2kwith its Ringside Report, has revealed that in the Showcase mode of WWE 2K23 the player will be able to relive the historical matches of John Cena in his 20-year career in wrestling, but from a whole new point of view. In the trailer below you can see the clash that will take place in the game between Undertaker vs Cena from the edition WrestleMania 34.
The first thing the developers thought of for the second John Cena Showcase was like: “differentiate it from previous Showcases, such as our 2K15 Showcase, which also focuses on John Cena.” To overcome the problem of repetitiveness of using the same character for too many games was to reverse the situation. Instead of taking on the role of John Cena the player will use his opponents so that each match is different and fresh, with new strategies and movesets to use. To make the choice more accurate, the developers have chosen the losing matches of the great wrestler, emphasizing the phrase “Never Give Up.” The study states: “We thought it would be a really interesting story to tell, about John Cena’s struggles and failures, his lowest moments and how important failing in those matches was to his great career..” The developers thought it would be a great way to show the whole story of John Cena’s journey, as many fans feel that he has never had acute difficulties in his career and life. The developers say that John himself loved this choice: “We were really excited that John himself loved the idea. He was thrilled to bring “NEVER GIVE UP!” alive again.”
All the match lists available in the Showcase mode can be found in the Ringside Report #2 but here are the most important and well-known and important ones:
• John Cena vs. Triple H – Night of Champions (2008): Here the link to the Showcase video.
• John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar – Backlash (2003): Here the link to the Showcase video.
• John Cena vs. AJ Styles – SummerSlam (2016): Here the link to the Showcase video.
• John Cena vs Undertaker – WrestleMania 34: Available below.
We remind you that WWE 2K23 will be available from 17 marzo su PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One e PC via Steam. If you still don’t know the full roster you can find it here!
