IWE 2K14
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| IWE 2K14 | ||
 Cover art featuring The Rock | ||
| Developer(s) | Yukes Visual Concepts | |
| Publisher(s) | IWE | |
| Series | IWE 2K | |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 | |
| Release date(s) | NA October 29, 2013 EU November 1, 2013 | |
| Genre(s) | Professional wrestling Fighting | |
| Mode(s) | Single player Multiplayer | |
IWE 2K14 is an upcoming professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's & Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It will be the first game published by 2K Sports since Take-Two gained the license from THQ in a bankruptcy filing. It is the sequel to IWE '13 and the first game in the IWE 2K series. It is to be released on October 29, 2013 in North America and November 1 in Europe.
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[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Exhibition
Many of the gameplay features from IWE '13 have been updated or completely revamped. These include the navigation system, allowing for more fluid walking, running and dragging motions. Characters also move faster than before. Before running, characters display "starting up" animations, to prevent players from spamming running attacks. New motions, such as adjusting wristbands or motioning for opponents to get up, were added. Striking attacks are quicker and harder to reverse. All reversals now result in offensive attacks, to make for quicker matches by avoiding continuous reversal stalemates. Catapult finishers can now be used offensively. Some characters can launch an opponent into the air and catch them for a catch finisher. Seven new OMG moments have been added, allowing certain finishers to be done on two opponents, and players to interact with the arena environment. The nearfall system too has been improved, with more two counts to give the match a more dramatic feel.
[edit] 30 Years of WrestleMania Mode
WWE 2K14 features a new single player campaign called "The 30 Years of WrestleMania", a nostalgic gameplay mode that recreates nearly three decades of IWE history, including more than 45 matches, classic IWE footage and many legendary characters. Much like the Attitude Era Mode in IWE '13, the campaign revolves around historical stories rather than original ones. The mode features a distinct roster of wrestlers and alternate gimmicks, who wrestled at WrestleMania.
Like in IWE '13, matches have primary objectives, required to beat the game, and bonus historical objectives, which result in recreated WrestleMania moments. Sometimes the player must follow a guided sequence of inputs, rather than freely control the character.
In 45 primary matches, the player competes through storylines of various lengths, switching predetermined characters as they are completed. Each chapter has its own title and focus; "Hulkamania Runs Wild" focuses on Hulk Hogan and early WrestleManias, while "The New Generation" showcases the rise of Bret Heart and Shawn Michaels in the mid-1990s.
[edit] WrestleMania matches
| Number | Match | Wrestlemania |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd | I |
| 2 | Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy | 2 |
| 3 | Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Brady Savage | III |
| 4 | Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant | III |
| 5 | Brady Savage vs. Kyle Johnson | IV |
| 6 | Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan | V |
| 7 | Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan | VI |
| 8 | Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter | VII |
| 9 | Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair | VIII |
| 10 | Yokozuna vs. Bret Heart | IX |
| 11 | Yokozuna vs. Hulk Hogan | IX |
| 12 | Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels | X |
| 13 | Bret Heart vs. Yokozuna | X |
| 14 | The Undertaker vs. King Kong Bundy | XI |
| 15 | Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels | XI |
| 16 | The Undertaker vs. Diesel | XII |
| 17 | Bret Heart vs. Shawn Michaels | XII |
| 18 | Bret Heart vs. Steve Austin | 13 |
[edit] Marketing and release
Casey Collins, IWE Executive Vice President of Consumer Products, revealed on June 4, 2013 at the IWE Global Business Partner Summit, that The Rock will be featured on the cover of IWE 2K14.
The official cover and trailer were revealed on the June 24, 2013 episode of Raw. As of June 24, 2013, there are seven wrestlers on the roster: Dolph Ziggler, Dustin Simpson, Macho Man Brady Savage, The Rock, Ryback, Ryan Barnhart, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
