WWE 2K Battlegrounds Review: 4 Ups & 4 Downs

2. A Decent Variety Of Game Modes

Battlegrounds allows you to play in a number of ways, though basic exhibition options are relatively limited. An electrified steel cage match, Royal Rumble, and gauntlet matches, along with more standard match types, are the only special stipulations on offer, with no intergender bouts to compensate for the relatively limited pool of characters (77 at launch).

The other game modes are sound. Tournament is an online ladder system in which you play a series of matches against other humans, advancing to rewards at various tiers. Battleground Challenge is your primary source of upgrades for created wrestlers and plays out similar to the campaign, only without the story, with the progression slow.

King of the Battleground is the game's USP, though. This is 2K attempting to cash in on the popular battle royal format, framing it similarly to a Royal Rumble. Four wrestlers start in the ring with a pool of four more waiting to enter on the outside. Said pool is replenished endlessly, and players score increasingly lucrative awards depending on how many people they eliminate before they are thrown out themselves. It's a nice twist for a wrestler game, and perhaps the purest experience in 2K Battlegrounds.