The best of the new 2k WWE era (22,23,this). It goes to show EA that if you take a year off of yearly sports releases they can actually turn 180 quality wise. It's not a coincidence that 2020 was awful, they take a year off development and go straight to 2k22, and that's when the series started being good again.
22/23/24 are great, before them I hadn't enjoyed a wrestling game since Smackdown vs Raw 08. Great showcase mode this year too, albeit skipping quite a few more Wrestlemania's than I expected them to.
Also DLC plans look stacked, Big hype for the ECW pack and the WCW pack.
22/23/24 are great, before them I hadn't enjoyed a wrestling game since Smackdown vs Raw 08. Great showcase mode this year too, albeit skipping quite a few more Wrestlemania's than I expected them to.
Also DLC plans look stacked, Big hype for the ECW pack and the WCW pack.
Best wrestling game since 2k14. Its just marginally better than 2k23, but the changes in this game make it my favorite 2K made wrestling game. If your confused, 2k14 was made by yukes mostly before the rights to the WWE games were sold to 2K. 2k15 and on were made by 2K. MyRise is fine, and it could be way better if they didn't spend resources on Showcase mode which is just awful and I wish they wouldn't waste time on it, its obviously the weakest mode at this point. Universe mode is great, and the changes to allow you to fully control the camera during CPU vs CPU matches make my brand of universe mode so much more fun. I really enjoy the superstar universe mode, again i wish they'd cut showcase mode and put more manpower into it, this could be the modern day version of season mode in the old games if they just had some more fleshed out stories. But as it stands its still fun to play and gives a more enjoyable way to just play out matches.
This is a very solid foundation, I just hope they build on this, and dont scale it back in the future.
This is a very solid foundation, I just hope they build on this, and dont scale it back in the future.
Bought for Cody's sexy neck tat, stayed for the goofy community creations
GooeyScale: 8/10
GooeyScale: 8/10
def the most fun wrestling game i've played
The "completed" is just for the showcase, but I play the FUCK out of these games, and this one is easily my favorite so far. The weapon throwing, the ramp camera, the announce table improvements, blood dripping, pulling down the straps midmatch, it's like the added all the small details I missed!
A big step-up from 2K, sadly a few bugs here and there, but still 5 stars either way.
I think this is the best sports game on the market today. WWE fan or not, this is an action-packed fighting sim with some of the best attention to detail out there. Not to mention, the creation suite is out of this world good compared to other AAA sports games. WWE and 2K know what they are doing here.
...is that the Homelander?
Finished the story before Cody lmao
They need to make the showcases more, yano, fun but it's everything I liked about '23 and improved so no complaints.
feels the same as the previous version. Nothing has changed.
However, it's still enjoyable because it's still WWE."
However, it's still enjoyable because it's still WWE."
Completed Showcase Mode
Я больше не буду покупать wwe2k, смысл? Все равно одно и тоже
Fundamentally it's solid and still good, but in terms of content it's a step down from last year. Showcase is really bad and the Women's MyRise is even worse.
Not a fan of GM but they added stuff to that so I guess it's better? And Special Guest Ref is a great addition
Not a fan of GM but they added stuff to that so I guess it's better? And Special Guest Ref is a great addition
Bueno, iba a hacer esto hasta terminar el MyRise Femenino pero se bugueo y ya me da hueva empezarlo de cero.
2K24 es un gran juego, el modo showcase de los 40 años de WM a pesar de ser extremadamente pesado, pues cumple, aunque como todos nomas lo tocas para obtener las arenas y personajes.
El modo MyFaction es entretenido pero siento que cansa rápido y solo es una excusa para meter la pendejada de las tarjetas y hacer gastar dinero a lo wey.
El MyRise regresando a una historia "lineal" es un gran acierto, la historia del personaje masculino es entretenida pero nada fuera de lo normal, solo el "what if..." de Hollywood Roman por asi decirlo, el que si sorprende (a pesar de no poder terminarlo porque se me bugueo la partida, chance la termino luego no se) es la histori del personaje femenino, trae de nuevo ese toque "caricaturesco" que tanto gusta, literlamente de enfrentas al pinche chamuco en una de las storylines, siento que esto es lo que deberían de seguir en proximas entregas más que hacer algo a la segura.
En lo general los juegos de WWE soy más de jugat exhibición y en mi cabeza ir armando "historias" (XD) pero el juego si llega a ofrecer cosas bastante buenas, por lo que siento que desde 2K22 si han ido mejoran entrega tras entrega, aprendieron de sus errores de 2K20.
2K24 es un gran juego, el modo showcase de los 40 años de WM a pesar de ser extremadamente pesado, pues cumple, aunque como todos nomas lo tocas para obtener las arenas y personajes.
El modo MyFaction es entretenido pero siento que cansa rápido y solo es una excusa para meter la pendejada de las tarjetas y hacer gastar dinero a lo wey.
El MyRise regresando a una historia "lineal" es un gran acierto, la historia del personaje masculino es entretenida pero nada fuera de lo normal, solo el "what if..." de Hollywood Roman por asi decirlo, el que si sorprende (a pesar de no poder terminarlo porque se me bugueo la partida, chance la termino luego no se) es la histori del personaje femenino, trae de nuevo ese toque "caricaturesco" que tanto gusta, literlamente de enfrentas al pinche chamuco en una de las storylines, siento que esto es lo que deberían de seguir en proximas entregas más que hacer algo a la segura.
En lo general los juegos de WWE soy más de jugat exhibición y en mi cabeza ir armando "historias" (XD) pero el juego si llega a ofrecer cosas bastante buenas, por lo que siento que desde 2K22 si han ido mejoran entrega tras entrega, aprendieron de sus errores de 2K20.
Well, WWE 2K24 was one of my must-have games this year considering I've been watching much more wrestling, between WWE and AEW, when I have a bit of extra time between games. I was really eager to get back into wrestling games after spending a few years away from them and hearing that 2K22 changed a lot of disastrous things the franchise had since 2K16. Overall, I'm really not impressed by 2K24, but there's plenty of fun to be had with the game if you're looking for the newest, most refined, large-roster game. I'll break down each mode 2K24 has, from best to worst.
Best mode easily goes to the "Play" mode between you and your friends, along with community creations. This is really carrying my three-star rating a bunch. The roster this year features almost 200 roster characters, including upcoming DLC for CM Punk, Pat McAfee, and a whole bunch of other WWE legends and people who you wouldn't normally see as DLC. Community creations will also allow you to pick up even more characters to add to your arsenal, if your favorite wrestler is with another company or didn't agree to their likeness being in the game, community creations has you covered!
In addition to how good "Play" mode is, there are plenty of new match types this year as advertised. The casket and ambulance matches return, along with the comedically good Special Guest Referee mode. There's a lot to enjoy here on just beating up on your CPUs or friends, and if I had a night with some people coming over, 2K24 might easily be the game of choice over the traditional sports games due to the sheer amount of fun and variability in matches.
Play mode out of the way, here's where things get a bit more spotty.
"Showcase" mode: Recent games have had a showcase where you live out a legendary wrestler's most famous matches. I did try this on 2K23 for PC, and enjoyed the spotlight and various matches of John Cena, where you play as his opponents to dethrone John and relive his few losses over the years. This year's Showcase features more matches than ever in "40 Years of Wrestlemania mode". I had so much fun with the initial three or so matches from Wrestlemania 1 & 3, but then you start to realize the repetition of this mode, and things will drag on and on as you work your way through another 25 or so matches that treat everything as a tutorial.
Basically, the game puts you in the match and asks you to do specific moves, often telling you how with hints, then cutting to real-life footage of the match. It's fun on how seamless some moments transition to real life, but often times, and to major annoyance, all of the cool moments of the match happen while you're rewatching the fight. You'd think you performing a massive jaw-dropping splash as Shawn Michaels would be fun, until you just...watch him do it to Razor Ramon. Like you could have just watched it on YouTube or on the WWE Network.
In essence, I like what this mode goes for but it is very, very bland after a few matches, and will lose its fun fastest. You won't also be returning to this mode at all after it's completed.
In the meh category of 2K24 are MyGM and MyRise. I'll speak briefly on MyGM - it's a fun management game but nearly impossible on higher difficulties, along with how repetitive it gets. I heard older games have management situations that are new almost every time you enter the mode, yet within one season of MyGM, my Superstars were asking for the same shit every time without fail. "Pair me with this person! Take me out for a week!" It was pretty bland, and again, I don't think too many people buy these games just for the management side of things alone.
MyRise is...bleck. Again, it was a mode that captured my interest for about an hour, but when you see where it's going, it's a lot bleaker and more boring. In these modes, you create a wrestler for a story to run through your character. There is a male and female version, both of which don't have any shining characteristics. The dialogue is very cringy, the combat is pretty easy all the way through, the side missions really don't "add" much to your characters outside of the occasional unlock and upgrade points...and I'd say if you watch all the cutscenes and side missions, it's almost 10 hours per story. For a "main story", this is easily quite pathetic and your character doesn't have a lot of choice on how they choose to act outside of maybe 2-3 parts of the story. Your superstar is very much how the game projects them to be, moreso than making your character yourself.
Lastly, and what would easily be a half-star if it was its own mode - MyFaction. Not dissimilar to Madden's Ultimate Team or whatever 2K calls it in NBA, it's a game mode meant to bring in whales to buy cards of their favorite Superstars with real life cash. I enjoyed the various modes and ways to play, from towers to almost a roguelite mode in Faction Wars, the rewards were always so paltry and bare that the game was begging me to whale and buy the cards of who I liked rather than playing the mode a second longer. In wrestling terms, this mode would earn negative stars from myself.
Overall, just a very meh game that really would only be worth it as a wrestling fan or someone who wants something to play with their friends. I expect my love of wrestling to continue, but I will likely be waiting for a sale of 2K25, no matter what "returns" from older, better games.
Best mode easily goes to the "Play" mode between you and your friends, along with community creations. This is really carrying my three-star rating a bunch. The roster this year features almost 200 roster characters, including upcoming DLC for CM Punk, Pat McAfee, and a whole bunch of other WWE legends and people who you wouldn't normally see as DLC. Community creations will also allow you to pick up even more characters to add to your arsenal, if your favorite wrestler is with another company or didn't agree to their likeness being in the game, community creations has you covered!
In addition to how good "Play" mode is, there are plenty of new match types this year as advertised. The casket and ambulance matches return, along with the comedically good Special Guest Referee mode. There's a lot to enjoy here on just beating up on your CPUs or friends, and if I had a night with some people coming over, 2K24 might easily be the game of choice over the traditional sports games due to the sheer amount of fun and variability in matches.
Play mode out of the way, here's where things get a bit more spotty.
"Showcase" mode: Recent games have had a showcase where you live out a legendary wrestler's most famous matches. I did try this on 2K23 for PC, and enjoyed the spotlight and various matches of John Cena, where you play as his opponents to dethrone John and relive his few losses over the years. This year's Showcase features more matches than ever in "40 Years of Wrestlemania mode". I had so much fun with the initial three or so matches from Wrestlemania 1 & 3, but then you start to realize the repetition of this mode, and things will drag on and on as you work your way through another 25 or so matches that treat everything as a tutorial.
Basically, the game puts you in the match and asks you to do specific moves, often telling you how with hints, then cutting to real-life footage of the match. It's fun on how seamless some moments transition to real life, but often times, and to major annoyance, all of the cool moments of the match happen while you're rewatching the fight. You'd think you performing a massive jaw-dropping splash as Shawn Michaels would be fun, until you just...watch him do it to Razor Ramon. Like you could have just watched it on YouTube or on the WWE Network.
In essence, I like what this mode goes for but it is very, very bland after a few matches, and will lose its fun fastest. You won't also be returning to this mode at all after it's completed.
In the meh category of 2K24 are MyGM and MyRise. I'll speak briefly on MyGM - it's a fun management game but nearly impossible on higher difficulties, along with how repetitive it gets. I heard older games have management situations that are new almost every time you enter the mode, yet within one season of MyGM, my Superstars were asking for the same shit every time without fail. "Pair me with this person! Take me out for a week!" It was pretty bland, and again, I don't think too many people buy these games just for the management side of things alone.
MyRise is...bleck. Again, it was a mode that captured my interest for about an hour, but when you see where it's going, it's a lot bleaker and more boring. In these modes, you create a wrestler for a story to run through your character. There is a male and female version, both of which don't have any shining characteristics. The dialogue is very cringy, the combat is pretty easy all the way through, the side missions really don't "add" much to your characters outside of the occasional unlock and upgrade points...and I'd say if you watch all the cutscenes and side missions, it's almost 10 hours per story. For a "main story", this is easily quite pathetic and your character doesn't have a lot of choice on how they choose to act outside of maybe 2-3 parts of the story. Your superstar is very much how the game projects them to be, moreso than making your character yourself.
Lastly, and what would easily be a half-star if it was its own mode - MyFaction. Not dissimilar to Madden's Ultimate Team or whatever 2K calls it in NBA, it's a game mode meant to bring in whales to buy cards of their favorite Superstars with real life cash. I enjoyed the various modes and ways to play, from towers to almost a roguelite mode in Faction Wars, the rewards were always so paltry and bare that the game was begging me to whale and buy the cards of who I liked rather than playing the mode a second longer. In wrestling terms, this mode would earn negative stars from myself.
Overall, just a very meh game that really would only be worth it as a wrestling fan or someone who wants something to play with their friends. I expect my love of wrestling to continue, but I will likely be waiting for a sale of 2K25, no matter what "returns" from older, better games.