

WWE 2K22 wrestlers look almost life-like, with an incredible level of detail and impressive animations. Overall, though, the WWE 2K22 in-ring action is as solid and polished as it's ever been, and it looks fantastic. WWE 2K22 players will sometimes find it difficult to pick up objects in the ring, especially during Money in the Bank Ladder matches when there are six wrestlers and a bunch of ladders all taking up space at once. The left bumper is used to pick up weapons, but it also triggers wrestlers to grab the ropes and perform other actions. The only real issue that WWE 2K22 players will run into with the new controls is when they're playing gimmick matches with weapons all over the ring. The new controls help the game feel more fast-paced when compared to its predecessors, with the more complex moves made much easier to pull off thanks to on-screen prompts and by having less complicated button combinations. While Y is the main counter button, if players can properly guess and time their opponent's next attack by hitting the same button as they do, they have another chance to counter. Players can use different combinations to perform different moves, and these buttons are also used for counters.

On Xbox, the X button is for light strikes, while the A button is for heavy strikes, and B is used for grapples. WWE 2K22's new control scheme is simpler than what's come before, but anyone having trouble can get up to speed with the game's helpful, quick tutorial. It feels like much more than a simple roster update, with new game modes, new controls, and a vastly improved visual presentation that blows all previous WWE video games out of the water. WWE 2K22 is a massive step forward compared to the disastrous WWE 2K20, so it seems the extra development time genuinely paid off.
