WWE 2K24 review: the wrestling world gets its Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

WWE 2K24 MSRP $70.00 Score Details DT Recommended Product Pros

Fine-tuned wrestling
Top-tier roster
Great Showcase mode
MyGM reaches its full potential

Cons

AI is still troublesome
Lacking fresh ideas

Though the annualized WWE 2K series shows no signs of slowing down, I can’t help but see this year’s WWE 2K24 as the last match in a trilogy.

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In the wrestling world, there’s an art to that three-fight story between heated rivals. The first match showcases a feud’s potential, letting audiences see the competitors’ chemistry and leaving everyone wanting more. Match number two can be trickier to nail; you can’t leave it all in the ring ahead of a grand finale. That third match, though, is what really counts. That’s where wrestlers can finally go all out, taking every teased spot to its ultimate conclusion to get the crowd on its feet one last time.

That metaphor perfectly maps onto the last three years of WWE 2K games. Following a short break after a disastrous entry in 2019, WWE 2K22 set the stage for a more promising wrestling simulator with some room for growth.WWE 2K23 would offer improvements, but it still felt like there was much more the Visual Concepts team could do with its winning formula.

That’s all come to a head in WWE 2K24, which is the capper the relaunched series deserves. Every feature the team has built up over the past few years is at its best here, making this year’s installment the series’ best to date. Though just like many multimatch wrestling stories of this nature, the repetitious nature of the series’ well-trodden modes might leave you ready for a creative shake-up.