WWE 2K15 in Review

WWE 2K15 in Review

This is the best review of WWE 2K15. Read the review and watch the gameplay of WWE 2K15. WWE 2K15 will significantly improve the core gameplay experience through key additions and improvements designed to elevate the franchise now and into the future. By using new motion capture technology, 2K15 includes five times more new animations than any WWE game before.

I recently did a review on WWE 2K15 for the 360 after getting a chance to play it on that version and now after having some time to play it on the Xbox One, heres my review on how better this version was.

Ill start off with graphics for the entr�e. It doesnt take a brain surgeon to understand that graphics on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game look absolutely astonishing. Not just the superstars but their attires, arenas, wrestling rings, crowds, and weapons look awesome. A minor thing I noticed is that not all wrestlers look like themselves. 2K said that most wrestlers were scanned for this game but that was a lie. Superstars like Sheamus, Ryback, and Nikki Bella dont look face scanned at all. They still look good, they just dont look all that realistic. Whereas superstars like Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Batista, Kane, Mark Henry, and AJ look realistic to the final touch. Even Sting looks amazing! He looks more like his 1999 WCW form with the short hair and all, but who cares? In addition to superstars, another plus that 2K gets when it comes to the graphics are the championship belts. Nearly every championship looks its exact size and has a crisp, clear, authentic look to them--something THQ failed to deliver in when they made WWE games.

Next on the list is the Creation Suite. 2K completely revamped this mode by allowing players the ability to change any body attire on any superstar they wanted. Want Seth Rollins to have his current attire? You can do it! Want to put an Undertaker body in Fandango tights? Why not!? Hasty to see John Cena stop wearing jean shorts? Put him in tights! Want Nikki Bella to wear short shorts or give AJ Lees belly button a piercing? Go for it! Those are just a few examples, but overall, you get the point. Theres numerous things that you can change to any superstar or diva you want but are limited to only 25 slots. As a price for this revamp, 2K took out Create A Championship, Create An Arena, and Create A Diva. Create A Championship is the only one of those three I didnt care for. I like Create An Arena but dont have to have it. I was really disappointed to hear that Create A Diva was excluded from this years game. I was looking forward to creating several NXT divas in 2K15.

The next major feature on the list is this upgraded gameplay. Exclusive to next gen only, 2K enhanced gameplay to make it realistic like TV. The match starts with a lock up between the two wrestlers, which will then trigger a mini-game where you have to correctly toggle around the analog stick to the center, where a red circle will fill up inside the bar. If you timed correctly and positioned correctly, you stay in control of your opponent; if you lose, they gain control. Its a bit frustrating at first but youll get the hang of it eventually. It kind of reminds me of the ridiculously challenging and irritating mini-game battles youd come across back in Smackdown vs Raw. In addition theres health/stamina bar for each superstar at the bottom of the screen. The health bar will keep track of how physically healthy are throughout the match. It starts off at green but with more damage you take, it turns yellow, then red. Theres also a stamina bar that will show how much energy you use and conserve in the match. It also keeps track of the amount of signatures and finishers you store. Very nice and fun gameplay upgrade!

And now for the main course; My Career Mode. My Career Mode allows you to create yourself and take yourself up the ladder to becoming a WWE superstar. Youll start off at the Performance Center trying to impress Bill Demott with a few try-out matches. After youve managed to impress him enough, youll be signed to a contract and on your way to NXT. After a managing to win the NXT World Championship, youll be called up to the main roster by Triple H; where youll start off on Superstars in either televised or dark matches and with each match win, get promoted to Main Event and eventually Raw and Smackdown. Along the way, the story will branch off that allows you to decide what decisions you make and will determine whether you stay face or go heel. No voice over were done for My Career Mode, so its a trip back to the pre-Smackdown vs Raw days where you played story modes with no voice over and read dialogue. Unfortunately, the hype for My Career Mode doesnt measure up. It lacks continuity, all the cutscenes that are featured in it were copied from Create A Story and pasted in WWE 2K15s My Career Mode, and its mostly you just wrestling randomly booked matches with a feud here and there. How many tune-up matches must you endure against Barron Blade and Dolph Ziggler before finally getting a title shot??? 2Ks answer? Over 25. Seriously. There are more tune up/dark matches than there are actual storylines

Id also like to throw in that WWE 2K15 has probably the worst soundtrack in WWE video game history. I dont know. Maybe its because I hate todays music; but whoever compiled the list of songs to be in WWE 2K15 should be fired. Gone are the days when our ears were treated to generic but amazing rock in early Smackdown games or bands like Breaking Benjamin and Megadeth in later installations. Now, ears bleed with the horrific sounds of dubstep, Flo Rida, and rap country.

Overall: And those are pretty much all the unique features for the X1/PS4 versions. Everything else is the same as previous games. Universe Mode hasnt changed and 2K Showcase is no different than it is on 360/PS3; only better graphics. Another bone to pick about Showcase is the lack of legendary feuds to be featured in DLC. They give us Mark Henry and Christian storylines from 3 years ago but neglect feuds that wouldve been worth the money like Sting vs Hogan, Lita vs Trish, Austinvs HHH, and among others. Another thing that bothers me is how they took out matches. For example, the Ladder Match has been taken out as well as Tornado Tag Team Matches, Handicap Match, I Quit Match, Special Referee, and others. Unless those match types are unlocked through one of the DLC Showcases, its really annoying for anyone who enjoyed played those matches often. I for one, am bothered that they took out specifically the Ladder Match and the I Quit Match as those have been game favorites of mine for years now. Other than that, WWE 2K15 turned out to be a surprising game for their first hands-on WWE video game. Certain things couldve been better but I have hope for WWE 2K16. Overall, the Xbox One/PS4 version is head and shoulders better than PS4/360 version and I recommend buying it for the next-gen console if you havent already.