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In campaign, players progress through a comic book story mode with challenges and unlocks.

The base tournament mode provides a bit more variation to online play with various match types. King of the Battleground is an online melee where the last man standing wins.

Tournament and King of the Battleground require online access and act as the game’s online modes.

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Battleground Challenge – A mode dedicated to progressing and boosting created superstars through a series of match types.Tag matches feature tornade and cage match variations, while 1v1 also has a cage match variant. Both modes feature 1v1, 2v2, four ways, triple threats, gauntlet, and the Royal Rumble. Exhibition (Men), Exhibition (Women) – Battlegrounds has two exhibition modes, one for each gender of competitors available.Lastly, the Play mode is broken down into several additional modes ranging from exhibitions to a dedicated campaign mode. The Battleground creation process is simple as well with official WWE elements needing to be unlocked through in-game currency.

That said, the experience is smooth and intuitive albeit lacking depth. Expect to spend some time playing before creating a really awesome character. The suite is not a comprehensive as the Creation Suite.

Daily Challenges – offer additional XP and rewards through various objectives completable in any modeĬharacter and Battleground Creation modes allows the creation of your own character and battleground.

News – keeps informed about updates, deals and more surrounding WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

Superstars – allows player to purchase specific superstars and their alternate attires.Store – a quick stop for purchasing in-game currency and rotating superstar booster packs.From the main screen, players can access: WWE 2K Battlegrounds has a very simple game loop: fight, earn xp and currency, unlock rewards. This counts for both performance and visual aesthetics. Saber Interactive was clearly particular in delivering a well-polished product. The animations are smooth even on a first generation PlayStation 4.Īs someone who prefers the realistic aesthetic of simulation games, WWE 2K Battlegrounds has its own visual charms. Graphically, the game is solid as it does not aim for a realistic look. I’d be hard pressed to find a complaint in terms of the game’s overall presentation. This streamlined feel maintains the fast-paced environment the arcade focus aims for. In terms of user-interface, the menus are easy to navigate and are pretty straightforward. Flashy effects accompany moves along with action style camera angles. And like the older title, WWE 2K Battleground does not spare efforts in the effects department. Presentationīy now, every knows the game presents the superstars with cartoonized versions of the real life counterparts, much like WWE All-Stars of old. Due to this, I highly advised learning the combos of each class to keep the variation as high as possible. So, in a four way match consisting of all high-flyers, you are bound to see repeat moves. I did not sit and play as every single superstar (many are locked at start), but the bulk of everyone’s movesets seem to be determined by their class. There are five total classes: High-flyer, Technician, All-rounder, Brawler, and Powerhouse. Move variation and combo list depend on the superstar’s class. The combos themselves tend to be three buttons in total, and vary slightly from character to character. However, a quick look at the combo list should quell that. Like other combo based games, it may lend itself to button-mashing. Again, movement and bell to bell action is simple and fast-paced.

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Timing a block then leads into being able to parry or counter as one would see in live professional wrestling. Unlike its simulation counterparts, Battlegrounds features traditional blocking, allowing superstars to mount a guard against incoming attacks. Something reminiscence of older WWE control schemes. Surprisingly, the Right-Thumbstick handles supporting a set of moves. Since I was on PS4, square and triangle were used in the bulk of combos.

In-ring performance utilizes simplistic face button controls.

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