Friday, February 28, 2014

Game Review (PS3): WWE 2K14

Wrestle Radio Now Rating:  8.9 / 10

The latest installment of the WWE video game genre is entitled WWE 2K14.  The main story mode within this game is called 30 Years of WrestleMania.  It allows players to participate in some of the most notable matches of WrestleMania over the last 30 years.
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Legends of WrestleMania by THQ included a similar mode that I thoroughly enjoyed as well.  However, the game mode was very short, and it lacked the important details that WWE 2K14 was able to fully bring to life.  The previous WWE video game published by 2K, WWE ‘13, had a mode that concentrated on the Attitude Era.  This was a great addition to the game and was well received by the WWE Universe.  However, It lacked the depth WWE 2K14 was able to produce in its 30 Years of WrestleMania mode.  The Attitude Era mode (WWE '13) is documented and developed exceptionally well but again just doesn’t provide the entire history of the WWE’s biggest and most anticipated PPV every year: WrestleMania.  Although, WWE ’13 was great, 2K14’s accurate depiction of the past and present WWE superstars makes it a much better game than last year’s version.  The WWE 2K14 developers focused heavily on the details of each match.  This allows fans to relive the epic matches of the past.  The 30 Years of WrestleMania mode is like taking the most entertaining and electrifying history class in sports entertainment.  Ever.

In WWE 2K14 players have the ability to play out 40+ matches from every WrestleMania to date.  Real footage, promos and entertaining cartoon vignettes are provided before most matches.  As you go through the mode you are able to unlock Superstars from the past and present, and win titles and trophies. 

One of my favorite wrestling games from years ago was entitled WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game.  WWF WrestleMania had great controls and was so much fun to play.  WWE 2K14 takes the great gameplay from WWF WrestleMania, the vivid graphics from recent WWE games, sticks to the script and rolls all of them together.  WWE 2K14 is an action packed, historically true and visually stimulating video game.  The create-a-character mode is always fun in wrestling games, and WWE 2K14’s version of the mode is groundbreaking and first class with the features it offers.

This is the perfect video game for you if you are a wrestling enthusiast like myself, or a WWE novice who doesn’t consistently follow wrestling.  This game will remind you of your childhood and keep you engaged for hours before putting the controller down.  The only reason I didn’t give the game a perfect score is one minor issue I came across.  The poor button choice for countering opponents takes a while to get use to.  Despite that flaw, WWE 2K14 is an awesome game.  As you continue to play you will have an amazing opportunity to see through your own eyes the psychology of WWE Superstars over the past 30 years of WrestleMania.

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