This is where the aforementioned Assist Mode is located, and it's also where you can change a variety of settings, including how the Submission Mini-Game works. Always keep track of how many reversals you have, and try to avoid wasting them.īefore you even hit the squared circle in WWE 2K20, it's advisable to head to the Options menu. If you're down to your last couple of reversals, perhaps save them for a big move, especially if your opponent has a finisher stored. The best way to keep these in check is to use them wisely. When you run out of these, you can no longer reverse moves, although the bars do recharge over time. This setting can be customised for up to six players, so if you're playing with friends who are new to the series, this is a great way to get them involved.Įvery superstar in WWE 2K20 has a set number of reversals they can use, as indicated by the yellow bars below their name.
This allows you to simply focus on aspects such as timing, without worrying about different button combinations. By activating this in the Options menu, the game will automatically select appropriate strikes and grapples for you. However, while Cena executed his move well and climbed back down, my character remained stuck at the top of the cell, suspended in mid-air, only to suddenly crash down on the ring moments later and getting up immediately.New to WWE 2K20 this year is something called Assist Mode. There was a point where, while playing a Hell in a Cell match with John Cena and Edge (me), I was driven through the top of the cell with Cena’s finisher. Online reports have clearly detailed the pitiable graphics, which too are further worsened by progressively comical glitches. As for the 2K Originals, wherein special modes (such as the superpower-themed Bump in the Night that was advertised pre-launch) were to be introduced in order to make the gameplay more interesting, the DLCs (downloadable contents) have not been released, nearly a month after WWE 2K20 was released.Īll of these factors come together to make WWE 2K20 feel like a trainwreck, and even calling it ‘playable’ feels like a stretch. While it is not bad per se, it’s not one that registers as ‘good’, either. However, the story itself, while nicely framed, ends with a rather abrupt ending, one that feels as if the developers ran out of good ideas after a point, and stitched together a hasty ending. Some characters will continue kicking out, until you hit the designated finisher. The same does not really bother you during the story-based journey mode, since most of the matches are easy and straightforward. This can be especially annoying during the Money in the Bank ladder match that comes in the middle of the showcase. In the Showcase mode with The Four Horsewomen, while the 15 preset matches are reasonably engaging to play through, failing a single objective means you resume the match from the beginning, and there are no mid checkpoints to resume a match from.
Then, comes the way the game and its levels are designed. In ladder matches, even when you throw an opponent through the announcer table, or hit them with a finisher on the ringside, they would always get up and run back to the ring the moment you climb the ladder - bearing no semblance to your array of attacks, or their erstwhile health bar. If you’re targeting an opponent’s limb, he/she would get up after an attack spell and continue fighting without any sign of the limb injury.
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While these two elements meant that my tryst with the game went off to a reasonable start, it pretty much skid downhill since then.įrom animations to count-outs, everything feels dated and full of glitches. The two-character story has been around before as well, but if you’re playing this for the first time, 2K20’s story mode does pretty well to keep you engaged, at least for some time. Having been occasional to this franchise, I personally found the new control scheme more streamlined and easier to operate for first-timers and bit-part gamers. But, what WWE 2K20 has turned out to be is nothing short of shambolic.įor someone that does not play every WWE game every year, WWE 2K20 will seem pretty decent at the onset. When such a change happens, it isn’t unusual for a video game to go through a patchy one year. The annual video game rendition of the wrestling franchise has gone through a similar change of hands this year, after long-time developer Yuke departed to hand the reins over to Visual Concepts, while 2K Games retained its distribution rights. It will perhaps say something to write that WWE 2K20 is worse than the football that Manchester United has played, ever since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.
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