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WWE '12 on the Wii attempts to refresh the wrestling series with a revamped combat system and the ambitious Road to Wrestlemania story mode. While the core gameplay offers some satisfying moments, it feels like an incomplete transition, suffering from simplified controls and clunky execution. The Road to Wrestlemania campaigns deliver entertaining storylines, but ultimately feel limited in scope. WWE '12 has the groundwork for a solid experience, yet lacks the technical polish and depth to make it truly shine on the Wii.

the first game to drop the Smackdown vs Raw name and the first to stop being released on PS2, i remember it bumming me out as a poor kid, but i worked hard before the game came out to earn the money to get a PS3 so that I could play, so while i dont think its particularly good by today's standards, it still carries a lot of nostalgia for me...plus it was the first game i ever platinumed on playstation so double nostalgia points

This was the first one I played after the superior SVR era, and it felt like a stomp to the crotch. Its controls are more complex and the fluidity of the past games felt absent. Other than a great roster for the time, this sunk my hopes of ever getting a legit GREAT WRASTLING GAME ever again.


Played for RTWM. Other than that was worst of the WWE series.

After the great SVR2011 this felt like a huge step down. Object physics weren't as good and I remember the camera always being stuck somewhere during ladder matches.

I believe they also removed some stuff. Anyways, I didn't spend much time with this one and skipped WWE13 because of it

Hands down the best campaign in my opinion. I loved the evil, neutral and good guy storylines. WWE Universe mode at its peak

Devolvam meu Smackdown vs Raw!!!!
Muito inferior ao game anterior, o story mode muito fraco, roster também fraquissímo

fuck you give me back smackdown vs raw

Esp: Hago la review de este juego, al igual que los que salen cada año, sabiendo que sólo compraré este (y quizá en 10 años otro), el juego es bueno y entretenido, los diferentes luchadores, movimientos y escenarios para usar están bien, y el modo historia es bastante bueno. Sin embargo me parece un sinsentido sacar un juego exactamente igual cada año.

Eng: I do the review of this game, like the ones that come out every year, knowing that I will only buy this one (and maybe in 10 years another), the game is good and entertaining, the different fighters, movements and scenarios to use are fine, and the story mode is pretty good. However, it seems nonsense to me to release a game exactly the same every year.

Game is made redundant by 2K 14 and 13 which do the same thing with slightly more polish.

Good, but this ain't no SvR

I remember playing this game for the first time as a kid after being done with SvR 11, and there was a lot to like, but also a good amount to dislike. The main menu feels empty. Just some of the most basic edgy music playing and nothing else. No practice arena when you first start the game like in SvR 11 and just no character. That being said, the real good part comes when you start playing the modes. Road to Wrestlemania is a bit different as instead of multiple stories you can pick to play, you get three that you have to play in order. I absolutely loved all three stories, it was the right amount of wacky wrestling and I couldn't get enough of it. Matches themselves played like SvR 11, albeit a bit less smooth than before. What really shines is the universe mode. You can control more of what happens, changing what titles are on different brands, and seemingly every match has some kind of cutscene that happens before, during, or after. The draft was extremely cool and I wish they would incorporate it into modern universe modes. All in all, something that looks very dull when you open it but as you play it there is more and more to like about it

Don't remember a whole lot from this one. Was bummed they removed the SvR name. 5/10

WRASTLING! I use to be big into it and played some of the games.

6.0/10

I enjoyed this game for zero reason. Sunk multiple hours in it.

I sunk too many hours into this game. The online modes never worked but that never stopped me from trying to play them.

Best universe mode and fun RTWM. The combat is a bit too slow.

Joguei isso aqui por provavelmente um ano inteiro quando comprei, seguindo minha tradição de devorar joguinhos da WWE o tempo todo até sair um próximo que comecei com Smackdown Vs Raw 2010. Depois desse eu meio que parei por que não conseguia mais achar os jogos por aqui (originais), só fui voltar no WWE 2K16.

WWE'12 é... Okay. O modo Universe veio aparentemente mais forte do que no ano anterior pelo que lembro, mas rejogando hoje ainda considero ele meio torto. Tipo, eu passei horas reorganizando rosters e stables pra jogar com elas e a IA do modo Universe simplesmente resolveu colocar os personagens no show errado e quebrar o time que eu juntei na noite de estreia. Ainda assim, fui deixando pra ver o que acontece e o negócio foi alternando entre muito bom e "what porra is this". Tinha show que o jogo nem de dava a "Remarkable Match", show menor que todas as lutas eram entre aliados, etc. PELO MENOS as coisas eram realmente aleatórias, o que já torna ele superior ao WWE 2k16 que eu tenho aqui, que eu precisava programar as rivalidades antes.

O Story Mode, Road to Wrestlemania, sempre foi a parte mais legai desses jogos mais antigos e o WWE'12 tem o mais fraco que eu já joguei. Não é ruim. A história do United Kingdom é boa até apesar de mal acabada. A do HHH e a terceira que eu acho que é Jacob Cass eu nem joguei dessa vez, mas só do fato de eu não lembrar como elas eram de 10 anos atrás significa o suficiente pra mim.

Da jogabilidade, eu achei bem repetitivo com o tempo, e o jogo não ter uma IA que te dê nota pelas lutas faz com que você só vá apelando até ganhar. Entretanto, eu nunca soube se fui eu que nunca aprendi direito os comandos depois do Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 ou se os comandos foram ficando mais confusos e/ou limitados depois desse jogo. Sendo assim, sou suspeito pra falar se essa parte esta boa ou não.

Visualmente eu acho o jogo bem bom, não desgostei de nenhum dos modelos 3D que vi.

Sobre o roster, funcionou pra mim que assistia religiosamente naquela época. É inclusive uma viagem no tempo bem gostosa rever alguns dos lutadores.

Um bom jogo eu diria. Nada incrível, mas um bom jogo.

The gameplay aged better than SVR 2011, with a formula which would be enriched by future releases, and it's still better than most 2K releases. RTWM is a big fav, despite distancing itself from reality and really tripping with the WCW stuff; really fun regardless. Best version of Universe Mode ever here with total chaos and random events, there's always something happening, always some cutscene and event taking place; just don't like all the random titles showing up on random wrestlers. Graphics are still great and the entrances are fantastic, great camera angles and details.

WWE game, fucking insanity but really fun to fuck around with as always


One of the strongest original story modes ever in a wrestling game. Check it out

sheamus wins all the titles at wrestlemania, triple h immediately buries him, rey mysterio turns heel and brings back wcw, and your OC goes from getting ambushed by husky harris on his first night to killing kevin nash