
You can still fight even if the ring has imploded which is a unique touch. The ring is also destructible depending on the type of moves that you do. My favourite gimmick though is playing the bagpipes which literally hurt the opponent's ears! You are able to chuck wrestlers at crocodiles and even control a goat to ram at your opponents. Saber Interactive also added several other new gimmicks in order to keep the gameplay fresh. Cage matches also add electricity so you can fry your opponents too. In order to climb out of the cage, you have to collect money first before you're allowed to escape. That being said, cage matches are actually an improvement in this game. Triple Threat matches are even worse because your opponents keep waking up to break your pin attempts. Completing the single-player campaign is a slog because the AI loves to block and counter your moves all of the time. Well, it can be fun executing all of the wrestlers' finishers the core gameplay can be frustrating and repetitive. In terms of gameplay, WWE 2K Battlegrounds is hit and miss on this too. However, there are no voice-overs which is a disappointment. The cutscenes are pretty cool because you're literally reading panels from a comic book. In this game, you play as seven new wrestlers that have been recruited by both Paul Heyman and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Much like other WWE video games, there is a single-player campaign for you to complete. If you are too impatient to grind it out, you can pay using real money to unlock wrestlers the fast and easy way instead… It will take players several hours to get a chance to buy every available wrestler. The main problem with earning in-game credits is that it takes a long time to afford all the wrestlers that you want. Many fan favourites like AJ Styles, Becky Lynch and more aren't available until you get enough in-game credits to unlock them.
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It just felt lazy not adding full entrances like in the main WWE video games.Įven though the game has a launch roster full of over 70 past and present wrestlers, unlocking all of them can be a big slog. Wrestlers just stand on the staging area for a few seconds and they don't even get the chance to enter the ring itself. In this game, both wrestlers look like old people instead!Īnother thing that this game is missing is full entrances. Entrances are usually the best part about WWE, but in this game, they've been cut very short. While it is nice to see different wrestling arenas like a swamp and a military base, the character models are hit and miss. Wrestlers like Alexa Bliss and The Miz look nothing like their real-life counterparts.

One thing that disappointed me about WWE 2K Battlegrounds is its overall design choices.

While the game tries its best to reinvigorate the stagnant WWE formula, it fails to click as the gameplay is not as fun and frantic as older WWE video games.
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It was kind of like NBA Jam, but made for the professional wrestling industry.ĭeveloper Saber Interactive has made WWE 2K Battlegrounds and sadly it's not as good as WWE All Stars. WWE All Stars was a lot of fun because it simplified the controls and offered something different for wrestling fans. Unlike the main series, this game is an arcade-style game that serves as a spiritual successor to 2011's WWE All Stars from THQ. While we won't see the release of WWE 2K21 this year, we get another spin-off game instead called WWE 2K Battlegrounds. Due to the failure of WWE 2K20, 2K Games decided to postpone the next main WWE video game until next year. 2019 was not a good year for WWE 2K20 mainly because it launched with lots of bugs and fans didn't like the overall game.
