| Publication | Score | Summary | |-------------|-------|---------| | IGN | 6.5/10 | “Solid wrestling gameplay hampered by technical slowdown and missing features.” | | GameSpot | 7/10 | “Attitude Era mode is fun, but the PSP version feels stripped down.” | | Metacritic (PSP) | 68/100 | Mixed or average reviews – praised nostalgia, criticized lag and lack of innovation. |

Crocox111 became a household name in the PSP modding community because of the consistency of his releases. While many modders would release a "beta" and disappear, Crocox111’s WWE 2K13 mod was considered a "Final" or stable release. It was praised for:

The PSP was never meant to run games that looked like WWE ’13 natively. Yuke’s performed minor miracles to get the game onto a UMD (Universal Media Disc). However, for players using Custom Firmware (CFW), the ISO format was essential.