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2017 · Yuke's · Fighting · Professional wrestling

WWE 2K18

This latest entry in 2k Sports WWE series boasts a next generation graphics engine, the largest roster of any WWE game before it with the rosters updated gimmick sets and show stylings to closely resembles the current TV product, and the first WWE 2k only be released on current generation hardware.

Released
17 October 2017
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 3PlayStation 4WindowsXbox One
Genres
FightingProfessional wrestlingSimulationSports
Developers
Yuke'sVisual Concepts
Publishers
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Series
WWE 2K
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Bird view / IsometricSide view
Themes
ActionNon-fiction
Country
JapanUnited States
Age ratings
PEGI 16ESRB TCERO CCLASS_IND 12

About

WWE 2K18 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by 2K. It is the nineteenth instalment in the WWE game series (fifth under the WWE 2K banner) and a follow-up to WWE 2K17. It was released worldwide on October 17, 2017, for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. With its release, WWE 2K18 became the first in the series to be exclusively released on eighth generation hardware and also the first in the series to be released for PC and consoles simultaneously.

A Nintendo Switch version followed on December 6, 2017, the only release of the series for the Switch and the first WWE game to be released for a Nintendo platform since WWE '13. Not counting WWE 2K Battlegrounds, which released in 2020, 2K18 would be the last WWE game to release on a Nintendo platform until WWE 2K25 released on the Nintendo Switch 2 in July 2025.

Keywords

  • wrestling
  • achievements
  • online
  • playstation network
  • licensed game
  • playstation trophies
  • professional wrestler
  • customizable characters
  • bink video
  • xbox one x enhanced
  • microtransaction
  • licensed soundtrack

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Similar to its predecessors, WWE 2K18 is a professional wrestling game and for the first time since WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, eight wrestlers are able to be in a match at once, instead of six (the Nintendo Switch version only supports six wrestlers in the ring, due to design considerations). The Royal Rumble match has been retooled, with new mechanics, finishers and elimination sequences. A carry system was introduced (which is similar to the Ultimate Control Grapple system introduced in WWE SmackDown vs.

Raw 2007), allowing players to pick up or drag their opponent and place them in a specific spot. Thousands of new moves and animations have been added to the game.

Reception

WWE 2K18 received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The Nintendo Switch version, however, received "generally unfavourable" reviews. It was heavily criticized for its inevitable glitches, with montages of them posted on YouTube. The technical issues were more severe on the Switch version.

Upon the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, multiple outlets reported that the Nintendo Switch version of the game runs "significantly better" when played on Nintendo Switch 2, with performance much closer to other versions of the game.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox One17 October 2017Worldwide · North America 17 October 2017
PlayStation 417 October 2017Worldwide · North America 17 October 2017 · Europe 17 October 2017
Windows17 October 2017Worldwide
Nintendo Switch6 December 2017Worldwide

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WWE 2K18: Cena (Nuff) Pack

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