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WWE 2K23
WWE 2K23 is Even Stronger with expanded features, gorgeous graphics and a deep roster of WWE Superstars and Legends. 2K Showcase returns as an interactive sports documentary focusing on the 20-year career of John Cena and WarGames is finally here!
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- Released
- March 16, 2023
- Developer
- Visual Concepts
- Publisher
- 2K Games
- Platforms
- PC · PS4 · Xbox One · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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WWE 2K23 Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
WWE 2K23 is the best wrestling game in a long time. It’s packed with so much to do, a great Showcase and an unbelievably vast creation suite. Minor issues aside, wrestling fans should not give this a miss.
I’m ecstatic to have the opportunity to combine two of my passions. Growing up, I was a wrestling dweeb, drenching myself with the melodrama of sports entertainment. It’s my Young and the Restless, a soap opera with a healthy dose of slams, punches, and throws that enamored me as a teenager. Through the years, I’ve gotten teased for my adoration of this media. Hell, I even had a girl leave me on read after I admitted my fandom. For some reason, there’s this weird stigma around it tha...
From undesirable to undeniable, WWE games have come a long way in just a few years, and WWE 2K23, with its plethora of models and solid gameplay, is a strong contender for “GOAT” status.
WWE 2K22 set the foundation and WWE 2K23 pushes the series forward with another great wrestling game. My Rise is fantastic, War Games is a ton of fun, GM Mode has been updated, and created wrestlers look better than ever. If 2K keeps up this momentum, WWE 2K24 could be up there along side Here Comes the Pain and No Mercy as one of the all time greats.
An improvement over WWE 2K22, which was itself a superb wrestling game, WWE 2K23 has one of the best 2K Showcases to date, and fluid gameplay that's easy to pick up and play, but tricky to master. The champ is here.
Refining, tweaking and improving on every aspect of last year's iteration while introducing a number of worthwhile new features, WWE 2K23 continues to build series momentum, managing to be the best wrestling game in years.
It’s near impossible approach a review of WWE 2K23 in a similar fashion to its predecessor, as WWE 2K22 followed a year off and arguably the worst sport game
WWE 2K23 is all about improvement and refinement with this year's entry. While it doesn't bring a lot new with it to the table, there is still a lot to like with this follow-up.
WWE 2K23's tagline is "Even Stronger," and while updates and upgrades to core game modes certainly enforce that idea, there are certain areas that still need improvement. However, they may not be enough to prevent this game from entering the Hall of Fame of WWE video games.
WWE 2K23 offers a vast roster and abundant content, making it one of the best wrestling games in the past decade, despite minor animation issues and suboptimal online performance.
As a wrestling fan, I want to create five-star classic matches, with back-and-forth action, near falls, and iconic moments, but ultimately WWE 2K23 cannot facilitate that. Messy and overly complicated controls hamper those efforts, but it’s 2K’s obsession with players winning matches that ensure this professional wrestling game misses the point entirely.