
Wins and losses have little effect on match ratings with the goal being to put on the best match possible. There is also a 1-5 star match rating system that rates matches based on technique, pacing and momentum, with squash matches getting lower ratings and back-and-forth matches getting higher ratings. The mode also features a morality system to allow players to decide whether they want to play as a face (fan favorite) or a heel (rule breaker) with each choice having an effect on the meter. Designed to be a branching, but linear, storyline in which players actions have effects on the future, M圜areer is reminiscent to story modes of earlier SmackDown games and WWF No Mercy in which decisions affected outcomes. This is the first time that the WWE 2K series features a Career mode and the first for the series overall since SmackDown vs. Players take on the role of a Superstar made in the Creative Suite and follow the evolution of their WWE career, from the WWE Performance Center and NXT to the main event at WrestleMania and eventually to the WWE Hall of Fame. The game also has a M圜areer mode similar to NBA 2K15 ‘s. Set to feature 33 matches, the 2K Showcase is highlighted by two rivalries: Hustle, Loyalty, Disrespect, which focuses on the rivalry of John Cena and CM Punk from 2011-2013 which started with Punk beginning to rebel against Vince McMahon and the way he ran the company and later when he claimed he didn’t earn the respect he deserved Best Friends, Bitter Enemies, which chronicles the rivalry between Triple H and Shawn Michaels from 2002-2004, where Triple H betrayed Michaels after his return to action to prove himself as the better of the two. The mode goes into more depth, giving more detailed looks at personal rivalries, treating them as mini-documentaries.



Called the 2K Showcase, the story mode is similar to WWE 2K14 ’s 30 Years of WrestleMania mode in that it focuses on historical events, but will be more like the Attitude Era mode in WWE ’13 where it focuses on specifics rather than generalities. On August 4, 2014, IGN revealed that the game will feature a historical mode, which focuses on past WWE rivalries.
