WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS DLC 4 SERIES

Once that meter’s full, you’re able to climb over the top. Here, you’re tasked with filling your money meter by climbing part way up the cage to grab bags of cash. That pales in comparison to the lunacy of the steel cage match mind. The former was fairly straightforward, though it was a ton of fun to launch exploding barrels at John Cena before dropping a car on him. There were only two match-types on offer this time around too: Fatal 4-way and a 2 vs 2 Steel Cage bout. It seems you’ll be able to choose from a range of these in the final game, but we had to make do with the default ones in our demo. These range from delivering unblockable attacks to shaking the very arena with an earthquake. A well-timed block can turn the tide of a match, so there’s rewards for paying attention and reacting accordingly (as opposed to just mashing attack buttons).Įach wrestler also has three powerups - accompanied by plenty of razzle-dazzle special effects - which can be used once they’re charged up. Taunting or dealing damage helps build your Heat meter, which in turn allows you to execute certain counters or pull off special moves.

It’s all insane, and makes for some hilarious OTT moments.Īs mentioned though, there is some depth to proceedings. I was happily kicking the stuffing out of Asuka as Ronda Rousey in the Everglades arena when a giant Alligator leaned over the barrier and slapped me to the floor.įists become wrapped in flames at the climax of combos, grapples can result in tossing your opponent across the arena like they’re made of paper, and the high-flyers can easily reach one end of the ring from another with a carefully timed leap off the ropes. Seeing Jeff Hardy toss Andre the Giant 12 feet into the air before landing a slam is ridiculous fun, and the environments lean into that sense of the preposterous too. The over-the-top arcade nature complements that pick-up-and-play approach wonderfully too. There’s enough depth there to reward clever play, but it’s super-easy to pick up and layeth the smacketh down. Not that Battlegrounds is overly complex. Taking different strategies with different wrestlers according to their class definitely paid off.

A powerhouse like The Undertaker will has more throws available to him, whereas an all-rounder like the The Rock can mix things up with a wider array of combos. The different classes do affect the way you approach matches.

The final roster promises to be an impressive one, with each wrestler divided up into one of five categories Powerhouse, Brawler, All Rounder, Technician, and High-Flyer. Stylistically, Battlegrounds follows in the footsteps of its basketball-based cousin, with comically stylised versions of the WWE superstars you know and love. WWE Battlegrounds aims to do the same for the publisher’s wrestling franchise and from the demo build we played, it looks like Saber Interactive have successfully pulled off a similar trick.

WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS DLC 4 SERIES

2K’s NBA Playgrounds series has done a solid job of stripping back the excesses of its mainline NBA 2K sim games in favour of more accessible arcade basketball action.

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