WWE 2K22: 10 Things They Must Get Right

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Gameplay

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Speaking of.

What happened to wrestling games? They used to be fun, pick-up-and-play delights that were ideal for multiplayer sessions. It was easy to perform contextual actions, see all the big, cage-breaking stunts in Hell In A Cell matches and live free in the knowledge you weren't juggling with increasingly-complex button prompts.

2K have reverted these once-simple games into a panicky battle with your controller again, and it's only a matter of time before things return to their WWF Attitude low. Back then, performing a DDT meant one had to press X, L1, Up, Down, Down, Right, Left, X, O, Left, R1, sacrifice a goat, read someone's tea leaves, O, L1, Left and then split the atom.

It was complex, to say the least.

Simplicity should be law in 2K22. The gameplay needs more straightforward controls to make it purr, and an injection of PS2-era speed wouldn't go amiss either.

What else do you think 2K must get right in WWE 2K22? For more wrestling, check out 10 Best Ways Wrestlers Recovered From WWE WrestleMania Defeats and 10 WWE PPVs Fans Thought Would Totally Suck (But Didn’t)!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.