WWE '12

Critic reviews

• GGameSpot

  NATHAN MEUNIER · Dec 08, 2012

  6.0

  The franchise may have been in need of some serious tinkering, but the impact of the gains made in this next evolution of the series is canceled out by the leftover problems lingering in the formula. While a few improvements feel like a step in the right direction and will no doubt hit the sweet spot for some players, there are crucial areas where WWE backslides. Insidious AI and the weak story mode are among the bigger culprits, but the fact that such a huge portion of the gameplay hinges on a horribly imprecise reversal system is a real deal-breaker.

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• IGInside Gaming

  Albert Iskander · Dec 05, 2011

  8.0

  While the core gameplay is solid the glitches, pre-match presentation in RTW, and online difficulties definitely need to be addressed, but they’re not enough to knock this game down too badly. WWE ’12 offers a lot content in such a small package. It’s definitely worth your hard earned cash and that’s the bottom line because Machinima said so!
• GTGame Trailers

  Game Trailers · Dec 01, 2011

  6.3

  Fans will love the expansive roster, variety of match options, extensive customization features, and the assortment of painful looking strikes, signature moves, and submissions. Yet the imprecise reversal system, online issues, and cheap A.I. will irritate everyone else. While any game that lets you repeatedly pummel "The Miz" would seem to be worth playing, WWE 12 ultimately feels more like a work in progress than a defending champion.
• JJoystiq

  Mike Suszek · Nov 28, 2011

  7.0

  The (rock) bottom line here is that WWE '12 is fun. It's a great combat game, and excellent for those that aren't marks for the innards of wrestling. You know, the "real" stuff. There's no doubt that THQ and Yuke's could make a game for those purposes, where stories are better told and interacted with, and the actual business of pro wrestling is out there for players to toy with. That's not on the cards here, as wrestling stories are told through action, and players have to connect a few dots themselves.
• GBGiant Bomb

  Alex Navarro · Nov 23, 2011

  6.0

  WWE '12 certainly pushes THQ's simulation wrestling business in a far more positive direction, but this game still has yet to find completely solid footing while balancing the needs of the existing fanbase alongside the needs of the fans who either have never tried one of these games, or simply have left long ago.

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• CCheatcc

  Amanda L. Kondolojy · Nov 22, 2011

  7.8

  WWE '12 is a great addition to the current family of wrestling games. However, if you're expecting a huge departure from the SvR series, you won't find it here. Though the game takes a new approach to the battle system and makes the Road to Wrestlemania mode feel a bit more like a "real" story mode (rather than an auxiliary single-player mode), it still feels like the series we've all grown to know and love.

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