WWE 2K22 announced at Wrestlemania 37, trailer starring Rey Mysterio
WWE 2K22 announced at Wrestlemania 37
WWE 2K22 was announced with a trailer for Wrestlemania 37: the video, which includes some short gameplay sequences, stars the legendary Rey Mysterio.You will remember that WWE 2K21 has been canceled due to the extraordinary reception negative reserved for WWE 2K20: the series had taken a pause for reflection, but clumsily filled by the WWE 2K Battlegrounds arcade.
The new episode therefore aims to restore the popularity of the franchise, even if at the moment the details are scarce: the reference platforms have not been formalized (we imagine they will be PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One) nor the development team.
The only certain thing at the moment is that in the game we will find Rey Mysterio and Cesaro, within a roster that will surely count on dozens and dozens of current and classic wrestlers.
WWE 2K22, an image of Rey Mysterio from the first trailer. It will be interesting to understand if and how many differences will be introduced compared to previous editions, or if instead we will find ourselves facing another conservative chapter on the gameplay and structure front.
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'WWE 2K22' Confirmed With First Look Trailer at 'WrestleMania 37'
After a year off, 2K Games is ready to bring back the WWE 2K franchise in 2021.
The annual wrestling simulator will return with the release of WWE 2K22 as confirmed by 2K Games and shown during the first night of WrestleMania 37 on Saturday. The first look of the game, which represents gameplay still in progress, shows Rey Mysterio as he performs his signature move, the 619, against fellow WWE Superstar Cesaro.
Take a look at the WWE 2K22 announcement trailer below.
WWE 2K22's tagline is 'It hits different,' a popular colloquialism that is supposed to describe how a particular experience before doesn't feel the same when you experience it again. In terms of WWE 2K, that's apropos considering the last title in the series, WWE 2K20, was a critical and audience flop.
WWE 2K20 released in October 2019 and was immediately bashed by critics. Currently, the game has a score of 44 and a user score of 1.6 out of 10 on Metacritic, a site which compiles reviews from the internet.
Numerous bugs and crashes were documented when the game first came out, and while updates were constantly added to fix them the title couldn't rebound from its less-than-stellar launch.
During its quarterly fiscal report in April 2020, WWE revealed that there wouldn't be a WWE 2K title that year. 2K Games confirmed this news in a blog post on its site stating, 'We are applying what we've learned to the next WWE 2K simulation game with a renewed focus on quality and fun. As part of that commitment, we are extending the production timeline and will not be releasing a WWE 2K simulation game in 2020 (T2 fiscal year 2021). We want to ensure the development team at Visual Concepts can create a great game that will entertain grizzled WWE 2K veterans, as well as newcomers who want to climb through the ropes and step into the ring for the very first time.'
2K also announced Patrick Gilmore as the new executive producer for the WWE 2K games who will oversee the title's development. Gilmore's resume includes the Aladdin game for the Sega Genesis, Killer Instinct, Medal of Honor and, most recently, Amazon's New World.
Instead of a new WWE 2K game, 2K released WWE Battlegrounds, an arcade-style wrestling game in September 2020.
Are you excited for the return of WWE 2K? What do you hope to see in this year's title? Let us know in the comments.
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