{"id":20607,"date":"2020-11-06T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T00:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=20607"},"modified":"2020-10-16T00:15:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T00:15:53","slug":"wwe-2k-battlegrounds-ps4-switch-xbox-one-stadia-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/06\/wwe-2k-battlegrounds-ps4-switch-xbox-one-stadia-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE 2K Battlegrounds (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Stadia, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Personally, I\u2019ve never been able to get into professional wrestling on TV.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I certainly have respect for the athletes and performers, but it\u2019s just not something that has kept my interest.\u00a0 Although I do have a bunch of friends and family members who like wrestling on TV.\u00a0 One of my online friends suggested I review the new WWE 2K Battlegrounds game, as it\u2019s a game that might appeal to kids and younger fans.\u00a0 Many kids do like TV wrestling, and who can blame them?\u00a0 It\u2019s all about super cool, strong and athletic guys and gals performing over the top moves on each other.\u00a0 So I decided to step out of my comfort zone and give this one a try.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

Like in wrestling, the object of this game is to punch, kick, and throw your opponents and whittle down their energy.\u00a0\u00a0 The lower their energy, the easier it is to pin them down longer.\u00a0 When you pin your opponent down for three seconds, you win.\u00a0 There are two main things that separate this game from other wrestling simulators.\u00a0 For one, they made the controls easy to understand for the most part, with buttons cues telling you when to push what button to pin, do a reversal, wriggle out of a hold, and more.\u00a0 The other thing that makes this game stand out is that it doesn\u2019t take itself too seriously.\u00a0 Characters are depicted with cartoony big heads and disproportionate bodies, and their moves have cartoony effects like flaming fists and glowing auras.\u00a0 It\u2019s just big silly fun.<\/p>\n

The game has a TON of modes.\u00a0 There is the campaign, or story mode, which depicts the plot with comic book cutscenes you can read or skip (which is what I did).\u00a0 In this mode you will have to perform challenges to unlock goodies in the other modes.\u00a0 There are a couple of online-only ones including a Tournament and King of the Battlegrounds modes.\u00a0 To level up and unlock goodies for your created characters (more on that in a bit), go to Battleground Challenges to compete in matches there.\u00a0 There are also quick exhibition matches for both male and female wrestlers. \u00a0These include one-on-one, tag team, tornado tag team, steel cage, royal rumble, Fatal 4 Way, and Triple Threat modes!\u00a0 You can also use the money you earn by playing to buy more wrestlers including classic ones like Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan.\u00a0 Best of all, not only can you create your own wrestlers, but also arenas as well!\u00a0 It\u2019s not quite as robust as say, Soul Calibur\u2019s character creation mode, but it\u2019s still fairly substantial.\u00a0 Finally, there are daily challenges you can do to earn more goodies as well as an online store to buy more stuff.\u00a0 That\u2019s a lot of things to do in this game!<\/p>\n

Even so, I still had a hard time staying interested with this game.\u00a0 But that\u2019s not really the game\u2019s fault.\u00a0 I\u2019ve just never been a big wrestling fan.\u00a0 I felt the game was kind of difficult, but then, I\u2019m not very good at these kinds of games.\u00a0 I liked how they told you which buttons to push, but they don\u2019t tell you EVERYTHING, like how to exit the ring and pick up folding chairs (a must for any wrestling game).\u00a0 And I had a hard time training my eyes to look under the characters\u2019 feet to see their energy and special move meters.\u00a0 However, if you are a big TV wrestling fan and don\u2019t mind a bit of silliness, this one is a must get.\u00a0 Best of all, it\u2019s around 20 bucks cheaper than most games out now.\u00a0 Considering how many modes it has and that it features a pretty big license, that\u2019s a good deal.<\/p>\n

So do you have any favorite wrestlers?\u00a0 Let me know in the comments section.\u00a0 I guess my favorite wrestler would have to be Captain Lou Albano, since he played the live action Mario in the old Super Mario Bros. Super Show cartoon.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have a favorite female wrestler yet, though, so maybe one of you can pick out one for me.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

WWE 2K Battlegrounds is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Cartoon Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes.\u00a0 You can punch, kick, and throw other people around, but since everybody looks more like action figure toys, the violence isn\u2019t as realistic.\u00a0 The worst thing that can happen is you can get dizzy stars over your head.\u00a0 Some of the characters wear slightly skimpy outfits, too.\u00a0 Parents, this game may also prompt a good discussion on how TV wrestlers\u2019 moves are scripted and they try to pull them off as safely as possible, and these things should never be done at home, school, or wherever.\u00a0 Even the game starts with that warning. \u00a0But if you\u2019re OK with your kids watching wrestling on TV, they\u2019ll be fine with this game, too. Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger gamers may find it too difficult.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Personally, I\u2019ve never been able to get into professional wrestling on TV.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I certainly have respect for the athletes and performers, but it\u2019s just not something that has kept my interest.\u00a0 Although I do have a bunch of friends and family members who like wrestling on TV.\u00a0 One of my online […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20609,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20607\/revisions\/20609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}