WWE 2K14 Available Today, Share Your Impressions Here

[Chazztheman1999]

Got it yesterday, lost to Taker with Ziggler in beat the streak
Love 30YOWM so far,
Universe looks good, not really going to start till I finish 30 years
Gonna try out Creation Suite after Cricket

[Hooe]

Got the game on Tuesday (XBOX 360), I've just about finished Wrestlemania mode; need to fully clear the historical objectives in a small handful of matches yet, but I've at least won every match in the mode.

This game is a very, very polished version of WWE 13. I say that as a very good thing; since the necessary series reboot that was WWE 12, this series has lacked polish, IMO. Things like load times being snappy, legacy glitches being fully addressed, functional and stable Community Creations servers from the get-go, menu navigation being smooth and quick... nothing that will wow a normal person who doesn't pay attention to these things and certainly they don't make the game great themselves, but the effort in making the experience seamless and to keep the user in the ring is noticed by me and much appreciated.

Gameplay-wise, I'm playing on Normal difficulty right now simply for purposes of unlocking everything. The AI is notably more aggressive; there's less in-ring dead time. The change to reversals which eliminate endless grapple reversal chains is very welcome. Reversals are harder in general to execute; I used to be a master at it in the older games even with the indicators off and the sliders lowered, but on all-default settings this year the CPU can sustain offense (and I'm sure the case is even more so at a higher difficulty). Commentary is the same as it's always been; notably better in the historic mode because it's canned, probably still subpar in a standard match.

I'm looking forward to diving into Universe mode very soon, because this game is pretty fun. I can already tell I'll get more out of it than WWE 13, and hopefully I get as much out of it as I did WWE 12.

EDIT: one really minor thing that made me smile - with John Cena, I used a hammer throw Shawn Michaels into the turnbuckle, and he did that front-flip-up-the-turnbuckle thing that is one of his in-ring trademarks upon impact. I'm wondering what other little details are hidden in this game.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

Damn, the more I play the more I am blown away by the gameplay and AI. It almost feels like I'm playing a human opponent because of the aggressiveness.

[Spear]

Love how many alternate attires there are for the wrestlers that show up WM30 mode. Hogan and Cena have a ridiculous amount. Reminds me of the good old days on N64 when you'd use the c-pad to cycle through different attires.

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spear

Love how many alternate attires there are for the wrestlers that show up WM30 mode. Hogan and Cena have a ridiculous amount. Reminds me of the good old days on N64 when you'd use the c-pad to cycle through different attires.

I also love when a wrestler has multiple attires you can choose random and have the game pick the attire for u

[mcavner]

Smooth, more difficult AI, better design and more options, WAY more reliable server (has worked since day one - imagine that!) - what's not to like?

When your only beef after three days is that the logos are too small on the announce table in create-an-arena and Hogan's muscles are too big - what you've bought yourself is a damn good game.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

Quote: Originally Posted by mcavner

Smooth, more difficult AI, better design and more options, WAY more reliable server (has worked since day one - imagine that!) - what's not to like? When your only beef after three days is that the logos are too small on the announce table in create-an-arena and Hogan's muscles are too big - what you've bought yourself is a damn good game.

My major complaint is Andre does not look fat enough. Haven't checked to see if that girdle he used to wear back in the 80's is part of his attire and could be removed. Like you said damn good game.

I know some people here want more of the current roster in the game but I don't watch much wrestling these days but I was a fanatic about it back in the 80's and 90's so playing with all these classic guys makes me feel like a kid again. IMO there isn't enough legends. I'm strictly using the old guys in my universe with just the main eventers from the current era who I know which is only a handful.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Seymour Scagnetti

My major complaint is Andre does not look fat enough. Haven't checked to see if that girdle he used to wear back in the 80's is part of his attire and could be removed. Like you said damn good game. I know some people here want more of the current roster in the game but I don't watch much wrestling these days but I was a fanatic about it back in the 80's and 90's so playing with all these classic guys makes me feel like a kid again. IMO there isn't enough legends. I'm strictly using the old guys in my universe with just the main eventers from the current era who I know which is only a handful.

I thought the same thing about Andre. Thought he would be taller.

The problem with adding more legends is it costs money. The wrestlers currently on the roster have licensed their likeness rights to WWE so 2k/WWE doesnt have to pay extra to get them in the game. Each legend costs money so there is a cap on the number they can sign.