#Wwe 2k22 consoles professional#

#Wwe 2k22 consoles professional#

I’ve been playing professional wrestling games since SmackDown: Shut Your Mouth and usually have no problem turning my matches into squashes.

The new controls will take awhile to get used to.

However, there’s no online play with MyFaction and the virtual currency is standard 2K pricing. I know I shouldn’t like opening up card packs and giving companies extra money… but I can’t help myself. The base is here for something great, but ideally we wouldn’t be saying that after a two-year wait. Plus, you only have two champions per brand.

MyGM isn’t incredibly deep and the longest season you can play is 50 weeks.Load times are practically non-existent.Plus, if you’re like me and spent the last three years playing 2K19, you don’t have to hear ‘BLOW MY MIND, BLOW MY MIND.’ Ever again. The soundtrack is awesome and feels very much wrestling-appropriate.But if you’re open to a newer take on a classic mode, you’re going to have fun. If you’re wanting this to be the old mode brought back to life, you’ll be disappointed. Balancing the roster styles and skills is fun.

It’s something entirely new, and I enjoyed playing it. This isn’t the same GM mode from the old SmackDown vs Raw games. MyGM mode isn’t what most fans were hoping for.The social media function is funny and provides plenty of side missions, the writing is solid (meaning, I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of these storylines get used on Raw… for better or worse). MyRise is the mode I’ve spent the least time with thus far, but I’m having fun with it.That being said, the game feels GREAT to play. However, veterans of wrestling games are going to need plenty of time to adjust. When you pull off a combo, or a combo breaker/reversal, it rewards you with an incredibly smooth-looking animation. I wouldn’t say they’re too difficult, but they are different. I’m usually not someone who plays Showcase, but I wanted to earn the unlockable arenas and wrestlers (unmasked Kane!). Rey Mysterio commentates the matches and keeps it fun (and keeps kayfabe). The Showcase is done differently this year, with the gameplay syncing up with real highlights seamlessly.No more 60-year-old Undertaker face on Undertaker 1998’s body. If you’re using a wrestler from another era, you’re going to get a much more accurate model.Being closer to the action makes things look and feel more dynamic. The new in-match camera angle is great.Sometimes things still feel a little flat when hitting your finisher to end a match, but hearing the crowd count out punches or suplexes is pretty cool. Crowd/audio tweaks create some really cool moments.The entrances feel like something worth watching every, single time. Entrances have been re-worked with new angles, more movement from the camera and a more active crowd.Lighting saw some massive improvements and it truly makes a difference.