Journey of Wrestling is available to play for free, though there is a one-time payment that'll give players access to far more features, such as managers and the ability to create scenarios. Everything from the Monday Night Wars to the early territorial days of wrestling is available as community-created scenarios in JoW. Players aren't limited to mainstream companies either, since they can freely play as any company that's featured in the scenario that they've selected to play. JoW features dozens of fan-made scenarios that cover multiple different eras of wrestling.
Raw's GM mode was that players were often limited to whatever wrestlers were signed to WWE at the time. One of the more notable downsides of Smackdown Vs. Raw's GM mode, players can still track their ratings and number of fans in-between shows to see who's the best booker. Whilst it's not as directly competitive as Smackdown Vs. Journey of Wrestling features a local co-op mode that players can easily turn into an online multiplayer using desktop sharing programs like Parsec. Raw's GM mode was the ability to go head-to-head with a friend in a rating war to try and out-book them. RELATED: WWE 2K22 Drops Gameplay Teaser During WrestleMania 37Īnother beloved feature of Smackdown Vs. Raw's GM mode, it's clear that Journey of Wrestling was designed so that both casual and hardcore wrestling fans are able to jump in and learn the game's inner workings without much hassle. It feels effortless to jump into a game of JoW and start booking shows, making it possibly one of the most accessible booking simulators out there. Journey of Wrestling's simplicity is possibly one of its biggest draws.
Creative points are rewarded for having successful feuds and for putting on compelling matches, allowing players to put on even better shows and make even more creative points.
These creative points are used to add gimmicks to matches, upgrade their company's facilities and hire new talent, among other things. However, players also need to keep track of their finances in the form of creative points. Players do this by utilizing their roster's charisma and work rate stats, along with using the right story segments and match-types, balancing both the storytelling and athleticism of a match. There's a clear focus on creating storylines and trying to book compelling match cards. Journey of Wrestling keeps things somewhere in between a GM mode and a more complex management simulator. Raw focused on creating the actual matches, which is why most players play booking simulators anyways. Wrestling booking simulators are often incredibly complex and cover everything from talent contracts to paying for broadcasting deals.
Raw's take on a booking simulator is how accessible and easy to understand it is. One of the biggest appeals of Smackdown Vs.
RELATED: Five Ways AEW’s Console Game Could DESTROY WWE’s 2K Series Raw game mode, then they should look no further than the browser-based Journey of Wrestling. If wrestling fans want to play a GM mode-styled booking game that feels like the spiritual successor to the Smackdown Vs. Given how much of an overhaul the title will have to be, compared to WWE 2K20, and how many wrestling games are already providing competition to 2K's flagship wrestling series, the developers may have put their focus elsewhere. It's currently unknown if GM mode will be featured in WWE 2K22. This feature is a widely requested fan favorite that many have wanted to see come back.
Raw series of games that let players assume control of either Smackdown or RAW and try to book better storylines and matches than the other show. GM mode, or General Manager mode, used to be an annual feature in the Smackdown Vs. With WWE 2K22's official announcement bringing the series back after the disastrous WWE 2K20, many wrestling game fans have started speculating on what a potential GM Mode would look like in the game.