Nope, it doesn't look quite like that, although we kinda wish it did. It looks more like this:
EDIT: The video has been removed. Boo.
We still don't have a release date for WWE 2K18 on Switch, but YouTube user Gruby Nerd has apparently managed to get his hands on a copy "from one of the small shops" and has uploaded footage from it for your viewing pleasure.
He notes that the game doesn't have the massive download applied, so performance and content will almost certainly vary in the "final" version of the game. We've had reports from retail staff that stores are getting shipments of the game any day now, so perhaps official confirmation from 2K isn't far off.
All things considered it looks pretty decent (not sure what's happened to the shadows, though) - let us know what you think by power-bombing the comments section below.
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Well, that only took forever to finally see some actual Switch gameplay footage! Besides the huge loading times, I guess I can live with this.
WWE on Switch? Is this a mirage or a weirdly timed April Fool's joke?
Was considering getting this for my PS4, but appearantly the game is still full of bugs and problems, so I think I’ll just skip this completely.
After watching the video, it's clear that the person that has the game couldn't download the extra contents of the game.
There are lots of modes not available, no cinematics, characters have no shadow, etc.
I think this is the same case as the NBA where you could play the very basic without downloading the extra files.
The game must be out any day now as you can see by the fact that the guy bought it from his local store the physical copy.
a first day download patch just to have shadows? What has the world come to.
i want to half-nelson myself that was so boring. sorry..
Looks okay and playable. What more could you ask for. You're on the move!
That is $60 dollars? Xenoblade2 needs to come out so I can start using my Switch again. Crap parade right now.
@Mr_Horizon lol!
@RickD
No shadows ?
Oh, hahahaha.....
They looked like a "Ghost" without their shadows.
@Agramonte to start using it again? Jeez, I haven't stopped using mine. I mean, it is hard when I just started Assassins Creed Origins on my One X but when in on the go, yeah... I use it. Sorry there aren't enough games for ya.
Certainly looks like a download is required to flesh the game out.
I want this but the these games have been buggy messes for several years now. Add on new hardware with the switch and im not very confident.
That commentary is nauseating. I used to love wrestling games, but they don't seem to have gotten any better since the N64 days. Or maybe I've just out grown them.
You may see John Cena, but you can't see his shadow.
I couldn't finish watching the video never mind playing it. Looked and sounded very dated and clumsy. Pre Alpha ?
@Sinton Par de course with every other 2K release this year. /shrug
Next to the aggressive increase and very invasive micro transactions in all 2K games this year, it seems 2K is trying very hard to beat Electronic Arts for the Worst company of the year award.
This is a definite miss for me. I’m not into wrestling for starters but if I was watching this video would make me avoid it.
Long loading times. No definition to the ring floor looks like they are floating on a white void or over layed moving stickers; Stiff robotic movement; repetitive commentary one liners.
If this is the final version we are watching then I can only imagine die hard wrestling fans buying it.
Its clear when articles like this are posted how many people do not actually read the text that accompanies them.
"He notes that the game doesn't have the massive download applied, so performance and content will almost certainly vary in the "final" version of the game."
That should take care of the comments that say how primative the game looks, or how awful it run. Clearly, I'm not saying the final product will be amazing, but it is noted in plain sight that this version does not include the update patch. So, no, this is not the final version we are seeing.
@Jeronan Well they did state that every game of their's will have microtransactions from no on.
Unless this whole "Loot Boxes = Gambling" develops further.
Doesn't look finished.
After having played NBA 2K18, the commentary here really sucks.
Does the download add more commentary? I do admire how these games basically have never really improved over the No Mercy/early Smackdown games and the commentary is somehow worse. Another thing I wonder is why not just take samples from PPV's for the announcers rather than having them sounding embarrassed to be shouting their names
I don't believe this is a "day one patch", I think it's a "download to fully install" the game.....The patch isn't there to "fix" things, it's there to actually finish installing the game. It appears, like NBA 2k, that they went with a smaller cart to save money, and require a download to install all of the features. It's pretty clear when he boots it up, as the only mode available is "play", and you couldn't even access the options... Shadows, entrances, more sounds/commentary etc should all be added/improved greatly from this. As well as all of the options and features....Would be nice if more people here could actually "read" though, as all of the comments on how "unfinished" the game appears seemed to miss the point of the massive online install required for this to fully work.....
@JudgeMethos I'm finishing up the Lost Legacy and Frozen Wilds expansions at home. Went back to putting a few hrs into Cold Steel 2 on my commute. Didn't feel compelled to get anything else on Switch after Mario.
with Xenoblade2, Monster hunter world and Ninokuni2 back to back - not buying anything right now unless I really want it.
Oh nice! I'm trying really hard not to break down and get a 1X
Hard to tell as the download isnt there, but as long as the download puts in the shadows and other bits, it should be fine.
@Jeronan It’s mind-boggling, but yet people keep on buying and pre-ordering their games.
The download adds higher quality textures, among a variety of other things.
So basically, you can play the game off cartridge but with lower quality textures and a few modes inaccessible, and I'm sure lack of other graphical niceties.
After the incredible release of NBA 2K18 (It was a mess at release but props to the team for patching that game up- it's absolutely immaculate now), I'm excited for WWE 2K18
@flapjack-ashley u r asking ppl to read, they don't do such things. Thats why ppl rely on RT for movies instead of reading reviews. Very scare future the world is heading.
That video has just been removed.
@Agramonte What do you mean "Xenoblade2 needs to come out so I can start using my Switch again."? Haven't you seen all these wonderful games releasing every single week? You bought them and played them all?
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WCW/NWO Revenge on the N64 has better shadows. Look it up.
More like it HAS shadows.
Video unavailable.
@Cosats I just have better things to play on my other systems till Xenoblade2 comes out. I have a PS4/PC/Switch/Vita so have a big game pool to pick from at different price points. Switch does not always win out a Spot.
So I missed being able to watch the video, 2K obviously demanded he take them down...
One thing that is ever kept me from watching wrestling is, that they need to wear clothes you know I don't like watching guys run around in their underwear grappling each other
@daveh30 you missed classics like fire pro and king of coliseum 2 on PS2.
They both beat any N64 pro wrestling game
Yeah well I have no choice I have to buy it. I haven’t played a wrestling game since GC. Hopefully that day one patch does the game better. For what it is worth it doesn’t look that bad. The other versions are a mess also. The commentary is the worst in any game I have ever heard.
@janfritz - Take it back! You didn’t see John Cena. Nobody can. He’s mythical.
I'm not getting any game that requires a massive download to play even when buying physical.
What the hell are 2k playing at. Why are they being so secretive about the switch version. Other versions are already released. What are they hiding??
I got bored of the wwe games long ago probably around the time i discovered fire pro wrestling really hope they release it for switch
This video is unavailable for me ☹️
it fake he was playing the pc version
"Nope, it doesn't look quite like that, although we kinda wish it did. It looks more like this:"
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Lol
Can anyone confirm if this is the same video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckMSuxEqrDs
I really hope this isn’t what it looks like lol....
@smithpa01 Are they still releasing Fire Pro games? I haven’t played one since the PS1. I’d really like to see one in the Switch.
@Sinton Yeah, past few years the games have just been a mess. I gave up on them. Hopefully someday another developer will get the games.
@Sinton I haven't really experienced any on PC, and PC is normally the worst. Used to have a glitch where if an NPC would normally climb up the bottom right top rope they would just walk into the corner for 5 seconds, but its fixed I'm pretty sure. Other than that, the game is a huge improvement over 2k17 and 16 imo.
@Damo the video's no longer available.
This video has been removed by the user.
@roboshort fire pro wrestling world relatively recently came to pc
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