WWE 2K18

 Xbox One
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Generación Xbox
    Oct 22, 2017
    88
    WWE 2K18 is the best wrestling game so far. A great variety of wrestlers with a new technical section that finally meets this generation's standards. A great game where you'll always have something to do and wrestling fans will enjoy it as will kids.
  2. SomosXbox
    Oct 17, 2017
    84
    WWE 2k18 still has some of the flaws that have been present in the latest entries of the series. The new illumination system and the revisited gameplay offer the best WWE game since 2K took care of the franchise.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 12, 2017
    80
    The wrestling is superb - but its teething problems must be patched quickly.
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  5. DualShockers
    Oct 18, 2017
    75
    It improves on the game’s core gameplay, graphics, and creation tools giving wrestling fans a fun experience they will enjoy. However, like previous iterations, the game poses a ton of excellent ideas that fall flat. MyCareer, Road to Glory, and Universe Mode are all fantastic features on paper, but lacks the depth players would want. This is a game built for the WWE Universe; it is for fans of all generations. However, if you play WWE 2K18 without an appreciation for the sport, it would be hard to convince you that it is entertaining.

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#74 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
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#59 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017

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User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 41
  3. Negative: 18 out of 41
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jan 2, 2018
    7
    I’m a big fan of the WWE games but over the last few years I feel that the series has been going stale and unfortunately nothing much hasI’m a big fan of the WWE games but over the last few years I feel that the series has been going stale and unfortunately nothing much has changed this year to stop it from going stale. Each year pretty much feels the same and I think the game is in need of a massive overhaul. The roster in the game this year however is absolutely huge and without a doubt the biggest the game has ever had, and I appreciate this but I would prefer them to focus on other areas of the game more. The area I would like them to focus on more is the amount of bugs the game has. There definitely seems to be more bugs than usual and these bugs do impact on the fun factor quite considerably. I would also have liked to have seen more changes to the Universe mode as well because playing it just feels like a chore too often. I did however like the MyCareer mode more this year and the main reason for that is that they’ve let you have more freedom, which makes things more enjoyable. I also liked the little tweaks that have been made to the wrestling this year, and I think the gameplay feels more fluid and productive than it has in a while. The presentation side of the game has good and bad points. Visually I feel the game looks great and there seems to be more added details this year, which makes the game feel more realistic. The sound design though is not very good and the music just ends up grating on your nerves. At the end of the day I can see why people are becoming more and more frustrated with the WWE series, and the main reason for this is the lack of changes. The game doesn’t have any competition and I just feel that the amount of effort going into the game isn’t as high as it could be. Don’t get me wrong the game isn’t bad, it just feels the same every year and that can be off putting to long term fans of the series.… Full Review »
  2. MasterDave
    Oct 18, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Microtransaction hell, without the microtransactions!

    Be warned, MyCareer is a worthless game function, hope it's not your favorite! You start as a guy in underwear and can't progress past it without spending an in-game currency to roll on loot boxes.

    When you get something from a loot box, you have to pay more in-game currency to use it.

    You have to use the in-game currency to pay for skills, abilities, skill points, outfit pieces, hair, etc etc.

    What's worse? NONE of this is unlocked for subsequent created characters in MyCareer mode. So the boost you get when you start a character is gone on the next one and the grind is SO bad that it's not even worth playing the career game mode.

    Even further and sorry for the spoilers but you should know, the career mode is on rails. There's not really a big decision making process, no progression really. You make a guy, you get told what to do, you do it, and it sucks. Maybe it's a real reflection on life in the WWE, maybe they're trying to make a simplified version of the Bo Dallas story, I don't know. It's not fun. So maybe it doesn't matter if the stuff doesn't stay unlocked for a new character, there's no point in playing it twice.

    Oh and the rate of currency accumulation is abysmal. A loot box costs 10k (you can buy smaller ones but why?) and you will earn maybe 500-600 in an evening of normal play. There are *4* items in the loot crate and one currency refund for some reason which varies from almost the price of the box to almost nothing. There are hundreds of items. By the time you get what you want, maybe, your character will be in their 50's.

    Universe mode seems okay, but there's no plot. It's just random wrestling matches over and over and over. If that's cool, and that's what you're going for then the game's fine. There's microtransactions there too, but thankfully you can just pay once with real money and all that stupid crap goes away. It's the easiest (and worst) 5 bucks to spend on DLC. It's a real shame they have to extort another 5 bucks from you after paying for the game in the first place but I suppose it's there so when everyone starts taking their copies of the game to the store and trading it in, they'll at least get 5 more bucks from anyone dumb enough to buy a secondhand copy of the game.

    I'm pretty sure I'm not going to buy another WWE game. This is the cancer eating the game industry from the inside and it needs to stop. I regret buying this one, but I do hope they're going to change things up with the (hopefully quick) patch that might fix some of the rest of the bugs/glitches/etc in the game.    … Full Review »
  3. Ray6701
    Dec 22, 2021
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much its really amazing and it's really cool
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