Year on year, Yuke's has consistently found ways to make their WWE games
more dense and feature complete, and from the first details we've
gotten on WWE 2K15,
that trend is going to continue. Let’s take a broad overview of just
what you can expect from this year's outing in the squared circle –
both on last-gen and current gen – starting with the new story mode, 2K
Showcase.
Last year, WWE 2K14 electrified with its sprawling campaign
mode, 30 Years of Wrestlemania. 2K15 is looking to tell a more focused,
up-close-and-personal story than the broad historic view offered in
2K14. 2K Showcase will be broken up into two episodes, each one focusing
in tightly on an epic rivalry from the WWE’s past. Think of them as
mini-documentaries of a sort. Could it be Rock vs Austin? Undertaker vs
Kane? 2K hasn't spilled the beans just yet, but rest assured we'll be
the first to know, and when we do, so will you. If the excellent 30
Years of Wrestlemania was any indication, though, the authenticity of
the presentation will make these rivalries a treat to play through.
In addition to reliving these golden WWE memories, you'll
finally have a true, discreet career mode for your created wrestlers in
MyCareer. This mode has been lifted from NBA 2K14 and adapted to the WWE
environment. While I didn't think the mode had the right synergy with
the NBA, the WWE seems like a logical place to apply it. Imagine
replacing all those cheese-ball, amateur hour characters and cutscenes
with authentically voiced and mo-capped WWE Superstars. You get the
picture. Exact details of the mode are still forthcoming, but we do know
that it will be on the current-gen version only. Sorry, 360/PS3
stalwarts.
No matter what version you play, though, you'll get to
enjoy the fruits of Visual Concepts' involvement. Over 50 days worth of
motion capture sessions went on at 2K's state-of-the-art mo-cap
facility, where WWE Superstars spent hours getting their signature moves
digitally recreated. All told, WWE 2K15
features five times (FIVE TIMES! FIVE TIMES!) the animation data of
2K14. Thankfully, just as much effort has gone into improving the way
the game sounds, the color commentary in particular. Over four times as
many lines were recorded this time around, which should go a long way
towards spicing up what has consistently been one of the franchise's
presentational low points.
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