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WWE 12 Retail Early Impressions

02:00 AM - November 12, 2011 by Streets

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# 181 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jrider99


	I'll check on this after I look into the custom music.

Yes, secondary titles can be defended in Universe. I just put the Hardcore strap on Alex Riley, then put him in a match on Raw against Nash with the strap on the line. Nash won, and it even acknowledged in the news section that Nash has won the hardcore championship.

# 182 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 01:21 PM

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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.

# 183 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 01:23 PM

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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.

# 184 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 01:30 PM

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.

# 185 La Verite @ 11/15/11 01:36 PM

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.

# 186 coolio83 @ 11/15/11 01:42 PM

does Kane have an alt attire that includes his mask?

# 187 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 01:49 PM

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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.

# 188 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by coolio83


	does Kane have an alt attire that includes his mask?

No, no alt attire for Kane.

# 189 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 01:59 PM

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.

# 190 La Verite @ 11/15/11 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jrider99


	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.

cool news. Thanks

"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

# 191 Jukeman @ 11/15/11 02:30 PM

Speaking of the RR, how tough is it this year?

Last year it was really easy and I was able to clear the ring too fast.

The year before on the harder levels the AI would eliminate me with ease because the AI seem to have a "button mash" advantage on me.

Basically what does it take to eliminate someone this year?

Also In ladder matches are guys slow climbing up the ladder later in the match?

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# 192 coolio83 @ 11/15/11 02:40 PM

dont know if you've had a match with Cena yet, but did they put the dueling chants in his matches?

# 193 ronyell @ 11/15/11 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ronyell


	pretty general question but... how well are created wrestkers integrated into universe mode & how many wrestlers total can you have in Universe mode? conversely how many CAW can be put in?

any word on this?

# 194 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by coolio83


	dont know if you've had a match with Cena yet, but did they put the dueling chants in his matches?

I've used Cena a few times, but haven't noticed any Let's Go Cena vs. Cena Sucks chants.

# 195 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jukeman


	Speaking of the RR, how tough is it this year? Last year it was really easy and I was able to clear the ring too fast. The year before on the harder levels the AI would eliminate me with ease because the AI seem to have a "button mash" advantage on me. Basically what does it take to eliminate someone this year? Also In ladder matches are guys slow climbing up the ladder later in the match? Sent from my HumancentiPad using Tapatalk

All eliminations in the RR are done by some version of a mini-game. This can happen when they are on the ropes or in the corner. It's just a series of timed button presses, and the window in which you have to hit the right buttons varies based on how hurt you are. Some of these mini-games have different stages, like one to get a guy halfway over the ropes and another to finish tossing him out. If you have a finisher stored, you can use that for an automatic elimination.

I've only played a couple ladder matches, so I can't really say much abouth those, other than I liked it better than any I've ever played in Smackdown. The ladder doesn't fall over every time a move is done or someone touches it. I haven't seen anyone race up the ladder like they used to in older SvR games. Again, it seems more realistic to me in the matches I've had.

# 196 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ronyell


	any word on this?[/center]

I've only put one CAW into my Universe and he was instantly thrown into an angle. Can't say if that was the exception or the rule. I'll mess around with CAWs in the Universe some later tonight.

# 197 econoodle @ 11/15/11 02:58 PM

jrider,

have you noticed if the CPU ever does wear-down grapples or rest holds?

For example, when you are on the ground, do the CPU superstars use reverse chinlocks or any other ground moves or do they just pick you up every time you are down?
This has been a problem for years in SVR.
I hated having a nice PPV main event like HBK vs Edge, and never seeing the CPU try to do rest holds/ground grapples.
In a long match it adds to the realism and strategy.

Thanks.

The fact that the cpu would try to wear you down was one of the reasons I loved Day Of Reckoning on the Gamecube.

# 198 d10 @ 11/15/11 03:11 PM

DO the matches in this years version last longer than 3-5 minutes?

# 199 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by econoodle


	jrider, have you noticed if the CPU ever does wear-down grapples or rest holds? For example, when you are on the ground, do the CPU superstars use reverse chinlocks or any other ground moves or do they just pick you up every time you are down? This has been a problem for years in SVR. I hated having a nice PPV main event like HBK vs Edge, and never seeing the CPU try to do rest holds/ground grapples. In a long match it adds to the realism and strategy. Thanks. The fact that the cpu would try to wear you down was one of the reasons I loved Day Of Reckoning on the Gamecube.

The AI will definitely try to you wear you down. They take full advantage of the new limb targeting system and use transitions constantly. And once you wear down a particular body part, the effects are noticable.

# 200 jrider99 @ 11/15/11 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by d10


	DO the matches in this years version last longer than 3-5 minutes?

They have for me, but everybody plays the game and approaches matches differently. I try to play as "sim" as possible so that might drag out my matches. Plus from what I have seen it takes longer to build momentum, which in turn means it takes longer to get your finisher.

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