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WWE 2K16 Review (PS4/XB1)

02:13 PM - October 30, 2015 by RaychelSnr

Developers of wrestling games may have one of the hardest jobs around as they must try to emulate a scripted/staged event by introducing elements to make it feel like a real event.

In short, that type of juggling has rarely resulted in video games greatness.

The folks at 2K are back (in conjunction with Yukes) to give wrestling another go this year. Last year, I called the game above average -- with promising additions in terms of modes and gameplay features. Everything wasn�t quite working right, but there was hope for the future.

Strangely enough, this year I feel less hope and more disdain for the title. There has been work done, but I�m not sure any of it has made the game truly better -- just different.

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# 21 AirJordanFan93 @ 10/30/15 06:16 PM

2K15 was awful I gave up on it after a week. This year I had no interest in the game based purely out of my dislike for 2K15 and the fact I stopped following WWE in general. Despite that I did keep an eye on the development for this game and it looked like they finally were headed in the right direction with these games. Yet it appears that is wrong. Amazing we still have all the same issues in these games we have had for close to 10 years now. I think at this point its going to take a really big miracle to get a very good WWE game out that isn't filled with bugs and issues. This sounds an awful lot like WWE'13 to me a game that had great potential yet was poor in its execution outside of the Attitude Era mode.

# 22 Greene_Flash03 @ 10/30/15 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by atl8934


	Yes I have lost matches, but let's be real: if I'm in the red and get hit with a signature move, there's no reason in hell the red can't even count to one before I kick out, and it happens very often. Because of this every match has this "going on forever epic match" feel which isn't realistic. And no bugs? You definitely need to play more. Check out the 2k forums, there's a whole list of glitches/bugs, many of which I've encountered: no user created title matches in universe, the invisible celebration glitch if you edit an attire, create an arena crashes frequently when using imported logos, downloaded wrestlers will suddenly have random logos and such appear on them, show will say it's in Los Angeles and then m cole will say how great it is to be back in Texas... And that's just a short list. I do love the new submission system, truly difficult to get a hang of. I've only made one person tap out

I do agree with the bolded item above. At the very least, it should get to two count. Then again, when this happens to me, I always end up losing or the count gets to two-to-two in a half. That's just me though. Maybe my timing is still off. Also, I didn't say there's no bug in game, every game has bugs. I just haven't encountered any bugs that I consider "Game Breaker". Definitely looking forward to play more and hope and pray I don't encounter any game-breaking bug for my taste.

# 23 opd897 @ 10/30/15 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AirJordanFan93


	2K15 was awful I gave up on it after a week. This year I had no interest in the game based purely out of my dislike for 2K15 and the fact I stopped following WWE in general. Despite that I did keep an eye on the development for this game and it looked like they finally were headed in the right direction with these games. Yet it appears that is wrong. Amazing we still have all the same issues in these games we have had for close to 10 years now. I think at this point its going to take a really big miracle to get a very good WWE game out that isn't filled with bugs and issues. This sounds an awful lot like WWE'13 to me a game that had great potential yet was poor in its execution outside of the Attitude Era mode.

Have you played the game? I too gave up on '15 after a week but love this game. If you're going by this review only you might want to check Metacritic for some other opinions or better yet try the game via a Redbox.

# 24 woody2goody @ 10/30/15 07:14 PM

I've played it for about 3 hours and I think it's great.

Yes there is the odd match that is too one sided or finishes on a normal move, but I've just had back to back wars on my first Raw episode in Universe.

Seth and Roman went to hell and back, Roman kicking out of a Pedigree on his way to winning, and I just had a phenomenal main event between Cena and Sheamus, where Cena kicked out of two of my Brogue Kicks, and I got out of one AA.

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# 25 SmashMan @ 10/30/15 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dubcity


	OS reviews are always top notch and arguable the most in-depth you will find on the internet. And this is no different.

I'd agree that generally OS has in-depth reviews, but I don't know that I'd classify this as one. It's a lot of surface-level impressions.

Not that there aren't valid points here, but look at the biggest gameplay change this year: reversals. The review mentions that there is a limit, but no mention that they regenerate over the course of a match. This is key to the addition of rest holds to slow things down and allow you that time to build up stamina and reversal stock. The speculation that the CPU doesn't adhere to the same limits is also odd because you can see their reversal stock on-screen all the time.

And a note to anyone regarding creation loading times between items as the review also mentions this: hit square (and I assume whatever is Xbox equivalent) on an item. It'll preview the item on a dummy CAW and you can then scroll through all the items instantly.

# 26 PVarck31 @ 10/30/15 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dubcity


	I'm always amazed at how personal people take reviews like this. It's as if just because a game is getting positive reviews, or the impressions thread on this site is full of compliments, somehow people demand all reviews fall in line. OS reviews are always top notch and arguable the most in-depth you will find on the internet. And this is no different. People worried about this review "misleading" people into not buying this game should find comfort in the fact that there are tons of superficial, 2 paragraph mainstream reviews telling consumers to buy it just because it's new and the graphics are totally awesome.

There is nothing wrong with questioning the review. Especially when the score doesn't fall in line with other reviews. I would say IGN's 8.8 score and OS's score is a drastic difference and may be confusing to people.

Obviously a review is just one persons opinion and we have to respect that. But when a game is receiving a bevy of positive reviews (currently an 85 on Metacritic) and then gets hit with a score almost 2-3 points lower, it can be confusing and definitely questionable.

# 27 Ihatesignins101 @ 10/30/15 09:14 PM

bro; I think that obviously the xbox one and ps4 versions will feel better
360 and ps3 owners will have limited things in this game I think

# 28 Ihatesignins101 @ 10/30/15 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ihatesignins101


	bro; I think that obviously the xbox one and ps4 versions will feel better 360 and ps3 owners will have limited things in this game I think

especially if you don't have a harddrive..lol like myself

# 29 atl8934 @ 10/30/15 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Greene_Flash03


	I do agree with the bolded item above. At the very least, it should get to two count. Then again, when this happens to me, I always end up losing or the count gets to two-to-two in a half. That's just me though. Maybe my timing is still off. Also, I didn't say there's no bug in game, every game has bugs. I just haven't encountered any bugs that I consider "Game Breaker". Definitely looking forward to play more and hope and pray I don't encounter any game-breaking bug for my taste.

For your sake I hope not either! My meat and bones for this game is the universe mode and there are just so many bugs that go with it that its really bummed me out :/ but again, a good patch within the next week or so and my opinion will definitely be better for the game.

# 30 CEOHaize @ 10/31/15 10:15 AM

Really surprised by this review. All of the other reviews I've read have said this game is great. I haven't played a wrestling game in almost 9 years so I'm sure I'm going to love it either way.

# 31 Seanzie @ 10/31/15 11:43 AM

Having read through this thread, I don't think anyone's feelings are hurt by the review. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion; I actually like differing opinions instead of the typical hivemind you see with reviews. Also doesn't mean that we can't disagree with the review in a civilized manner.

The game has it's problems: long loading screens to edit movesets/entrances, Universe mode has it's quirks, hard to have a squash match, submission mechanics are weird, graphics are good, not great... but it's still a very solid, authoritative wrestling game.

As far as pinfalls being too easy, that might just mean you're extremely good at the game. I win a majority of my matches, but I lose a fair share as well (by pinfall).

# 32 ChaseB @ 10/31/15 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PVarck31


	There is nothing wrong with questioning the review. Especially when the score doesn't fall in line with other reviews. I would say IGN's 8.8 score and OS's score is a drastic difference and may be confusing to people. Obviously a review is just one persons opinion and we have to respect that. But when a game is receiving a bevy of positive reviews (currently an 85 on Metacritic) and then gets hit with a score almost 2-3 points lower, it can be confusing and definitely questionable.

We're buds so don't take this the wrong way, but just because something doesn't fall in line with the "norm" or fit snugly in with the echo chamber that happens very often with reviews, doesn't mean it automatically has to be "questioned" or whatever.

Maybe it's just a verbiage thing, but like, you can disagree with the review or say the points made don't equal the score given, but "questioning" it on the basis that it's different alone is shenanigans. If the text of the review didn't jive with the final score, that would be an issue.

To put it another way, just because it's lower rated when compared to other sites doesn't make it inherently questionable. As you said, it's one person's opinion versus another's so all that can be done is to read the thoughts of the review and at least make sure it's consistent with itself.

# 33 PVarck31 @ 10/31/15 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaseB


	We're buds so don't take this the wrong way, but just because something doesn't fall in line with the "norm" or fit snugly in with the echo chamber that happens very often with reviews, doesn't mean it automatically has to be "questioned" or whatever. Maybe it's just a verbiage thing, but like, you can disagree with the review or say the points made don't equal the score given, but "questioning" it on the basis that it's different alone is shenanigans. If the text of the review didn't jive with the final score, that would be an issue. To put it another way, just because it's lower rated when compared to other sites doesn't make it inherently questionable. As you said, it's one person's opinion versus another's so all that can be done is to read the thoughts of the review and at least make sure it's consistent with itself.

I'm not really saying we should question the review automatically because of the score. I'm just saying that there is nothing wrong with doing so. It was a response to someone else's post who basically said we shouldn't question the review because its OS.

I don't think I got my point across correctly in my post because I understand what you mean.

# 34 ryan_dockery34 @ 10/31/15 04:57 PM

For me the weakest part of the game is the backstage interviews in My Career mode. For some reason Rene Young's audio usually misses the first word she says and there are odd pauses between questions. This has huge potential though. Love the concept and idea.

There are several player models that also are rather poorly done.

However, all that can be overlooked with the new additions to the gameplay. I still struggle with the new submission mechanics, but I love not have to smash buttons anymore. I prefer mini-game type interactions that take skill, not destroying several controllers a year playing WWE.

This game is a step in the right direction.

# 35 Simaofan-20 @ 10/31/15 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheChosenOne82


	The game is better than this review indicates. No crowd chants? I hear crowd chants during the vast majority of my matches. And also remember, those beloved N64 titles received only slightly above average reviews when the were first released. Now they're these awesome games by the same people that were giving them those reviews. Some have even gone back and retroactively changed the ratings in those games, hoping that people would forget. I remember being baffled that those games couldn't get above a 7. I also give the game an 8 out of 10.

Maybe you should do some reserach

http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/9141...rcy/index.html
No Mercy holds an 85% on gamerankings

http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/1993...000/index.html
Wrestlemania holds an 84% on gamerankings

http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/1992...nge/index.html
WCW/NWO Revenge holds an 82% on gamerankings

# 36 spinedge @ 11/01/15 12:23 AM

The Universe mode is broken. That is a big part of the game. The game until then deserves a INCOMPLETE rating.

What stinks is this game had the potential with just a few fixed to potentially be the most hyped/talked about wrestling game in ages. However, they somehow missed obvious bugs (like not being able to manually have title matches in Universe) and instead just have a lot of pissed off fans.

Amazing to me how a company that generates hundreds of millions of dollars misses something that is so simple. They need to start giving out more test releases to people a month or so in advance so this doesn't happen again. Blows my mind how many games come out with such bad/obvious issues that you have no idea how were missed...

# 37 Seanzie @ 11/01/15 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by spinedge


	The Universe mode is broken. That is a big part of the game. The game until then deserves a INCOMPLETE rating. What stinks is this game had the potential with just a few fixed to potentially be the most hyped/talked about wrestling game in ages. However, they somehow missed obvious bugs (like not being able to manually have title matches in Universe) and instead just have a lot of pissed off fans. Amazing to me how a company that generates hundreds of millions of dollars misses something that is so simple. They need to start giving out more test releases to people a month or so in advance so this doesn't happen again. Blows my mind how many games come out with such bad/obvious issues that you have no idea how were missed...

So, in your humble opinion, the mode is completely broken because you can't manually create title matches? Hyperbole at it's finest.

Sure, it's kind of annoying, but to say it's broken in a three paragraph monologue is so overblown it's crazy. I actually feel bad that developers have to hear stuff like this.

# 38 ty5oke @ 11/01/15 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Seanzie


	So, in your humble opinion, the mode is completely broken because you can't manually create title matches? Hyperbole at it's finest. Sure, it's kind of annoying, but to say it's broken in a three paragraph monologue is so overblown it's crazy. I actually feel bad that developers have to hear stuff like this.

I find your response to be hyperbole at it's finest. There is a lot of people who won't play Universe mode with this issue therefore for some it should be considered broken. If issue is fixed, they will play the mode. Just because the issue doesn't block you from playing the mode doesn't mean that it is the same for everyone else.

Developers know more than anyone that they missed the boat on this and the feedback from users is the only way for them to realize how much it impacts some of us.

# 39 marcuscouch10 @ 11/01/15 02:20 PM

Are you Joking a 6.5? How could you give this game a 6.5 when IGN gave it an 8.8 and said it was one of the best wrestling games ever! I seriously don't see how you gave it such a negative rating when the only thing bad about the game is bugs that could be patched easily!

# 40 spinedge @ 11/01/15 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Seanzie


	So, in your humble opinion, the mode is completely broken because you can't manually create title matches? Hyperbole at it's finest. Sure, it's kind of annoying, but to say it's broken in a three paragraph monologue is so overblown it's crazy. I actually feel bad that developers have to hear stuff like this.

Yes, the game is incomplete. You must not have the game or you ave not played the mode at all yet.

It's not just titles.

Rivalries is screwed up.

No cut scenes in Universe at all unless it's a rivalry.

No manual number 1 contender match.

No manual MITB customization. Same with Royal Rumble. If you customize participants it doesn't register. They just make it a regular match.

The mode is broken. The point of Universe is to book matches how you want/when you want/with who you want. Some of the biggest matches (title matches, the Royal Rumble, MITB, and Rivalries) are all screwed up and 2k has only responded to the title match part so far... that's it.

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