WWE 2K17

KeenGamerMichael Summers

8/10

With a greatly improved career mode and revamped creation suites, WWE 2K17 looks to bring this series back to its former glory. WWE 2K17 is the latest in the popular wrestling game series. This year's game boasts one of the biggest rosters of stars, from the past and the present.

COGConnectedAlexander Thomas

74/100

Most people around my age remember seeing Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant, and so many classic wrestlers fighting it out for the Heavyweight Championship and watched them with admiration. While many WWE games have offered you the chance to become the champ yourself, WWE 2K17 feels like it’s the first time you are truly earning it. A few years back, the WWE series shifted its focus to being a simulation title rather than its unique blend of sports and arcade. While the latest title in the series has some incredible improvements as it becomes more and more real, it drops a fold...

Gaming NexusNathan Carter

7/10

Like previous versions, WWE 2K17 takes some major steps forward, but then takes even more steps backwards and unfortunately, it takes even more steps backwards than WWE 2K16. There is still plenty of fun to be had in WWE 2K17 but the nagging issues that rear their ugly heads year after year will eventually pop up and ruin said fun, once again.

The OuterHavenBy Karl Smart

Professional Wrestling has become stagnant. The monopoly of Vince McMahon's WWE has killed creativity and innovation on their flagship show WWE RAW (Not so much on their other brands Smackdown Live and NXT). This lack of new changes and characters has brought on some boredom to the wrestling faithful, to the point where people have - Read our full News on The Outerhaven .

All in all WWE 2K17 is a really good experience. The smaller design choices both in the ring and for customising your experience are incredible, and when looked at as a completely package it is the best wrestling experience I have had to date. I happily sunk dozens of hours into the career mode and character creation menus. At the same time, the audio presentation is showing its age on multiple fronts and the missing Showcase mode was disappointing as well, even if it was never my favourite mode. More a series of small improvements than anything major, WWE 2K17 is a great deal of fun for wrest...

TheSixthAxisDave Irwin

6/10

By acting as a simulation rather than embracing the promotion silliness, WWE 2K17 misses the mark wildly. What chance they had to make MyCareer a marquee game mode and a game changer was wasted by half-baked ideas. There’s a lot going on with the other modes on offer and it plays better than most wrestling games out there, but its presentation suffers greatly as a result. As a tool for promoting Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar 2, it’s done its job, it’s just a shame that was the best thing WWE 2K17 achieved.

WCCFtechChris Wray

5/10

WWE 2K17 is a curious beast. I used to love wrestling, but I can't exactly say I'm a fan now. Stone Cold, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle and so many more were part of my life growing up. The "please, don't try this at home" warnings were consistently ignored. I loved the theatrics, but around 2005 I stopped watching. A little over a decade later I've seen a little and the production is arguably the best it's been in a long time.

Worth PlayingRedmond Carolipio

5/10

WWE 2K17 is the latest installment in the wrestling game franchise.

PC GamerPhil Savage

45/100

I am not sports entertained.

DestructoidMike Cosimano

3/10

WWE 2K17 is a poor simulation of the WWE product, often because it seems ashamed of pro wrestling. This is a television universe where Jon Stewart has interfered in back-to-back SummerSlams — you either get on board with the nonsense or you give the license to somebody else. Adding a promo mechanic is a vague half-step towards acceptance, but it almost feels like an obligatory nod to the parts of the show where people talk into microphones. WWE’s current weekly programming is arguably better than it’s ever been; that level of quality deserves a game to match. That game is not WWE 2K17.

Capsule ComputersDustin Spencer

2.5/10

WWE 2K17 Brings Suplex City to a Dead End

Checkpoint GamingLuke Mitchell

Unscored

Since 2K Games took over the WWE franchise a few years ago, year on year we’ve seen tweaks and changes to the tried and true wrestling formula, with slower and more methodical gameplay that really matches the pace and style of the bouts you see on TV every week. WWE 2K17 is no exception, with further enhancements to what was already a solid entry last year. Where the gameplay has grown in leaps and bounds, the feature set this time around has almost remained exactly the same, which is a sh...