worth it or not?

[ResidentEvil657]

Originally Posted by sevenpanda

Well it was good.
This game is better than any other WWE game I've played, and this is my 5th.

i this is the best wwe game since ps2 classic ones

[Alex Fly]

Honestly for me the game is absolutely brilliant, close of perfection. I highly recommend it.

They really worked hard on it, I love it.

[DrunkenPolarBear]

I've been playing wwf/wwe games since snes and this one is sokay. The RTWM has a good story, but horrible gameplay. The AI is jacked up and there's WAY too many backstage brawls and a LOT of handicap matches. The creation choices are really good and the WWE Universe is excellent.

Normal gameplay, to me, feels less polished than previous games. I've seen a lot of collision detection issues, plus a lot of weird programming choices. For example, in past games your character is locked in focus on a person and will look at them and avoid turning their back. Here you move generally wherever you move, which makes turning and counter attacking a pain at times. I've had myself and the AI go in circles cause neither one of us can pivot on spot to look at the other.

Recovery times are dreadfully slow and you can find yourself stuck in long chains from opponents where you HAVE to make your counter or you are stuck. Recovery also seems borked, as a fully healed person will clutch their head or ribs while recovering, simply because they took one blow there that knocked them down. They'll go back to normal after standing up fully, but while you get to your feet, you're slowed down extra.

I've noticed a few things are missing from this one that were in previous games. Nothing huge, but little things like control moves where you can walk around the ring and do things like dropping a suplex onto the ropes. Only one announcement desk. Limited ground moves. That sort of thing. No clue why they would take stuff out, but they did.

Ultimately, I'd say unless you find WWE 12 on sale, you can wait. Boxing day is a couple weeks away and I've already seen some stores putting it on sale for $40. The fact that they're willing to drop the price so fast shows that it's worth waiting for.

[EvilTater]

To me I love the game. There seemed to be problems with online, but looks like its been fixed, only thing i wished they would keep was the belt creation.

[Goldmember106]

At the moment I am going to go against everyone else - I have only had the game a day, and I am quite regretting it. Glad I waited for price to halve first!

The AI is stupidly good even on the easiest settings. The controls are awful - though I may get used to it, It just isn't a fun game anymore compared to how they used to be. I will complete the game, but for me its a massive let down. I buy wrestling games for fun, and this really isnt.

On the plus side, the creations aspect is again fantastic, but controls and gameplay wise, Every single smackdown was better!

[Nitros]

My favourite since Here Comes the Pain. Very fun

[FiL]

It's not a bad game.

[felly777]

Id definitely say get it its my favourite since the downhill slide started after sd vs raw 2006 which was my favourite along with shut your mouth