This game uses the nostialgia of the 80's 90's and early 2000's to tickle that itch and make you come back to wrestling. WWE 2k14 has some of the greatest matches portrayed in this game, and you get to relive them aswell. The usual modes that have been with the last WWE games are there this year aswell, but 30 of Wrestlemania has to be the biggest edition for this year.
The combat mechanics have never felt this good compared to earlier games. I have played these games since the Smackdown 1 days. The gameplay mechanics feel intuitive and easy to learn, but still hard to master. There is also a lot of variety when it comes to the gamplay, they have really improved on bugs and gltches that have held the game down. The game mechanics feel as they are really fluint and it goes effertless without any realy hitches. There are some minir AI issues here and there that might frustrate you. Overall the game plays really well with the grappling and dynamic events during the match. There are things that might get you excited that you wouldn't be with earlier games in this series. The developers on this game have really put some effort in to this game as it is the most refined game since Here Comes the Pain.
The different matches and stories work really well for newcomers and older fans that know pretty much everything about the business. Introducing new and old fans to the Undertaker's streak and the different matches that defined Wrestlemania and the industry itself. The game also offers you to creat your own storylines and to make your own champions to titles in WWE Universe. The game offers you the depth if you want to dive into it.
J.R and King really put a solid performance in this game. They describe the matches pretty well, while providing facts that perhaps the player did not know about the wrestlers or the history of the arena for example. They do a solid job of commentating what's happening on the ring and giving the relevant information. They can get a bit repetative if you use the same wrestler a lot or use the same moves a lot. But it doesn't ruin your experience in any way. The crowd also works well with what happens to wrestlers or in the ring aswell as the commentators.
The game did not have any hiccups when it came to framerate or any graphical bugs or glitches. The game looks pretty good with realistic wrestler models and well made surroundings. The audience however does not look impressive at all, which might throw you off a little bit. But the the moves and graphics overall are easy on the eye and if you can overlook the bad designed audience, you might gave a lot of fun.
The game overall gives you a lot of different things to try out. You can online, play the new Wrestlemania modes, create your own finishers, wrestlers, storylines. The sky is the limit and you can have a lot of fun with the game if you allow it. It has
Gameplay - 10
Story - 9
Audio - 8
Graphics - 8
Value - 9
Tilt - 9
Overall - 8.8