WWE 2K
WWE 2K | |
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Xbox Series X | |
First release | WWF SmackDown! March 2, 2000 |
Latest release | WWE 2K24 March 8, 2024 |
WWE 2K, formerly released as WWF SmackDown!, WWE SmackDown!, WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, WWE, and Exciting Pro Wrestling in Japan, is a series of professional wrestling sports simulation video games that launched in 2000. The premise of the series is to emulate professional wrestling, specifically that of WWE, formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The series began with WWF SmackDown! on the original PlayStation and has continued as an annual release (with the exception of 2021). It was originally exclusive to PlayStation platforms until 2006's WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, which expanded the series to other platforms. In 2013, the series was rebranded as WWE 2K, beginning with WWE 2K14.
The games were originally published by THQ and developed by Yuke's under the WWF SmackDown! name—in 2002, the WWF was renamed to WWE. Beginning with WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw in 2004, the series changed its name to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw and then simply WWE with 2011's WWE '12. 2K, previously under the 2K Sports sub-label, took over as publisher beginning with 2013's WWE 2K14, changing the series to WWE 2K, and the series was co-developed with Visual Concepts until Yuke's departure in 2018. Visual Concepts would take over lead development of the series beginning with WWE 2K20 in 2019. Due to major technical issues with that installment, the main series took a two-year hiatus with a spin-off, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, released in 2020 before the next main installment, WWE 2K22, released in 2022.
History and development
2000 | WWF SmackDown! |
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WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role | |
2001 | WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It |
2002 | WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth |
2003 | WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain |
2004 | WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw |
2005 | WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 |
2006 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 |
2007 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 |
2008 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 |
2009 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 |
2010 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 |
2011 | WWE '12 |
2012 | WWE '13 |
2013 | WWE 2K14 |
2014 | WWE 2K15 |
2015 | WWE 2K16 |
2016 | WWE 2K17 |
2017 | WWE 2K18 |
2018 | WWE 2K19 |
2019 | WWE 2K20 |
2020 | WWE 2K Battlegrounds |
2021 | |
2022 | WWE 2K22 |
2023 | WWE 2K23 |
2024 | WWE 2K24 |
The first game,
The series rebranded with 2004's
Yuke's studios in
2006's
The series relaunched in 2011 with the release of WWE '12. However, after THQ's bankruptcy, liquidation, and eventual dissolution in January 2013, publishing rights for the WWE video games were acquired by Take-Two Interactive.[8] Take-Two confirmed the acquisition in February, saying that it would also retain the services of Yuke's and the THQ staff that worked on the WWE series.
2013's
2019's WWE 2K20 was the first game in the series to be developed solely by Visual Concepts, who had worked with Yuke's on previous games under the WWE 2K banner.[11][12] The game received generally negative reviews for various changes seen as a regression from 2K19, and for numerous bugs and technical issues upon its launch. The series went on a two-year hiatus in response, with WWE 2K Battlegrounds released in 2020 as a replacement for a previously-planned WWE 2K21 game.[13] WWE 2K22, the twenty-second installment of the series, was released in March 2022 to a generally more favourable reception than its predecessor. WWE 2K23, the twenty-third installment of the series, was released in March 2023 surpassing the expectations preceded by 2K22.
Gameplay
The first game in the series, WWF SmackDown!, had a clear cut system[clarification needed] for moves such as combining an arrow key with the circle button for grappling and moves and combining an arrow key with the X button for striking moves. Most of the later games, from WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 used the aforementioned control scheme. With WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007 new game mechanics were introduced, in which a new control scheme altered the grappling system of the game, called "Ultimate Control moves". Unlike the previous games, where the player pressed two buttons to perform a grapple or an attack, players were able to place their opponents into a grapple position and then choose to perform a move by moving the directional buttons of their system's controller. For example, the player could place their opponent in a suplex grappling position and then either perform a normal suplex or an inverted suplex slam.[14][15] Before the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, in order for players to force a character to submit, they had to tap buttons to move a marker towards the end of the meter labeled "Submit", and the only way for opponents to escape was for them to move the meter towards "Escape". Included with the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 was a new submission system, in which the player had to move the analog sticks of their system's controller in different directions to force the opponent to submit, while the opponent could do the same to escape the submission hold.[16]
Every game in the SmackDown vs. Raw series used to have the amount of damage inflicted to the player's chosen character, measured with a meter on the
Included with the release of WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw was the option of fighting "
With the release of WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 was the inclusion of a stamina system, which was a measure of the characters' stamina. The stamina system was measured by a meter on the
The weak/strong grapple system from the past games was removed from
Story modes
In the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series, the player was able to choose a character from a
Exhibition mode
Other than the season mode, every game features an exhibition mode, where different professional wrestling match types are available. Basic matches included in every game are "one-on-one" matches, where a player chooses one character to wrestle another
Online gameplay
Starting with the release of WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw,
Roster
Every game in the WWE series includes a roster of characters, "superstars" and "divas", based on people who perform for WWE. Every year, WWE acquires new people and releases old ones. As a result, every time a WWE SmackDown vs. Raw game is released, the new characters are added into the game and the old are removed from the game to reflect the changes in the actual WWE. From the release of WWF SmackDown! to the release of WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, characters were not divided into brands. In 2002, the WWE split its roster into
WWE '12 has 56 wrestlers and 78 by DLC, WWE '13 with 84 and 107 by DLC, WWE 2K14 with 82 and 103 by DLC, WWE 2K15 with 76 and 113 with DLC, WWE 2K (Mobile) with 19, WWE 2K16 with 133 including DLC giving this title "the highest character roster in the video game's history" with 165. WWE 2K17 carries 145 for the physical disc versions for PS3 and Xbox 360; 150 for the NXT Edition made for PS4 and Xbox One with DLC at 172. WWE 2K18 contains 197 for the standard version (202 via Deluxe and Collector's Edition) with DLC announced at a later date. An update on the WWE 2K18 roster revealed on September 25, 2017, the final roster is 220 (197 on disc virtually reading 204 by attires counted). WWE 2K19 has 217 characters on disc (224 via Woo Edition) and 236 with DLC counted as final. WWE 2K20 has 217 characters on disc (221 via SmackDown 20th Anniversary Edition) with DLC yet to be finalized.[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]
WWE 2K22 has 173 in its base roster with the DLC pushing the expanded character list to 214.[citation needed]
WWE 2K23 has 221 on the internal base roster with 25 others for DLC given a immense total of 246 (surpassing the 2k16 roster by double the portion) but 30 less than 2k20 which had 276 [citation needed]
Create mode
The series features a create-a-superstar mode, where players are able to create their own wrestler, including their move set and ring entrances. The feature was introduced when WWF SmackDown! was released in 2000. As new games were released, the mode was altered; the first change came with the release of WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, which featured a mode in which wrestler taunts could be created and customized. This was further modified in WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, which enabled players to create the walking style of a wrestler.[56] With the release of WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006, the game first featured the ability for players to make an entrance for the created character.[57] The feature was expanded with the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, as players could place pyrotechnics and special effects in any part of the character's entrance.[58]
Cover Stars
Reception
Game | Metacritic |
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WWF SmackDown! | (PS1) 86%[59][b] |
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role | (PS1) 90/100[60] |
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It | (PS2) 76/100[61] |
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth | (PS2) 82/100[62] |
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain | (PS2) 85/100[63] |
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw | (PS2) 80/100[64] |
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 | (PS2) 84/100[65] (PSP) 81/100[66] |
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 | (PS2) 80/100[67] (PSP) 78/100[68] (X360) 81/100[69] |
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 | (NDS) 61/100[70] (PS2) 71/100[71] (PS3) 74/100[72] (PSP) 68/100[73] (Wii) 59/100[74] (X360) 71/100[75] |
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 | (NDS) 58/100[76] (PS2) 78/100[77] (PS3) 78/100[78] (PSP) 72/100[79] (Wii) 79/100[80] (X360) 79/100[81] |
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 | (NDS) 75/100[82] (PS3) 81/100[83] (Wii) 78/100[84] (X360) 80/100[85] |
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 | (PS3) 74/100[86] (Wii) 72/100[87] (X360) 75/100[88] |
WWE '12 | (PS3) 72/100[89] (Wii) 74/100[90] (X360) 71/100[91] |
WWE '13 | (PS3) 76/100[92] (Wii) 74/100[93] (X360) 78/100[94] |
WWE 2K14 | (PS3) 74/100[95] (X360) 75/100[96] |
WWE 2K15 | (PC) 70/100[97] (PS3) 55/100[98] (PS4) 62/100[99] (X360) 50/100[100] (XONE) 56/100[101] |
WWE 2K16 | (PC) 74/100[102] (PS4) 73/100[103] (XONE) 72/100[104] |
WWE 2K | (iOS) 73/100[105] |
WWE 2K17 | (PC) 61/100[106] (PS4) 69/100[107] (XONE) 68/100[108] |
WWE 2K18 | (NS) 35/100[109] (PC) 64/100[110] (PS4) 66/100[111] (XONE) 67/100[112] |
WWE 2K19 | (PS4) 77/100[113] (XONE) 77/100[114] |
WWE 2K20 | (PC) 43/100[115] (PS4) 43/100[116] (XONE) 45/100[117] |
WWE 2K Battlegrounds | (NS) 56/100[118] (PS4) 60/100[119] (XONE) 58/100[120] |
WWE 2K22 | (PC) 72/100[121] (PS4) 76/100[122] (PS5) 77/100[123] (XSX) 78/100[124] |
WWE 2K23 | (PC) 79/100[125] (PS5) 82/100[126] (XBXS) 81/100[127] |
The original WWF SmackDown! sold over 975,000 units for the PlayStation,[128] and selling over one million copies in the United States.[129] By 2003, the series had sold more than 4.7 million units for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 in the United States.[130]
The series as a whole initially received generally positive reviews, however, overall reception would began to decline in the late 2000s, as later games were criticized for their lack of innovations or improvements from previous installments.[131][132]
Notes
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- ^ GameRankings score
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