The logo for the WWE 2K series,, (2000–Present) (2013–Present) (2000–2013) (2013–Present) Platforms Platform of origin PlayStation March 2, 2000 October 17, 2017 WWE 2K is a series that has more than 20 that are currently developed by and, and it was originated from but later published. These series of games are based on the, which features the,, and playable characters based on. The series was originally named SmackDown!, after WWE's own television program.

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The first release in the series was in March 2000, which along with these subsequent titles, remained exclusive to 's consoles. After the, the series was retitled in 2004, to indicate the brand was also featured.

Within a few years, the series had expanded to a yearly release cycle for various as well as. Yuke's had also released the games in Japan under the name of Exciting Pro Wrestling. However, after, took over as the Japanese publisher and the Japanese releases adopted the western name. The series was later renamed as just simply WWE, starting from and. After THQ's, it was reported that the publishing rights for the WWE video game series were acquired. 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.

Is the first game to be released under the 2K brand. Reception to the series' games has overall been favorable, and was rated 31st and 28th ( and, respectively) in 's 'Top 100 Games' list. It is among the, with 60 million copies shipped as of 2013. A screenshot of a featuring and in SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role 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 superstar to wrestle another or human operated superstar, or matches, where a pair of superstars team together to face another team, Mixed Gender Tag Team matches have been removed in WWE 2K18. These basic matches may also expand into or, which include four or more superstars. Besides basic matches, based matches are also included, such as the, which has been included in every game, the, the, which was first included with the release of WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, and ECW Extreme Rules matches, which is basic hardcore wrestling based on the brand of WWE (which first appeared with the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Also included in every game is the, which is based on WWE's actual Royal Rumble match, in which a player chooses to compete as one superstar, and must wrestle against twenty-nine other superstars.

Two recently added matches are the Championship Scramble introduced in the 2010 game and the 'I Quit' match from WWE '13. In WWE'13 the 'special referee' match type (which hadn't been seen since Smackdown vs. Raw 2007) made its return to the series. The exhibition mode was renamed 'Play' in SmackDown vs.

Raw 2010 to WWE 2K14 and renamed Exhibition in WWE 2K15 before returning as Play mode in WWE 2K16. In the PS3 & Xbox 360's version of WWE 2K17, Play Mode is required to unlock content from characters. Attires, & championship belts (Arenas are unlocked from WWE Universe Mode after collecting 300 + stories or more).

WWE 2K18 introduces 8 man matches a new version of Elimination Chamber and a re-worked version of the Royal Rumble match. Online gameplay [ ] Starting with the release of WWE SmackDown! Raw, gameplay was made available for players who had a and a Sony. Online gameplay was kept at a minimum, as online players only had two game modes to compete in: one-on-one and a Bra and Panties match, in which a player competes as a and strips the opposition of her clothes, until she is left with only her undergarments. When WWE SmackDown! Raw 2006 was released, the online gameplay was changed, and players were able to compete in more match types, defend the created championships, and compete with up to four players in each match. With the release of WWE SmackDown vs.

Raw 2008 on the console (PS3 would not see this feature until WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009), players were able to select music from their system's into the video game, where the music can be used in superstars'.. WWE 2K18 adds Road to Glory as a continuation of MyCareer Mode in lieu of being the end part of the game.

Backstage brawls and 8 man matches are also added to this feature. Roster [ ] Every game in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series includes a roster of 'superstars' and 'Divas' based on superstars who compete for WWE. Every year, WWE acquires new superstars and releases old superstars. As a result, every time a WWE SmackDown vs. Raw game is released, the new superstars are added into the game and the old released superstars 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, superstars were not divided into brands. In 2002, the WWE split its entire roster into of wrestling, called and, which were named after WWE's television shows.

The WWE Brand Extension was first featured in WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth. In 2006, WWE launched a new brand, called, which was named after the original. The new ECW brand was first featured in WWE SmackDown vs. WWE holds an annual, in which WWE superstars switch brands.

The games in production when the draft occurs include the changes that take place in the draft. For example, when WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 was in production during June 2007, the took place, and the draft changes were included in the video game.

Another brand of wrestling included in the series is the, which was first included with the release of WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain. Popular or members of the have been included since then under the legends program. Pmdg 777 Full Crack Torrent. This was featured up until the release of WWE SmackDown vs.

Raw 2008, as alumni and Hall of Fame members were not featured in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 due to production of. WWE SmackDown vs.

Raw 2009 was also the first game to feature characters as. 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 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 & 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 25th 2017, the final roster is 220 (197 on disc virtually reading 204 by attires counted). Create mode [ ]. The create-a-wrestler feature, as seen on WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 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. With the release of WWE SmackDown! RAW 2006, the game first featured the ability for players to make an entrance for the created superstar. The feature was expanded with the release of WWE SmackDown vs.

Raw 2007, as players could place and special effects in any part of the superstar's entrance. As an addition to SmackDown vs.

Raw 2009, a create a finisher mode was introduced where the player chooses up to 10 out of 500 animations combined to make their own personalised finisher. The create a finisher feature was removed on next-gen consoles, starting with WWE 2K15. On the 360 and PS3 versions of, it is possible to change the colors of a featured superstar's attire, this new mode is known as 'Superstar Threads'. In this game, there is also a new creation mode giving players the ability to create their designs.

From WWE 2K14 alongside the 'Superstar Threads' feature, in the 'Create a Superstar' mode there was a new part of it called 'Superstar Heads'. This feature allowed players to take certain in game models and modify or create a new attire for that model and use it as an alternative attire for the superstar that they have done it for. This was only available for very limited superstars and players couldn't any headgear or masks to the superstar. A DLC was soon released which featured vintage versions of some of the existing models as well as few new models. From WWE 2K15, on next generation consoles a new feature was available to players which was similar to the 'Superstar Heads' feature that had previously featured on WWE games but this new feature was called the 'Superstar Studio'. This new 'Superstar Studio' allowed players to take any existing in game model and modify their attires into anything that the player desired.

Whilst this was exclusive to next generation consoles, players playing on last-gen consoles had the returning 'Superstar Heads' mode which featured all of the models from 2K14 as well as a new model. WWE 2K17 brings back Highlight Replay and Create-A-Victory features from WWE '13 and SmackDown!

Here Comes the Pain respectively. WWE 2K18 introduces Create-A-Match where players can save changes and use them in Play Mode. Development [ ] Every game that has been produced in the WWE 2K series is developed by and, and published. From 1999 – 2013 the publisher was. The game engine was originally based on the one used by the Japanese professional wrestling video game series Toukon Retsuden, which was also developed by Yuke's. Before the release of, the only communication possible in season mode was through., however, was included in season mode with the release of WWE SmackDown! WWE superstars record a script, which is then assigned to the voice of the corresponding superstar in the game.

With the exception of WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, pre-recorded commentary by WWE commentators has been included in each game since the release of WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It.

Yuke's studios in worked with WWE writers to create storylines for the season modes of each game. When WWE SmackDown vs.

Raw 2007 was released for more than one, Yuke's had to port their original that make up each game mode and graphic designs to a new that supported the new consoles. When new features are added to WWE 2K games, developers have to create new gaming codes for the features. Along with the features, the developers have to test the game for any errors.

An improvement done yearly by Yuke's with each release of a WWE 2K game is the count for the of the superstars in each game. Technical limitations had occurred through the series which lead the developers to adjust custom characters while loading. Beginning with WWE '12, promotion render art photos were used up to WWE 2K16; from WWE 2K17 on, the promotion render art was replaced with in-game rendering to accommodate created characters to lessen loading times. • (in Japanese)..

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Cover art featuring Series Release •: October 29, 2013 •: November 1, 2013 •: October 30, 2013 Mode(s) WWE 2K14 is a developed in a collaboration between and, and published by for and. It is the first game published by 2K Sports since gained the license from in a bankruptcy filing. It is the sequel to and it is succeeded. It is the first game in the series. It was released on October 29, 2013 in North America, October 30 in Japan and November 1, 2013 in Europe.

It is the final WWE videogame that featured the scratch logo, as the company introduced a new logo in 2014. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Exhibition [ ] Many of the gameplay features from WWE '13 have been updated. These include the navigation system, allowing for more fluid walking, running and dragging motions. Characters also move faster than previously. Before running, characters display 'starting up' animations, to prevent players from spamming running attacks. All chain reversals now result in offensive attacks, to make for quicker matches by avoiding continuous reversal stalemates. Catapult finishers can now be used offensively.

Some characters can launch an opponent into the air and catch them for a catch finisher. Seven new OMG moments have been added, allowing certain finishers to be done on two opponents, and players to interact with the arena environment. The nearfall system too has been improved, with more two counts. Few new matches have been added, though a Slobberknocker Mode, adapted from The Streak season mode, had been added as a gauntlet match.

Create Suite [ ] The long-standing mode, 'Create-a-Superstar' has been tweaked to have an expanded character save slot that can be filled with up to 100 created superstars. While the mode itself remains much of the same, the ability to use existing superstars as a template for new custom variants has been added. The player continues to have the option to create their own entrances and finishers. The ability to create a custom WWE championship is also available, having been made more reminiscent to previous iterations after having limited creativity in WWE '13. Story modes [ ] 30 Years of WrestleMania [ ] WWE 2K14 features a new single player campaign called 'The 30 Years of ', a nostalgia-based gameplay mode that recreates nearly three decades of WWE history, including 45 matches, classic WWE footage and many legendary characters.

Like and, the campaign revolves around historical stories rather than original ones. The mode features a distinct roster of wrestlers and alternate gimmicks, who wrestled at WrestleMania(Especially in Main Events). In Wrestlemania mode, matches have primary objectives, required to beat the game, and bonus historical objectives, which result in recreated WrestleMania moments. Sometimes the player must follow a guided sequence of inputs, rather than freely control the character. In 45 primary matches, the player competes through storylines of various lengths, switching predetermined characters as they are completed.

Each chapter has its own title and focus; 'Hulkamania Runs Wild' focuses on and early WrestleManias, while 'The New Generation' showcases the rise of and in the mid-1990s. The 'Attitude Era' chapter brings back some matches from WWE '13's 'Attitude Era' mode, as well as some not covered before. The 'Ruthless Aggression' chapter focuses on the departure of The Rock, lessened focus on and rise of. The final 'Universe Era' chapter focuses on the rise of and the returns of and. The Streak mode [ ] The game has a mode that focuses on of 21 matches (21-0) at the time of the game's release. In 'The Streak' mode, the player chooses to defend the streak as The Undertaker, battling waves of opponents, or to attempt to break it, with any character.

When facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania, the difficulty level is higher than in any previous WWE game. The Undertaker can chokeslam the player if grappled at the head, submit the player with the hell's gate lock when The Undertaker is grounded and can appear once behind the player in an animation previously used for if the Undertaker interferes in a match, if he has a finisher stored.

WWE Universe mode [ ] The sandbox mode, 'WWE Universe', returns, though overhauled to a degree. Continuing the previous features, players get the option to customize existing WWE Shows, bring back retired series or create their own original shows and choose the superstars participating and the titles available. The ability to choose the status of a WWE superstar, whether assigned to one show, several, a legend or a free agent is also available. The ability to delete shows is once again present, as is a further renovated WWE statistics system. The ability to reset a Universe Mode, should it get too 'clunky' is once again available.

Continuing the ever expanding story mode options, WWE 2K14 offers the most control in customizing a player's 'universe' by giving them more control over storylines through a new Rivalry Manager. Corroborating with the statistics tracker, the Rivalry Manager can stat-track all rivalries as well divide storylines into periods based on dates during which period the rivalry will continue depending on in-ring decisions. All previous storylines from earlier WWE games containing Universe Mode are present, but have been revamped to fit into the Rivalry Manager. Marketing and release [ ] Casey Collins, WWE Executive Vice President of Consumer Products, revealed on June 4 at the WWE Global Business Partner Summit, that would be featured on the cover of WWE 2K14. The official cover and trailer were revealed on the June 24 episode of. In July, was announced as a pre-order exclusive playable character.

On August 1, 2K Games announced a special 'Phenom Edition' will include -themed extras, including the playable character. Downloadable content [ ] Three DLC packs were released for the game, focusing on the, new superstars, and additional moves.

Additionally, pre-order bonuses for Biker Undertaker and the Ultimate Warrior were made available to buy separate as well. Reception [ ] WWE 2K14 received generally positive reviews. On, the Xbox 360 version has a score of 75/100 based on 42 reviews and the PlayStation 3 version has a score of 74/100 based on 21 reviews. Gave the game an 8.7 out of 10 saying 'It still lacks the brains to deliver competent AI and commentators, but WWE 2K14 has more than enough brawn to make up for it. 30 Years of Wrestlemania provides the strongest campaign backbone the series has had in a long time, the in-ring action is faster and more fluid than it’s been in years, and thanks to WWE 2K14′s continually expanding creation suite, we’re swimming in more options than we ever knew we wanted. It is indeed “time to play the game.” rated the game a 6 out of 10, saying that the game was clunky, 'It’s a shame the wrestling isn’t up to par in WWE 2K14 because the elements surrounding it are so interestingFor anyone who grew up loving professional wrestling, be prepared to be swept away in a tide of nostalgia. If only the core action could have been as compelling.'

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