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It does, however, shine in the concepts of its other modes such as Tower Mode in MyPlayer, wherein you meet certain challenges offline and online. WWE 2K19 is imperfect at most but perhaps these can be improved throughout updates. As AI movement is a staple in the game modes, having them glitch out as well as the drops in frame rate, makes it almost an unbearable game to play. Which leads me to another one of its imperfections, the number of glitches present in the game whether it’s on the ring or outside of it. Some matches can be one just by stomping on their torsos multiple times, while some opponents just glitch out on the ropes and corners. The AI is also a hit and miss, as though they can act in finesse at some points, there will be other points where the AI is no better than a dummy. You are encouraged to take the time to build your character properly, strategize with what you have, and understand the complex controls that go with it.īut it does beg the question, whether over-complicating things makes things a hindrance rather than a praise of content. What I did love, however, is it prompts you to practice over and over again with the moves you want to set your character with. The timing also needs to be perfect, so it’s either you find it to difficult at the beginning or two predictable as you go along, finding a balance may become difficult in the long run. How reversals and counters were set up in controls were one of the things that had disappointed me while playing the game, as again, it’s limited to do any of those to a point where a match would seem almost unfair. It came to a point where I just clicked from start to finish instead of nitpicking, as nitpicking would set my character at a disadvantage in one area or two.Īnd because you literally only have minimal options and opportunities to do reversals and counter attacks, I focused on my defense first and foremost. The skill tree is a tad complicated, but it makes me feel as though it could have simply been introduced as an attribute system instead similar to that of NBA. Offense allows for more attacks, offensive powers body determines the strength of your character’s stamina and overall capacity to endure damage, while the defense is for reversals and counter attacks. Your skill tree will be divided into three parts: offense, body, and defense. To improve your character further, you’ll need to spend skill points on a skill tree. Whatever play style you choose determines the moves you’ll be given towards the progression of your character’s abilities. I chose to be a cruiser to mimic the style of Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy. There are five ways to play: a Cruiser (high-flyer, luchador-style), Striker (brawler), Technician (UK strong style), Powerhouse (strength, endurance), Giant (big man, think: Big Show). WWE allows you to import your friends’ character creations, and if you’re as proud of your creations as they are, you can export your own for them to use and place in their M圜areer mode.īesides the physical appearance within creating your own superstar, you get to choose what kind of wrestler you want to be, as is a regular start.
WWE 2K19 manages this well and highlights it by showcasing character creations in a public sphere. Create A Superstar gives you the freedom to adjust any specific characteristic, while even creating your own likeness to really put an extension of yourself in the ring.Ĭreating your own character to represent yourself in Career Mode is one of the simple joys of playing sports games in both a simulated manner and an experiential, linear manner. Though the linear storyline is a great addition, you might find the mechanics too overboard to a point where it doesn’t matter later on.Īs with any career mode in 2K Sports, you are given the opportunity to customize your superstar from head to toe. You try and get your big break in NXT until something goes array and you have to make decisions that may prompt consequences. Equipped with voice-overs and cinematic sequences, we follow the story of a new superstar who only began wrestling and making a name for himself inside a school’s gymnasium through an independent wrestling league called BCW, where only you and one other are the only wrestlers. MyPlayer mode is an example, as 2K introduces to us a storyline that actually makes sense. However, I was met with both waves of expectations met and a good number of disappointments. So having a deep understanding of nearly every single move made me excited to try out the new mechanics and familiare myself with each superstar’s signature.
It’s been a long while since I’ve played another WWE 2K game, but I have been a massive fan of WWE since my childhood as I had watched it with my dad growing up.