WWE 2K Battlegrounds

 Xbox One
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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 12 out of 26
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  1. DrewTiberius
    Sep 20, 2020
    1
    They obviously spuffed out this title in a few months. Another rushed poor quality WWE game. Unlocking characters and items is a grind due to the implementation of microtransactions.
  2. Movric
    Oct 22, 2020
    6
    Meh it plays better than 20. It good for a arcade game no simulation involved at all buttttt the movement and animations are solid are it fun for a while and co op
  3. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 20, 2020
    9
    WWE 2K Battlegrounds is a different approach to the other 2K wrestling games from franchise and is more arcade than simulation driven. The game’s price of admission is a bit hefty for what it is, and the micro transaction system is in full force on top of that. However as a game for fans of wrestling WWE 2K Battlegrounds has established itself with a more style than the previous franchiseWWE 2K Battlegrounds is a different approach to the other 2K wrestling games from franchise and is more arcade than simulation driven. The game’s price of admission is a bit hefty for what it is, and the micro transaction system is in full force on top of that. However as a game for fans of wrestling WWE 2K Battlegrounds has established itself with a more style than the previous franchise offerings of WWE games from 2k. A game developer, somewhere at 2K and Saber Interactive, has made an effort to overhaul the fun with this years release. Gameplay in WWE 2K Battlegrounds is basic but that keeps the controls from hindering the more arcade style thats set out to ensure you have fun. There is little depth to the wrestler’s move sets and although different classes of wrestlers have different moves, a lot of these are actually shared even between the more iconic wrestlers on the roster. Despite the minimalist gameplay mechanics, the game still maintains fun to play and the wrestlers even have special moves.There are different game modes with the highlight of them being the King of the Battleground which is a mash up of a Battle Royale where the last wrestler standing wins. WWE 2k Battlegrounds like most wrestling games, is more fun when you play with your friends, but there is also a campaign mode, and I must say it is indeed better than WWE 2K20’s was. Gone are the strange faces, clipping, and distorted voices this year. While this all might sound great, there is still one enormous complaint that many will have and thats the micro transactions. You can grind to unlock wrestlers by grinding or if you just want to play as your favorite wrestlers from the moment you buy the game, then you can opt to purchase them for immediate access. WWE 2K Battlegrounds is definitely one of the best WWE 2K games over its many years, so if you’re a fan this is an absolute must buy, if not a huge wrestling fan but do enjoy it on occasion be sure to pick it up on sale. Even the achievement hunters will rejoice in the easily obtained gamer score in this years release for your Xbox One console.… Expand
  4. Ferrashi
    Sep 20, 2020
    3
    The game is very overpriced and while it might be somewhat generous with giving currency at the start, it eventually becomes a grind. The superstars each have different styles and those who share styles also share preset move sets which makes them less unique to play as aside from a different finisher. There’s a terrible haze effect when viewing characters in the superstar menu as well. AThe game is very overpriced and while it might be somewhat generous with giving currency at the start, it eventually becomes a grind. The superstars each have different styles and those who share styles also share preset move sets which makes them less unique to play as aside from a different finisher. There’s a terrible haze effect when viewing characters in the superstar menu as well. A big gripe I have is how much momentum you lose when reversing moves. When you’re having a back and forth match with either AI (which are very dumb) or a friend, it just vanishes after 2 or 3 reversals which makes it hard to store a finisher, a stupid move for an arcade like game. Rather than one button assigned to reversing however, the four face buttons are chosen instead and the prompt will always be random. The only good thing I can say is that the online performs much better than previous titles where the game can lag and you have to predict reversal timing a full second in advance. Over all though, definitely not worth the money even on a discount. Just keep playing All Stars… Expand
  5. Kongj24
    Sep 19, 2020
    9
    Don’t fall for the bad reviews saying that you can’t play as you’re favorite superstars because it’s locked behind a paywall. Yes some super stars are locked but you can get them with the in game currency given by winning matches. You’re given a lot of currency per match to. The other currency is payed for but you can unlock everything with the in game currency without paying a dime. It’sDon’t fall for the bad reviews saying that you can’t play as you’re favorite superstars because it’s locked behind a paywall. Yes some super stars are locked but you can get them with the in game currency given by winning matches. You’re given a lot of currency per match to. The other currency is payed for but you can unlock everything with the in game currency without paying a dime. It’s not forced on you to pay. Don’t believe the crying **** that haven’t even played the game yet. It’s fun and it’s at a reasonable price.… Expand
  6. jimhopper420
    Sep 20, 2020
    0
    Combat is terrible and clunky, and is worsened by the fact that theres only what 4 or 5 styles of characters and within those styles LITERALLY EVERY CHARACTER HAS THE SAME MOVESET AND ABILITIES! There is literally nothing that seperates Roman from The Rock except the visual difference. Absolute garbage.

    That is all not to even mention the 2K micro-transaction goldmine. This game is way    Combat is terrible and clunky, and is worsened by the fact that theres only what 4 or 5 styles of characters and within those styles LITERALLY EVERY CHARACTER HAS THE SAME MOVESET AND ABILITIES! There is literally nothing that seperates Roman from The Rock except the visual difference. Absolute garbage.

    That is all not to even mention the 2K micro-transaction goldmine. This game is way overpriced in the first place for what it is, then you want to charge more for it just to play with my favorite wrestlers out of the box? Yes, you can unlock them by grinding in game, but when a game says it has a roster of contained characters I expect to be able to use all those characters when I fire the game up. Not have to choose between grinding through matches that honestly are already boring after 3-4 plays or paying more money for a superstar I want just to find out that he is gameplay-wise an exact replicant of one that I could already play with.

    Better luck next time 2K, you get a dead zero from me on this one. Can only hope WWE has the sense to move the license soon to a studio that will actually respect the fans and deliver a quality experience like THQ used to.    … Expand
  7. MonsterVision
    Sep 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Conceptually a game everyone can pick up and play, sadly is not enough to have longevity in any collection.

    Pro's
    1. A wrestling game that plays more arcade abd less simulation. Variety is a good thing


    Con's
    1. The micro-transaction polluted the game to the point you grind or spend possibly hundreds of dollars to play at its full capacity. Gamers despise this and here we are exploiting the pockets of a customer just to enjoy the game. Its one thing to utilize this in small doses, but Battlegrounds exploits this with everything in the game. It becomes problematic to the point where features such as Create a Wrestler is useless unless you grind hundreds of hours just to remotely make a unique character....or spend tons to do so.
    2. Create a Wrestler is very shallow itself. Not being able to generally create actual wrestlers to fit inside this arcade world is a shamble. Let alone having to purchase more slots to potentially create more wrestlers is disgraceful. Wanna upload your creation to the world? Sorry... You can't as its not an option.
    3. The repetitive game nature makes longevity of playing the game obsolete once you have spent countless hours playing Battleground Mode and Story Mode. The rinse and repeat nature is fun for an hour every blue moon, but soon enough you will tire because of its elementary level gameplay mechanics and lack of any depth. Arcade or not, this game could have expanded upon the mechanics deeper than it did.

    We can continue to pick out problems, but these 3 problems are incredibly big flaws that detract the game from being any better than a weekend rental.    … Expand
  8. Punominal
    Nov 26, 2020
    1
    Just a cartoon fighting game does not compare to the actual wrestling games of the last 25 years. Very confusing to do any moves. Computer counters like crazy and once again this is not a wrestling game. Very bad.
  9. Pickyplayer88
    Sep 20, 2020
    8
    The more you play this game the more fun it actually gets. My initial thoughts were that this game was very simple and would become boring early on. However the more you explore the more you find things to do and ways to give yourself variety. The controls take some getting used to but they are simple and the fighting mechanics are actually quite fun. You need to understand this is not aThe more you play this game the more fun it actually gets. My initial thoughts were that this game was very simple and would become boring early on. However the more you explore the more you find things to do and ways to give yourself variety. The controls take some getting used to but they are simple and the fighting mechanics are actually quite fun. You need to understand this is not a sim game but is more arcade style like In Your House and Wrestlemania were ages ago. There definitely is a micro transaction system that can become annoying. However, you can unlock dozens of wrestlers just by playing the campaign and doing a few daily challenges. If they gave you all the wrestlers at once, the game would become boring quickly. I find myself being challenged, while also being able to have fun in the process. Definitely give the game a chance before you post a negative review… Expand
  10. fronin
    Sep 26, 2020
    10
    I have loved this game it is really extremely addictive and excellent in every detail in its fighting genre I recommend it
  11. Nebraska619
    Feb 26, 2021
    1
    This game is utter garbage. I wanted a break away from the realism but i didn't want a trash title with a lack of a story told through comic strips and sub-par gameplay. I would rather buy WWE 2K20 and all its DLCs then play this game. The gameplay is so broken as is the AI and with the story being told through comic strips it feels more like meaningless matches instead of a story. I'dThis game is utter garbage. I wanted a break away from the realism but i didn't want a trash title with a lack of a story told through comic strips and sub-par gameplay. I would rather buy WWE 2K20 and all its DLCs then play this game. The gameplay is so broken as is the AI and with the story being told through comic strips it feels more like meaningless matches instead of a story. I'd much rather take 2K20 or 2K15 over this. When is 2K gonna stop pushing us around with these terrible, low quality, "games" and instead give us a great game like 2K14, 12, SVR08, SVR11, or even 19.… Expand
  12. AGTReviews516
    Sep 23, 2020
    7
    This is one of the best WWE Games I've Enjoyed since the THQ Smackdown vs Raw series or WWE 2K19 but this isn't a 10 out of 10 Games

    Pro . The Gameplay is Entertaining . King of the Battlegrounds is a good take on a "BR" Mode . Characters skins are great Cons . The Story is Awful and Boring (A Crap way to Unlock John Cena) . The A.I is Garbage (During Mexico or Boot Camp    This is one of the best WWE Games I've Enjoyed since the THQ Smackdown vs Raw series or WWE 2K19 but this isn't a 10 out of 10 Games

    Pro

    . The Gameplay is Entertaining
    . King of the Battlegrounds is a good take on a "BR" Mode
    . Characters skins are great

    Cons

    . The Story is Awful and Boring (A Crap way to Unlock John Cena)
    . The A.I is Garbage (During Mexico or Boot Camp Story they only go for the Usable Goat or Helicopter) (Also Walk in circles around the Ring)
    . Characters Unlocks like Legendary are Expensive which forces people to get the Microtransactions)
    . Why is Roman Reigns Legendary but Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy is Rare    … Expand
  13. Ray6701
    Dec 22, 2021
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much its really amazing and it's really cool well done
  14. Gunblade44
    Oct 14, 2021
    8
    This game is to WWE what Blitz is/was to NFL. It's an arcade wrestling game that functions well enough. In fact it functions ALMOST better than ANY WWE 2K game to date.

    The ONLY major flaw is the reward system. Instead of getting anything for unlocking WWE Stars you get.... the Star you unlocked. No added costumes to your create a wrestler. No added signatures or finishers for your    This game is to WWE what Blitz is/was to NFL. It's an arcade wrestling game that functions well enough. In fact it functions ALMOST better than ANY WWE 2K game to date.

    The ONLY major flaw is the reward system. Instead of getting anything for unlocking WWE Stars you get.... the Star you unlocked. No added costumes to your create a wrestler. No added signatures or finishers for your create a wrestler. Nothing but that star. This leaves no incentive to ever unlock anyone beyond the stars you will want to play as, and then put the game down.

    The obvious answer was to make it so these things unlock more rewards and you would have had more people playing and buying not just the stars they wanted, but all of them. Big OOF.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Nov 22, 2021
    55
    The game has tons of items to unlock and an overall good amount of stuff to do, but all of this really falls flat when the gameplay gets so repetitive. No matter what mode you play, there isn’t much gameplay variety outside of the standard gameplay mechanics. You don’t have the options that you get in the usual WWE 2K yearly release and it all wears thin fast and becomes a chore to play. The game is honestly fun at first, but it just doesn’t hold up well in the long run. I honestly prefer WWE 2K20 over Battlegrounds and that’s saying a lot with all the problems that game had.
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  2. Xbox Achievements
    Dec 16, 2020
    70
    The game will perpetually get compared to WWE All Stars and I think it’s fair. I have to admit that through my rose colored glasses, I remember All Stars as the better overall title at launch, but the lack of roster depth (including no women) and the fact that it died off because its parent studio did really hurt its potential. The fact that Battlegrounds still that potential to be discovered and 2K can do so much more with it makes this an interesting title to watch, and one I’d recommend giving a shot if it intrigues you enough.
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  3. MGG Spain
    Oct 9, 2020
    70
    WWE 2K Battlegrounds is a fun and needed change for the series, that became too gritty and complex. Now this game is closer to the 90's arcade games and may not be as deep as previous WWE games, but its fun as hell, and if you are one of those who love wrestling, you'll like this one.
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