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In the aftermath of WWE SmackDown vs.. Raw 2011 , however, quite well received by critics and audiences, a little 'all the fans of the series were clamoring to THQ a decided change of pace, given also the very few changes from the 2010 edition . The American producer and the Yuke's team have not been insensitive to the demands of fans and have opted first for a change of title, thus concluding the experience of WWE Smackdown VS. Raw after seven titles and over 25 million copies sold worldwide. A steering gutsy taken from WWE '12 (and for the first time we see a WWE game on the PlayStation 2, PSP and Nintendo DS), but from a certain point of view it was inevitable that a choice has affected a little ' all segments of the game, from graphics to controls to continue with the immense customization system and with the same gameplay.

Starting from these latter, the main change is the way in Road to Wrestlemania, WWE '12 we no longer have several "stories" of your choice, but a storyline divided into three acts to follow in a predetermined order, featuring Sheamus, Triple H and a young rookie (created by us) on the road to success. The sharp change of course on the one hand led to a more cohesive narrative and less wasteful, but the other was a little too closed and linear 'to be obliged to follow the order for the three plots, a little' too Meeting guided where you often win only in a certain way and perform specific moves. A does not change (at least in its essence) is instead the WWE Universe, which once again offers a series of meetings of any kind with vast possibilities for customization (we can also decide whom to send the ring as a "spoiler"), while not we found a way of training or tutorial to familiarize yourself with the new control system. Yes, because the main novelty of WWE '12 is at the bottom of the new controls and gameplay, arcade closer to some than to the complex combinations of buttons and levers of its predecessors.

Nevertheless, the absence of an actual in-game tutorial, combined with the disappearance of any part of the status indicator of Momentum, can be heard and who has never approached the first wrestling game to a lot will find itself displaced also, because in Normal things are not simple. All this was made much more "contextualization", with a massive use of QTE but, especially in the area of ​​counter requires very exceptional reflexes to succeed and the same intelligence has become more wily enemy. Instead, we appreciated that allows the system to hit the head, legs or arms once it has executed a power (very useful for example with the wrestlers more sensitive to certain parts of the body like Mark Henry or Big Show), but generally forget WWE '12 to approach with a philosophy "button smashing". In fact, it takes a long time to absorb the timing right and always be ready for the QTE (with all due respect to those who feared excessive concessions to the casual gamer), but once you understand the new combat system the rewards are good despite some repetitiveness and some other defect in the historical series.

We refer especially to the animations and the physics of contact between the bodies of the wrestlers. In this sense, the new Predators Technology has definitely made strides against WWE Smackdown VS. Raw 2011, but some animations are still very elastic and the feeling of distance with our opponent has often betrayed. The action in the ring seemed to us at times a bit 'too slow and static, and we would have expected even greater speed difference between the smallest and most agile wrestler (Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio) and the more heavy and awkward.

Overall the graphics on the Xbox 360 is still pleasant and very nice, with some peaks of excellence (the details of the muscles, tattoos, the finisher and taunt, the entrances to the arena), but even with the weaker elements, such as the ring , the public, certain facial expressions "catatonic" and scenes from backstage and behind the scenes, which reveal a realization by much lower (but with so many wrestlers was almost impossible to reserve the same attention to all). If you're really fans of wrestling, WWE '12 provides a "fanservice" practically infinite. You can fully customize everything (arenas, entrances, move, physical appearance, storyline) and share them with other players online and there are virtually all the specialties you can think of, including TLC, Royal Rumble, Tag Team, Steel Cage, Hell in a Cell and so on. The same initial roster offers almost all the current WWE wrestler, although some wrestlers to impersonate all the Divas of the past and must necessarily have recourse to the DLC, the third of which will feature three legends like Batista, Randy Savage and Mick Foley (would be purchase only for the latter). If you adore (or hate The Miz), this illuminating interview of our Pocoto is practically a must.