WWE 12 Retail Early Impressions

[jrider99]

Quote: Originally Posted by dochalladay32

I doubt you can defend non-sanctioned belts. You can only have 4 on a brand and if the European isn't one of them, then it won't be defended. You can have someone wear it as a novelty, i.e. Shane McMahon.

You can switch out titles whenever you want in Universe. I just switched to the old IC belt and that is now recognized as the minor title on Smackdown.

[jrider99]

Quote: Originally Posted by bdolski

what happens if they drop the unified straps?...do all of em transfer?

Finally had a chance to check this and only the unified titles transfer. I put the unified straps on Ziggler and Swagger, and Air Boom came out wearing the world tag titles and were introduced as such. Gotta find a way around this.

[jrider99]

Well so much for finding a work around for the tag titles. Unlike every other minor belt, those can only be assigned to someone from Raw or Smackdown. And since they can't be vacated...well, you get the picture.

I think I'm just going to go ahead and manually move them to the unified champs whenever those titles change hands.

[La Verite]

hello there. I'm just curious about gameplay and exhibition matches. Is the gameplay fluid? Going by the videos, they seem a little stiff. I just bought Fight Night Champion for $30 but haven't opened it up yet and I may take it back to get this just so I can get the Rock.

And my second question is, during regular matches, can you have title matches? Back in the day on Here comes the Pain, me and my guys would have our own wrestlemanias because we could defend the belts in regular matches, even vs the CPU.

My favorite wrestling games were Here comes the Pain, Know Your Role, and SVR 2006 (the best lineup of wrestlers in my opinion), WCW Mayhem to which I never read anyone bring that one up. True classic espcially during that time when the WWF/E was dominating. Thanks for reading.

[coolio83]

does Kane have an alt attire that includes his mask?

[jrider99]

Quote: Originally Posted by La Verite

hello there. I'm just curious about gameplay and exhibition matches. Is the gameplay fluid? Going by the videos, they seem a little stiff. I just bought Fight Night Champion for $30 but haven't opened it up yet and I may take it back to get this just so I can get the Rock. And my second question is, during regular matches, can you have title matches? Back in the day on Here comes the Pain, me and my guys would have our own wrestlemanias because we could defend the belts in regular matches, even vs the CPU. My favorite wrestling games were Here comes the Pain, Know Your Role, and SVR 2006 (the best lineup of wrestlers in my opinion), WCW Mayhem to which I never read anyone bring that one up. True classic espcially during that time when the WWF/E was dominating. Thanks for reading.

Yes, you can defend championships in exhibition mode whenever you want, either against another player or the CPU.

As far as whether its fluid, I guess that's in the eye of the beholder. Personally I don't have any problems with how the guys move. If anything, I think it looks more realistic for the most part. I've seen some oddities, for sure, where animations look as though they're sped up or something, but that's rare.

I just had a great match between Sin Cara and Justin Gabriel. I'm really having fun with the gameplay, which is all that matters to me.

[jrider99]

Quote: Originally Posted by coolio83

does Kane have an alt attire that includes his mask?

No, no alt attire for Kane.

[jrider99]

Someone was asking about entrances during the Royal Rumble. There are no Titan Tron videos, but guys no longer sprint down to the ring when they are announced. Some do, but many take their sweet time getting into the match.

Also, I haven't seen any teamwork between friends or partners in the Rumble. It's been every man for himself.