Ludography
69/100
Players40 ratings
61/100
Critics12 reviews

Where to get it

WWE 2K17 cover

2016 · Yuke's · Fighting · Professional wrestling

WWE 2K17

Welcome to Suplex City, courtesy of cover Superstar Brock Lesnar! WWE 2K17 arrives as the reigning and defending flagship WWE video game franchise champion! WWE 2K17 features stunning graphics, ultra-authentic gameplay and a massive roster of WWE and NXT's popular Superstars and Legends.

Released
2016
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 4WindowsXbox 360Xbox One
Genres
FightingProfessional wrestlingSimulationSports
Developers
Yuke's
Publishers
2K Sports
Series
WWE 2K
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action
Country
JapanUnited States
Age ratings
PEGI 16ESRB TCLASS_IND 12CERO C
Copies sold
3 million as of 2017-05-23

About

WWE 2K17 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by 2K for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. It is the eighteenth game in the WWE game series (fourth under the WWE 2K banner), serving as the following from their previous game WWE 2K16 (released in 2015), and followed by WWE 2K18 (released in 2017). This is the fourth and final installment to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms and on those platforms it still follows the gameplay blueprint of WWE 2K14.

Keywords

  • wrestling
  • achievements
  • playstation network
  • user generated content
  • licensed game
  • playstation trophies
  • professional wrestler
  • customizable characters
  • voice acting
  • licensed soundtrack
  • year in the title
  • downloadable content

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

WWE 2K17 received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

GameSpot criticized the game for the lack of a 2K Showcase mode, which was left out in favor of improving the "MyCareer" mode, which itself was criticized for a lack of much improvement.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 411 October 2016Europe · Worldwide 11 October 2016 · North America 11 October 2016
Xbox One11 October 2016North America · Worldwide 11 October 2016
Xbox 36011 October 2016Worldwide
PlayStation 311 October 2016Worldwide · North America 11 October 2016
Windows7 February 2017Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
WWE 2K17: NXT Enhancement PackWWE 2K17: Legends PackWWE 2K17: Hall of Fame ShowcaseWWE 2K17: AcceleratorWWE 2K17: New Moves PackWWE 2K17: Future Stars Pack

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