Showcase houses great moments like Rey’s match with Eddie Guerrero during WCW Halloween Havoc 1997, but the wider Showcase could have been more. From a single-player perspective, the main attractions of WWE 2K22 are the career and showcase modes, with the career mode seeing the most dramatic changes. Beyond custom superstars, entrances, and movesets, players can also customise their own championships, match types, and create videos. Spend one bar, and you’ll be able to immediately get up from the mat as though wrestling was fake or something. While it kicks you off with a scaled back customiser so you can get stuck right into the action, it wasn’t long before we were able to see the improvements made to the creation suite.

The "nWo 4-Life" and "Deluxe" editions were released on March 8, three days ahead of the release of the "Standard" edition on March 11. provides a fun look at one of wrestling’s most notable superstars and for unfamiliar, an entertaining introduction. WWE 2K22 was released onMarch 11, 2022, for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and on March 8, 2022, with Early Access. After that you must predict what button the attacker is going to press next and match them before their attack comes out to break the combo. It highlights the legendary career of Rey Mysterio, which is an emotional ride that explores how closely tied he is to the late, great Eddie Guerrero.In a franchise-first, the all-new MyFACTION puts players in control of building a legendary faction that rivals the iconic nWo.

An opportunity for players to experience the journey of a WWE Superstar from the humble beginnings of a Rookie, followed by the fanfare as a Superstar, and then immortalized as a Legend. There’s nothing inherently wrong with a card game, and EA has leveraged its FIFA Ultimate Team mode to great effect with fans flocking to it every year. Hayes was signed by WWE in 2021 and made his debut in a losing battle for the Cruiserweight Championship against Kushida that June, but has swiftly cemented himself as an NXT roster highlight. Complex combinations of triggers, right stick flicks, and face buttons are out, and fighting game-style combos are in. The bigger Stories in which you challenge for championships are naturally far more engaging, but so much discourse takes place on social media it can feel tedious at times.It’s a mode developed with a mobile game mindset, featuring daily log-in bonuses, equippable boosts to power up your characters, tons of challenges to complete that will earn you extra points, and weekly towers to conquer for rewards. Axed by WWE in late 2020, Zelina made a surprise comeback the following summer, going on to win the first ever Queen’s Crown tournament. With two competitors starting things off, their team of up to 3 compatriots are locked in a separate cage with one member joining every couple of minutes.

Lup I can see the argument that maybe if the developer had dedicated more resources to two or three of the modes then it could have improved all of them further, and those extra modes may not be missed anyway. Custom images can also be used in character select screens, which allowing the player to put their own photo(s) on screen. Booking 3 matches per week with two championships up for grabs (Men’s and Women’s singles), GMs must draft a minimum of eight superstars, sticking to a budget before setting up a weekly show.There are still 100 Created Superstars Slots available in the game, also for the PS5/Xbox Series X|S versions. The male campaign sees you lace up your boots as The Lock, a world-travelled, indie wrestling standout who fulfils his dream of joining the WWE. Furthermore, an in-game tutorial, featuring Coach Drew Gulak, taking place at the WWE Performance Center with Rey Mysterio training with Gulak's NXT mentor, "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle, was added. Now allowing for up to four General Managers to go head-to-head, players begin by drafting their roster while paying close attention to their budget. The first of his three entries brings WWE’s most popular face of recent times back to the longstanding series.

I really want this game but I will wait for a sale, because if you remember 2K19 and 2K20 those games were on sale within a month or two.New control changes in WWE 2K22 include different inputs to execute strikes and grapples, as well as a new Combo System and different inputs to perform finishers and signatures. It may be prominently featured on the main menu, but we’d be surprised if most players ever give it a second look. The minutia of day-to-day management is still quite engaging, with options to sign some truly absurd fictitious free agents being a personal highlight, but we think it would have made far more sense to roll MyGM into MyUniverse, in which you’re essentially a god.