WWE 2K23 Review
OUR SCORE – 9/10
John Cena, the 16-time WWE world champion makes an incredible return on the cover of the game, this has been one of the best strategies that Visual Concepts and 2K have made, John Cena is an icon and the greatest asset of WWE. For that reason alone, Cena is the rightful protagonist in the new version of the WWE 2K23 Showcase.
This year WWE 2K brings as an exclusive host Xavier Woods who provides a complete tour of the game at all times for those who are going to play the game for the first time or also for already expert players who want to know what’s new in WWE 2K23. This consists of teaching from the movements and combos of the fighters and in general the whole experience.
MyGM has been significantly expanded in WWE 2K23, with several new and improved features. New playable General Managers include Xavier Woods and Tyler Breeze, as well as Eric Bischoff, Kurt Angle, and Mick Foley, and new brands to manage include NXT 2.0 and WCW. New match types and stipulations are also available, including Triple Threat, Fatal 4-Way, Steel Cage, Backstage Brawl, Falls Count Anywhere, Submission, Iron Man, Last Man Standing, and Tornado Tag.
MyGM now allows up to four players to join the action locally, and new Seasons and Season Challenges offer tremendous replay value. Changes are available over the course of a season, changing the way the game is played, and Slammy awards can now be won at the end of each season. Keepers is a new feature that grants GMs the opportunity to keep part of their roster ahead of next season’s draft, based on the cost of resigning and roster morale. Also new to WWE 2K23 is the Hall of Fame.
The showcase mode represents Cena at all times and offers a long path full of surprises spanning his 20-year career in WWE, the entire path we are going to travel in this mode is narrated by Cena himself. From the things I can say about this mode, it’s really exciting for any Cena fan, as he will be able to experience all of the superstar’s highs and lows through the showcase.
This year Visual Concepts debuts 2K-exclusive Slingshot technology for a seamless transition from gameplay to live action footage to bring crucial moments of every fight to life. While we are watching a feud with a wrestler happen in real life, at the same time we are in-game experiencing that adrenaline-pumping moment.
One of the things that I liked a lot is that it is not just hitting the opponents and just ironing, in the showcase you must do the same thing that was experienced in the past with the fighter since this makes it more real and so The player will be able to live everything that happened in the past, at least to those who did not get to see those fights live. This mode offers a high level of development effort along with an incredible level of visuals.
The new War Games mode is a surprising addition too, since players will be able to live a different experience in a WWE game. The mode consists of a specialized steel cage match and usually involves two teams of four, five, or more wrestlers locked inside a steel cage that encompasses two rings placed side by side. The cage may or may not have a roof, everything will depend on the arena where the fight is held. Originally created by Dusty Rhodes in 1987, WarGames was originally used by National Wrestling Alliance’s Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and was later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), usually in the paid Fall Brawl event. .
This in-game mode offers total chaos where 3v3 and 4v4 battle for a single objective, seeking victory in either single or multiplayer within two rings side by side, surrounded by a cage. double steel. This mode feels quite fluid and with extraordinary details. Regardless of whether we can see 8 wrestlers in the ring, everything is going smoothly, even though it is the first time we have seen this mode, the development team has done a great job since we are inside a steel cage, the bars do not damage the game experience since we can see the wrestlers inside the very well designed and elaborate steel bars, this does not interfere with the experience and visuals of the game and is a very important point and demonstrates the quality of details that WWE 2K23 has.
When we talk about such a game, one of the very important things is the optimization and polishing of the game. Visual Concepts has stolen the show with this game, they have put all the effort and sacrifice to make it much better than the previous version. The game features some amazing visuals accompanied by totally amazing inputs from the fighters. The fighters’ entrances are awesome and in this new version, we have more cameras from different angles to give a real in-game feel at all times.
In addition, you can do a number of things in “Creations” as well as in the Online mode that feels quite stable. MyFaction is quite good and this time it has more content to get more out of it. For those who want to customize and create a new arena, they can do so with “Create an Arena” where players with a lot of imagination can make the arena of their dreams. For fans of the Bad Bunny artist, he is now bringing his fighting skills to the virtual ring as a playable character.
Whether you’re a newcomer to the series or an old fan, you will absolutely love WWE 2K23. WarGames is simply one of the most impressive things in the game and provides a unique experience. The Slingshot technology makes the player feel that interaction of everything that happened with Cena in his best moments of his career. John Cena is the gold card of the game where fans of the superstar will be happy to play this new Showcase.
