The 'Ruthless Aggression' chapter focuses on the departure of The Rock, lessened focus on Triple H and rise of John Cena. The 'Attitude Era' chapter brings back some matches from WWE '13's 'Attitude Era' mode, as well as some not covered before. Each chapter has its own title and focus 'Hulkamania Runs Wild' focuses on Hulk Hogan and early WrestleManias, while 'The New Generation' showcases the rise of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in the mid-1990s. In 45 primary matches, the player competes through storylines of various lengths, switching predetermined characters as they are completed.
Sometimes the player must follow a guided sequence of inputs, rather than freely control the character. In Wrestlemania mode, matches have primary objectives, required to beat the game, and bonus historical objectives, which result in recreated WrestleMania moments. The mode features a distinct roster of wrestlers and alternate gimmicks, who wrestled at WrestleMania(Especially in Main Events).
Like WWE Legends of WrestleMania and WWE '13, the campaign revolves around historical stories rather than original ones. WWE 2K14 features a new single player campaign called 'The 30 Years of WrestleMania', a nostalgia-based gameplay mode that recreates nearly three decades of WWE history, including 45 matches, classic WWE footage and many legendary characters.
