WWE 2K17

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  1. alexaka1
    Dec 14, 2016
    8
    If you are a wrestling fan of the modern age, I absolutely recommend this game. I am a fan, and I love it.
    If you are a fan of either AJ Styles, or Shinsuke Nakamura, then you'll love this game. They all have very unique move-sets and you can tell the devs put time into researching their move-sets.
    However if you are fan of the old games, like Here Comes the Pain or No mercy, then    If you are a wrestling fan of the modern age, I absolutely recommend this game. I am a fan, and I love it.
    If you are a fan of either AJ Styles, or Shinsuke Nakamura, then you'll love this game. They all have very unique move-sets and you can tell the devs put time into researching their move-sets.

    However if you are fan of the old games, like Here Comes the Pain or No mercy, then you'll probably not enjoy yourself. I get those games are fantastic, but they are 10+ years old, and this is what you have now.

    I will say their business policy is not really consumer friendly, all the dlcs, and current loved stars like Shinsuke are held hostage behind a pay-wall, and the state of the game. It's very glitchy, lot of bugs, since launch 4 patches were released, but even though they fix a lot, there are still many bugs left, and unfortunately new bugs are introduced with every patch that they have to fix later.
    So buyers beware.
    However if you want some good looking rasslin, wait for this game to be on sale, and I recommend getting the season pass and Goldberg and NXT pack. Goldberg plays really well, and the NXT pack is essential for having a near complete roster of today's WWE.

    I give this game 8 outta 10 for effort, because I'm a dirty mark and sick guy. But if you are none of those things, then my score for you is a 6 outta 10, because this isn't the game for you, it's really for the hardcore fans.
    If you are a hardcore fan then the score doesn't really matter because you'll drooling over the Spiral tap of AJ Styles, the taunts of Shinsuke Nakamura, and the upcoming future stars and wrestling mark favourites, the Perfect 10, Austin Aries and the Bullet Club.    … Expand
  2. Takanori
    Oct 21, 2016
    5
    As my first foray into the world of WWE games post THQ, I really didn't know what to expect. In that regard, I probably shouldn't have been so disappointed about what I actually played. This isn't to say that WWE2K17 is the worst game but I have a feeling that it's at the point where it really doesn't know what kind of game it wants to be. What do I mean by this? Does it want to be anAs my first foray into the world of WWE games post THQ, I really didn't know what to expect. In that regard, I probably shouldn't have been so disappointed about what I actually played. This isn't to say that WWE2K17 is the worst game but I have a feeling that it's at the point where it really doesn't know what kind of game it wants to be. What do I mean by this? Does it want to be an engaging game or does it want to be a pick up game?

    The pick up aspect is there and plain for everyone to see. Its essentially the first thing you'll see once you hit the main menu screen. A bunch of match options and then you're off - playing whatever you fancy with whomever. Don't like Enzo and want to give him a bit of a beating with the Beast Incarnate? Go for it. For short spanned interactions, however they may vary, this game is probably fine for. The characters all look decent, the entrances are authentic and you've got the mix of signature moves and big finishers as you jobber squash your way through time.

    As a fan of the product, my primary interest is career mode. It's the game mode where I spent the vast majority of my time playing and its also where virtually all of my disappointment emanates.

    Career mode, from what I experienced, is quite frankly the most boring attempt at a career mode that I have ever experienced in a pro wrestling game. It is boring and it plays out ridiculously badly to the point where I actually wish I never paid money for this title. Now, it wouldn't be fair to have an opinion like this unless I could point to specific examples. So, without any further ado...

    The Authority! They will give you tasks that you can choose to complete or ignore. Completing them will earn you VC (doing them consecutively applies a small multiplier) and favour which can sometimes aid you with your matches. For example, I did a promo where the Authority came out and changed one of my matches to a handicap match in my favour. I recently hit maximum appeal with the Authority so I should be their golden boy, right? No, nothing. Just kind of flat. Beyond that, some of the tasks are downright ridiculous and unless you have specific things (that a google search turned up), you just won't complete them. Winning by DQ is just a horrific pain.

    The Promos! During the shows when you're not in a 'Rivalry', you'll be able to pick a slot where you can do the almighty promo and work that stick. You can self-promote, attempt to call out a superstar, form a tag team or turn. Before long and by before long I mean the next time you choose 'self promote', you'll see exactly the same options that you saw before. This is scathing but the dialogue choices are worse than what you'd find in Mass Effect - rarely matching what you think they would for the alignment that you choose to be. Attempting to call out a superstar can sometimes, if your relationship is bad enough, lead to a 'Rivalry' - an concept that seemed interesting but just wasn't really that well done which leads to...

    Rivalries! Boom, the name given to 'feuds' between yourself and specific superstars of the WWE. The goal is to score more points than your opponent during the course of the 'rivalry'. How do you score or lose points? Its all a bit confusing and often gets messy when you find yourself locked in matches with your rival. For those matches, you'll also often get the opportunity to perform a 'Run in' on their entrance. Perform the run-in and you'll score points. Decline to do so and you'll not only SKIP your match but lose points. During a rivalry with John Cena, the Authority wanted me to get a 4* match. I didn't 'Run In' because I wanted the VC bonus - match was skipped and I lost rivalry points. Still completed the Authority task though! In another bout where I had to win with Green body health, my rival, Cena was at ringside and during the bout a scene triggered where I was attacked and left with orange condition.

    When you enter a rivalry, you are not able to do any promos outside of the odd call-out that your rival will do. The 'call out' is just a game of pick the least crap option and hope you get more meter to take the points.

    Match Ratings! Probably the most flawed but understandably flawed aspects of career mode. There isn't much to say beyond - In no way, shape or form, should it be possible for me to squash my way to a 5*(Greatest of All-Time) rating. In no way.

    My only other major gripe with Career mode is that you'll often have to play a match on every single show that you're eligible for which just becomes a grind. When it comes to a PPV week, you'll be having at least three matches sometimes four if you get double booked with one title match and one rival match.

    For all of their attempt to give the WWE fan a more realistic experience, they unfortunately end up giving me something that is just pretty drab.    … Expand
  3. giggity_tigga
    Oct 16, 2016
    5
    Here we are again, WWE 2K17 promised so much but delivered so little, there is no showcase mode which was my personal favourite of the last game, Career Mode is a grind and again bores me, the new promo system is ridiculous, for one there's no voices! it really takes away from the experience while you're sitting there in silence, reading hat you're character is saying while their faceHere we are again, WWE 2K17 promised so much but delivered so little, there is no showcase mode which was my personal favourite of the last game, Career Mode is a grind and again bores me, the new promo system is ridiculous, for one there's no voices! it really takes away from the experience while you're sitting there in silence, reading hat you're character is saying while their face contorts in ridiculous ways, at least 2K16's career mode your CAW spoke! Not just your character, they gave none of the other superstars or even the interviewer voices. The character customisation is still limited, and I've also discovered that from the 1.01 patch, all of my matches ran in slow motion.

    Using VC to buy every. single. thing is a pain, WWE Universe is the same old boring stuff.

    From a fan of Wrestling and a guy who has bought every WWE game since 2004, very disappointed in this game    … Expand
  4. MediaFreak
    Oct 13, 2016
    6
    I like the game, but I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to enjoy it.

    Previous games have had showcase most or something, but this has nothing. The single player just consists of the same boring grindy career mode it's been for years, and the WWE Universe mode which I assume is aimed at young children, it's just full of long loading times, and matches I don't care about. And don't    I like the game, but I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to enjoy it.

    Previous games have had showcase most or something, but this has nothing. The single player just consists of the same boring grindy career mode it's been for years, and the WWE Universe mode which I assume is aimed at young children, it's just full of long loading times, and matches I don't care about.

    And don't even bother trying to get a game online, I've not managed to find one in the series in about 9 years.

    If you've got friends who are into wrestling games then i imagine it's pretty fun competitively, and the backstage segments are fun, but otherwise I wouldn't waste your time.

    Maybe next year they'll give us something to do rather than just keep working on a toybox was infinite loading times    … Expand
  5. bdcgone
    Oct 17, 2016
    2
    I have never written a review of a game before, but I can honestly say that this game disgusts me on so many levels and the developers should be ashamed of themselves. To their credit, they have made an effort to improve the game play. The matches are smoother and the AI is okay. So the question is why is this game unplayable? The most obvious reason is the submission system. ItI have never written a review of a game before, but I can honestly say that this game disgusts me on so many levels and the developers should be ashamed of themselves. To their credit, they have made an effort to improve the game play. The matches are smoother and the AI is okay. So the question is why is this game unplayable? The most obvious reason is the submission system. It should be easy to escape a headlock when your head is not damaged. Unfortunately, the submission system is virtually impossible. I though I could bypass this issue, but turning off submissions isn't even possible. It is honestly game breaking. I don't want to sit through load screens for a twenty second match where I am submitted by a headlock because the submission system is terrible.

    Furthermore, the Universe mode constantly adds matches for no apparent reason. I do not understand how such an oversight can make it into a game. There are some new cut scenes, but there certainly are not enough to justify canceling the showcase mode. Personally, I did not care for the showcase mode. However, if they intended to remove an entire mode, they could have at least made significant improvements to the universe mode. They did include a promo engine which doesn't actually seem to affect anything. There is no consequence for winning or losing promos, so why should a game even bother to play them.

    There is also a bug that wipes out data if the game goes into sleep mode on main menu screen. It is absurd that on day one, you are asked to download an 11 gigabyte patch and this issue isn't even addressed.

    The truth is that I really want to enjoy this game. It seems like it has a lot of features that are worthwhile. Unfortunately, it seems like it wasn't even tested by the developers. If it was play tested, then they should be ashamed to have released such a horrible mess. Anyone who rated this game anything about a 5 must be completely delusional. I want to really enjoy wrestling games, but it seems like this company is happy releasing a bug ridden piece of garbage because they know they have a loyal fan base. It pains me to say it, but this game makes Madden 17 look like a total masterpiece.

    Hope this helps!    … Expand
  6. MonkeyGaming
    Oct 12, 2016
    8
    Richtig gutes Wrestlingspiel! Die neuen Gameplay-Änderungen sind top und Modi wie MyCareer und der Universe Mode wurden stark verbessert. Generell wirkt die neue Präsentation des Spiels sehr realistisch und die Grafik wurde nocheinmal leicht verbessert. Das erste mal seit drei Jahren wieder ein gutes Game und ich freue mich, dass 2K gezeigt hat, dass sie gute WWE-Spiele produzieren können!
  7. luis_matador_1
    Oct 12, 2016
    10
    Este é o jogo definitivo de wrestling. As mecânicas, o grafismo, as novidades...o jogo está excelente e é muito divertido, e como tal, merece ser reconhecido como um jogo de alta qualidade.
  8. Jhed291
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Good Game though, but lack new modes and features in order to play, plus i really miss 2k showcase, it rocks me. especially CM Punk vs John cena, Shawn Michaels vs HHH, and even Stone Cold's early Austin 3:16, They are one of my favorites, but kinda think of it, they're already ran out of ideas. but despite of it, just 10/10 of your game.
  9. joelpereira88
    Oct 12, 2016
    10
    Depois de comprar jogos de wrestling desde 2000 acredito depois de varias horas de jogo que WWE 2K17 é o jogo definitivo de wrestling, é um jogo tão bom que nos seguintes podem se centrar em adicionar coisas novas .
    Gameplay
    A base do ano passado esta lá , mas tudo o que me irritava foi corrigido , como o sistema de submissão em que perdia muitas vezes a conta do mesmo , depois temos    Depois de comprar jogos de wrestling desde 2000 acredito depois de varias horas de jogo que WWE 2K17 é o jogo definitivo de wrestling, é um jogo tão bom que nos seguintes podem se centrar em adicionar coisas novas .
    Gameplay
    A base do ano passado esta lá , mas tudo o que me irritava foi corrigido , como o sistema de submissão em que perdia muitas vezes a conta do mesmo , depois temos pequenos acréscimos , como novos ângulos de camara , a minha alteração favorita foi no botão de taunt (insulto) , em que foi alterado , temos as provocações mas outras acções que mexem com a acção , e tudo isso pode ajudar ou piorar a nossa capacidade física , uma boa utilização pode nos dar uma vantagem num combate em que estejamos por baixo.

    Modos de jogo
    Para ser sincero ainda não joguei o my career (sinto me mais um manager lol) mas já detonei umas horas no universe mode, acho que o trabalho feito pela 2k tem que ser elogiado, embora ainda me esteja habituar aos menus e as novidades , mas a verdade é que conseguimos reproduzir um show como na tv , desde abertura , as novelas e aos combates e tudo melhora ainda mais com o seguinte ponto que irei falar ...

    Editor de jogo
    Vou ser muito sincero neste ponto, sempre achei que só se conseguia fazer algo de jeito no editor quem descarregava as imagens e faces etc (achava tudo demasiado genérico), tanto que ia lá brincar um pouco e tudo o resto que precisava ia a comunidade descarregar Caws , tudo isto para dizer que estou viciado no editor do 2k17, são tantas mas tantas opções , conseguimos criar lutadores incríveis e únicos , por exemplo criei ao pormenor The Prince Alexander II , um príncipe egípcio, depois de criado consegui em dois tempos colocar o moveset do undertaker e a sua entrada (deu tempo tambem de colocar os festejos , sim agora podemos alterar como se festeja um titulo) e tinha o meu novo personagem heel , que terá ainda 2 comparsas , tudo isto porque o editor me fez querer ressuscitar a wcw com novos e únicos lutadores :-) , coisa que nas entregas anteriores me limitava a usar o roster e alguns atletas que não estavam no jogo . Já agora referir que os loadings entre criações estão bastante rapidos.

    Community creations
    Só para referir que o menu de pesquisa esta muito mais intuitivo , mas principalmente que já não bloqueia em certos downloads e que esta muito muito rápido , , o ano passado já era difícil entrar na community creations quanto mais fazer downloads, eram demorados os menus e muitas vezes os downloads ficavam parados , foi tudo melhorado a 1000%.

    Considerações gerais

    E pronto basicamente , se são fans de wrestling de verdade (e não só de wwe) comprem o jogo , não liguem as criticas de quem vem aqui escrever, leio certas coisas que fico estupefacto como as pessoas são mentirosas e querem prejudicar a reputação dos jogos sem os terem .
    Já agora uma nota final de que todo o jogo esta bastante mais rapido, o ano passado quando usavamos algo editado no combate acontecia do loading pré combate demorava muito muito tempo, fiz questão de fazer um combate com dois caws e uma arena criada e o tempo de loading foi algo perto ao que tínhamos o ano passado em loadings com cenas base do jogo , e se for só um caw não se sente diferença nenhuma, acredito que a ideia da 2k seja tornar futuramente o jogo cada vez mais editavel , termos este ano os lutadores por exemplo sem imagem real , mas sim a imagem do seu avatar já diz muito do caminho a seguir , para mim ficou 5 estrelas , já não existe aquela diferença entre caws e roster base .

    Nota 98/100 (não dou 100 porque a 2k ainda não desponibilizou o Shinsuke Nakamura para download lool )    … Expand
  10. QuekCheeYong
    Oct 23, 2016
    1
    The game is terrible, really terrible, wrestler always start off the match by grabbing their opponent and execute a big move, that's not the way to go because wrestler still got plenty of energy. That's only 2 things they can do once the match start, either lockup or strike, or at most, duck behind waist lock, takedown, single leg takedown or push to the corner and nothing else. Very veryThe game is terrible, really terrible, wrestler always start off the match by grabbing their opponent and execute a big move, that's not the way to go because wrestler still got plenty of energy. That's only 2 things they can do once the match start, either lockup or strike, or at most, duck behind waist lock, takedown, single leg takedown or push to the corner and nothing else. Very very little fist fight, they seem to do running strike and grab throughout the entire match and nothing else, always irish whip over the top rope, irish whip halfway reture or irish whip opponent over the top rope and land on the apron like a spaceman in the royal rumble, eliminate opponent by grabbing the face and move back and forth repeatedly until the opponent is eliminate in the royal rumble, I mean, what kind of wrestling moves in this?? standing there dizzy for 30, auto roll out of the way after being stomp, referee no respond for relentless beat down end up messing the fighting and wrestling engine and look like a clown circus, I didn't play the game but I think the submission system is poor too.… Expand
  11. Painstream
    Oct 12, 2016
    4
    A very mixed bag with a lot of old mistakes thrown in. Some new features (taunts, promos) but the character creation is still limited and there are a ton of glitches as of 1.01's patch.
    Worse still, they didn't learn from the harsh criticism in 2K16's submission, and the current system is back to being sluggish and unmanageable. Add on a nearly-psychic AI that instantly reacts to changes    A very mixed bag with a lot of old mistakes thrown in. Some new features (taunts, promos) but the character creation is still limited and there are a ton of glitches as of 1.01's patch.
    Worse still, they didn't learn from the harsh criticism in 2K16's submission, and the current system is back to being sluggish and unmanageable. Add on a nearly-psychic AI that instantly reacts to changes in either submission system (there's last year's wheel and a mash-the-right-button alternate), and scoring a submission is nearly impossible.    … Expand
  12. Notoriousdob
    Oct 17, 2016
    9
    Very good game, massive improvement for universe mode giant roster with a few ommisions but the community downloads make up for this. Overall a near perfect wrestling game without the nostalgia baiting showcase mode which i personally never really enjoyed.
  13. Britmatt81
    Sep 19, 2017
    6
    Good fun and great customization and very entertaining fights. But in matches where there are more than 2 of you end up with clunky controls where you fight your tag team mate. Online is impossible to play as i have never managed to get on as it says servers are down. Feel a bit robbed as i got this to play online mostly and they advertise online but don't give you it.
  14. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 18, 2016
    7
    WWE 2k17
    here Comes the Disappointment
    WWE 2k17 is the first wwe game I’ve played in this gaming generation… As a former wrestling fan, there were 2 things that mattered most to me in wrestling games... Creative modes and story modes… Unfortunately here, both of these things are massively shallow… The greatest improvement here is that the face sculpting…the greatest tool I’ve seen in    WWE 2k17
    here Comes the Disappointment
    WWE 2k17 is the first wwe game I’ve played in this gaming generation…
    As a former wrestling fan, there were 2 things that mattered most to me in wrestling games...
    Creative modes and story modes…
    Unfortunately here, both of these things are massively shallow…
    The greatest improvement here is that the face sculpting…the greatest tool I’ve seen in a create your own character mode in a game period… it allows so much freedom, and feels more like you’re molding clay rather than just your typical sliders…
    The rest however.. The attire options... the move sets… the create entrance modes… all of these things have so little options…
    The move sets are so uninspired that every wrestler you create will feel pretty identical… the same with entrances as they went back to the ps2 era with you not being able to add custom music…
    Leaving creation… one of the most important things in a wrestling game, ultimately feeling generic…
    Though I do appreciate being able to mix and match the music available and time them to my characters entrance…
    The story mode offered here is my career mode…
    And it’s the laziest feeling single player experience of any wrestling game in memory…
    Your character starts out in nxt with thankfully Albert being voice acted… and eventually meeting up with Paul heyman as you climb the ladder to a championship and he’s voice acted as well…
    But I’m not joking when I saw WWF smackdown 2 had more voice acted sections than this game does, as beyond the first 10 minutes of the game and that 1 time you meet Paul heyman, you get to read dialog while an npc awkwardly moves their mouth…
    this is understandable for a created superstar… but as for interviewers and other superstars you start rivalries with its unacceptable…
    This is another case of procedural generation garbage… 2k didn’t want to put in the effort of making cutcenes or hiring someone to write their own story line so they give a mode where you create someone and it’s up to you to cut promos and make your own rivalries.. And occasionally trigger a cut scene once every 5 hours
    The promos here are a great idea, but the crowd feels so dead that it’s hard to read the type of crowd in your current city, as you’re told early on each crowd is different and reacts to different things...
    It would be nice to be booed by them, or cheered so you can dish out an awesome promo…
    But none of this happens leaving you to have to guess your way through an always awkward 2 minute promo calling someone out or promoting yourself…
    I of course would call out people ranked higher than me.. yet after defeating these characters over and over, my rank for a title would seemingly only rise randomly and wouldn’t go off of the fact that I kept rising to the occasion against the champion and number one contender…
    Leaving the promos to ultimately feel like a waste of time…like they didn’t matter at all…
    And honestly probably don’t
    There’s nothing here…
    Write this down 2k… WWE is so great because of its story telling…
    How can you leave the best part of this property out of your game?
    We want story… not 1000 matches… I had to make stories up in my mind to keep myself pushing through the calendar… a calendar that made me fight at least twice every single week of course to cheaply prolong everything and felt like a drag..
    Even when the authority disapproved of my because I wouldn’t follow their orders in a match…
    This should trigger me being put on fewer and fewer cards to maybe teach me a lesson…
    but that would take too much effort to make your systems actually mean anything.. So never mind…
    By the way, you also can’t use you’re my career character in other modes...
    so you’re inconvenienced in recreating them again if you want to use them in exhibition mode…
    Gameplay wise though…
    Everything feels great...
    Switching to your target is just a click from the analog stick away and it’s the most responsive feeling targeting system in a fighting game, though it isn’t perfect as occasionally my character would still swing at the air... not perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction…
    Reversing feels great...
    The action however feels very slow…
    I find too often that I’d be attacking my opponent on the ground where in past games the action felt much more fast passed and standing…
    wwe 2k17 shines in targeting and hit detection in ways past games didn’t…
    As well as its freedom in creation…
    But the overall shallowness of this game…
    Lack of creation options... lack of variety in character style, and lack of story makes this title highly skippable…
    Other than an updated roster, and added in crowd and backstage fighting, this title offers nothing exciting for wwe fans…
    I give wwe 2k17
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  15. NathWFC
    Dec 17, 2016
    3
    A decent (but dated) at best wrestling simulation at it's core plagued by a completely unacceptable and borderline insulting amount of bugs and glitches, most of which still haven't been fixed after four patches, which have in turn actually brought about more, new issues.

    Shouldn't have even made it to the shelves. A horrible case of the consumer being taken for a ride, paying top whack    A decent (but dated) at best wrestling simulation at it's core plagued by a completely unacceptable and borderline insulting amount of bugs and glitches, most of which still haven't been fixed after four patches, which have in turn actually brought about more, new issues.

    Shouldn't have even made it to the shelves. A horrible case of the consumer being taken for a ride, paying top whack for what is essentially a faulty product. 2K, not for the first time in regards to the WWE series of games, should be ashamed of themselves.    … Expand
  16. Jiano74
    Nov 10, 2016
    7
    This is a good game to play for fans of the WWE as it has the new wrestlers in such as AJ Styles. My problems were a lack of showcase mode they could have done one about Lesnar's return in 2012, some of the character models aren't very good especially Dana Brooke. The fact that Shinsuke Nakamura is a pre-order add on at near £90 I wasn't going to pay that. I enjoy the fact that there is aThis is a good game to play for fans of the WWE as it has the new wrestlers in such as AJ Styles. My problems were a lack of showcase mode they could have done one about Lesnar's return in 2012, some of the character models aren't very good especially Dana Brooke. The fact that Shinsuke Nakamura is a pre-order add on at near £90 I wasn't going to pay that. I enjoy the fact that there is a wide range of new wrestlers and moves to use it is a step backwards from 2K16 but only a minor one. I feel 2K18 could be a 9/10 game.… Expand
  17. furkan36411
    Dec 6, 2016
    10
    Thıs game is awesome expectialy i liked the aj stayles and new promo system if you like wwe and the games you must buy this game also the co-op is very very good
  18. ElJaxon1995
    Dec 11, 2016
    7
    Even with patches, this game has crashed on me more than all of my games combined. They've made some improvements, sure, but the crashing is unacceptable.
  19. min4too
    Oct 22, 2016
    7
    Not a bad game. the good thing is the new roster, promo engine of the universe mode and bgm is better than last year. Now the bad thing is theres' no improvement of the universe mode except the promo engine, still same like last year. and too many glitches makes me sick. hope they solve this problem.
  20. armin_greenplus
    Oct 26, 2016
    4
    I recommend you to read this review. This review is trying to point out what things 2k can do to make it's new WWE game, a giant masterpiece.

    Generally this game has 4 pros. and 6 cons. those four great points are: 1. customization is on a great level. 2. all of the wrestlers' entrances are beautyfully made. 3. multiplayer matches have become better with the new roll out feature. 4.    I recommend you to read this review. This review is trying to point out what things 2k can do to make it's new WWE game, a giant masterpiece.

    Generally this game has 4 pros. and 6 cons. those four great points are:
    1. customization is on a great level.
    2. all of the wrestlers' entrances are beautyfully made.
    3. multiplayer matches have become better with the new roll out feature.
    4. beautiful animations and scenes especially for the superstars.

    now the 6 horrible things which can make this game be the Greatest WWE game ever made in the history of WWE games if resolved.

    1. Difficulty:
    one of the most challenging things was to beat the Legend difficulty in Smackdown vs. Raw 2006.!
    but now, the most ridiculous AI is on the Legend difficulty. and it's goalless actions in this mode can make "My Career Mode", "Universe" and regular matches boring.
    In this difficulty even if you increase the A.I Reversal Rate, you can easily select Tyson Kidd and destroy the Undertaker or even pin him.
    Imagine that you can feel all the stress when you face the Triple H, or you are doing your best to stand against Brock Lesnar so that you do not lose the match.
    even if implementing these are not easy, perhaps adding a new Difficulty can be handy.

    2. Starting Strategy:
    there have been 4 options with which you could've start the game. one of them is the No Action mode.
    but in this series it's as if the game commences with No Action mode and there are no strategies when you begin the match.

    3. Pinfall Mini Game:
    the pins in the game need to change essentially, after some time you can escape all the pins easily.
    I myself, have escaped 7 times from Undertaker's Tombstone after one second, and I was playing as Kalisto.
    the pin system is ridiculously designed and it is far from natural is very artificial. this can make a regular match not only a boring one, but can make it take 30 minutes to finish.

    4. Stamina System:
    refilling the stamina was a smart move in WWE 2k15, but it doesn't work properly. you can simply do nothing and refill your stamina.
    It would have been better if you could just hold a button to refill the stamina.

    5. Grapple System:
    one of the worst and tiresome parts of the game is the grappling system.In spite of having good animation scenes, no tactics can be found there and there is no joy in it.
    and you cannot feel that you performed them professionally. SVR 2006 and 2007 did better in this area.

    6. Reversals:
    In my opinion there should be one button for the Strike Reversal and another button for the Grapple Reversal, because even with the Reversal slot it is still easy to escape most grappling moves and impossible to perform some.

    I have played all the WWE series from "SVR Here comes the pain" to WWE 2k17. and I think that the most successful one was SVR 2006.
    I really don't know why they do not learn anything from it's success.

    This was my review about the game, and a big tip to 2k that can make their game more exciting and beautiful by considering 6 aforementioned remarks about the gameplay.

    Thank You.    … Expand
  21. A-Lex
    Feb 4, 2017
    5
    I'd like to start off by saying that if you are NOT a wrestling fan you most likely will not like this game. The matches can be fun but most of the time they are boring. The A.I is very bad and once you get used to the controls the game will feel as easy as a kids game, even on the hardest difficulty. The roster is definitely a good one for the average WWE fan. There's many superstars fromI'd like to start off by saying that if you are NOT a wrestling fan you most likely will not like this game. The matches can be fun but most of the time they are boring. The A.I is very bad and once you get used to the controls the game will feel as easy as a kids game, even on the hardest difficulty. The roster is definitely a good one for the average WWE fan. There's many superstars from the past and present to choose from. The MyCareer mode is laughably bad and is VERY repetitive to the point where you will sometimes face the same opponent over and over again without any story-lines or cut-scenes happening. Universe Mode is very much the same as the previous installments and the newly implemented promos are horrendous and riddled with countless grammatical errors. In fact most of the promos make little to no since. Here's an example, in some of the promos you will call out another wrestler and when they come out your superstar will insist that they interrupted them. Does that make sense to you? Of course not. The only redeemable part of this game is the creation suite, which is basically the same as WWE 2K16 but has improved a bit. Oh, I forgot one thing, THE BUGS. So many bugs in every single game mode, especially in the matches. Even some bugs that have been in the game for YEARS. In short, WWE 2K17 is basically the same as WWE 2K16 with some minor changes that over all don't really effect your experience. If you're a hardcore wrestling fan you'll get some enjoyment out of this game, but not much unless you're very interested in the creative aspect of wrestling games or you have someone else to play against.… Expand
  22. Yuyu18
    Feb 26, 2017
    10
    Good Game though, but lack new modes and features in order to play, plus i really miss 2k showcase, it rocks me. especially CM Punk vs John cena, Shawn Michaels vs HHH, and even Stone Cold's early Austin 3:16, They are one of my favorites, but kinda think of it, they're already ran out of ideas. but despite of it, just 10/10 of your game.
  23. Nickmike
    Sep 7, 2017
    6
    WWE 2k17 is an enjoyable game that keeps you engaged but it the career mode is the biggest because it constantly crashes.
    I had once managed to fight for the NXT and thought i beat the champion and got the belt my ranking stayed the same , at the same time even though i change my T-Shirt my sales start dropping and now are stuck to zero and i am anable to find out why .
    All of this made    WWE 2k17 is an enjoyable game that keeps you engaged but it the career mode is the biggest because it constantly crashes.
    I had once managed to fight for the NXT and thought i beat the champion and got the belt my ranking stayed the same , at the same time even though i change my T-Shirt my sales start dropping and now are stuck to zero and i am anable to find out why .
    All of this made the experience pretty frustrating and since i have considered many times to just ditch the game all together    … Expand
  24. madmorningstar
    Sep 18, 2018
    0
    Probably the worst game u will ever play on the ps4 console. I don't even wanna write about it but I am just doing it out of habit of reviewing games.

    BORING
    AWFUL
    LOUSY
    BLAH
  25. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    5
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  26. doroordep
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    o jogo é bem bom, mas só é abaixo de 8 pelo fato do manual da gameplay estar escondido em um site, e dos bugs, não no meio do jogo (esses são engraçados) mas nos menus, um exemplo foi quando eu ia jogar oi night of champions no universe, o campeão mundial, que era o Kofi Kingston, teria um match contra o Alberto Del Rio, porém eu ueria um cash-in do undertaker, que foi o vencedor do moneyo jogo é bem bom, mas só é abaixo de 8 pelo fato do manual da gameplay estar escondido em um site, e dos bugs, não no meio do jogo (esses são engraçados) mas nos menus, um exemplo foi quando eu ia jogar oi night of champions no universe, o campeão mundial, que era o Kofi Kingston, teria um match contra o Alberto Del Rio, porém eu ueria um cash-in do undertaker, que foi o vencedor do money in the bank, por isso coloquei uma promo do kofi no começo do evento. O undertaker fez o cash-in, ganhou o titulo, só que o match entre Kofi e Alberto del rio acabou dando o titulo para o alberto del rio.… Expand
  27. Mirayaanali1234
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
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  28. Ardho
    Aug 30, 2021
    8
    There is no improvement in graphics and gameplay from 2k16, but i like brock lesnar so much
  29. TribalChief
    May 22, 2021
    10
    bi bok bıldığınız yok atıp tutuyonuz oyun mukemmel beğenmiyosan git sd vs raw oyna kardeşım oyunun universede güzel rosterıda kısaca mıs gıbı oyun
  30. KAM1054
    Nov 16, 2021
    6
    It's a step up from 2k15 but also a step down using in game currency to unlock the wrestlers, belts, and stages is so tedious unlike previous entries you can unlock it all by playing events that happen a year or so. I had to force myself with MyCareer to get the currency to even unlock everything and that mode itself is even more tedious. The create your superstar is a little bare bonesIt's a step up from 2k15 but also a step down using in game currency to unlock the wrestlers, belts, and stages is so tedious unlike previous entries you can unlock it all by playing events that happen a year or so. I had to force myself with MyCareer to get the currency to even unlock everything and that mode itself is even more tedious. The create your superstar is a little bare bones but not so much so than 2k15 but it works. Honestly some of the wrestlers faces look like they had bad plastic surgery. For example Becky Lynch does NOT look like that at all in reality. Overall if you're into wrestling it's still a good candidate but be aware of it's tedious nature.… Expand
  31. juniortiger
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    I love feeling you in game haptic feedback control and graphic amazing and I recommend pick one up in store

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 52 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 52
  3. Negative: 3 out of 52
  1. Cheat Code Central
    Oct 16, 2017
    90
    While the promos, commentary, and female wrestler treatment could use more fine-tuning, the rest of the game does a wonderful job of delivering an experience that’s just a bit more impressive than last year’s entry. For now, all we can keep hoping for in each new game is increased accuracy, larger rosters, better treatment of female wrestlers, and fresher color commentary.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 26, 2017
    65
    WWE 2K17 deserves the same verdict as its predecessors: it's better than before, but still far from "perfect" or even just "good".
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  3. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2017
    70
    This year’s WWE left me with mixed feeling. At its core it’s still a decent game and minor changes went in the right direction, but lack of Showcase mode and wasted potential of addressing the crowd held me back from being really excited. [13/2016, p.64]
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