This week marks the beginning of early access for WWE 2K25 if you’ve bought any of the more expensive editions, and therefore we’re starting to see a small number of reviews go live – the majority of which have been very positive!
We’re actually playing WWE 2K25 here at Pure Xbox as well, and hope to provide some ‘hands on’ impressions of it in the near future, but it’ll probably be closer to the standard launch date of March 14th. Keep an eye out!
Here’s what the first reviews are saying about WWE 2K25 so far:
GameRant (9/10)
WWE 2K25 is the best WWE 2K game since the franchise made its return with WWE 2K22. The in-ring action is top-notch, MyGM is more fun than ever, and there is enough content here to keep WWE diehards busy for months on end.
Metro (4.5/5)
It had a tough task following up last year’s incredible effort, but with the injection of The Bloodline this new entry becomes another top notch wrestling game.
Video Games Chronicle (4/5)
With a string of improvements across all its existing modes, WWE 2K25 outdoes its predecessor in pretty much every way. The weak link is the new Island mode with its cynical pay-to-win mechanics, but throw a Cena taunt in its face and pretend it doesn’t exist and you’ll find more than enough elsewhere in the game to keep you entertained for months.
VICE (Mixed)
“WWE 2K25 is the 2010s John Cena of wrestling games. It’s (mostly) achieved everything it set out to do. It’s far and away one of the most successful staples of a long-standing institution. The mad lad can even still put on an amazing match! …But somewhere, you get the sense that there’s a lack of depth.”
It’s still too early for WWE 2K25 to have a Metacritic rating just yet, but we’re assuming it’s going to land somewhere around the mid-high 80s when all’s said and done. That’s not a bad result at all for a series that continues to thrive!
WWE 2K25: Xbox Release Date & Time For Early Access
The early access release date for WWE 2K25 is March 7, 2025, and the release time is midnight in your local region (aside from PST where it goes live at 9pm on the 6th). Early access is only available to those who have bought either the Deadman Edition or The Bloodline Edition of WWE 2K25.
The Standard Edition of WWE 2K25 will release on March 14, 2025, also at midnight in your local region.
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