WWE 12 Review (PS3)
At first I wasn’t really that excited about getting WWE 12. But after hearing the big buzz about it I knew I had to get myself a copy.
I saw the advertisements for the game and the changes,features etc. From the looks of it, it all looked pretty similar to the SvR series. But after playing my first match: Undertaker vs CM Punk. I was shocked at the differences they’d made. More so on the controls of the game, I was confused at first but after two-three plays I slowly got use to it. It seemed like the game focused more on the triangle, circle & x of the controller then the left and right analogs. For example I was more use to controlling a move on a groggy opponent by first setting them up with a strike attack. Then moving the right analog in the correct direction.
Other then setting up the opponent with the right analog stick & executing it using the x button. Small changes like that was what kept me off board on this game. But I soon got use to the changes, And I was happy with the new and improved road to Wrestlemania mode. The roster was very impressive so was the additional locked titles & legends. I managed to unlock a few titles like the Hardcore title, Light Heavyweight title, Million Dollar title etc. But what really caught my attention in this game was the creations you could pull off.
Create A Wrestler, Create A Finisher, Create An Arena, Create A Story. It was a great addition to the game if you like sitting on your couch customizing an arena for 20 minutes….. That was me, I spent probably an hour recreating the Raw Is War, WCW Monday Night Nitro, AWA, ROH arenas which I successfully completed but they really aren’t the best looking. I found Create A Story quite fun but a total waste of time. I was trying to create a storyline where Orton had just won the WH title from Mark Henry. And you had to add your own dialogue, so here I am thinking of the best thing for Orton to say. I felt like I was in WWE’s creative team. I had it all worked out in my head, Barrett’s new stable ‘The Nation’ was going to feud w/ Orton for a solid 2 PPVs. As Barrett’s teammates would finally help pull out a victory & a new champ from their leader. Sounds quite stupid ? I’m no Russo !!. But I gave up on that after thinking of the first few things Orton could of said.
I’m currently in the middle of the villain storyline in the road to Wrestlemania mode. I found it quite easy at the start but I’m up to the bragging rights PPV where you have to knock big show the fuck out and get a pin which is tremendously hard. But overall I’ve gotta say THQ did a good job here. They managed to take the realism of the game on a whole new different level. But I’ve got to hand it to THQ for pulling off a great installment to the list of WWE video games. I rate it a 8.5/10
