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The Ladder Matches inWWE 2K23offer some of the most chaotic fun the game has to offer in local and online multiplayer matches with friends. However, these battles can be a little frustrating against the AI and will take a bit of know-how to figure them out.
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Utilizing ladders can be fiddly and temperamental, especially as they fall over and behave like they’re made out of cardboard. However, the high-risk and high-impact moves that can be performed in theWWE 2K23match will make the perseverance worthwhile.
How To Climb The Ladder In WWE 2K23
If players want to win a Ladder Match in WWE 2K23, they need to know how to position and climb the ladder.
Winning The Ladder Match
The Ladder Match features a fireball-style mini-game that requires the player tofire the ballthrough a gap on a rotating circle with theR2/RT button. Players can alsorotate the ballinto positionusing the R-stick, but it’s easier to focus on pressing R2/R2. The player must hit the target andlight up five green bars to win. Thankfully, players don’t need to start from the beginning if they get knocked down from the ladder.
Ladder Mini-Game Tips
Stopping An Opponent On The Ladder
When the opponent climbs the ladder, the player must prevent them from grabbing the briefcase or belt at the top.
Using The Ladder As A Weapon
Players can attack with the ladder if a wrestler gets too close or slam an opponent into a ladder in various positions.
Attack With The Ladder
Wrestlers can hit each other with the ladder using the Square/X button. It doesn’t have the range of a chair or a kendo stick. The opponent must be close for it to land, and players can’t attack grounded opponents with the ladder.Players can get more with the L1/LB button at the ringside.
Perform A Slam On To The Ladder
Throw the ladder into position by pressing theCircle/B button. Grab the opponent with the Circle/B button and perform a slam, Spinebuster, or suplex onto the ladder.
For better accuracy, grab the opponent with Circle/B and press up on the R-stick and the R1/RB button to carry them into a powerbomb position and slam them down on the ladder for extra damage.
Corner Attacks With The Ladder
Players can lean the ladder into the corner and hurt their opponents with extra damage.
The Running Dive Attack To The Outside
Players can use the ladder as a ramp and perform arunning dive attackon the opponent outside the ring. Not all wrestlers can perform this attack, and it’s better to use agile WWE Superstars like Rob Van Dam or Eddie Guerrero.
Hitting A Finisher From The Ladder
When both wrestlers are positioned at the top of the ladder on opposing sides, they can perform a finisher from the top. SomeWWE wrestlers have unique finishersfrom this position, like Randy Orton with an RKO and The Rock with a Rock Bottom.
The Ladder Bridge
One of the most brutal attacks inWWE 2K23is when a wrestler utilizes the ladders as a bridge. To set up a ladder bridge and performimpressive moves inWWE 2K23,use the following steps:
Ladder Bridge Attacks
With the ladder bridged, it’s time to use it as a weapon and cause extra damage to the opponent.
That’s everything players need to know about Ladder Matches inWWE 2K23and walk away the winner after pulling off high-risk and dangerous moves.
WWE 2K23is available now for the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
