WWE 2K15: Difference between revisions

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'''''WWE 2K15''''' is a [[professional wrestling]] video game developed by [[Yuke's]] and published by [[2K (company)|2K]] for [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]. It is the sequel to ''[[WWE 2K14]]'', and was succeeded by ''[[WWE 2K16]]''. It was released on October 28, 2014, in North America and on October 31, 2014, in Europe for [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|last generation consoles]] and released on November 18, 2014, in North America and on November 21, 2014, in Europe for [[History of video game consoles (eighth generation)|current generation consoles]]. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]] on April 28, 2015, and was the first WWE game to be released on the platform since ''[[WWE Raw (video game)|WWE Raw]]'', which was released in 2002.<ref name="PC" /><ref name="PCrls" /> Online server play was shut down on May 31, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SimoneSDH |date=2016-05-02 |title=WWE 2K15 Servers To Be Discontinued On May 31, 2016 {{!}} WWE 2K15 News |url=https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/news/wwe2k15/wwe-2k15-servers-to-be-discontinued-on-may-31-2016 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=The SmackDown Hotel |language=en-gb}}</ref> It is the first game in the series to use the new [[WWE]] logo since it was introduced earlier in 2014, which was originally used as the logo of the [[WWE Network]].

| GI = 7/10<ref name="GI">{{cite web |last=Vore |first=Bryan |date=October 28, 2014 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/wwe_2k15/b/ps3/archive/2014/10/28/wwe-2k15-review-game-informer.aspx |title=WWE 2K15 – Last-Gen Version Left Out In The Cold |publisher=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031151309/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/wwe_2k15/b/ps3/archive/2014/10/28/wwe-2k15-review-game-informer.aspx |url-status=livedead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Vore |first=Bryan |date=November 17, 2014 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/wwe_2k15/b/playstation4/archive/2014/11/17/wwe-2k15-review-game-informer.aspx |title=WWE 2K15 PS4 Review – New-Gen Version Blows Up In Debut Match |publisher=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-date=November 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120060419/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/wwe_2k15/b/playstation4/archive/2014/11/17/wwe-2k15-review-game-informer.aspx |url-status=livedead }}</ref>

''[[Pocket Gamer]]'' gave the mobile version a 7 out of 10, commenting that it is "a pretty solid experience, and it flourishes the deeper you get into it", while criticizing the price of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/WWE+2K/review.asp?c=64912|title=WWE 2K|date=April 17, 2015|work=Pocket Gamer|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915105236/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/WWE+2K/review.asp?c=64912|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gamezebo]] rated it 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising the graphics, multiplayer and controls but lamenting the overall lack of content.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/wwe-2k-review-just-a-touch-of-the-big-time/|title=WWE 2K Review: Just a Touch of the Big Time|work=Gamezebo|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007154514/http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/04/21/wwe-2k-review-just-touch-big-time/}}</ref> Technology Tell gave the album a "D" rating, calling it "a lazy, unresponsive, and completely shallow experience"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologytell.com/apple/149386/review-wwe-2k-ios/|title=Review: WWE 2K for iOS|work=TechnologyTell|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-date=September 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928220221/http://www.technologytell.com/apple/149386/review-wwe-2k-ios/|url-status=live}}</ref> 148 Apps gave a 4 out of 5 stars rating and called the game "surprisingly complex".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.148apps.com/reviews/wwe-2k-review/|title=WWE 2K Review|work=148apps.com|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-date=May 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529123335/http://www.148apps.com/reviews/wwe-2k-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Game Informer stated the game is "a bare-bones, yet mechanically functional mobile title" and said it laid down a good groundwork for the next game.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/wwe_2k/b/ios/archive/2015/04/16/is-wwe-2k-mobile-worth-a-try.aspx|title=Is WWE 2K Mobile Worth A Try?|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=June 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628054259/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/wwe_2k/b/ios/archive/2015/04/16/is-wwe-2k-mobile-worth-a-try.aspx|url-status=livedead}}</ref>