![]() The ability to use button mash controls instead of the analog stick for submissions is a godsend to people like me who grew up having to wrap socks around my thumbs during particularly long or competitive matches of WCW Revenge or No Mercy. As you would expect you can battle all around the arena and into a very well fleshed out backstage area to jump off semi-trucks and throw tinfoil banquet food heaters into each other (as one does). Most of these moves are actually very helpful, although I occasionally had issues getting them to trigger. The new Payback system allows wrestlers who take damage to build two levels of Payback moves which help to turn the tide a bit. WWE 2K19 certainly contains some improvements, the striking animations in particular are much better and flow more naturally. ![]() The gameplay in the ring is what generally makes or breaks a game like this. All your favorite match types are here, with some expansions for multi-man brawls thanks in part to the improved performance when there are more than 4 wrestlers on screen. WWE 2K19 features all of the modes and gameplay options that fans have come to expect over the years, with some critical expansions to high profile modes like Universe and My Player. In this environment, can WWE 2K finally hit the heights fans have been expecting? Well…yes and no. For the first time in a long time, another wrestling game backed by a major worldwide promotion (although a very different game in form and function) launched just months ago. The WWE is dealing with its own real life turmoil as fans battle the company over their upcoming event in Saudi Arabia and their biggest star, Roman Reigns, fights his own battle against leukemia. The build to Survivor Series is on and the build to the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania will soon begin. Glitches, poor gameplay, or half-baked features seem to have been par for the course over the last several years. For most of the history of the WWE 2K series fans have been disappointed by the final product. WWE fans spend the months leading up to release poring over screens, features, and roster announcements hoping that this year is the one. The year the WWE 2K series finally breaks the trend and lives up to its potential and the history of incredible wrestling games. ![]()
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