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WWE '12 Impressions from SummerSlam Community Event

06:43 PM - August 16, 2011 by ChaseB

One of our community members, Scott "ExtremeGamer" Burress, had a chance to head out to LA for the WWE SummerSlam community event. He had a chance to play WWE 12 quite a bit at the event, and he has a lot to say about the game.

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# 1 Gramps91 @ 08/16/11 07:17 PM

I've said it before this all sounds great. Looking forward to it.

# 2 da ThRONe @ 08/16/11 07:59 PM

This game may pull me out of my pro wrestling coma. I may even start watching it again to get familiar with the the guys who I'm not aware of its been probably two years since I've followed WWE.

# 3 Hooe @ 08/16/11 08:03 PM

The Madden playing styles comparison made me chuckle, given that this is a wrestling game, haha. Good write-up, though.

# 4 ExtremeGamer @ 08/16/11 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CHooe


	The Madden playing styles comparison made me chuckle, given that this is a wrestling game, haha. Good write-up, though.

I figured it worked for OS LOL

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# 5 da ThRONe @ 08/16/11 10:14 PM

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	da throne, my older brother got back into it with his wife, they even go to shows. So i started flipping it on every now and then. It's gotten a lot better. The whole CM Punk thing is pretty good and now with Kevin Nash coming back, possibly HBK or Xpac as well with Triple H being the COO he seems to be bringing back his buddies. Randy Orton is pretty good as well. And now even the lesser stars are entertaining like Kofi Kingston. Theres still a lot of guys with regular names and pretty basic looks to them but its starting to get good again. They're bringing back managers and even "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart is coming back. They're also making a bigger push with the tag team division which has been lacking for a while now.

There was a period where some superstars were just leaving wrestling or going over to TNA. WWE just wasn't doing it for me, but these droughts have happen before and when it gets good I find my way back. A lot of people like the whole Nexus thing I was just more a less peeking back in and I thought those guys were lame.

# 6 da ThRONe @ 08/16/11 10:15 PM

I tried to watch Raw yesterday, but I didn't see it on. Usually the Monday show after a main PPV is the best that month.

# 7 scottyp180 @ 08/16/11 11:00 PM

Years ago i was a huge wresting fan ( from before the attitude era until the early 2000s) and i was an even bigger wrestling video game fan. I remember my brother and I would sit at a computer together reading every bit of information we could about the new games. I barely watch wrestling now and I haven't bought a wrestling game since Here Comes the Pain but this game makes me wish I was as big of a fan as I once was. My old self would be shaking from anticipation for this game.

# 8 C the Lyte @ 08/17/11 12:00 AM

I haven't loved a wrestling game since No Mercy on the N64. Played a few since then but nothing felt like No Mercy felt. How do these newer wrestling games compare?

# 9 threattonature @ 08/17/11 12:41 AM

Honestly this reads too much like it came from someone in the THQ marketing department. I'm definitely looking forward to the game but I will still be waiting a few extra weeks after it releases to read impressions. Not getting burned again.

# 10 BRxSKINSx @ 08/17/11 12:12 PM

Man, I can't wait til this comes out. I don't watch wrestling anymore, but i still play the games and from the sound of this ......I will not be disappointed....Demolition, the Road Warriors...OMG! They need Warlord and Barbarian.....and maybe give us Tully Blanchard to go with Arn Anderson.....

# 11 johnpreyes @ 08/17/11 01:51 PM

What, no love for Paul Roma?

# 12 SeerMagicX @ 08/17/11 03:06 PM

best things they've done to this series in a long while. Though I find it funny when they act like stuff is new, when all they did was take HCTP control scheme. For the first time ever you can crawl to the ropes during a submission! nope, that was in HCTP. Opponent will get up groggy into your finisher for the first time! nope, that was in HCTP.

THQ, don't treat us like we are dumb. I think it's great you've ripped HCTP controls. I hated the analog crap, it never felt right in a wrestling game. New engine doesn't look as good graphically, but if that's what was needed to get warping animations and moves out of the game, fine by me. Roster is also impressive. Can't wait to have hollywood rock in a game (first since HCTP). I hope we get mankind and not foley, but either is better than none. Rock N Sock back in action.

# 13 CarryTheWeight @ 08/17/11 06:49 PM

Create-An-Arena is just what the doctor ordered for a dude who runs an online CAW wrestling show. It makes every single event that much more unique and the insane amounts of detail really make the possbilities sky-high...that is, until the novelty wears off (as it tends to do with modes other than CAW proper in recent SVR/WWE titles).

I am still pretty much on the fence with the rest of the game, however. I'm not quite sure how this new gameplay will "feel", honestly. But if the "wrestling flow" is that much better than in years past, I guess that's something to look forward to. I'm going to wait to play the game before I really jump on the bandwagon....

# 14 WhiteMan22 @ 08/17/11 09:32 PM

Wow. This game was def. not on my radar of games to play, but this might just go right back into it.

# 15 DJ @ 08/18/11 01:45 AM

Scott, glad you had a good time at the event. Sounds like you really like the game, which is nice to hear. I'm still skeptical, only because these wrestling games feel very stale to me, and aside from Legends of Wrestlemania, it has been years since I've enjoyed a wrestling game.

I hope this is the game to bring me back, but I will have to play it first before committing.

# 16 ted23 @ 08/22/11 12:24 AM

I'm not going to get it until I KNOW they improved the AI (at least have SOME AI in it that makes it remotely challenging).

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