Against the computer it can be teeth-crackingly frustrating. It’s absurd, but basically the only way of getting a move in against a competent player is to reverse their reversals of your own move.
#WWE 2K16 PS3 PS3#
2K made a big effort to push the fact this game featured a new reversal system, but that only seems to have made it to next-gen consoles because the matches in the PS3 version are the same old reversal-fest as before. In-ring action tends to be quite stilted, with matches generally lacking the kind of rhythm one would expect in high-quality wrestling. However, the game is deeply flawed and its problems mirror those of the real-world WWE. The production values of the game, like those of the shows you see on TV, tend to be very impressive, with some wonderful entrances for characters like Goldust and Chris Jericho. So, the game does a good job of showcasing the array of talent in the WWE of today and of years gone by. The roster for this game is probably the best I have encountered since WCW/nWo Revenge on the Nintendo 64, and this is one of the game’s main selling points. There are a wide array of stars of yesteryear, too, with personal favourites like British Bulldog, Rick Rude, and Jim Neidhart featuring alongside staples of recent WWE games like like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret Hart, The Rock and The Undertaker. Present-day superstars like Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan, and Dean Ambrose are all present and correct, as are female stars (sorry, ‘Divas’–apparently women can’t be superstars) like Paige and Natalya. I regret that, because there is a huge amount of wrestling talent in today’s WWE, which is portrayed in WWE 2k16.
#WWE 2K16 PS3 PRO#
Like many people, I’m very nostalgic about pro wrestling of the 80s and 90s, but have little more than contempt for the WWE as it exists today. These days, I would describe myself as a fan of the art of professional wrestling, and I follow what goes on and listen to occasional radio shows and podcasts, but I don’t watch the current ‘product’. For most of my childhood–say from 1991 to 1998– I was about as devoted a follower of WWF and WCW as it was possible for a child to be who lived in the UK without satellite television. I’m always conflicted about buying WWE games.