WWE 12 Retail Early Impressions

55 · 11-17-2011, 07:55 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Originally posted by Jukeman

I heard they had real names to select from when creating superstars this year

This is the complete list of call names in the game this year:

Spoiler

You may use up to four of them in any combination when creating a superstar.

55 · 11-17-2011, 08:02 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Best two combos I have discovered so far:

Rabid Wolverine

Richard Ramirez

**wwefan666** · 11-17-2011, 08:08 PM

Jrider can you check if Alex Riley has the TKO as his signature?

**Seymour Scagnetti** · 11-17-2011, 08:08 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Originally posted by jrider99

I'll check on it when I get back home later tonight if no one finds an answer before then.

Want me to call in a bomb threat at your work so you can go home early with pay?

**godsnino** · 11-17-2011, 08:12 PM

just watched the 37 min fatal 4 way tlc match between rock, old school christian, cody rhodes and edge and I must admit. After all of the collision hype THQ has been announcing and you being able to hit an opponnent mid move and break up the move like in real life. The video disproves all of this. Dont' know if its because its a fatal 4 way and the game cant compute collision for all 4 people in the ring, but look at the video and you will see ppl air punching opponnents, trying to hit ppl with the ladder and missing and not to mention rock and edge getting thrown off the ladder and both guys falling in the ring and not even falling on the ropes or getting tangled in them. Looks like a step backwards. JRIDER99 have you noticed this in your matches? Or have you actually experienced the new collision system THQ is talking about?

**jrider99** · 11-17-2011, 08:14 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Originally posted by wwefan666

Jrider can you check if Alex Riley has the TKO as his signature?

He definitely has it, though it may be his second finisher instead of a signature move

**jrider99** · 11-17-2011, 08:19 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Originally posted by godsnino

just watched the 37 min fatal 4 way tlc match between rock, old school christian, cody rhodes and edge and I must admit. After all of the collision hype THQ has been announcing and you being able to hit an opponnent mid move and break up the move like in real life. The video disproves all of this. Dont' know if its because its a fatal 4 way and the game cant compute collision for all 4 people in the ring, but look at the video and you will see ppl air punching opponnents, trying to hit ppl with the ladder and missing and not to mention rock and edge getting thrown off the ladder and both guys falling in the ring and not even falling on the ropes or getting tangled in them. Looks like a step backwards. JRIDER99 have you noticed this in your matches? Or have you actually experienced the new collision system THQ is talking about?

I've seen moves get interrupted plenty of times, even finishers. If anything, I think it's a bit overdone. As far as the targeting goes, it's no worse than previous Smackdown games, in my opinion. Guys will fall into the ropes and out of the ring when pushed off the ladder, but only if the ladder is set up in certain spots in the ring, from what I've seen. I haven't seen anyone actually become tangled in the ropes, though.

**Steven547** · 11-17-2011, 08:32 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Not that I want to get my hopes up, because the past few years haven't been that great with SVR, but from the threads so far, it seems this game is a vast improvement. I'm pretty excited for Tuesday.

**Redacted01** · 11-17-2011, 08:33 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Originally posted by godsnino

just watched the 37 min fatal 4 way tlc match between rock, old school christian, cody rhodes and edge and I must admit. After all of the collision hype THQ has been announcing and you being able to hit an opponnent mid move and break up the move like in real life. The video disproves all of this. Dont' know if its because its a fatal 4 way and the game cant compute collision for all 4 people in the ring, but look at the video and you will see ppl air punching opponnents, trying to hit ppl with the ladder and missing and not to mention rock and edge getting thrown off the ladder and both guys falling in the ring and not even falling on the ropes or getting tangled in them. Looks like a step backwards. JRIDER99 have you noticed this in your matches? Or have you actually experienced the new collision system THQ is talking about?

I watched it and they seemed to fall fine. Sure, it looks weird in that the guys don't jump off the ladder as it is falling, but they fall where they should in almost all cases. There was one I saw where I thought they should have fallen into the ropes, but I'm pretty sure it is either in the ring or out the ring; there is no in between.

**Seymour Scagnetti** · 11-17-2011, 08:38 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Looking at the call names and names like Hart and Hogan aren't in there I assume because of licensing issues so you can't combine any real names but I'm able to make Bruiser Brody. I know he's dead but couldn't his family sue the WWE for using his name without permission? Good for us oldtimers if someone can make a really good CAW of him. He was an insane wrestler to watch.

DJ · 11-17-2011, 08:49 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Originally posted by jrider99

It's my understanding that all first-run copies of the game will include a code to download the Rock, regardless of where you purchase. I'm sure someone else on here could give a more definite answer, but that's what I seem to recall hearing.

I hope so because I'll be out of town and can't pick up until a few days after Thanksgiving.

**PVarck31** · 11-17-2011, 10:15 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

I got to play it tonight at Best Buy, and I don't know if it was set on Legend or what, because I consistently got my *** handed to me.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I would like to be able to mount some offense.

I guess my question would be, have you tried the different difficulties and how have they played?

**jrider99** · 11-17-2011, 10:22 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Originally posted by PVarck31

I got to play it tonight at Best Buy, and I don't know if it was set on Legend or what, because I consistently got my *** handed to me.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I would like to be able to mount some offense.

I guess my question would be, have you tried the different difficulties and how have they played?

Yeah, I started at normal, moved to legend and have since settled at hard with some tweaked sliders to lessen the AI's ability to reverse. As for some helpful advice, don't be afraid to use the limb targeting system and pick your opponent apart. You really have to wear them down and build your momentum before you can start hitting more powerful moves.

**jrider99** · 11-17-2011, 10:26 PM

Re: WWE 12 Retail Impressions

Just saw that IGN posted their review. Gave it a 9.0/10. Sounds about right. Sucks that my review can't go up until Tuesday. Stupid embargoes...

**wwefan666** · 11-17-2011, 10:42 PM

Jrider from what you seen, are the move sets accurate?

WWE 12 Retail Early Impressions

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