WWE 2K19 is the culmination of all the eighth generation WWE games, which started with the very lackluster WWE 2K15, as it refined the controls and gameplay gimmicks that made of this series’ simulation style. We’ll start with what is, for all intents and purposes, THE running WWE game, as 2K20 and 2K Battlegrounds were both hollow replacements for it. “The Brothers Rivera,” at SPARK Wrestling’s “The Big Showcase V” ( WWE 2K) The reunion of El Numero Uno, Archangel, and Ricky Coyote, a.k.a. I’m a guy whose list of recently played games on Steam consists of four pro wrestling games and Wildermyth, and who has two PlayStation Network accounts specifically so I could have two rosters of 100-created characters each, so I figured it was only right that I use my very specific knowledge set to guide you through this seemingly never-ending lull between wrestling games. Aside from playing a pair of disappointing WWE games or digging through your closest to grab a copy of Fire Pro Wrestling Returns for the PS2, what can you do to pass the time until something new comes out? WWE 2K22 was delayed until next March, though, and AEW’s unnamed project has no set release date at all. However, with the recent scoop that the fan-favorite GM Mode is returning for WWE 2K22, plus the steady development of All Elite Wrestling’s first console game (which got more gameplay footage shown off during their recent All Out Fan Fest), there seems to be hope within the masses again as we await the “Big 2” wrestling companies’ “Big 2” wrestling video games. And even before WWE and 2K’s series lost its longtime developer in Yukes (which torpedoed the production of WWE 2K20 and led to the cancellation of 2K21), many players had already fallen out of love with the biggest wrestling company’s longest-running franchise and its simulation-based approach to play. 2020’s WWE 2K Battlegrounds was a lootbox-infused nightmare in the same vein as NBA 2K Playgrounds, and it barely left an impression in wrestling and gamer circles. WWE 2K20 was a broken mess, roundly voted as one of the worst games of 2019. They’re an easy-to-pick-up and fun-to-master genre of fighting games, but as far as the masses are concerned, wrestling games are in a bit of a slump. Heck, the path that led me to writing weekly wrestling reviews and news pieces started with my mom randomly buying me TNA Impact! for the PS3 on Black Friday a decade ago. Whether it’s SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain, WCW/nWo: Revenge, or Dej Jam: Vendetta, wrestling games are something that you can get into no matter how disinterested you are in the pseudo-sport. Although you start out with fictitious characters, you can easily download specific eras and your favorite wrestlers.There’s something alluring about the world of professional wrestling video games. That includes the referees, announcers, authority figure, types of matches, titles, events, scheduling and so much more. The user can control everything from their promotion. If you think a blend of luchador and technical wrestling is what the fans want, no one is stopping you. You think a promotion with hardcore elements is the way to go, you can do it. The game pits you against other promotions fighting for the number one ranking in the world. Ryland has been involved in text simulators since 1995 and this release really shows how great he is at his craft. Developed by Grey Dog Software and created by Adam Ryland, this game is the latest installment in the series. So don’t be confused, you won’t see actual wrestling, but if you love text-based simulators than this game is the one for you. What in the world is TEW? Total Extreme Wrestling is a text-based simulator that makes you the booker of your very own wrestling promotion.
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