A player created Sackboy from theLittleBigPlanetseries inWWE 2K22, making him a playable wrestler.WWE 2K22’s character creator is known for being incredibly versatile, letting players make their own custom wrestlers with a surprising degree of detail.The custom character creators in theWWE 2Kgames have famously been used comically by players while also helping to add to each game’s roster of playable characters. While each entry has naturally had its own roster of wrestlers new and old, the introduction of custom characters opened the floodgates for creative fans. This was bolstered by the addition of custom arenas which has given fans the chance to create some truly whacky situations, such as aWWE 2K22battle royal that featured characters fromThe Officefighting in a Dunder Mifflin arena.RELATED:WWE 2K23 Confirms 178 Wrestlers for RosterLeading characters from first-party PlayStation titles have proven to be popular choices for fans' custom wrestlers, such as one fan whoput Kratos of theGod of Warseries intoWWE 2K22. Another fan who goes by Randarlo on Twitter upped the ante by making a wrestler based on Sackboy from theLittleBigPlanetseries, complete with his ownLittleBigPlanet-themed arena. Randarlo shared a clip of their custom fighter on Twitter and got a shoutout from theLittleBigPlanetTwitter account, which jokingly referenced Sackboy’s appearance inPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, which also featured Kratos as a playable character.
Despite characters like Kratos enjoying considerably more time in the spotlight compared to Sackboy, theLittleBigPlanetfranchise is still ongoing and has an active fanbase. The character of Sackboy has managed to maintain relevancy as a PlayStation mascot by appearing in games such as the PS5 launch titleSackboy: A Big Adventureand themobileLittleBigPlanetspinoffUltimate Sackboywhich releases later this month.
There has been no shortage of fighting games in recent years, and some of the most prominent ones likeSoul Caliber VIhave featured character creators. In the case ofWWE 2K22, the popularity of the character creator has somewhat superseded the rest of the game. This could be expected given how versatile the creator is and how it has been used to insertvideo game characters as custom wrestlers inWWE 2K22, making it look more like a crossover fighting game akin toSuper Smash Bros.With how popular the character creator is, it will be interesting to see if the developers continue expanding on it in future entries and let fans go even wilder with their ideas.
WWE 2K22is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
