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[2.0] "Gameplay is still solid and there are some real improvements over 2K25 like new match types, physics, and a fresh CM Punk Showcase, but none of that outweighs how bad everything else has gotten. The Ringside Pass completely kills progression. Instead of unlocking things naturally, you're stuck grinding endlessly or paying extra just to access content that used to be standard. It feels like a full priced game built around microtransactions. On top of that, modes like MyRise feel watered down, the Creation Suite barely improved, and features like CAW customization and masks are either outdated or locked behind paywalls. Even small things like missing entrance music while streaming add to the frustration. At the end of the day, the core gameplay is fun, but almost everything around it drags the experience down. It feels like a step back from 2K25 and more focused on monetization than actually improving the game."

[0.0] "I'm going to take the previous person's approach and start sailing the seven seas for these games. It was included on PS Plus but that's still a waste of money. Where to even start? How about the addition of ringside (battle) pass in lieu of traditional DLC that you have to grind to unlock EVEN IF YOU'VE PURCHASED THE CONTENT...I'm glad I didn't spend the big money on the Monday Night War edition (it doesn't have Sting so what's even the point? ). Then we have Pepsi Longstocking's showcase. The first third is fine story wise even if the objectives and AI rubber banding force the matches to last longer than they should. Then we have him dressed as Bret Hart to avenge the Montreal Screwjob...Then he takes the place of Daniel Bryan, Sami Zayn, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton in what if scenarios. The only one I liked was being Kurt Angle's opponent for his retirement match. That would've been pretty solid. I hope you're ready to get familiar with "slingshot tech" because Punk's going to be reading it off of his cue cards for the duration of the what if portion."

[] "This game's only good point is the roster. It's full of bugs, the AI is disappointing, the commentary is repetitive and you fi⁠nish the story in few hours"

[2.0] "The fact that I even forgot to review this one speaks volumes at how much is forgettable. It's empty. It's tasteless. Doesn't even remain with you for a d8.26ay. I was waiting years for this game because I wanted a wrestling game again. But there was no reason to play it, not even free"

[0.0] "Turned this on once, downloaded it illegally of course. I am not buying WWE games anymore. And my, even more of the game has been destroyed. 2k24 review incoming: "It doesn't help that they trick with your mind by purpose by leaving the ? Spaces on, just to make you mad. People may Think I am exaggerating, but I know they were preying on people. I played myFaction and the CPU here spams more finishers than in an online match. No build up, no fun, just straight to finishers because they were unlimited. And now I have to copypaste this review all over because the nsxt games are literal all copied and pasted with 1-2 differences." But it's useless. This year we got the ringside pass. Quite frankly the worst addition in a wrestling game of all time. Scuptured software, where are you? Come back, I miss you"

[1.0] "Here is my 2k24 review. "It doesn't help that they trick with your mind by purpose by leaving the ? Spaces on, just to make you mad. People may Think I am exaggerating, but I know they were preying on people. I played myFaction and the CPU here spams more finishers than in an online match. No build up, no fun, just straight to finishers because they were unlimited. And now I have to copypaste this review all over because the nsxt games are literal all copied and pasted with 1-2 differences." 2K25 has the island, which is even worse for community creators. We got kicked in the butt, and weren't even allowed some protection from it"

[5.0] "Like 2k22 they still don't unlock all the characters at once. It doesn't help that they trick with your mind by purpose by leaving the ? Spaces on, just to make you mad. People may Think I am exaggerating, but I know they were preying on people.. No build up, no fun, just straight to finishers because they were unlimited. And now I have to copypaste this review all over because the nsxt games are literal all copied and pasted with 1-2 differences."

[3.0] "I disliked so much the fact that I bought a deluxe edition yet not all the wrestlers were unlocked by default. I felt majorly ripped off with that. It wouldn't have got as bad as the next years, but this was the start of 2K treating a wrestling game like any other sports games (aka, like shit). It doesn't help that they trick with your mind by purpose by leaving the ? Spaces on, just to make you mad. People may Think I am exaggerating, but I know they were preying on people. I played myFaction and the CPU here spams more finishers than in an online match. No build up, no fun, just straight to finishers because they were unlimited. And now I have to copypaste this review all over because the nsxt games are literal all copied and pasted with 1-2 d5.29ifferences."

[7.0] "A great roster, horrible graphics (why are 2K games this ugly? ), meh gameplay, unchanged so many things and we lost so many legends. It's full of jobbers tho, so this is a roster I like just for them. 2K20 also had many jobbers, but their DLCs (and the game itself) were horrible"

[5.0] "No showcase? I guess when you put Brock Lesnar on the cover you don't have much to show for. EXCEPT Taker, Rock, Booker, Orton, Show, Edge, Cena, Eddie, Nakamura, Seth, Roman, Goldberg were there. Angle, Hogan and Shelton are missing but meh, you could've pulled something out of them"

[8.0] "A copy of WWE '13, the 30 years of wrestlemania could've been better but was still great. This was probably the last good WWE game with 2K16 for a long time"

[9.0] "god, what was I smoking, in 2022 I gave this a 7. This is very good. The only reason I sucked at the game back then was skill issue. This is one of the best rosters of all time. We need random personalities as wrestlers again. And the creation suite is amazing. It's aged, yeah, but it does its job. If you have time to lose, you can make your own wrestling lea⁠gues. The huge roster and creation suite makes this one of the best to do this"

[3.0] "Amazing roster. Great presentation. I love the jobbers! Many games should have them (unlocked by design, 2K, I hate MyRis9.35e). Anyway, what can you say about this? It's the fourth time they released the same game. At least they added some matches"

[3.0] "9.9.99. we all remember that date for one single thing. Final Fantasy VIII! (Which is my least favorite Final Fantasy game). Oh and the SEGA Dreamcast. An underrated console that got out after the disaster that was the Saturn. The dreamcast is practically a barely superior PS1 or an inferior PS2. But it had ama​zing games. Yet this...this? Tbis mess is the only Dreamcast game? What a disrespect"

[4.0] "Acceptable, fine. It isn't horrible. It reminds me of the Rare 8-bit games, only better. I don't know how they got so many guys for a Game Boy Color wrestling game, but it is fine to see such a big roster."

[7.0] "WCW/nWo Revenge but it has WWF Attitude era stars. I love that you had Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Hayes as wrestlers. We should've always had road agents and commentators as unlockable wrestlers."

[3.0] "Standard Acclaim stuff, clunky but trash. Attitude will be better, and this has potential, but the controls are not it. I hated this control scheme. Considering what THQ was doing at the same time, unacceptable"

[6.0] "Can you believe I discovered that the SNES version of this was made by Sculptured Software? I can't escape these guys! And they even helped with the porting of Mo8.0rtal Kombat 1 (SNES), 2&3 (Game Boy). Suddenly it all makes sense"

[3.0] "You start a wrestling game, you see that it's the same thing you played for an hour and you come here giving the same review over and over. Button mashing minigame. Not fun. Terrible gameplay. But for the roster, ⁠I will raise my rating. This is huge. (But please don't play it, create these guys on any other wrestling game)"

[1.0] "Button mashing minigame, sucks. Wait, minigame? The entire game is that. I'd rather play a wrestling game, not break my controller. I appreciate the big size in roster. 12 characters is a huge roster for 1993 standards. Review copied from tge SNES as it's basically the same game, just slightly updated. Oh God, I need more characters. Basically it's a nostalgia driven game. This is a terrible videogame. Play something else. The WCW one is better than this. Sculptured Software will be forever burned in my memory, because whenever I see their name on some credits, I always think "Well, that explains everything""

[4.0] "Beam Software shows again that you can make a decent experience in a wrestling game. This wasn't as good as Main Event, but it's still majorly better than the other SNES wrestling games (except one)."

[5.0] "Finally. A good game. Finally. It took so long to find one. The controls are normal, if limited (two buttons, what do you expect? ) and it's not like that stupid LJN system. This is a magnum opus because it's what a generic wrestling game should be"

[2.0] "Fighting games on the Game Boy should be ill​egal. It's just a slowest version of WWF Raw. I don't know why this is here and not with his brothers in arms, but this still sucks with or without them (U2 reference)"

[1.0] "God, it's still these guys. I cannot believe how many games they were led to make. Who was this LJN higher guy they had as a best friend? The same exact peoblems as the SNES games"

[2.0] "Horrible game, much like his SNES counterpart. Here is my review of it:Oh no, that was why this sucks, it was made by the Cage guys. These are the button mashing games. A horrible idea. You either destroy the buttons on your controller (and⁠ since I was using a DualSense, I'd rather not) or the button-mashing mini game would be lost and your opponent would hit you."

[3.0] "The best wrestling game from these guys. But not that great. I love that Savio Vega is here. But this is still the horrible engine, with the horrible mashing minigame. The 32X version is nice because of the novelty of playing it. Imagine playing a failure of a add-on with a failure of a​ game. If I could, I would have bought it. But this is tbe end of an era. We are finally done with these horrible games"

[1.0] "Button mashing minigame, sucks. Wait, minigam⁠e? The entire game is that. I'd rather play a wrestling game, not break my controller. I appreciate the big size in roster. 12 characters is a huge roster for 1993 standards"

[2.0] "Oh no, that was why this sucks, it was made by the Cage guys. These are the button mashing games. A horrible idea. You either destroy the buttons on your contro7.76ller (and since I was using a DualSense, I'd rather not) or the button-mashing mini game would be lost and your opponent would hit you."

[2.0] "My God, a game in a musicassette, this made me like SO shocked as I wasn't even born when musicassettes were used, so seeing one of them used as a videogame makes ny brain explode. The game is shit, by the way. But the presentation is so nice (especially with the physical stuff! ) that I can't rate this a 0"

[0.0] "THE worst NES wrestling game. Bad controls, bad sound, n⁠o variety, nothing to do except the same punches. You can see what a mistake it is by rushing a game with zero dev time even in these times. Oh, wait, did I say see? Because you COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING THANKS TO THE CAGE."

[8.0] "The main event. Even if you don't know what wrestling is, you could recognize The Legion of Doom pointing the finger at you from an arcade cabinet. Great game, absolutely shocking that someone could finally find the right combination for a wrestling game this far back"

[5.0] "Hey, if you want an early '90s wrestling game, play this. This was funny. This takes the best parts of the NES games and removes almost every bad part. This i beli6.92eve is Rare's 3rd wrestling game, so it makes sense that this is acceptable. My guess is LJN gives these devs the bare minimum of time, so this is what it would've been like if their first game wasn't an LJN cash grab"

[3.0] "The best WWF game made by LJN. And by the rating you can understand the quality of LJN games. As Nintendo Power said, it has 'that distinctive LJN feel'. And you know what they meant. If in 1990 people thought that about this game, you know it's even worse to play today."

[1.0] "Shocked at the ratings. I played this in 2022, so I don't remember much, I only have the rating saved up in my Google Drive and I always forgot to publish it here. From what I remember, the control9.92s were horrible and in 5 attempts I couldn't even win a single match. By seeing the comments around the web, I was playing it wrong. You needed to throw the guy out and hit him with objects. Basically this was a Ric Flair simulator....well, they got me there"

[2.0] "Acclaim, wow, I remembered that all the wrestling NES games were made by LJN (well, LJN would end up being bought by Acclaim⁠ so it will be full circle in a few years). This...can be worse. The next few installments will be unplayable. But we are not there yet as a playable videogame. The license does the job way more"

[3.0] ""Money can't stop Hulkamania! NOTHING can! " Said Hogan in his pre-match promo. Funny. Great great idea for a game. A strategy game for a wrestling match. You can even call in Virgil to interfere. The sound is atrocious by the way. The music, the cheering of the crowd, hurts your brain. The only saving grace is spamming punches and chops so everyone shuts the fuck down. I love that there is commentary by Vince and Jesse. A great idea, but....they should've waited like 10-20 years for this"

[3.0] "Great presentation, great animations, waaay worse controls than Tag Team. Taito sucks nowadays so they will sell you this for, but here's the thing: ​remember to never buy a Taito remaster , ever. They've been doing this since the '90s. The faces of the wrestlers look stupid, but it's funny for this as well. This time at least there's a little jingle for winning! So nice"

[4.0] "Hey, this game was from 1983 and it was fun for what it was. Making the opponent fall out of the ring and trying to get a count out victory was funny. And I played this as a 2026 for the first time, so no nostalgia here. The seizure inducing lights at the end of a match is not something I like, but it i​s what it is. No story, no endings, nothing except 'play until you die, then move on', which is fine."

[10.0] "I bought a N64 Japanese converter in 2000 just so I can play this game, and after 26 years it never gets old. Quite simply the cream of the crop of AKI games and one of the best wrestling games ever, period. The All Japan license is great, and although there are other rosters, editing them to their likeness is easy. I've recently com0.75e to appreciate Japanese wrestling, particularly 1990s AJPW, much more, and for anyone willing to learn or understand the culture of Japanese wrestling, this is a perfect introduction. There are English patches available for emulation which I would recommend, but only if you have a copy of the physical game, which I do... and I'm never parting with it."

[] "A very hated game, due to the lack of features and the depletion of the roster. But it wa​s a platform for the next gen of WWE Games. It changed the wrestling video game forever."

[10.0] "I know everyone loves Here Comes The Pain, but in the PS2/XBox/Gamecube era of games, this ranks as my favorite WWE game. The roster was HUGE and perfect, everyone was well represented. The graphics were great, the gameplay got a nice overhaul, and the number of arenas were great. We got GM mode for the first time and really felt like we could control all aspects of WWE at the time. They even had a chance to throw in the ECW One Night Stand arena for good measure. However, this was the first Smackdown game in the franchise where you can defend titles in exhibition mode, something I had wanted for years on this series (which we got with No Mercy) and was happy that every title was represented depending on the brand. And to add to it, we got the Hardcore and Million Dollar championships thrown in for good measure. The legends listed in the game were fun, with a good mix of Attitude era stars (Stone Cold, Mankind, The Rock) with golden era stars (Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog, Ted DiBiase, and Andre The Giant) mixed in. The Season mode utilized the roster very well, and the voice over work wasn't half bad. Overall this is a game I do come back to and make my own events to rewrite a little history here and there."

[9.0] "As much love as 2K19 gets, I felt that 2K18 was where the simulation aspect of WWE hit its apex. The roster was exceptional, especially the legends roster, ⁠and having Kurt Angle back was a breath of fresh air. I got a lot of gameplay out of this, and one element in matches that I loved that we barely got before was the ability to do a squash match. As someone who grew up with Superstars and Wrestling Challenge, it felt good to have Brock Lesnar or Ultimate Warrior crush a day within 30 seconds for a win. The DLC was also excellent with some surprises in there. Rick Martel especially was a surprise to have in there, and WCW was probably best represented here. Heck, even World Class got a lot of love here. A game I like coming back to from time to time to relive some old style matches mixed in with the current roster at the time."

[7.0] "When this game came out, I hated it because I felt it was just Mortal Kombat with wrestlers. Now, I love it because it's Mortal Kombat with wrestlers. The game grew on me for sure. I do prefer the PSX version of the game, but it is a lot of fun. Very simple in design, the graphics were amazing for its time (and in my opinion, still hold up today). It was the first time you really felt like you were in control of the wrestlers, but in extreme situations. The 8 man ro​ster was small but had the top guys at the time (well... maybe not Doink so much but his colorful attire really showed how great the game looked). I would have liked it to be 10-12 as it could have been (no Diesel, Owen, and apparently Adam Bomb was supposed to be in the game... maybe Bulldog as the 12th). Now that would have ruled. The appeal of this game is greater now because it's a wrestling game that non-wrestling fans can play."

[] "Great roster and you could occasionally find any cool move hidden into each wrestler's moveset. And I say "hidden" since the game barely taught you how to play so you had to find out yourself and it was mostly a mess. I remember having fun with the Royal Rumble and Steel Cages mode. It was possible to enjoy this one, but I wouldn't recommend it nowadays"

[] "The best wrestling game ever made. I absolutely loved the season mode, the CAW mode to⁠o. Great roster too"

[] "i own this game and i enjoy it . it is a text simulation and easy to play. you can add your favorite wrestlers if they are not in the game. the game gives you the ability to play singles 2 & 3 man tag matches along with battle royales, war matches and tournaments. the basic moves are limited and become over used but over all the game is enjoyable especially for an older fan who is not fast or adept at video game controls. a solid 6."

[10.0] "The first WWE game i ever got and oh my god, i loved it. Every move you did looke​d brutal, the arcade style made it even more fun, sure the roster is bit limited, but the lineup is still great. I haven't played in forever as my PS3 broke but i will forever love this game."

[7.0] "Git gra ale bez powodu w trakcie walki moze wywalic zwlaszcza w tych dluzszych lub na customowych arenach."

[] "One of the worst wrestling games I ever played. Online was constantly awful & laggy, reversals never really worked either"

[5.0] "would not have gotten this were it not for when it was offered as a free monthly game via PS+. did not want to pay for any of the DLC. career mode is fine and can be pretty fun3.82ny at times but there is just no reason to replay it. gameplay is fine. CAW left a lot to be desired. am glad i didn't pay for it. am sorry to anyone who did. hope they make another one that is better and has a current roster"

[5.0] "I remember that in 2016, that 2.72Christmas, I asked my parents for WWE 2K17 and I didn't enjoy it much. I recently played it again and it wasn't good. The graphics are the same as in WWE 2K16, no graphical improvements (this is considering the PS3 version), and the gameplay is much clunkier and slower, less dynamic. And I feel like this time it's harder to get characters and titles. But honestly, I wouldn't recommend it."

[6.0] "It was unpolished and glitchy but it was much better than the previous two and waaaaay better than the Attitude games. Great roster and 5 on 5. The game is overall a mess but it's able to provide some cool moments."

[9.0] "Very high marks for this​ game cause they vastly improved upon the badly outdated roster of the previous edition. SVR 2006 has a VERY lengthy career mode and I'm a sucker for that. Loads of customization as well as far as CAWs, and there's endless mini games and unlockables, real unlockables, not behind on paywall garbage like present day games. The only thing I've felt that kept this game from being a 10, is that at that time, the roster really wasn't that good. You had stars, but the undercard left a lot to be desired. Overall though, 9/10 is a perfect rating, and if I still was in gaming mode, I'd dust off my PS2 and find a way to play it."

[5.0] "The feel of the game being arcadish, you can't expect much in the way of deep gameplay. That said they added some fun stuff and improved over WCW Nitro. I really liked the faction updates, but all it did was give them a different shirt. There was a lot of crazy levels and characters that added some replayability. This is probably experienced best as a multiplayer game where Revenge or No Mercy worked on their own."

[10.0] "Do anybody has to say anything about this game? This is the greatest wrestling Video game that's ever delivered and still serves as a pioneer for all the Wrestling videogames that is existing around the worl2.21d. If WWE releases an Upscaled version of this Game I Will Surely buy it...That's how good of a video game this was"

[] "The worst wrestling video game I have played in my entire life. I get they tried to make this similar to all-stars but man this just sucked"

[2.0] "(For the most part) the same game as Steel Cage Challenge, down to the music and NES game roster but cut down to 6 wrestlers, but the gameplay is different this time around, as its less jerky and strikes see more use than grapples, pinning is also much easier​ this time, just press B+A when close to a downed opponent. Sadly its still not great, as we still have the 'wrestlers-all-have-the-same-moves' issue and its still a mashfest, also you also have less control over your grapple moves since you'll, most of the time, be doing a janky, kinda sudden irish whip instead, plus grapples generally seems to be harder to initiate. Needless to say, you can win matches by just doing kicks and stomps for most of the match. Cage matches are also a pain, as its almost guaranteed that your opponent will get up before you escape (unless they act dumb and just roll around instead) so you're better off just pinning them instead. Is it better than NES SCC? Eh, just barely."

[2.0] "Its not much different from the0.85 NES version, sadly. Most of the problems have made it over to this version, like the choppy gameplay, movelist sameness, and harder-to-do-than-they-should-be pins. This version has slightly nicer visuals at least with better wrestlers sprites, seems to be faster than the NES game too."

[1.0] "Let's see... an overly choppy and mashy gameplay formula, weird PCM sound effects, wrestler themes being too short or cut down, all wrestlers having the same moveset (not even having their own finisher or signature move or two), pinfalls being a pain to do coz they have to be done at a very specific position. Yeah, a different developer did WWF games on NES no favors. At the very least the wrestlers have decently animated. You might just be able to get a win on easier difficulties if you understand the controls, but on difficult, good f'in luck, as its a pure mashfest that's never in your favor."

[2.0] "This game having some of the craziest bugs and hilarious visual glitches i've ever seen in a game singlehandedly keep it from being a 0, even when weighed against its dogwater MTX systems. It has the sa⁠ne charm as a train crash and i enjoy that part of it enough to not think its worse than the likes of WWE Immortals or 2K19."

[10.0] "WWE '12 Is Underappreciated. This Game Was So Damn Awesome But I Don't Know How They Made It. But I Could Just Imagine How Good It Was If IT Was On The PlayStation 2 Or The PSP. The Road To Wrestlemania Is Awesome, Story Designer Was Beautiful And The Graphics Was Delectable As HELL."

[6.0] "WWE 2K25 is basically WWE 2K24 but if we took leaps behind in some areas. The menus are okay, nothing too mindblowing. The graphics this year are worse. Defenitely worse. The eyes look somewhat worse and graphically some wrestlers look a bit worse. Gameplay wise, the matches are more fun to play with the reintroduction of Technical Wrestling and Better AIs but that comes with the setback of unrealistic matches. Why is a 62 defeating a 90? Showcase this year 8.2is better but I have no motivation to play it. Again, Showcase has locked some items behind it like MyFaction but it is not as bad as 2K24's was. Universe Mode is skippable and I don't have motivation to play MyFaction or My Rise. The Island can go DIE! They removed PC Caws and because of it Community Creations have taken a tumble in quality. Bad face textures and CAWs run rampid through Community Creations. Most Recent was removed and now it's harder to find better CAWs without scrolling through endless menus. Overall, a bit of a let down for me. [***.25]"

[6.0] "WWE 2K26 feels almost the same as 2k25 but with a few big changes. The menus are okay, yet again nothing too mindblowing. The graphics this year are again, a bit of a downgrade. The eyes look so bad this year. This was a complaint I had in 2K25 but they managed to amplify it to the maximum. Gameplay has great new additions with AI sequencing, new beginning motions, new animations for reversals and smarter AI. The CM Punk Showcase this year was horrible on another level and I thought 2K24's was frustrating. They have some of the most pointless sections with dream matches, frustrating objectives and a terrible end. Universe Mode is skippable and I don't have motivation to play MyFaction or My Rise. The Island is still here. The Ringside Battle Pass is a good addition for wanting to keep the players on the game but it was badly handled during the launch. Overall, another solid game held back by some weak modes, underwhelming additions and the same 2K look. I'm hoping 2K27 fixes what 2K25 and 26 have done. [***]"

[7.0] "This game is way before my time, coming out over ten years before I ever picked up my first video game, but I've been able to play this one thanks to a friend who has the arcade version. This game has pretty standard gameplay for a moveset-based, arcade fighting game, and has a learning curve as you need to memorize combos and movesets. Of course, any game from the arcade era is going to have stiff controls to some extent compared to the buttery smooth controls of today's games, but WrestleMania's gameplay has aged decently. The speed and pacing of the gameplay are good, and the combos aren't too long like some other games. I am a simulation sports gamer, so the old-school arcady gameplay isn't my thing, but I can be objective and say that the gameplay is solid. The graphics are fantastic for the time and have aged very well. My only major criticisms of the game is that the roster is too small and the limited number of game modes. I am pleasantly surprised that Bam Bam is included, but I question where wrestlers like Diesel, Savage, Bulldog, and Sid are. Also, I don't think this game has much replay value if you want more than just freeplay matches. Also, the sound effects can overpower the commentary, but the commentary is repetitive regardless, so it isn't a huge deal. Once you get the championship endings (which are just as wacky as the rest of the game), there isn't really anything new to experience in the game. Overall, it isn't my favorite wrestling game ever, but I can acknowledge that it's an objectively solid game, held back by its lack of content. I would rate it higher if it had a few more characters or another decent game mode."

[2.0] "It's basically the same game as WWF WrestleMania, but with worse gameplay and poorly aged graphics. The gameplay is clunky, stiff, and finicky, and is worse than WWF WrestleMania in every way. The few 'additions' either don't add anything of value (the finisher system) or make the game worse (the power-ups). No new game modes were added either. The sprites of the wrestlers look like low-quality Mortal Kombat rip-offs, and the animations often look only half-done. The unique arenas are a nice touch, though. The roster is slightly bigger and the audio is better, but I'd expect that from a sequel, and they aren't nearly enough to save this trainwreck. I know a 2/10 seems harsh, but this game did not justify its existence and provides no value to the player. There is literally no reason to play this when WWF WrestleMania (or Mortal Kombat for that matter) exists."

[10.0] "The best wrestling game of all time, no questions asked. Only improvements the game could've had was some cut wrestlers staying included; Jeff Hardy, Molly Holly, Hogan, Kidman, Ivory and various others. But that's nitpicking. Still replayable, the perfect mix of arcade style with realism. Amazing roster, a remaster including a general manager mode would be insane, just not done by the abysmal 2K."

[10.0] "The second best wrestling game to exist behind Here Comes The Pain. Some cut wrestlers being included; Dudley​s, Matt Hardy, Victoria would've probably made this the best game of all time period. General Manager mode is amazing and still plays well, better than the drivel 2K re-release yearly. Such a fun game to play with great replay value."

[10.0] "What else is there to say that hasn't been said already? This is the best WWE wrestling game ever. Everything in this game is awesome--from the roster, the painful looking moves (e.g lesnar lariat), the fun season mode, all the match types to choose from, and the thrilling, fast-paced gameplay. I can play this for hours on end and I'd never be bored doing it. You should definitely go out of your way to pl​ay this if you haven't. You won't regret it."

[9.0] "This is a really fun game. When I first played this, I kept losing matches 7.62because for the life of me I couldn't figure out how this game worked, even after reading the gamefaqs guide. But after playing WWE Day of Reckoning 2, and coming back to this game--I can now say its one of my all time favorites. The roster might not be as huge as hits like Fire Pro-Wrestling Returns, and KOC II but that's fine. The graphics look awesome, and the moves look like they hurt big time. (especially the german suplex). The soundtrack is a hit-or-miss, I guess. There's a few bad ones and some good ones. If you love games like WWE Here Comes the Pain, or WWE Day of Reckoning 2--you probably will like this game. I can see why some might prefer the first game because of the Pro-Wrestling NOAH wrestlers, Brock Lesnar and Shibata, but overall--this game is absolutely worth it, and you should pick this up play this as soon as possible."

[5.0] "This game had so much potential. Tons of legends and great character models, but the gameplay is extremely choppy and delayed, and the career mode is short and basic. The presentation itself is great, but the game feels overall unfinished. Very much wasted potential on this game."

[10.0] "THE GOAT WWE wrestling game. I don't even have to say much. Deep roster, good solid career mode, excellent CAW mode, tons of matches types, great graphics that are still solid today, and HIGH replay value. All the high marks possible for this game."

[10.0] "One of my favorites games & wrestling games ever. Steve Austin 2K Showcase was PERFECT! MIKEY WHIPWRECK was in THIS game BRO! Unbelievable. I grew up playing this game on the PS3. The arenas were a0.33mazing. I love this game with all of my heart!"

[10.0] "Still my favourite Wrestling game, loved the characters and the different areas you can brawl through. Especially the WWF NY location, that's such a blast from the ​past. Awesome game though, fun season mode too"

[8.0] "I mean, it's a good game. The graphics are really nice for the era, it's got a great roster (including the only official WWE video game appearance of Ultimo Dragon! ), the CAW system is extensive, and there's all kinds of stuff do in and out of the ring. However, this game is certainly NOT perfect. Matches don't always feel very smooth and there's definitely some wonky collision detection going on. What's really annoying is that the AI reverses your moves way too often. On normal difficulty I swear like 3/4 of my moves get reversed. It's obnoxious. When the game works right it's really fun, especially against another human. And it does work most of the time (outside of the overabundance of reversals), but when it doesn't work, it REALLY doesn't work. And the season mode is so disjointed and random. I start a season as Edge, and beat Rhyno in my first match. The next week, I have the option to speak with Rhyno backstage, so I do, and he shows me respect for the win last week, then Sean O'Haire shows up and criticizes Rhyno for being nice to me, and then O'Haire tells us to watch out. OK, so there's a storyline brewing here, definitely gonna team up with Rhyno against Sean O'Haire and like, Test or something right? lmao nope, I get a entire week off with nothing to do at all and then the next week I'm in a triple threat for the US title. I lose after Eddie Guerrero reverses my Edgecution for the third time and then gets chokeslammed by Big Show. Next week is Backlash, which I'm not on the card. But then, after the show, Jerry Lawler approaches me, and for some reason offers me a chance to be in a tournament for the tag titles. OK, perfect, maybe I can team up with Rhyno and--LMAO NOPE, Lawler tells me I'm teaming with Tajiri. Because... fuck, I dunno, he's just cool I guess. I tell Jerry I changed my mind and then the next week I'm challenging Big Show for the US Title again lol. There's no rhyme or reason to anythi0.45ng, outside of linear storylines that the game tries to force you into despite itself. Compare that to like, Legends of Wrestling II which came out the year before, and yeah it was literally just you wrestling a bunch of matches in a row, but there was at least a narrator telling you why these matches are important. And don't even try to compare it to No Mercy's masterclass career mode. That's like comparing Picasso to my 7-year-old nephew's monster truck drawings. I'm sure we all had lots of fun playing this game as a kid or teenager but nothing except the graphics and CAW system have aged very well. 7.5 rounded up."

[7.0] "Despite the upgrade from 2k24, it's still the same game with new people and moves. It's still the same game in the sense that every once in a while, my PC freezes up at the copyright screen. This has been an issue with late 2k24, and has not been fixed by 2k at all in the entirety of 2k25 support. Do better."

[10.0] "Kinda biased because it's my first game in the franchise. Introduced me to so many wrestlers like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The​ Ultimate Warrior, Diamond Dallas Paige, Zack Ryder among many others. Had so many wonderful memories playing it with my cousins."

[] "As of now this game has too many bugs so I will not comment. But right now I will name the pros and cons: Pros: Ragdoll Physics are cool, New match types, bigger roster (even though most of 1.89them are just copies), improved universe/MYRISE, they actually updated World Tour mode, more creation slots. Cons: Since it has just came out there are bugs, MyFaction is basically impossible with the requirements, Ringside pass is a little frustrating since you have to grind what you paid for."

[0.0] "Compared to 2K25, this was a big downgrade. I'm glad they added new additions like more match types, ragdoll physics, and new commentary, however, the gameplay is so much worse in my opinion than its predecessor. Plus, I don't understand why you have to get a ringside pass in order to get more belt designs, WWE has become like EA, a big scam."

[8.0] "It's a brave choice to propose a game of this type, but thanks to some well-known name​s and an exceptional tracklist, it's easy to get lost. The dynamics are very less wrestling and more deathmatch CZW style but it's pretty entertaining"

[8.0] "Loved MyRise too much. Especially the option of turning face and heel to complete all the stories. Obviously a huge upgrade from 2k20 (which was an absolute disaster) They had0.66 a year off to make this a better game which they did. Community creations were so much better. Showcase with Rey was a bit boring but MyRise was so much fun!"

[10.0] "The greatest wrestling game ever. Fantastic season mode, perfect roster. Gameplay was so smooth. Arena designs were fantastic as well as the creations. Just perfection. Still play it to this day⁠!"

[7.0] "Very fun gameplay, and not a bad ros​ter. It does suffer a bit from lack of depth, as after playing just a few matches it gets kinda boring. Updates and DLC come out very slow. In my opinion, it's a great party game and is worth the $40 price tag (which includes the DLC)"

[10.0] "In more ways than one, this is the definitive wrestling game of its generation and every other one after it so far. 2K during their prime needed to show that they were the successors Yuke's and THQ needed as they would dip out of the gaming infustry for the foreseeable future. To say they delivered would be an understatement. What with a stacked roster, simple, yet engaging gameplay with fun ragdoll physics, basically any match type yiu could want, and nigh infinite ways to mix and match this games seemingly endless well of content. I haven't even tapped into the absolutely legendary showcase mode, 30 years of Wrestlemania is a feat no wrestling game has or will ever touch again, especially in regards to detail. A shame 2K nor WWE games ever touched this high again afterwards, because this was lightning in a bottle in the form of a wacky wrestling game."

[0.0] "A mobile game with a cool concept and literally nothing else. Netherrealm studios are notorious for not just making mediocre at best, dumpster fire at worst fighting games, but also taking cool concepts and running them through the gutter with boring gameplay, terrible lore, and performance issues. WWE Immortals was no different and I'm glad this games legacy has been all but forgotten, because it was also incredibly predatory with its microtransactions as well. The paywalls and fomo automatically give this game a 0, but everything else combined makes it irredeemable in my eyes."

[7.0] "As an upgrade from 2k24 to 2k25 it is a pretty solid upgrade despite what people say. The gameplay is still good, the roster is fun to play universe mode with and the career mode is enjoyable with multiple choice. The only thing that muddle this game is the Island which ended up being underwhelming"

[] "It's funny to say but this game was the first time I saw wrestling. I was visiting my cousin and he let me play his old Sega games. I was l4.86ooking at videos about this game on youtube and it actually didn't look terrible but it is awfully outdated in comparison to modern wrestling video games."

[10.0] "first svr game. best soundtrack i ever heard. the gameplay in smackdown vs raw 2009 is much faster in 2008 due to fighting styles. they still have the old tournament stuff, and a new road to wrestlemania, and tag team moves! "ALONE; YOU'RE GREAT. TOGETHER, YOU'RE UNSTOPPABLE! ""

[7.0] "Realistic gameplay and a great showcase mode and the introduction of a great game mode which exists today. Loved playing the punk and cena showcase. One of the grea⁠test rivalries of all time. A solid attempt for the first ps4 game"

[8.0] "I used to wear this game out back in 1998. It was epic back then. Compared to today's games, however, it doesn't hold up very well. All you had was championship mode where you had to win a series of matches to unlock some wrestlers. But the gameplay was terrific for the time."

[7.0] "In ring gameplay was fine. Fun even. Where the game really suffered is the lack of features and things to do, and an atrocious CAW mode. Hopefully they learned from what didn't work​ for whenever their next game happens."

[3.0] "One of my least favorite wrestling games ever. The action is so stiff and just not fun to play. The menu selection videos are the best part of the game by far."