WWE 2K is back, the studio sticking with the far more suitable road to WrestleMania launch window it switched to a few years ago. The aptly-named is here, and as you’d expect, but is not always guaranteed, the latest installment is a significant step up on last year’s offering. I’d go as far as to say this is the best WWE 2K game since the series took a break following the disastrous launch of WWE 2K20.

When I fired WWE 2K25 up for the first time, I did what any self-respecting video game-playing wrestling fan should do when they get a new wrestling game. I went straight to the jukebox and turned on all of the entrance themes. As much as I love Babymetal’s Ra Ta Ta making it onto the OST, I honestly don’t think 2K needs to be spending time and money on a curated soundtrack. We’d all rather have 40 years worth of WWE themes playing as we navigate the menus which are also greatly improved this year thanks to a tile system that's easy on the eye and even easier to scroll through.

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Onto the more important stuff. With only a year to develop each game, the tallest order for 2K devs is to try and make each game look better than the last. If they don’t, the new installment will, perhaps quite rightly, be labeled little more than the same game as last year with an updated roster.