What Superstars and Arenas will be playable in WWE 2012?

Answer 1

The game series known as Smackdown vs. Raw was cancelled over the weekend and is being replaced by WWE '12 (homeage to UFC '09 & 10).

The game is scheduled for release on November 22, 2011 in America and November 25, 2011 in Europe. This marks the first time that a WWE game will be released on home consoles only (Wii, PlayStation 3, & Xbox 360).

New to the game is the ability to attack wrestlers during a move. For instance, John Cena is about to perform the Attitude Adjustment and Randy Orton drop kicks him, unlike previous games, John Cena will react and fall over, failing to perform the move. Also, in the Royal Rumble Match, players can stop people eliminating others by hitting them.

Predator Mode is a new concept to the game and appears to be the name for the new hit detection system. Other new features include "wake up taunts" which allow a certain taunt to bring a downed opponent to their feet for a finishing move (such as Randy Orton pounding on the ground to bring the opponent up in time for the RKO) and Dynamic Comebacks, which will consist of "tried and true combos you see folks like Cena throw out that take them from the edge of defeat to clearing the ring." (IGN)

Also included will be a newly amped up WWE Universe mode which will generate new and more impactful elements of unpredictibility based on player decisions. The return of Road To Wrestlemania will enable players to explore compelling new storylines and major gameplay improvements. Creation modes return for superstars, entrances, finishing moves, storylines, highlight reels and more. Such creations will also be able to be shared online, as in the previous game.

As far as playable superstars and arenas, only a few have been revealed, those include...

Raw:

John Cena

The Miz

Alberto Del Rio

Kelly Kelly

Triple H

CM Punk

Eve Torres

Brie Bella

Nikki Bella

Big Show

Smackdown:

Randy Orton

Christian

Wade Barrett

Sheamus

The Undertaker

Michelle McCool

Edge

Heath Slater

Justin Gabriel

Ezekiel Jackson

Kane

WWE Legends:

Shawn Michaels

The Rock

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Arenas:

Smackdown

Raw

WrestleMania XXVII

Royal Rumble (2011)

SummerSlam (2010)

Money In The Bank (2010)

Survivor Series (2010)