

When I played WWE 2K15 for the first time, the series felt fresher than it ever had before. This tied in with a new graphics engine, creating very impressive character models that wowed fans at the time. 2K wanted more simulation-heavy gameplay that accurately portrayed real life WWE matches.
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The franchise’s first release on PS4 and Xbox One marked a drastic change in direction. The changes to the gameplay of matches, however, laid some nice foundations for the next two entries in the series. Some bugs that occurred in Universe hurt my motivation to play also. As much fun as I had playing matches, the lack of quality improvements on game modes meant that I got bored quite quickly. Suplex City didn’t take up residence inside my PS4 many times after my first week of playing.

This title was plagued, though, with issues that this list will show are long-term, such as glitches and lackluster areas of presentation e.g. The return of backstage brawls brought back some of the arcade fun from the THQ games. Taunts would now add temporary buffs to wrestlers, giving players better reason to execute them. Rollouts during multi-person matches prevented chaos and contests going on for too long. Matches in 2K17 flowed a lot better than its predecessors, as small changes ended up making a big difference. Promo battles would end up being more awkward than dramatic. It looked promising, but it was text-only and most of the writing were bizarre. Universe saw some changes such as the new Promo Engine feature. This was in favour of Yuke’s spending more time on M圜areer, although ultimately that mode failed to impress and did not seem to have many improvements. One of the big reveals for this title was the removal of 2K Showcase mode. WWE 2K17 did, however, lack in the content department. #6 – WWE 2K17Ĭompared to WWE 2K20, this game is definitely superior in terms of technical quality. Despite my experience with this game being satisfactory, its horrific launch means I have to place it at the Rock Bottom of the list. There are still problems, though, and the damage was already done. I regularly play and enjoy the sandbox Universe mode. 2K20 is in a better working state nowadays after some patches. It was an embarrassing time that damaged 2K and the license’s reputations. News of this game’s miserable launch went viral, so much so that #FixWWE2K20 trended on social media and mainstream outlets such as BBC News reported on the issues. M圜areer mode contained some fun story moments, but the experience was soured by unlikeable characters and unrealistic dialogue. The game would also crash on many occasions, including when players would try to load up a match.Īlongside these bugs, the new “streamlined” control system was confusing and a lot of character models lacked attention to detail. Created attires produced some truly terrifying results such as missing mouths. Wrestlers would get locked into bizarre animations and hair physics were all over the place. Gameplay and graphical glitches were common. However, stepping into the ring was like walking into fire. 2K20 featured plenty of content and boasted an in-depth Creation Suite (despite the initial removal of Create A Championship).
