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WWE 2K Battlegrounds is a wrestling game released for the Nintendo Switch. It was developed by Saber Interactive and published by Take-Two Interactive. Like NBA Playgrounds, the game is an arcade-like experience with cartoonish characters in likeness to the WWE Superstars.
Gameplay[]
In the aftermath to 2019's WWE 2K20 poor reception , rumors emerged that 2K's next WWE title would be entirely different from the rest of the WWE 2K series.
WWE 2K Battlegrounds was officially announced on April 27, 2020 as a spin-off to the WWE 2K series, while also announcing that video game industry veteran Patrick Gilmore would be the new game's executive producer. The trailer featured John Cena, The Rock, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Stone Cold Steve Austin. On May 4, 2020, an ESRB Rating confirmed that 2K Battlegrounds would be released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch (the first WWE game to be released on Switch since WWE 2K18) and would be the first WWE game to release on Stadia, but 2K have yet to confirm this. On August 16, IGN revealed the game's entire roster, with superstars like Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt appearing in the base game, and additional superstars including Doink the Clown, The Boogeyman, Earthquake, and Typhoon announced to arrive as free, unlockable content in the months following the game's release. Later, it was announced that the characters could also be unlocked via microtransactions, like many other unlockables in the game.
On November 23, WWE 2K revealed that WrestleMania 36 host and tight end of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski, and NBA 2K21 current gen cover star and point guard of the Portland Trail Blazers, Damian "Laheem" Lillard, would be available as playable characters the following day and December 2, respectively.
Roster[]
| Superstar | Style |
|---|---|
| AJ Styles | Technician |
| Akira Tozawa | Technician |
| Aleister Black | Technician |
| Alexa Bliss | High Flyer |
| Alicia Fox | Technician |
| André the Giant | Powerhouse |
| Apollo Crews | High Flyer |
| Asuka | Technician |
| Baron Corbin | Brawler |
| Bayley | Technician |
| Becky Lynch | Brawler |
| Beth Phoenix | Powerhouse |
| Big E | Powerhouse |
| Big Show | Powerhouse |
| Billy Huggins | Brawler |
| Bobby Lashley | Powerhouse |
| Braun Strowman | Powerhouse |
| Bray Wyatt | Brawler |
| Brie Bella | Technician |
| Brock Lesnar | Powerhouse |
| Carmella | Technician |
| Cassie Velle | Technician |
| Cesaro | All-Rounder |
| Charlotte Flair | All-Rounder |
| Daniel Bryan | All-Rounder |
| Dolph Ziggler | Technician |
| Drew McIntyre | Powerhouse |
| Edge | All-Rounder |
| Elias (now Ezekiel) | Brawler |
| Ember Moon | All-Rounder |
| Erick Rowan | Powerhouse |
| Finn Bálor | High Flyer |
| Gabriel Pierce | All-Rounder |
| Hulk Hogan | Powerhouse |
| Jake Roberts | Technician |
| Jeff Hardy | High Flyer |
| Jessica Johnson | Powerhouse |
| John Cena | All-Rounder |
| Kalisto | High Flyer |
| Karl Anderson | Brawler |
| Kevin Owens | Brawler |
| Kofi Kingston | High Flyer |
| Lince Dorado | High Flyer |
| Liv Morgan | Technician |
| Luke Gallows | Powerhouse |
| Mandy Rose | Brawler |
| Mankind | Brawler |
| Mickie James | Technician |
| Naomi | Technician |
| Natalya | Powerhouse |
| Nia Jax | Powerhouse |
| Nikki Bella | Technician |
| Nikki Cross | Brawler |
| R-Truth | Technician |
| Randy Orton | All-Rounder |
| Rey Mysterio | High Flyer |
| Ricochet | High Flyer |
| Riddle | All-Rounder |
| Robert Roode | All-Rounder |
| Roman Reigns | Brawler |
| Ronda Rousey | Brawler |
| Samoa Joe | Powerhouse |
| Sasha Banks | High Flyer |
| Seth Rollins | All-Rounder |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Powerhouse |
| Shawn Michaels | All-Rounder |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Technician |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | Brawler |
| The Miz | Technician |
| The Rock | All-Rounder |
| Triple H | Powerhouse |
| Ty Salazar | High Flyer |
| Undertaker | Powerhouse |
| Xavier Woods | Technician |
| Yokozuna | Powerhouse |
Reception[]
The Nintendo Switch version received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
External links[]
- WWE 2K Battlegrounds at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- WWE 2K Battlegrounds at GameFAQs
| World Wrestling Entertainment video games | |
|---|---|
| Console games | WrestleMania • WrestleMania Challenge • WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge • Super WrestleMania • Royal Rumble • King of the Ring • Raw • WrestleMania: The Arcade Game • War Zone • Attitude • WrestleMania 2000 • No Mercy • WrestleMania X8 • Crush Hour • WrestleMania XIX • Day of Reckoning • Day of Reckoning 2 • SD vs. Raw 2008 • SD vs. Raw 2009 • SD vs. Raw 2010 • SD vs. Raw 2011 • All Stars • WWE '12 • WWE '13 • WWE 2K18 • WWE 2K Battlegrounds |
| Handheld games | Superstars • Superstars 2 • King of the Ring • Betrayal • Road to WrestleMania Road to WrestleMania X8 • Survivor Series |
| Releated | Acclaim • THQ • Yuke's • Syn Sophia • 2K Games |
| 2K Sports games | |
|---|---|
| MLB series | 2K6 • 2K7 • 2K8 (All-Stars) • 2K9 (All-Stars) • 2K10 • 2K11 • 2K12 |
| NBA series | 2K2 • 2K3 • 2K10 • 2K11 • 2K12 • 2K13 • 2K18 • 2K19 • 2K20 • 2K21 • 2K22 • 2K23 • 2K24 • 2K25 Playgrounds • Playgrounds |
| WWE series | WWE 2K18 • WWE 2K Battlegrounds |
| NHL series | NHL 2K9 • NHL 2K10 • NHL 2K11 |
| Top Spin series | Top Spin 2 • Top Spin 3 • Top Spin 4 |
| Other games | NFL 2K3 • PGA Tour 2K21 |
| Releated | Visual Concepts • Sega |