WWE 2K23 DEMO SERIES

WWE 2K23 DEMO SERIES

I only got to experience one match from this series which involved the historic ECW One Night Stand match, where Rob Van Dam dethrones Cena as the WWE champion. Not only is the tale of all his losses an interesting story to be told by the man himself between matches, but it also has the benefit of providing variety to the player by not forcing them to play as one character a dozen times in a row.Įven though the mode now offers that much-desired playable character diversity, I’m still slightly cautious about the entertainment value of this showcase. Instead, the series of matches now focus on every time John Cena lost an important match, with the player taking control of the superstar who took him down. Despite the showcase having John Cena - this year’s cover star - as the focus, you never actually get to play as the sixteen-time World champion. The 2K showcase makes a predictable return to the series, but with its potentially freshest, most exciting pivot yet. And with WarGames being available as an online mode, I’m excited at the prospect of this back-and-forth concept playing out against other players. All of this presents an interesting swing in match dynamics and one I’ve not experienced before in a wrestling game.

This presents an interesting risk/reward conundrum, forcing you to separate from your teammates and potentially miss the important save so you can afford yourself the space to do maximum damage to your opponent. There’s also an interesting drama that comes from the bout being settled by one pinfall, which could easily happen whilst you’re duking it out in the other ring. Unlike Hell in a Cell or Elimination Chamber, WarGames’s two-ring setup also affords the player more space to work with, preventing the congestion and clumsiness seen in the aforementioned modes.

That teammate, however, can choose to grab a weapon (or weapons) to not only even the odds but perhaps flip the advantage the other way. At this point the team with the handicap has to fend off their rivals knowing that they’re at a severe disadvantage, biding their time until one of their teammates can enter the action. Like its real-life counterpart, the WarGames match features an interesting swing in the advantage for either team, with one team being a wrestler short at several intervals.

From a glance, this could appear like a re-purposed version of any other six or eight-man speciality matches like Hell in a Cell, but there are a couple of interesting details that not only help break this apart from the pack, but also help it stand out in its own right. WarGames features two rings side-by-side with a cage surrounding both, with entrants from either a three or four-man team entering in intervals.

For the first time in the series, WWE 2K23 extends the canvas with the addition of an extra ring. The first to stand out is the arrival of the long-awaited and heavily requested match type WarGames. That’s not to say there aren’t a few new clever additions though. If you’re familiar with 2K22, you’ll know exactly what to expect. So much so that despite only having an hour to play the game, I immediately felt at home with the breaker system, combos, reversals, and all the grappling intricacies. Much like the way lots of sports games iterate on their established winning formula, everything in terms of gameplay in WWE 2K23 has rolled over from the previous game.

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