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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 29
  2. Negative: 16 out of 29
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  1. Nov 13, 2019
    65
    This year's chapter has failed to be placed as the best installment of the saga. It meets what we can expect from wrestling matches, but simply said, it complies. Too much emphasis on the show and little emphasis on gameplay and bug fixes.
  2. Oct 29, 2019
    65
    The debut of Visual Concepts alone with WWE 2K20 has not gone as well as we expected, with a very continuous title regarding modes and content, and with many flaws at the graphic level. But if you are a fan, you' ll find a game with a lot of content and many hours of fun.
  3. Oct 28, 2019
    65
    Lots of content, but unable to hide his problems and the absence of new features in the gameplay. The franchise needs a deep change.
  4. Oct 29, 2019
    64
    The game is flat-out broken right now and unlike Matt Hardy, I don’t think the lake of reincarnation can help it. It needs some time to be fixed up and lots of it. Fortunately, 2K through their WWEGames Twitter account maintains that patches are coming in the next few weeks – so if those come out and fix things up, grab the game then. Until then, you can safely skip 2K20 and it’s a shame because conceptually, it’s got a lot of improvements – but the final product just doesn’t live up to its potential.
  5. Jan 23, 2020
    60
    Even though at this point many of the tragic problems the game had at its release have been addressed, WWE 2K20 is a shadow of the former games of the series, and only capable of delivering some fun only to the most avid fans of the franchise.
  6. Nov 13, 2019
    60
    Quotation forthcoming.
  7. Oct 28, 2019
    56
    Ugly, unplayable, and filled with glitches, not even the biggest wrestling fan should pick up WWE 2K20 in its current state.
  8. Oct 28, 2019
    53
    In the current state of affairs, WWE 2K20 is in fact a faded copy of its predecessor.
  9. Oct 21, 2019
    53
    It feels as if this was a rebuilding year for the WWE 2K franchise. While a few of the legacy strengths such as the creation suite are still strong, the most important part, the gameplay is in a bad place. The previous years’ version of a game shouldn’t play significantly better than the new title, but that’s the case with WWE 2K20.
  10. Nov 8, 2019
    50
    A good project, released maybe too early to be really enjoyable. A lot of bugs distract the player from the main goal, witch is to try and innovate the WWE franchise. The hopes are all in future patches to bring the game to its full potential.
  11. Nov 3, 2019
    50
    Quotation forthcoming.
  12. Oct 27, 2019
    50
    WWE 2K20 has good ideas and a lot of content… but it’s basically broken. When things work, you have fun with it, but bugs show up way too often. If a patch can fix this mess, then it might be worth your time.
  13. Oct 24, 2019
    50
    Some fun can be had playing with WWE’s toys, but the cost of entry seems steeper than ever this year.
User Score
1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 339 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 339
  1. Oct 24, 2019
    0
    I'm not surprised this game is a mess - Yukes left and they scrambled to try and get whatever they could together in order to release a gameI'm not surprised this game is a mess - Yukes left and they scrambled to try and get whatever they could together in order to release a game and it really shows. People are talking about them patching it but I don't think they'll get anywhere near a 5/10 within a year when you consider they'll be switching their focus to 2k21 in the not too distant future. Full Review »
  2. Oct 22, 2019
    0
    Beyond broken. Only token things added to this year’s since 2K19 and just as much, if not more, removed. 2K’s excuse is they had to rebuildBeyond broken. Only token things added to this year’s since 2K19 and just as much, if not more, removed. 2K’s excuse is they had to rebuild from the ground up after Yukes left development - is hogwash. They clearly retained assets from Yukes’ development and “man, making games is HARD” is not an excuse. You had the choice to delay the game or outright cancel. Could have released new DLC for 2K19 to bridge the gap. Instead, you foisted a broken, glitchy, unresponsive game worse than an open world Bethesda release.

    There is literally no excuse for releasing a game with so many years of past development this broken. Even rudimentary aspects of the game are broken. Jobs need to be lost here; fans and customers need to be made whole after being deceived.
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  3. Oct 22, 2019
    0
    the worst game of the entire series, the game is not ready, it's just awful