![]() On the PS4 controller, to block hits, you simply hold down the triangle. ![]() The game starts you off with a fun, short tutorial to teach you the fundamentals of offense and defense. Thanks to new intuitive game controls, WWE 2K22 is easy to pick up and play. Movement looks buttery smooth from how characters kick out of pinfall attempts to executing intricate finishing moves. Visual Concepts completely rebuilt gameplay and animation for this new WWE 2K release. One major overhaul that makes the game so immersive is how realistic character move sets are. Another time, the referee got stuck in the corner, preventing me from climbing onto the turnbuckle for a frog splash. In one instance, my opponent suddenly disappeared into the top of my TV screen. Not uncommon among new game releases, I came across a few minor glitches which I hope an update will fix. Kendo sticks fray, tables break, and barricades collapse on impact as seen on TV. When you’re grappling opponents in the squared circle, you can clearly see the faces, t-shirts, and signs in the roaring crowd of attending fans. WWE 2K22’s overhaul of the backstage area, parking lot, and arena environments are accurately represented. Segments of gameplay smoothly transition into video footage from classic PPV events. In a one-player objective mode, you play as Rey Mysterio reliving his most iconic matches. 2K Showcase perfectly illustrates the games’ fluidity. ![]() The game’s animation is a huge step up from WWE 2K20 it brings you closer to the feeling of watching a live show. Ring entrances and signature moves in the ring are remarkably fluid and life-like - it’s as if you’re watching an actual wrestling match.ĭuring testing, I was in awe at the game’s realism on my 1080p TV and imagined how breathtaking it must look on a 4K display. They nailed facial structures, features, hair, and body types. 2K Games did a great job at making them look hyper-realistic. Character likenesses are spot on with just about every Superstar on the roster. ![]() WWE 2K22’s graphics are fantastic, noticeably improving upon previous releases. Fine tune every detail of your Superstar’s appearance like eye color, hair style, blemishes, tattoos, and even the material of their ring gear. This advanced custom builder has tons of templates to choose from. For example, you can play as Finn Balor or his alter ego “Demon Finn Balor,” and Mia Yim or her other persona, “Reckoning,” 2K Games offers DLC packs for nWo faction members and WWE Hall of Famer the Undertaker, who has three additional playable characters (Phantom Mask Undertaker, Lord of Darkness Undertaker, and Boneyard Match Undertaker).Īs an alternative, you can create your own Superstar from scratch or upload an image using WWE 2K22’s Creation Suite. But it feels like the release is a year too early, with Visual Concepts’ rep for nailing minor details now dealt a huge, Braun Strowman-weighty blow.Pro wrestlers are known to reinvent themselves, so some even appear in WWE 2K22 as two or more characters. Initially that news delighted the community, given VC’s grade-A reputation, tied to the on-court authenticity and graphical excellence of NBA 2K. WWE 2K20 traces its lineage back to the still-revered WWF Smackdown series on PS1 – and this is the first entry to have zero involvement from Japanese studio Yuke’s, after 2K and Visual Concepts cut ties earlier this year. Without excusing it, there’s a reason for this head-scratching inconsistency. Worse still, there’s no option to switch back to 2K19 controls. Now they instead require Olympian thumb reflexes: square + cross (again, why?) to try a finisher, then an immediate switch to triangle if the AI counters and you wish to counter back, and so on. Such scenarios made for great fun in previous games, with your thumb on a move button, and finger (R2) primed to reverse. For instance, many championship matches in 'real' WWE end with an attempted finisher triggering a sequence of back-and-forth reversals. Your muscle memory eventually adapts, but there are too many instances where button selection becomes convoluted.
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