This marks the last WWE 2K game to be developed by Yuke's, before Visual Concepts fully took over, after 18 years of being in development within the franchise.
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But with the much improved M圜areer mode, and the sheer amount of content available thanks to the return of Showcase Mode and the addition of 2K Towers, it stops the downward spiral of the series and puts it back on track."
IGN rated 2K19 a 7.3 out of 10, saying, "It's still held back by a number of longstanding issues. The game was nominated for "Fan Favorite Sports/Racing Game" at the Gamers' Choice Awards, and for "Sports, Racing or Fighting Title of the Year" at the Australian Games Awards. As ever WWE 2K19 has a whole host of tag team moves, from signature WWE tag team moves to inventive combinations and even a few that will be recognizable to fans of Indie wrestling. WWE 2K19 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The game's soundtrack features twelve licensed songs from Fall Out Boy, Shinedown, Slipknot, Metallica, Eminem, etc, hand-picked by various WWE superstars, including 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair. Superstars in italic means downloadable superstars. The gold version of AJ Styles can only be unlocked by completing the Million Dollar Tower. The game has 190 superstars (plus one if you count the golden version of AJ Styles), featuring 24 new superstars, along with 10 different managers, and 19 downloadable superstars for a total of 252 superstars. The Road to Glory mode returns from previous entries, with the ability to now join one of eight different factions. Barron Blade, a fictional character featured in previous MyPlayer modes, also returns and acts as the created player's guide. Slashers get a boost in finishing around the hoop, Shooters get a boost in shooting etc. MyPlayer mode has been reinvented with the focus of a more linear storyline that centers the player's created character as an aspiring wrestler, working his or her way up from independent wrestling promotions to the WWE. In the Steps Tower, the players' progress is saved after each match, so they can play at their own pace.
Losing a match or quitting resets the progress to square one. In WWE Towers, There are two types of Towers including the Gauntlet Tower, where players must complete the Tower entirely in one session. Daily, Weekly and Pay-Per-View challenge towers are also introduced. In MyPlayer Towers mode, wrestlers or created superstars can participate in challenges online or offline. Two new "Tower" modes are present in 2K19. Players take control of 11 different unique models of Daniel Bryan, in 11 matches, including his Velocity match against John Cena. This is the first Showcase to be featured in the series since WWE 2K17's Hall of Fame Showcase DLC. WWE 2K19 features many different returning and new game modes, including the 2K Showcase Mode: "The Return of Daniel Bryan", focusing on the career of Daniel Bryan. 3.2 Pay-per-Views (PPV) / Special Events.