WWE 2k24 (Xbox One/SX)

WWE 2K24 verbessert sich an allen Ecken und Enden. An jedem Modus wurde gekonnt weiter geschliffen, nur der diesjährige Showcase-Mode fällt leider etwas ab. Doch Grafik, Gameplay, Variation und die Liebe zum Detail kommen fast überall zum Tragen. Habt ihr auch nur geringfügig Interesse am Wrestling, wird dies euer Spiel werden.

2K24 sees Visual Concepts layer on quality new bricks to WWE 2K’s strong foundation while sanding away some rough edges. The series has settled into an exceptional, if very familiar, blueprint, and I would love to see a bigger shake-up in the future, but the result offers the best package since the franchise returned in 2022. If you’re a curious fan who’s held off on jumping back into the digital ring, 2K24 is as good an argument as any to shake off the ring rust. For diehard enthusiasts, this year’s entry won’t bowl you over in the broad sense, but its incremental updates and continued polish make it a worthy contender for another year.

The WWE series takes another step forward in quality thanks to great fundamentals and multiple game modes that are each worth playing for a long time.

As so many of us continue to learn, nostalgia trips can turn eye-roll-inducing in a hurry. They run the risk of turning into a hackneyed compilation of things we know while sacrificing the overall quality of the end product. A cynical cash-in, as it were. WWE 2K24, it must be said, does not succumb to this particular pitfall.