i think slip is talking about reversals that put you in a grapple position. the grapple counters that i have been pulling are just strikes the but distance between you and the enemy.
Anyhow, i rented this, and while i dont think its good enough to buy at full price, i am really enjoying it more then i expected. i never played djv so i really didnt know too much what to expect, factor in my ambivilance to wrestling games(i know its not a wrestler, but its developed by guys who do mostly wrestlers, right?) and my utter hate for rap, and i was really doing a mercy rent, but im impresed, the caw mode is limited, but varied enough that i made just about what i wanted, the moves are actually pretty good and true to life, other than the blazes,and they are supposed to be over the top, so no surprise there. I cant say i cared formy char's personality, i prefer the quiet, driven esoteric ryu type fighter to a cocky loudmouth who talks like a 14 year old on the internet "bitch you got owned"..yuk. but the fighting actually impressed me, there is a good amount of give and take, and i never felt like the computer was unfairly abusing overpowered tactics. combos had their place, hard kicks had their place, grapples had their place, weapons had their place, as did weapon disarms, i really felt like using all my strategic options, rather than just leaning on a few proven moves.
ITs no ggxx, and its nto trying to be one, it is more fun than i expected, and if it hits 20 im getting it in a second, just to try out different fighter combos, my current build is a ma/submision/kickboxer with maxed speed and lower body,and a good bit of toughness. im interested in trying a wrestler/sub combo.
Some things that bugged me were little details, the loading sceens take forever, my guy's attitude annoyed me, i would have preferred a freesparring option in rollins gym so i could try out my moves without some psycho trying to remove my head. The girlfriends thing was highly underused, i barely even saw her, maybe they could have her there as a persistent crowd interference or something, and i would like to see a little more groundwork and counter grapples, it would make more sense for a submission wrestler. Finally, i know it kind of defeats the puropse of havign rappers in the game in the first place, but could x-box please get custom soundtracks? i do not fight to rap, i fight to metal, i fight to punk, i fight to ska, i do not fight to rap. but other than those gripes, its a very solid game that i like more than i expected.
