WWE '12

"This may be biased, as this was my gateway into wrestling, but I feel this game doesn't get enough praise for what it was. Arguably the best Road to WrestleMania in any WWE game, and a universe mode that has yet to be equaled or bettered. The roster and unlockables were solid, but major names like The Rock and Shawn Michaels being DLC was maybe a touch much. This game paved the way for WWE 13 and WWE 2K14, and the gameplay style over those three games defined a generation of wrestling video games."

[7.0] "A good game with the main highlight being the Universe mode featuring WCW nitro as a playable brand."

[7.0] "Best part of this game is the Universe mode, that I liked more than the Universe modes in later WWE games because there is more variety in rivalries. Problem with this game is the controls that I feel were a bit mechanic."

[9.0] "WWE 12 changed a lot in the formula from WWE games. This was when the move to simulation started and while there were kinks to work out like how much offence an opponent could take before they would stay down for extended periods, WWE 12 was very much a great wrestling game with a roster that featured some of the 2011 new crop, truly showing how much wwe has changed since then, but it had what some consider to be the best universe mode in wwe game history, so definitely a game that is deserving of a better rating."

[10.0] "This game was how I got into wrestling. I owe this game so much in how it shaped my childhood. It was a super fun game with many cool aspects."

[10.0] "This is the last WWE wrestling game that I would call great. The Universe mode provided hundreds of hours of entertainment through its constant cutscenes and events. Brock Lesnar arriving and taking out a wrestler in my universe mode immediately set the tone for me. I remember playing universe mode and having a Samoa Joe CAW in a year+ long feud with Triple H. This game set the standard for modern WWE games for me and no recent game has reached that standard."

[6.0] "A very entertaining video game. Although you can see that they are just experimenting with the new mechanics and physics, you can really notice a great difference than the SVR 11, being more dynamic than this, but as I said before, the experimentation was noticeable and sometimes the video game feels something strange , the cawa creation is pretty decent, but I think it lacks something, a touch. The universe mode is really quite meh, it is a good thing but it lacks many things, not being able to create a new weekly show is a big mistake or not being able to modify many of the tags created and the lack of stories as in SVR make it quite meh Controls are somewhat simple but they would mark a before and after in wwe video games, the career mode felt quite meh and somewhat crude. The game is fine if the objective is to entertain yourself but if you are looking for something more serious, another game is better besides the fact that the roster felt small even for the time."

[7.0] "Good, solid game but the RTW mode felt like a chore to play with the constant backstage brawls and mid-match cutscenes. I liked the realistic feel of the gameplay though."

[6.0] "Okay game. The roster is good. The career mode is bad. The controls were simple. I don't what else to say. It is not my favorite."

[7.0] "The roster was amazing and had some great characters. The story mode was VERY fun. I loved all three storys. Universe mode wasnt as fun as SVR 2011 was. Create a story wasnt very intriguing either. I like the creating superstars and finishers which was very fun. Overall this was a good game but quite a few flaws."