After last year’s WWE 2K20 was downright garbage when it launched, Take-Two (2K) has taken notes to ensure that after Yuke’s departure, the American wrestling’s annual game adaptation will not be as broken as such.

The publisher announced that Saber Interactive is working on WWE 2K Battlegrounds. Let’s see what the publisher has to say about it: „Featuring a roster of more than 70 WWE Superstars and Legends at launch, with additional Superstars to be released thereafter, […] WWE 2K Battlegrounds offers explosive excitement in an approachable experience for everyone from passionate WWE fans to casual players, with several ways to play.

Exhibition: Take part in Exhibition matches at home or on-the-go, anytime and anywhere, in local and online multiplayer action for up to four players. Campaign: Join the adventures of seven new WWE hopefuls—created exclusively for WWE 2K Battlegrounds—for the chance to earn a WWE contract. You’ll unlock new arenas, inspired by locations such as the Everglades, a military-style Bootcamp, Mexico, New York and Scotland while receiving guidance from legendary personalities including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Paul Heyman. King of the Battleground: an online, last-man-standing mode where four players start in the ring while four more waits outside to enter, challenging you to run the gauntlet and defeat them all. Online: Test your toughness in online tournaments and Exhibition matches.

Eight unique Battlegrounds environments play a major role in the action, many of them featuring interactive elements adding to the mayhem alongside a variety of outrageous melee weapons players can use to pummel opponents. Soar from military helicopters, smash opponents with cars in an auto shop and toss them into the jaws of a hungry alligator in the swamp. Bombastic play-by-play is provided by WWE commentators Mauro Ranallo and Jerry “The King” Lawler to complete the mood.

Players can also customize their arenas to give each brawl a personal touch and use the Superstar Creator to build their own, unique WWE Superstar with different body types and sizes, facial features, clothing, hair and fighting styles. WWE 2K Battlegrounds is designed to be easy to pick up and play, but challenging to master, with more advanced techniques to be learned and skills to be unlocked so players of all skill levels can enjoy the action. A roster of today’s biggest WWE Superstars, including Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton—combined with Legends—including Andre the Giant, Undertaker, Mankind, Shawn Michaels, Yokozuna, Sgt. Slaughter, and many more, offer fan favourites for all generations of the WWE Universe to enjoy, with more unlockable Superstars to come via free updates in the future. Each Superstar utilizes one of five class styles, and each class style has its combat moves, strengths and weaknesses. Choose from the Powerhouse, Technician, High-Flyer, Brawler and All-Rounder to find the style that works best for you. Arcade-style powerups, such as Flaming Fist, Ice Breath and Earthquake, are accompanied by colourful visual effects, offering extra excitement and an additional dimension of strategy that can quickly change the direction of a match,” Take-Two says.

WWE 2K Battlegrounds, which is essentially WWE light (not as serious as the WWE 2K… series), opening towards beginners, will launch on September 18 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and PC (Steam).

Source: Gematsu

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