Meanwhile, Universe Mode, where you can be the booker in charge of the entire company and all its wrestlers, has also been expanded. Now, there are extra actions that you can pick for rivalries, whereupon you’d use momentum to nudge a superstar to one-up their opponent.This could include pre-match attacks, post-match beatdowns
FIFA 23 coins, running interference, potential injuries, and questionable ref bumps, all things that will feel familiar to fans watching the shows in the real world.
Universe Mode feels like it still lags behind. Rivalries are still one-on-one or two-on-two affairs, not a faction-wide brawl you can’t even make a main stable with several tag teams within it (i.e., you have to delete The Usos as a team if you want to form The Bloodline as a five-person group). Similarly, you can’t customize three or four-person entrances as a stable (you can only change custom tag team entrances). The mode also feels like it needs a means of completely delisting wrestlers that we don’t plan on using. If a game has a roster of 200+ default, DLC, and CAW characters, you don’t want to sift through multiple versions of the same wrestler.
Lastly, there’s MyFaction, which is, basically, match-ups against the AI or human opponents, except your wrestlers use a card system (i.e., rarities denoting overall stats and limited-use contracts). I’ve only tried this mode sporadically as it uses both in-game currency and one that uses real money purchases. It’s completely playable as is, and spending cash is optional. However, you might encounter a few hurdles (i.e., no available contracts for matches) or feel that you need to obtain higher-tier cards for more challenging content.
WWE 2K23 is available now and can be played on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This review was played on the PS5.
The Verdict
WWE 2K23 doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel, but it proves that Visual Concepts has learned from past mistakes
buy FUT 23 coins. Meaningful improvements in several different areas build on the foundation laid by the previous game, and make WWE 2k23 a stellar addition to the roster.