The various modes are as simplistic as the action, with Exhibition offering a good range of match-ups, going from basic singles and tag team bouts to a cage match and multi-man Royal Rumble – with fun mini-games for the latter two to bring the drama up a notch. From Randy Orton and The Rock to Bray Wyatt, AJ Styles, and Hulk Hogan, the field is set for dream matches in what’s almost the WWE equivalent of Super Smash Bros.
Where Battlegrounds succeeds is in being a good party game, as it’s incredibly easy to dive straight in with a fairly largely batch of characters already unlocked and ready to use right from the get-go. Right from the off, it’s clear that WWE 2K Battlegrounds is a totally different vibe, with the realistic-looking wrestlers replaced by exaggerated avatars of superstars past and present, all defying the rules of physics for a simple, mindless, but relatively enjoyable game.