WWE 2K18 Early Reviews: 10 Things We Learned

6. There Are New Selling Animations

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Selling is such a huge part of pro wrestling. If that seems obvious, then consider just how little of it the cast of WWE 2K17 did. Sure, there were those short outbursts of motion following a major move or strike, but for the most part characters just lay on the ground motionless. That always needed to change.

New selling animations bring matches to life in a subtle way. Some gamers may not even have noticed the lack of selling in previous WWE games, but they will notice when 2K18's stars writhe and roll around the mat in agony following big moves. Why hasn't this happened before now?

For the first time in years, it's possible to watch a match play out in-game and feel the crunching impact of signature moves or heavy strikes. Characters fall to the canvas in much more convincing fashion, and this is aided by the wrestler dishing out the damage reacting to the pain too.

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