![]() But it also doesn’t push the series forward in any way, nor is it polished. It’s in moments like this that WWE 2K20‘s issues are mostly cast out of your mind, but they’re not unique to this iteration of 2K’s wrestling series, and that’s a problem.ĭespite what you might have seen or read on social media, WWE 2K20 isn’t unplayable or broken. Needless to say, I’m bound to return to character creator time and time again to create yet more monstrosities. I then proceeded to beat a number of WWE superstars with him and loved every minute of it. ![]() For Halloween I created a quite an authentic model of Nosferatu, making him suitably creepy and vampire-like. ![]() The highlight of WWE 2K20 for me is its character creator, which alone I’ve spent hours with. But WWE 2K19 also offers largely the same wrestling experience and that can be picked up much cheaper now. With one well timed press of a button, a match can be turned around, creating drama and tension two things that any fan of WWE is sure to be searching for. And the reversal system does give a real flow to combat. While the controls are awkward and sluggish like in past entries, there’s weight to the action. If you can overlook WWE 2K20‘s poor presentation and combat inconsistencies, then you can have a fair amount of fun with it. It looks strange when you’re both stood up, but when one of you is on the floor it’s downright comical. Also, commence an attack or grapple while you’re near the ropes, and it’s not unusual for characters to magically slide further into the ring to give them more room to pull off their manoeuvres. Sometimes you go to hit your opponent and your attack completely misses for no reason whatsoever, leaving you wide open for counter attack and making you look like a drunken fool. When it comes to the actual act of wrestling, it’s the immersion-breaking inconsistencies that really sour your time with WWE 2K20. And a small roster than last year’s iteration isn’t really a selling point, is it? What’s really lazy, though, is that when multiple versions of a wrestler are available from different periods in time, often the only thing that’s different about their appearance is their hair. I guess 2K is stuck between a rock and a hard place: better character models means more time spent on them, but that likely means less wrestlers in the game. WWE 2K20 has a huge roster of wrestlers, and while some of them look like their real-life counterparts, others look terrible. From its menus to the in-ring action, nothing feels particularly refined. And it’s a real shame.Ī lack of polish is an issue that permeates WWE 2k20. Story scenes are full of environments that look like they’ve been ripped out of a PS2 game at best, and the WWE superstars that you converse with during static scenes between matches don’t have any lip syncing and shift around awkwardly between lines of dialogue. And seeing them go from weaklings to true championship contenders is wonderfully rewarding.īut as entertaining as WWE 2k20‘s M圜areer is, it’s brought down by horrendous presentation. Deciding everything, from what your character looks like to how they enter the ring, is as appealing as ever. It’s here that WWE 2K20 is at its most compelling. You’ll battle against some of the greats while building up the duo’s stats, turning them from WWE wannabes into bona fide superstars. As usual, M圜areer is likely to be the biggest draw for many, with players taking control of both a male and female custom created superstar this time around.įollowing Red and Tre, reminiscing about their journey to WWE stardom as they prepare to enter the Hall of Fame, WWE 2K20‘s M圜areer story is extremely goofy but also quite endearing because of it. Don’t get too excited about it though each episode has to be bought separately. Brand new to WWE 2K20 is 2K Originals, a mode which offers yet more more towers, showcases, and other goodies. There’s a plethora of modes, so aside from engaging in entertaining exhibition matches you can waste plenty of time completing towers or taking part in showcases in 2K Central, while Universe allows you to pretty much manage WWE, setting up events and the like. On the content front there’s not much to complain about. ![]() But WWE 2K20 is going to need more than one big patch to make it the game it should be: the game that wrestling fans, and gamers, actually deserve. Granted, I started playing it one week after it launched, just after a major patch landed that took care of many of its issues. I don’t know what’s more disappointing about WWE 2K20: that fact that underneath its shoddiness is a game that’s actually quite, or that I haven’t experienced any of the hilarious glitches that have been liberally posted online.
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