<s>
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Yuke	O
's	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
nineteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
WWE	O
game	O
series	O
(	O
fifth	O
under	O
the	O
WWE	O
2K	O
banner	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
WWE	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
exclusively	O
released	O
on	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
hardware	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
consoles	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
followed	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
WWE	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
since	O
WWE	B-Application
'	I-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
2K	O
Sports	O
announced	O
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
WrestleMania-themed	O
edition	O
of	O
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
downloadable	O
content	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
exclusive	O
items	O
prior	O
to	O
WrestleMania	O
34	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Kurt	O
Angle	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
character	O
for	O
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
,	O
making	O
his	O
first	O
WWE	O
video	O
game	O
appearance	O
since	O
WWE	O
SmackDown	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
product	O
placement	O
deal	O
with	O
KFC	O
,	O
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
has	O
Colonel	O
Sanders	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
attire	O
templates	O
in	O
the	O
Create-A-Wrestler	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
game	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
WWF	O
SmackDown	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Bring	I-Application
It	I-Application
,	O
eight	O
wrestlers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
match	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
six	O
(	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
only	O
supports	O
six	O
wrestlers	O
in	O
the	O
ring	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
design	O
considerations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Create-A-Match	O
feature	O
,	O
last	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
7th-gen	O
version	O
of	O
WWE	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
(	O
WWE	B-Application
2K15	I-Application
for	O
8th-gen	O
players	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyCareer	O
now	O
allows	O
backstage	O
free	O
roaming	O
(	O
Last	O
seen	O
in	O
WWE	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
vs	I-Device
Raw	I-Device
2011s	I-Device
Road	O
to	O
WrestleMania	O
mode	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
wrestlers	O
creating	O
alliances	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
styles	O
are	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
MyCareer	O
mode	O
,	O
letting	O
players	O
choose	O
between	O
eight	O
different	O
fighting	O
styles	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
"	O
Road	O
To	O
Glory	O
"	O
mode	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
MyPlayer	O
characters	O
to	O
qualify	O
and	O
compete	O
in	O
events	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
found	O
in	O
WWE	B-Application
SuperCard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
replaces	O
the	O
2K	O
Tonight	O
online	O
mode	O
from	O
WWE	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
commentary	O
team	O
of	O
Monday	O
Night	O
Raw	O
's	O
Michael	O
Cole	O
,	O
SmackDown	O
Live	O
's	O
Byron	O
Saxton	O
,	O
and	O
dual	O
branded	O
commentator	O
Corey	O
Graves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWE	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
