WWE '13
Category: PlayStation 3 Game
Console: PlayStation 3 (Download Emulator)
Developer: Yuke's
Publisher: THQ
Series: WWE
Genre: Sports
Mode: Single-player / Multiplayer
Region: US
Views: 2,846,295
Downloads: 1,779,282
Released: October 30, 2012
File Size: 12.2 GB
Rating: 4.8/5 (836 votes)
WWE '13 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. It was released on October 30, 2012, in North America and November 2, 2012, in United Kingdom.
It is the fourteenth overall installment in the WWE series, the sequel to WWE '12, and the last installment to be released on a Nintendo console until WWE 2K18 for the Nintendo Switch in 2017. It was also the last WWE licensed game to be published by THQ before the company's demise in January 2013, ending their relationship with WWE after 14 years.
WWE '13 focuses on the promotion's Attitude Era, replacing "Road to WrestleMania" with a new "Attitude Era" mode where the player plays through six different storylines inspired from that time period.
In addition to an updated "Predator Technology engine", the game adds in a new audio system called "WWE Live". The game is said to be the second phase of a "Revolution" in WWE video games, with cover athlete CM Punk taking charge. WWE '13 was succeeded by WWE 2K14 in 2013.
WWE '13 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. IGN gave the game an 8.4 out of 10, praising the Attitude Era Mode, but panning the commentary, stating that aside from a few moments in Attitude Era Mode, "WWE '13 feels like you're listening to a couple of guys reading generic statements off of cue cards." They also dislike the new camera angles and audio samples of crowd sound saying that "they ruin the feel of an entire match".
On November 16, 2012, THQ announced that WWE '13 is received a nomination for Best Individual Sports Game at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards.
