WWE '12 User First-Hand Preview (New Facts, Info, Pics, Vids)

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All credit goes to Komenda as these are his words.

Hi Guys,

just like last year, I was at the GamesCom in Cologne (Köln), Germany, and had the opportunity to play the WWE '12 Demo.

The Demo included One on One Matches, Triple Threat an Fatal 4 Way.

Every Match could be played as a normal Match, oder a Extreme Rules Match, or Hell in a Cell.

Extreme Rules and Hell in a Cell has nothing new to offer, I guess... I didn't notice anything new.

The Champions were: WWE Champ - CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champ - Christian, Divas Champ - Kelly Kelly, and the Women's Camp (yes it's in the game!) - Layla!

You could defend the Titles in every Match (maybe confirms Titelmatches in Exhibiton Mode?)

Bevor a Titelmatch, the Superstars come to the Ring with NO Introduction bei Justin Roberts, while they're on the Stage - he introduces the Superstars in the Ring (like in the real WWE) then the Ref shows them the Titel and holds it in the air.(check that out in my Video at the bottom!)

This happens also in Triple Threat Matches! Maybe in Fatal Four Way, but I did not check that (played no FFW at all!)

I'm used to the PS3, so I had some issues with the X-Box 360 Controller, because I have never played X-Box bevore...

- check out the other 2 Videos. In the one with Cena and Undertaker my Friend loses to the AI ... in the second one, I lose to the AI ;-))

I'm definetly not new to the game - I played every single game of the series ... but I was a bit overwhelmed, with the new controls an the X-Box controller.

but I think, the reversals worl a bit different - when the RT button appeared, I was almost always to late (compared to SvR11 - you have to hit the button earlier...)

also I noticed that you have to push the A button quick to do moves like suplexes and so on, but if you hold the A button, you perform a submission move!

Rey Mysterio has a Comeback Moment (but I didn't manage to perform it :-( ... it is not performed from the front positon - didn't find out how to...) Didn't see any new Comebacks (saw Cena and Orton)

Wade Barrett has no Minitron in the Demo ...

Playable Superstars and Divas: Alberto, A-Ry, Christian, CM Punk, Cena, Miz, Orton, Rey, R-Truth, Undertaker, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Layla, Kelly Kelly, Maryse and Eve (nur sure if it was Eve...)

Hell in a Cell Arena was playable.

Create Modes were playable - though the X-Box crashed when i tryed out the CAW Mode.

But Create An Arena was completely playable: check out the pictures - (most stupid Ring EVER! - sorry, had not enough time!)

Almost every PPV Logo you can Imagine was included! Even the new ones like Capitol Punishmet, but also SummerSlam 1993 ;-)

I guess you can use paint tool logos, too!

No possibility to edit anything about the stage!

Every side is editable separatly! you can make e.g. the aprons a different color and logo on every side, same with the ropes and so on I guess...

Only one announcers table - same as last year, you cannot get on top of it... (or I didn't manage it...)

the matches start always in a camara angle a bit away from the normal angle (check out the pics) - then zoomes in to normal (looks very cool and realistic WWE Style!)

the superstars do a pose bevor the match starts, e.g. Cena stretches his arms with the ropes (-> Pics)

very short loding times!!

presentation is very TV-like

Grafics are amazing! you can see every hair in CM Punks Beard or on Christians chest...

on thing that sucked - sometimes the camera angle is so low, that the signs of the fans hide the view - you can't almost anything when that happens...

I have to appologize - this year it is not as much info as last year,

because I didn't have enough time and so many things were revealed bevor... and I can't remember more...

If you have any questions, I'll try to answer them ... but don't be bitter if I can't ...

Also I saw Tank Hoffman and Bryan Williams ;-) but could not talk to them ;-(

and sorry for bad english or mistakes - I'm from Germany ;-)

Source: Picasa, YouTube

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Granted these shots are taken off screen but the texture detail is a huge improvement, it reminds me of the detail shown in TNA iMPACT. One nice touch that I just noticed is that there is more 3D models in the crowd compared to previous years, watch the last video and especially pause at 31 seconds.