WWE 2K19

 Xbox One
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5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 15 out of 49
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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Oct 23, 2018
    8
    I was very impressed with the improvements in the MyCareer mode and when those improvements combined with the very good story I ended up having a great time in this mode. In terms of content the game feels like it has much more this time around and without a doubt it will keep you satisfied for many months to come. The new addition of Paybacks and Overcharges is a welcome addition becauseI was very impressed with the improvements in the MyCareer mode and when those improvements combined with the very good story I ended up having a great time in this mode. In terms of content the game feels like it has much more this time around and without a doubt it will keep you satisfied for many months to come. The new addition of Paybacks and Overcharges is a welcome addition because it keeps each match fresh and no match ever plays out the same way. Grappling and striking feel very satisfying this year because everything flows perfectly and on the whole the moves just feel more on point. I found the online components of the game to work very well and I can see me having a ton of fun here this year. The presentation side of the game whilst not bad doesn’t offer anything new and both the visuals and sound design fail to capture your imagination at times. I was a little disappointed with Hell in a Cell because fighting in these surroundings still feels awkward and too finnicky for its own good. Overall I was a little disappointed with last year’s game because it didn’t offer anything new and it just felt like the series was stuck in a rut a little. Thankfully WWE 2K19 whilst not perfect has tried to solve some of last year’s previous shortcomings, and thankfully I’m pleased to say that they’ve successfully done this. WWE 2K19 is probably the best WWE game in quite a while and there’s so much content that you’ll find it quite difficult to put down. There’s new modes and some of the old modes have been improved significantly which shows that the developers are listening to us. Grappling and striking also feels improved this time around and I must admit that the fluid way you can do certain moves does make for a more satisfying experience. In terms of problems the game doesn’t have too many and the problems it does have like the boring visuals and sound design can easily be tweaked so it doesn’t really harm the fun factor much. At the end of the day then recommending WWE 2K19 is quite easy because it feels much more fun and worthwhile this year and fans of the series will no doubt be excited again and I hope they carry on with the momentum they’ve built.… Expand
  2. HArS11iTGupta
    Apr 24, 2021
    10
    WWE 2K19 is without a doubt the best WWE game I've ever played! It's a complete package, and for the first time ever the presentation and superstar behaviour is as close to the WWE TV experience as possible. In my opinion, WWE 2K19 is the peak point for WWE games, this is the last WWE game that was developed by Yuke's. They made sure that they leave by making the best WWE game possible,WWE 2K19 is without a doubt the best WWE game I've ever played! It's a complete package, and for the first time ever the presentation and superstar behaviour is as close to the WWE TV experience as possible. In my opinion, WWE 2K19 is the peak point for WWE games, this is the last WWE game that was developed by Yuke's. They made sure that they leave by making the best WWE game possible, and they really did it. Topping this one seems impossible..… Expand
  3. PigbyYT
    Oct 25, 2020
    9
    WWE 2K19 is one of the better games in the WWE 2K franchise. Its really great at what it does best and was a nice refresher from the lacklustre releases of 2K17 and 2K18.

    Gameplay The gameplay, while not the best in the franchise, is really good at being realistic. A majority of the game modes are fun and not tedious (except from the tables match.) MyCareer After the horrendous    WWE 2K19 is one of the better games in the WWE 2K franchise. Its really great at what it does best and was a nice refresher from the lacklustre releases of 2K17 and 2K18.

    Gameplay
    The gameplay, while not the best in the franchise, is really good at being realistic. A majority of the game modes are fun and not tedious (except from the tables match.)

    MyCareer
    After the horrendous 2K17 and 2K18 career modes, 2K19 had a fresh career mode which had an interesting story and well developed characters. The story involves a wrestler named Buzz, who is working at an independent wrestling company called BCW, owned by returning character Barron Blade. The story goes tells the story of Buzz and how he goes from the Indies to WWE. The only problem I have with the career mode, is that it is quite short compared to the other career modes in previous games and the lack of content to do after you have competed the main story.

    2K Showcase
    2k showcase is a returning mode last seen in WWE 2K17 (as DLC) that showcases the career of a certain superstar or showcases an iconic rivalry. This time, the showcase shines on the career of Daniel Bryan, and how he overcame his injuries to come out of retirement. However, the main problem with the Daniel Bryan 2K showcase is that it just feels like it was just shoehorned in to make the game have more content. There are some matches in the showcase that, in my opinion, aren't really main highlights of Daniel Bryan's career. It is also one of the shorter 2K showcases, with around about 11 matches and 1 bonus match. I found the 2K showcase the most disappointing part about WWE 2K19, as it had potential to be an amazing mode, but ended up being forgotten soon after release.

    2K Towers
    2K towers is a new game mode added to the WWE 2K franchise that is basically a gauntlet of matches. Its a fine and dandy mode and can be fun if your bored. The main attraction in the 2K towers mode is the AJ Styles Million Dollar Tower. It was a Million Dollar competition where the person who completed the tower would win a million dollars.

    Final verdict
    Overall, WWE 2K19 was a breathe of fresh air in the 2K franchise. Its a shame that the next game would leave a stain on the 2K games.    … Expand
  4. dvbranton
    Oct 8, 2018
    9
    Better than the rest on this current generation. Good improvements. No more slowdown on 8 men matches. The loading is fast (finally). Creation is good, Lots of choices. The wrestling part is good. You can slam someone on top of someone with no clipping through. I dont play this game. I sim it with CAWS. I did a 8 man ladder tag team match. It was good. There was a spot where a guy was onBetter than the rest on this current generation. Good improvements. No more slowdown on 8 men matches. The loading is fast (finally). Creation is good, Lots of choices. The wrestling part is good. You can slam someone on top of someone with no clipping through. I dont play this game. I sim it with CAWS. I did a 8 man ladder tag team match. It was good. There was a spot where a guy was on the ladder between the ring apron and the rails. Laid down on the ladder. Then another guy scaled the top rope and dived on him breaking the ladder. So the Ai did this not a player. It was good to see the ai does this. Just like in hiac the ai uses the cage. Also in steel cage they will use the cage and go after ones climbing the cage. Same as the ladder BUT the you know that the match is fixing to end, is when the ai gives up and wont go after the one fixing to unhook the title or MIB case. Dont know if that will ever be fixed. But all in all a way better product than last years. A lot of new matches added too. I was going to skip this year but glad I didnt. Granted I haven't tried universe yet but the general things of the game is a very good improvement. Definitely get this if you are a fan. If you are still on the fence due to the past games, then this is one you can have fun with. The only problem I see with this game is that 2K will need to improve on it if they want me to buy 2K20. This one is definitely worth the money this year.… Expand
  5. DarrMunny
    Dec 8, 2018
    7
    Get rid of the reversal system and the kick out of the pin system! This is the bane of every WWE game. It's about time overhauled these out dated frustrating systems
  6. PatAnthonyMD
    Oct 9, 2018
    8
    Visually, through the power of the 4K HDR Xbox One X... this is VISUALLY the best WWE game ever. Holds a consistent 60fps. Gameplay remains relatively unchanged.... however I've been churning for a Daniel Bryan 2K Showcase mode forever....and it's amazing!
  7. Maxmilky
    Oct 10, 2018
    8
    Wwe 2k19 feels like the best game in the 2k wwe series right beside 2k14. It feels and palys like a real life match, best of the series buy this game
  8. NeedleBanger
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    I gave this game 2 points at first but now its changed to 0. This is hands down the worst video game franchise on the market right now. The game is completely broken, you & your kids will never figure this crap out and inevitably never play it either, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME!!!!!!

    - When you first jump into this game, 98% of EVERYTHING is locked behind a pay wall    I gave this game 2 points at first but now its changed to 0. This is hands down the worst video game franchise on the market right now. The game is completely broken, you & your kids will never figure this crap out and inevitably never play it either, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME!!!!!!

    - When you first jump into this game, 98% of EVERYTHING is locked behind a pay wall (characters, rings, every character customization option ie. ring entrances, clothing, moves, attributes... EVERYTHING). You can either pay god-knows-what to unlock it all, or you can play through the actual game modes to earn points to unlock stuff. This wouldn't be so bad if the gameplay wasn't such broken glitchy garbage, you'll get so frustrated that you will permanently stop playing before you ever make it out of "BCW" in the story i guarantee it (at which point you'l have unlocked absolutely nothing). They don't allow you to customize your own move sets anymore no no, the moves are packaged in random bundles and sold/earned through the microtransaction store - huh??!!

    - THE MOMENTUM METER HAS GOT TO GO, period. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Typical match: you beat your opponent to death with your momentum around 95% and theirs about 15%, then you hit your "signature move" inevitably leading up to your finisher, but when you hit it somehow your momentum drops to 15% and your opponent's goes to 115% - WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?!?!?! Then you follow that up with your finisher which either gets reversed or kicked out of 99% of the time because the stupid momentum meter is way in their favor. Winning = losing and losing = winning in this stupid game ... You smash the living crap out of your opponent every single match only for them to land 1 reversal at the very end and somehow hit you with their finisher that they had stored from you beating them to death?!?!?!?!?!? Fire the whole 6 people you have working on this game 2K, they're retarded.

    - The A.I. is stupidly overpowered, even with their sliders turned down. The following is a typical career match in WWE 2K19:
    1) Beat the A.I. opponent mercilessly within an inch of his life (red health bar / no health whatsoever) all the while noticing that every time you hit him your momentum goes down and his goes way up. When your health is fully green without ever getting hit once and your opponent is laying in a bloody heap on the ground with ZERO health left, your momentum meter usually reads 3% while your opponent's will read 125% - Huh?!?!
    2) Your A.I. opponent reverses one of your moves - his only attack of the entire match. This somehow turns your fresh green health bar into a vulnerable yellow one.
    3) He attempts a pin immediately following his reversal which starts the worst mechanic in this game series' entire history by far - THE PINNING MINIGAME!
    4) Once you're at this stage in the match just put your controller down, it's all over for you. The pinning system in this game is the biggest piece of trash I've ever seen, it's worse than a crappy rigged carnival game that purposely steals your money. You have until the count of 3 (three chances) to somehow hit "A" in a 1mm box in the blink of an eye. It's borderline impossible. On top of this the game psyches you out by moving the 1mm box around on the line so its in a different spot every time you try to hit it = GOOD F*CKING LUCK!!! :D

    So you basically suffer through long matches that consist of you beating your opponent brainless for 10 minutes to the soundtrack of boring repetitive commentary with the sole intention of unlocking some stuff for your character, only to be reversed & punched once and subsequently pinned by a guy who should have been dead long before the 74 piledrivers & 42 powerbombs you just gave him! If they could come up with something better for the pin system (how hard could it be...) then this game would be MUCH better. I'm selling this crap on Kijiji 4 days after I bought it, typical 2k sports game.
    **** THE BEST PART OF THE WHOLE GAME: John Cena's voice in the campaign - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That right there is this whole game in a nutshell, a 100% fraud.

    I'm not buying anymore 2K games, they're all a massive ripoff. The CEO of Take-Two Interactive (2K & R*) - Strauss Zelnick - is the biggest goof in the industry, cares about absolutely nothing besides microtransactions. Drive your garbage company into the ground and take all your bloodsucking ways with you, scumbag parasite.    … Expand
  9. bfoore90
    Dec 23, 2020
    7
    The creative suite and universe mode is where the money was for me. Nothing else in the game mattered much
  10. XboxWeb
    Oct 10, 2018
    7
    Tým kolem 2K s novým ročníkem ukazuje, že nepotřebuje mít přímého konkurenta, aby sám sebe vybičoval k posunutí série kupředu. I když nejde o revoluční změny, ale spíše o dílčí kousky, které byly zlepšeny či pozměněny, daří se wrestlingový svět zabalit do pohledného balení. To praská pod náporem obsahu, jehož velikost se s minulými ročníky nedá srovnávat. Proč se do něj už nevešlo lepšíTým kolem 2K s novým ročníkem ukazuje, že nepotřebuje mít přímého konkurenta, aby sám sebe vybičoval k posunutí série kupředu. I když nejde o revoluční změny, ale spíše o dílčí kousky, které byly zlepšeny či pozměněny, daří se wrestlingový svět zabalit do pohledného balení. To praská pod náporem obsahu, jehož velikost se s minulými ročníky nedá srovnávat. Proč se do něj už nevešlo lepší ovládání, ženská část MyPlayer nebo výrazná zlepšení grafiky, je otázka na vývojáře. Kdo ví, možná si to Yuke’s šetří na příští rok. Než se tak stane, bude ale WWE 2K19 zábavným společníkem.… Expand
  11. ECB19
    Feb 2, 2022
    7
    one of the best in the wwe 2k series (im not counting 2k22), with a good roster, and a good amount of stipulations. It has a career mode which is good in addition, and the 2k showcase (which is a bit short). It's a good game but it has an unforgivable error for me and it still happens, a bug that deletes your save, at least it happens to me very often, it sucks
  12. Bruno_Online_25
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    Graças a falta de qualidade do jogo 2020 e que não teremos uma versão 2021, esse WWE ganhou uma longevidade muito grande, então se não comprou ainda vale a pena pois a aba comunity creations ajuda e muito a atualizar, mas desde que colocaram a opção de target isso dificultou a jogabilidade em lutas que não são 1 VS 1 pois você pode virar o analógico na direção de quem quer atacar, mas seGraças a falta de qualidade do jogo 2020 e que não teremos uma versão 2021, esse WWE ganhou uma longevidade muito grande, então se não comprou ainda vale a pena pois a aba comunity creations ajuda e muito a atualizar, mas desde que colocaram a opção de target isso dificultou a jogabilidade em lutas que não são 1 VS 1 pois você pode virar o analógico na direção de quem quer atacar, mas se não trocou o target ele vai aplicar o golpe, mas na direção do outro lutador, achei bem inútil isso e pra não acontecer isso, tem que ativar a opção pra ver o nome de quem o wretler tá olhando, só que é informação a mais pra poluir a tela
    Outros pontos negativos o modo hell in a cell que não dá pra pegar objetos debaixo do ringue, não dá pra correr em torno do ringue e por mais que quebre a jaula, pra sair dela é bem robótico e tem que apertar um botão pra sair, ao invés de simplesmente ir com o analógico e por fim é muito fácil ser eliminado no Royal Rumble
    Se não fosse a aba comunity creations, minha nota seria bem menor    … Expand
  13. farzad312
    Nov 6, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was beautiful. This game is the best among other warships. It has worked well on the faces and fans of the players. It also has a small bug.… Expand
  14. YNiekAC
    Dec 16, 2020
    7
    This is the best modern WWE game. However, that doesn't say much. The game is good, but there are still issues and there are still features missing that were in the older games
  15. Ray6701
    Oct 7, 2021
    10
    Awesome action packed with great graphics and everything else as well as 2k18
  16. riccardo90ct
    Sep 16, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. gameplay: 6 (slow and cumbersome, sometimes with glitches and graphics bugs)
    mode: 8 (nice showcase mode and career mode, nice Universe mode but with some shortcomings, beautiful community to download everything that is missing)
    Graphics: 6 (original superstars done well but those created during the match have PS2 graphics)    … Expand
  17. BigManReviewer
    Apr 8, 2023
    9
    Best game in the series. .

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#77 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#47 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 18, 2018
    80
    The most polished WWE game for years, with MyPlayer mode a highlight. [Christmas 2018, p.88]
  2. Cubed3
    Nov 26, 2018
    70
    They don't all come out a perfect ten, but WWE 2K19 has improved on its predecessor. Even if the changes are somewhat small, they do make a difference. Unfortunately, to fully enjoy MyCareer and CAW, a lot of content has to be unlocked via randomised loot-boxes or sheer dedication to earning in-game currency. Aside from over gate-keeping the unlockables, WWE 2K19 has a lot of content under its hood, which should keep any wrestling fan entertained for quite some time.
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  3. XboxAddict
    Nov 21, 2018
    78
    It may not be enough to make me tune into RAW and SmackDown every week once again, but I am enjoying my time in the squared circle after such a long hiatus. There’s no shortage of modes to enjoy and fans should be content with the additions and changes in 2K19. I’ll definitely be checking out 2K20 next year to see what more improvements have been made on top of these, as this is a great step in the right direction. For the non-fan, sure, it’s not going to convert them, but that doesn’t mean there’s still not a good time to be had baw gawd.
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