's horrible!!

Good god! As a famous man once said. This game brings me nostalgia like how you have nostalgia with no mercy thank you so much Ian for bringing me back when I was eight years old and played with my older brother and all of my friends after some pizza and a few games of mortal Kombat and blitz the league

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Hell yea dude, great times.

Dude that story at the end really hit home for me. You’re always brutally honest and it’s appreciated. I destroyed this game as a kid and I remember beating GM Mode for the first time on a car trip to the flea market, it meant a lot to me.

@nehemiahpouncey3607

Жыл бұрын

The game debut of bobby lashley, Trevor Murdock, Umaga, Candace Michelle,johnny nitro(Morrison) Mr Kennedy (ken Kennedy) Joey mercury,the Boogeyman, The great khali, super crazy, paul Burchill, pscosis,melina,mickey james, And kid cash. Also finlay, dusty rhodes, jim neithart, bam bam Bigelow, jerry Lawler.

@nehemiahpouncey3607

Жыл бұрын

Dusty rhodes look to much like his son Dustin runnels.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Beat it in the car?!

@zm9996

Жыл бұрын

@@616Entertainment the PSP got a super jank port when it released, I had it on PS2 for the longest time and got the PSP version literally just to play GM Mode in the car lol

@nehemiahpouncey3607

Жыл бұрын

@@zm9996 they even added stuff that Wasn't in the console versions like Going backstage talking to Other wrestler's.

Thank you Ian for another amazing retrospective of one the classics. Sad to say that SvR 07 marked the beginning of my detachment from the wrestling world and WWE games. I still follow wrestling and may play WWE games here and there, but not with the same passion as before 2007-08. I owned (and still do) SvR 08 but didn't play it as much. 07 was the last WWE game I fully enjoyed. I got my first real job, dated someone for the first time, spent more time outside with friends, etc... if that game brings any memories is probably of that time in my life, so a bit bittersweet, yet I still remember the crazy storylines which I look forward to relive whenever you decide to do full playthroughs! Thank you also for sharing such a personal story and I am glad to see that you were able overcome the advsersity and become one of the best youtubers out there. Much love brother.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Excellent memories, man. Excellent.

The "Offer Still Stands" inserts seriously cracked me up! Another stellar retrospective, Ian. 😅

I’ve been waiting for you to cover this one for so long, because this is actually my favorite wrestling game all time. The last one that I had played before this was Shut Your Mouth, so to say that I was surprised at how far the series had come would be a rather large understatement. I really feel that this particular game was the turning point with wrestling games going full thrusters in the direction of simulation-based gameplay. That being said, however, it still has enough of a “video game feel” to it that prevents the difficulty level of the current crop of WWE games. Another stellar retrospective, my good man. Your hard work is GREATLY appreciated 🤘🏼

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, I appreciate it. More to come, brudda.

Hands down the best soundtrack of any sports game ever!!

To this day, this remains my favorite SvR as far as the soundtrack goes. SvR 2005 went hard, this game went even harder.

Ian, you really have a way with words. This was another amazing video. Thank you! ❤

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I try.

This game was my favorite in the series, because the time that I had with it. We had like 10 people playing for belts and documented everything. TVs for buildup and contention and PPVs to close it out. I could trek stories for days about how fun and shocking at times it was, but I'll save you the words. Me and my cousin take turns holding onto the blue notebook it was all documented in and still have it to this very day. I spent the entire time as US Champion up until he dethroned me on our last PPV. Man, what a time. Great retrospective, as always

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

You did the right thing: a true great always goes out looking at the lights.

Thank you for continuously trusting our ever growing online 616 Entertainmaint crew with many of your most intimate personal experiences associated with many of the things you cover @Ian we all got you man, just like you always strive to get us.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

More to come my dude!

Hey man there's nothing wrong with getting real it's a good way to connect to your audience as a lot of us can relate in some way. Lost my momma to cancer the year GTA 5 came out and playing online with my buddies helped me through that year. But regardless enjoy your videos bro and can't wait for the next triangle X squared O.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Really sorry to hear that, brudda. RIP to your mom.

@mattream2399

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it

As an Xbox guy since the OG Xbox, but also a PSX owner and lover of Smackdown! and Smackdown! 2, you can be sure I bought SvR07 on the Xbox 360 the day it came out. I miss things like the Ultimate Control features that have been dumbed down in most areas and removed in a lot of other areas. The SvR era was one of my favorites in wrestling game history. Another awesome retrospective brother, I can't wait to see the future trilogy and the future of Triangle X Squared Circle!

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Plenty more to come, my dude.

Now THIS is what i call a professional retrospective! Keep up the good work my brother, i really enjoy it.

I am so glad this game served as that escape during a rough time in your life man. I do have memories of this game and even some of the negatives i had (mainly GM Mode and roster stuff) this game was fantastic. This was a great review and I appreciate the insight on your life as well…

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. More to come.

This game is truly iconic for me. That soundtrack has always been my favorite in any wrestling game and the intro of GM mode as well as the stamina meter were great! I loved doing Money in the Bank matches over and over they were crazy hard fought battles and I loved every second of it. The stamina meter made fights feel more immersive to me. Instead of seeing wrestlers pop right back up no matter how much damage they took they instead had to take time to recover and gave the player a small break from the intense action. This game will forever be one I play with anyone willing!

Glad to see you're back with the in depth wrasslin retrospectives! No slight to your other content, but this is the kind of thing that got me supporting

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Seasons in, seasons out! Unless I say they're gone for good, they'll always be back. =)

Sharing how this piece of art made you escape the tribulations you were facing at such a pivotal age really opened my eyes and made me think of my own experience and why I hold this game with such a strong sense of nostalgia. Great video!!!!

Thank you so much for looking at this game bro. This is the game that I played while mourning the passing of my father when I was 12, and will always hold a special place in my heart for helping me cope with everything that was happening. Thank you 🙏❤️

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

RIP to your dad, man. Sorry to hear that.

This was one of my favourite wrestling games. This, 09 and 10 were awesome.

Great retrospective! Every time you mentioned your ORIGINAL saved data made me really miss mine. My PS2 memory card got corrupted and I lost ALL my PS2 wrestling game memories from SvR ‘07-SvR ‘11. Thankfully I have those memories locked in my brain

This game is so nostalgic for me I have very vivid memories that I remember sleeping getting ready to go to school then my dad woke me up and said I had a doctors appointment so we went to the doctors and on our way back home we stopped at a game store and picked Up WWE SVR 2007 for PS2 then we headed home and played all night enjoying the game and for my birthday my grandpa also got time the game for the PSP cause I took it with me everywhere when I was younger

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Great memories, man.

@rubentorres3426

Жыл бұрын

@@616Entertainment yeah definitely those are the memories I’ll always cherish

Man I feel you on the personal stuff. My parents divorcing when I was 7 wasn’t the worst part of my childhood. Nope that would be when my mom brought her 2nd husband into my life. Videogames distracted me from how terrible those years were and even today at almost 40 I still enjoy playing old school games. It’s ingrained in me

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear you went through dark times to, man. We all do. Gotta keep going. Glad to hear you did!

Svr 2007, was my jam. My first wrestling online experience. We had leagues and groups. We had a guy that would put together gang wars, post them on KZread. This game is so much fun. I made the best Captain Jack created wrestler. Thank you for this.

Hitting me with the nostalgia of one of my favorite wrestling games of all time. That Undertaker predicting the future of Benoit and Benoit’s face was priceless 😂 and sad as fuck for the victims involved… 2007 was a bad year for WWE. TNA was on 🔥 and I was hoping they would finally be legit competition for the WWE but they never stuck when the time was right. And I mentioned Benoit and obviously what happened shook the wrestling world, the sports world as far as concussions and the world in general. At least we had Smackdown vs Raw to take our mines off things for a bit.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

TNA was so good at this time, man.

@thegamingprozone1941

Жыл бұрын

When I was watching that part, my jaw dropped.

This game was my most played game of my entire childhood. I too share some memories of this game through very difficult times. This video was made with perfection. I love this channel.

Your save file date also reminds us how quick we are to move on from something we dedicate a whole year to - my assumption is you stopped playing this game on 9th November 2007 because within a few more days of that date, SDvR 2008 launched. And from there you probably dedicated a year to that game, before turning away from it because '09 came out. This would be the same for millions of gamers around the world across many different genres! Also, the ladder match footage reminded me that I am convinced I once ran up a ladder and snatched the belt down in one smooth movement. I only did it once, and never seemed to be able to do it in any subsequent game I bought. It's like maybe I just imagined it!

Loved the soundtrack to this game! I think 2006 was the best year for music.

@BrendoDynomite

Жыл бұрын

Any time before Drake was better than now!

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

For music in general? Like in the history of time?!

Greatest wrestling game ever made.

@dogkingify

Жыл бұрын

4th best WWE game

@NonbasicYT

Жыл бұрын

My favorite is Smackdown Shut Your Mouth

@MazeDaGr8

Жыл бұрын

Top 5 indeed

@blockajeff

Жыл бұрын

yes! 2006 was my peak fandom & this game was my life

@JohnnyMnemonic.

Жыл бұрын

2006 is the best for me.

I'm glad you found solace and peace in the SvR game. I'm glad all of us here are part of the wrestling family.

This game holds so much nostalgia for me. One of the better SDVR games

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

It's a good one for sure.

Got emotional when I heard the soundtrack so many memories and nostalgia

my pc broke and i was hunting for some older games to play, i was just on the hunt of the smackdown vs raw game and it was this one. it was amazing

Absolutely loved this soundtrack, might be my favourite non-GTA licensed soundtrack ever. Only improvement would be entrance themes in the menus

Love your videos Ian, thanks for sharing, great stuff

Bro!!! MAD RESPECT for sharing a little of your life with us. When I think of these games, I think of being the oldest of 4. My mom was a single mother. We were on food stamps. My mom worked full time so she could raise us. All my friends from junior high were joining the neighborhood gang (Norteños). But I had to take care of my younger siblings while my mom worked. And the games that were there to help me kill time and keep me out of trouble? The SmackDown vs Raw series, Def Jam Fight for NY, Resident Evil 4, GTA San Andreas, and the DBZ Budokai series. I look back now and, yeah, my siblings were annoying. But we did have a lot of fun playing these games. Be well, man. Till the next one!!

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Dude huge shout out to your mom, sounds like a LEGEND, man.

Ian, thanks for sharing your story. Excellent work, as always. Your passion for the topics you cover always shine through. Thanks for everything.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

I try man, thank you.

I want to thank this game for getting me into three days grace, nonpoint and rise against when I was 12, i still remember giving all my caws animal i have become as their entrance music

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Great soundtrack for sure.

I know exactly how you feel. I went through it when my folks split. I made a choice that I would be constructive and not destructive. I started really looking at music, video games, certain TV shows, anime, and wrestling to get myself right as I prepped for life without both parents in my house.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear you went through it too, man.

This was a very special episode. This and 06 are my 2 stand out SvR games. Unfortunately 07 was stolen from me as a kid and didn't get it again till later on in life. Had a lot of good times creating tna guys as well as some classic guys. With everything you talked about personally at the end, that hit home for a lot of us I think and we really appreciate you telling your stories man. With that save being gone, and overwritten, I hope that closes that awful time of your life out of existence. Much love brotha ❤

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

I hope whoever stole it breaks their toes.

The hours I spent on this game was way too damn high. Thank you for taking me back down memory lane.

This was one of the first wrestling video games I ever played as a kid and I'm glad you reviewed it. Hearing you get personal about where you were when you first played it was a reminder of why I became a wrestling fan all in all. Thank you! I look forward to your next review

Thank you for sharing your personal story man. I appreciate your personal intake on the history of these games. I too have good and bad memories while playing with this game in particular. Appreciate your channel and you are a person. Hope you doing much better nowadays.

Beautiful retrospective Ian. This is my favourite one yet.

King of the Dan Dans , dont concern yourself with folks that wrongly say you are "negative" about this or that, they dont get it. What you are is honest and alot of folks arent used to that anymore. Keep being you @Ian , that is what keeps us coming back again and again.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Oh don't worry, I don't care about it, hahaha

The soundtrack still slaps nowadays it was how I found out who Ghostface Killer was and which in turn led me to Wu Tang Clan

I love watching these retrospectives whilst having my lunch.

Definitely my favorite SVR of all time and definitely the best sound track. But I am today old to found out you can do multiple tables 😮😮😮 😡 how I never knew. Good episode 👍🏻

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Gotta get that stack going!

This was one of my favorite svr games. This and svr 2008.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

I'm an '06 guy, hahaha

This was fantastic man! Hate to hear that you went through that man. I went through the exact same thing and just like you, video games kept me above water in what it can only be very dark days. These wrestling games helped me keep busy and am so glad they did. We love ya brotha and happy those days are behind us brotha👍#ThanksForWhatYouDo #WeAreTheDanDans #MuchLove #Retrospective

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

We all have our dark periods, glad you got through.

@KingGamezz87

Жыл бұрын

@@616Entertainment Thanks brotha.

Your retrospectives are the best!

Thanks for sharing your memories of this game and the personal situations around that time as well with us. It's things like that, being real and personable that make your content stand out because it's coming from you and no one else. I really enjoyed this game, the GM Mode, the customizable locker room, the divas, the music, the changes in controls took some getting used to but it wasn't a bad change necessarily. I was also still enjoying my PS2 and didn't get into the Xbox 360. Around this time, I was a junior in high school, around the same age as you, so very relatable. Video games were a great escape for me as well at the time. It was bittersweet though. Growing up, in years prior, I had a blast playing games like No Mercy, Here Comes the Pain, SvR 06 with my friends and my cousin. By the time this game came out, they were losing interest in WWE, and this was one of the final WWE games we really played together. This was like the end of my childhood.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Real life is important to talk about, ya know?

RAW 2 on the Xbox was such a solid game. You could rip music from CDs to use as custom entrance music. I sunk countless hours into that game

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

That will 100% be covered in the episode.

This was the first SVR I played thanks to me being an Xbox kid. It was nice to finally get to play a good wrestling game. Lol.

Thank you Ian! I love watching your wrestling retrospective! I’m glad I bought this game for the Xbox 360! It’s still fun to play! I still have the original copy that my mom bought me back in middle school.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

You had the pretty one! Hahahaha

I love your videos especially reviewing a lot of these games it takes me back to my childhood

Another home run retrospective episode. But I had to stop halfway to leave this comment... you just touched on the music of SvR '07, and the second i heard those songs I got hit by an expected rush of memories that had me tearing up hardcore. It was the weirdest thing....I dunno, I guess it was a reminder of a Simpler time during our teenage years and a time when we still had so many loved ones who are now gone. Wanted to say thank you for just that moment alone. Also for reminding me what a banger track list we had in the mid 2000' compared to what we have now lol

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Yea it was important to me to actually play some of the music. Nothing beats really hearing it.

Great review, this ranks in my top 10 wrestling games ever. I played this game ALL spring & summer in 2007 because I got the PS2 version for my 12th birthday.

That Undertaker and Benoit segment is brutal lol

Ahhh I've been looking forward to this for as long as your Retrospective series has existed. I absolutely adored this game growing up. Phenomenal roster (Debut Kane, Dusty Rhodes, and all 4 Foley's were among my favorite inclusions). Loved the soundtrack - one of the best ever in franchise history. Among my favorite features in this game were: - the customizable Locker Room. - unlocking Infinite Attribute Points for the Creation Suite by winning a year of GM Mode. - the hardest-to-accomplish feats in the game actually being well-rewarded (Million Dollar and Hardcore Championships, Saturday Night's Main Event and ECW One Night Stand Arenas, etc.). - getting to play all of those awesome and whacky storylines in Season Mode...with legends. Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, and Mick Foley are fully playable here - all of whom were fully voiced over by their real-life counterparts for the mode! Rolling through with these guys yields some fantastic and, at times, hilarious results. If you ever get a chance to give these three playthroughs a whirl, you're in for a real treat. It especially tugs the heartstrings doing it as the late, great Hot Rod, who was always one of my favorite legends. Seriously, if you haven't experienced it, his playthrough of Season Mode is a real treasure. - being able to use a second controller to help make matches easier across all modes - especially while going for the Legends Trophy. The only things I ever really found even remotely irritating about this game were the control scheme (like you said, it was not at all easily accessible) and the fact that Dusty was stuck wearing that Million Dollar Championship until you eventually put in the work to unlock it (it was what I've always liked to call the "Hundo" of the game(100% completion reward or Ultimate reward of a game - along with the couple other rewards you got for winning the prestigious Legends Trophy)). Eventually I will pick this title back up, for sure. Great times! Knocked another one out of the park, Six!

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

There were so many good parts, I'm glad you have so many great memories with this one. Thanks for watching!

Fantastic video! I got into wrestling in late 2005 when I picked up a copy of Here Comes The Pain one day and popped it in the PS2 on a whim. Little did I know between HCTP, SVR 06 and SVR 07 we were at the pinnacle of WWE games and by the time SVR 08 rolled around it became apparent that I would have to cycle through those 3 games (and No Mercy of course) for years to come. As silly as it sounds this will always be one of my most cherished Christmas gifts my parents could've ever given me. If only I could go back in time and bottle up the joy 13 year old me had unwrapping the package, popping in the disk and playing through for the first time.

Honestly man, the whole story about your family falling apart and you messing up in school and escaping with video games, I felt like you were taking thoughts from my own head. Respect brother. Great video

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

We've all been through some darkness, man. I hear ya.

Respect bud. Thanks for sharing. Hope you enjoy your weekend.

26:02 I did the same when my parents divorced, skipped school, cut classes, did some pretty bad stuff, got in trouble with the police, ended up getting expelled from school in my final year and having to go to a different school. And to be honest all that was just the start of my downward spiral and I ended up in prison years later. I wish I could turn the clock back 25 years and tell myself not to do those things. It effects us all differently but I’m pleased you got through it and look at you now making these brilliant videos. Well done. 😊👍

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Sorry to hear you went through some darkness too, but glad to hear you got through to the other side.

@bigman2352

Жыл бұрын

@@616Entertainment Thank you, yes it was pretty tough and as much as I can blame my parents divorce I have to accept responsibility for my own actions too. I too tried to escape the reality of the situation into the world of video games, my ‘go to’ was Resident Evil 2 (PS1) which I had from release day and I just played it over and over again so much that I became an expert at it and managed to finish Leon A in about 57 minutes. So I enjoyed your resident evil history video too 😊. I wish I had the time and patience to do that now with the remake but unfortunately life doesn’t allow that these days.

Man I feel ya, when my parents divorced, the world of Videogames also helped me. Not at all, i also skipped school … and do shit, but videogames really helped me, still today. Continue ur great work, it’s a bless to follow u 👌🏻

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

They can be a great escape, man.

Greatest wrestling game ever made. I still have the PS2 version and play it regularly.

The date on your last play through of Smackdown VS Raw 2007 was my 13th birthday xD that’s pretty wild as I would say 2007 was one of my favorites as a kid xD

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Happy 13th birthday! Hahahaha

@christiangelacio5498

9 ай бұрын

About to be my 29th in a few months xD man does time fly, thanks for all that you do, I love your content!

Now having a PS2 since October of 2022, this was the first game I bought, and my word, this game is truly the greatest game I played, sure the bugs on this game, especially for its commentary, was off. But Also funny 😂. And so sorry to hear what you had to go through homie. But I'm glad you we're able to get through the rough times with the greatest SVR Game ever. Hope you have a safe one homie. Stay safe. ❤️😊🙏

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

We all have our moments, for sure. Thanks for watching.

Great video as always. Keep them coming

In 2007 I was in 7th grade and my mom bought me this game for my birthday I was so happy! My mom was a single mother she just wanted to something special for me. This is the reason why I love this game.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Hell yea man, I love that.

Love your reviews opens up so much nostalgia of playing smack down at my friends house i loved these series of games and thank to your videos I learned how to actually play and not just get my ass kicked by my friend all match

I didn't get Next Gen console till 2009 so this was the version I grew up with also. I honestly think most kids grew up with this cause I don't remember everyone having the next gen consoles. Alot of us still were gaming on the PS2 in 2006 when this game dropped.

So many memories - thank you. Also thank you for sharing your personal story.

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. More to come.

@kryptboy

Жыл бұрын

@@616Entertainment I am excited for it too ❤️

Great video, And thanks for sharing :)

My twin brother used to get an attitude if we were on our ps2 and never got around to playing this game no joke 😂😂 same when we got smackdown vs raw 2008 on the 360 that came with rock band and and a few other games Christmas of 2007 was awesome 😊😊 2007 wwwe and dbz tenkachi 2 was a few of the last few games we played on ps2 before we switched to the 360😊😊

I love this channel and this series!

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean!

I have never seen the rendered trailer for this game until now, and I absolutely love it. I also love the rendered trailer for Smackdown vs. Raw 2006, with "us" going to the ring in first person and then watching Cena come out. I pause your video just to go back and watch it again lol

@codyreaper5996

Жыл бұрын

Post Script - I can't wait for the Raw retrospective. I really enjoy this game, with every single flaw and pock mark on full display for the world to see. One of my favorite things to do every time I play it, is to play Triple H vs. Big Show. Why ? First, Triple H looks like a fucking gargoyle and it makes me laugh. Second, The Big Show actually ducks under the titanntron and I love the attention to detail

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

I'll do my best to do it justice!

@codyreaper5996

Жыл бұрын

@@616Entertainment you already have by announcing that you are going to review it. I really enjoy your wrestling retrospectives and know I will already love the one for Raw. Honestly cannot wait

the soundtrack in this game is fucking insane tbh

I have so many great memories with this game. This SvR and SvR 2008 were my obsessions in my early teens. You nailed this review and brought me back to a simpler time. Also on a video note I love the contrast between your dark clothes and the bright colors of your Superman background. 5 bags of popcorn

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

5 bags, a high honor!

Amazing review my number 3 favorite wrestling game ever made me and my brother used to play this game 24/7 thank you for capturing this it brings back so many memories. 👍

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Love this game and svr06! So many memories

I’ve been waiting on this for to long now🤝🏾

You don't know how long I've been waiting for this one

@616Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

Thanks for opening up, Ian. I think it'll allow others to do the same or look introspectively.😊