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WWE 2K14 - GR Review

Added: 31.10.2013 23:10 | 10 views | 0 comments

"I draw strength from the spirits of the dead." ~The Undertaker

Let's address the elephant in the room, the giant one wearing the wrestling trunks of another brand. A peculiar but definite part of the curiosity about WWE 2K14 is the switch from the now unfortunately defunct THQ to 2K, which thankfully has a pedigree for sports titles. Any change of publisher for a longstanding annualized franchise can be worrisome for fans, so there's no doubt that there will be eyes like hawks on this installment, though it should be said that 2K shouldn't be held too accountable. Yuke's was in the midst of developing "WWE '14," as it were, when 2K stepped in to save the project. Luckily for the publisher, Yuke's didn't need a management shake-up to finish its already solid production.

The headline event for this year's brawler in the squared circle is 30 Years of Wrestlemania, which can be thought of as a cross-hybrid between the Attitude Era tribute in . Put another way, it's the natural progression from a mode that highlighted the history of one beloved era in professional wrestling into one that highlights every era, by capitalizing on the single yearly event that ties them together. Moving from the Golden Era with Hulkamania and the Ultimate Warrior, to the New Generation Era with Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, to the Attitude Era with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mankind, and through to the Modern Era with John Cena and Daniel Bryan, 30 Years of Wrestlemania features the most memorable matches in its days of yore and does so without sparing any expense.