WWE 2K16

 PlayStation 4
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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 273 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 39 out of 273
  3. Negative: 53 out of 273
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  1. John_Mullins
    Nov 1, 2015
    5
    I know, I know.. I didnt give it a 10/10. Tough **** kids, cause the game is FAR from 10/10..

    Graphics are "ok" .. just OK. That's IT. Crowds still look like stick people wearing the same purple shirt. Sad to look at. Hair looks HORRIBLE. omfg. Seriously. Is this N64?? No wait.. N64 had better.. Everything else is adequate. DEFINTELY a step up from 2k15, which was a    I know, I know.. I didnt give it a 10/10. Tough **** kids, cause the game is FAR from 10/10..

    Graphics are "ok" .. just OK. That's IT. Crowds still look like stick people wearing the same purple shirt. Sad to look at.

    Hair looks HORRIBLE. omfg. Seriously. Is this N64?? No wait.. N64 had better..

    Everything else is adequate. DEFINTELY a step up from 2k15, which was a video game abortion.

    Where this game falls flat on it's ass and ****s it's pants though.. is the controls. O...M...F..G THE CONTROLS ARE HORRIBLE.

    The 5 people who played WWF RAW way back in the day will IMMEDIATELY recognize the Rock Paper Scissors QTE mechanic.. which is as TEDIOUS as it is POINTLESS and BORING. All this ridiculous nonsense and the move does next to no damage. No damage.. it's just a mind numbing chore. Like banging your fat ex-girlfriend, it gets the job done, but you just feel dirty afterwards.

    Online play... LOL. Just LOL. Moving right along..

    Are you a fan of Quick Time Events? You ARE?! Well then WWE2k16 is for YOU! It's so overflowing with STUPID **** quicktime events your anus will IMPLODE!!!! Next year, just to open a menu and start a match, they are adding a QTE for it!~ SUPER EXCITEMENT!

    They added a cool campaign following the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin.. some of his coolest matches! ... and you can WATCH them right on your screen!!! Play them? Pfffft. No. You sit and WATCH all the cool stuff.. then "Do Damage to the Rock!" ... so you can watch MORE stuff... not play it... WATCH it. Like a **** movie. Cause we spent $60 on a video game to watch crappy movies and play QTE's! 2k really listens to it's fans!

    And finally, the controls... oh sweet lord in heaven the controls. If clunky, NES era 3rd party twice removed title controls are your ultimate fantasy.. then wwe2k16 is your wet dream! Targeting a wrestler in a brawl is alot like... no.. ya know what.. **** your fat ex girlfriend is better. ALOT better.. then dealing with this bull****.

    People rating this a 10 are fooling themselves, but it's no 0 or 1 either. It's a solid 5, and nothing more.

    Maybe 2k17 wont suck as hard.    … Expand
  2. JuanLuisGG14
    Nov 8, 2015
    6
    Average wrestling game, modes of game were good, and roster is interesting, but gameplay is so slow it sucks. It is buggy, too.
    It is also too simple, after 1 hour i knew how to play correctly
    6/10
  3. aLucidMind
    Jan 7, 2016
    6
    An average WWE game. The fighting mechanics aren't necessarily the most fluid at times but they are definitely an improvement over past iterations. The addition of OMG! moments, despite them not really being all too awe-inspiring, is good. Though those moments are fairly few, as the only new additions are Roman's apron dropkick, RVD's barricade legdrop, superplex or DDT to the outside, andAn average WWE game. The fighting mechanics aren't necessarily the most fluid at times but they are definitely an improvement over past iterations. The addition of OMG! moments, despite them not really being all too awe-inspiring, is good. Though those moments are fairly few, as the only new additions are Roman's apron dropkick, RVD's barricade legdrop, superplex or DDT to the outside, and a spear through the barricade. Driving someone through the announcers' table and throwing someone from the top of the cell, things we've always been able to do regularly in previous iterations, were added to the OMG moments. There's no way to do, say, an F-5 on the side in the same way as chokeslamming them off the side now. It's just a push, chokeslam, the Last Ride (which could easily be done on your own in previous games), and Sweet Chin Music (superkick).

    They removed the ability to modify match rules and, instead, added "No Holds Barred" and "Falls Count Anywhere" matches. This is likely so they can claim they've got two extra more types when it would just have been easier to have made it an option to turn DQ's off and add a "falls count anywhere" option. On top of that, they removed a few match types (one of which was the removal of the Inferno match) while completely botching the Elimination Chamber match. How did they botch that match? Well, you can walk through the turnbuckles when you're on the steel grate. If you are within a couple feet of the chain wall, you will get sucked in and will likely get stuck inside it. Sometimes you'll get pushed outside and will be unable to get back in, requiring you to restart the match. This happens constantly to the computer controlled wrestlers. This makes the elimination chamber match borderline broken and unplayable.

    The WWE Universe mode is still just a watered-down GM Mode, despite it being an improvement the previous iteration's WWE Universe. The game ultimately has far more control than you do and will even outright delete your rivalries the moment you make them because it wants you to do this rivalry instead. They added injuries, which makes it more interesting, but the fact that they're only triggered by little more than beating the hell out of them for half an hour after you've gotten them to the point of being able to score a pinfall with minimal effort makes it so that you have to be actively trying to injure them. I would say you'd have to pretend this wrestler injured the person and remove them from the show for a period of time but that goes right back to the game having more control over what happens than you do. The fact that "severe" injuries only takes a superstar out of action for... one week. Yep, that torn ACL is fixed in a week or two.

    Then there's the graphics, which are good but definitely still far below standard. What really kills it is that many of the stars don't look anything like their real-life counterpart. Take Paige, for example. Her in-game model looks nothing like her beyond her attire and she looks like a twig, even in comparison to the real Paige. This isn't just one instance as all the Divas and most of the superstars suffer from similar instances of looking barely similar to their real-life counterparts.

    Yukes need to step it up because around five games in a row haven't broken past the "barely above average" rating. Removing features and re-implementing them doesn't do anything and they need to realize this. Changing the gameplay mechanics every iteration doesn't do anything. They may think this was okay under THQ, but that's only because their customers expected so little after a while because of these same reasons. But now that they've been under 2K for going on three years, they need to get their **** together and soon. I feel a 6/10 is generous. WWE 2K16 merely looks in the right direction but it takes no steps towards the right direction.    … Expand
  4. TheKrous
    Nov 25, 2015
    7
    We basically got what we should of gotten for wwe 2k15 and it is basically the same game as last year with major improvements and better roster and the stone cold 2k showcase is the best showcase i've played so far.

    However we need to see more game modes for example burried alive match I would like to see and universe mode could see improvements with the way matches set. I don't want to    We basically got what we should of gotten for wwe 2k15 and it is basically the same game as last year with major improvements and better roster and the stone cold 2k showcase is the best showcase i've played so far.

    However we need to see more game modes for example burried alive match I would like to see and universe mode could see improvements with the way matches set. I don't want to see titus O'neil matched up against the Rock in a 1 on 1 match for no reason there has to be better match ups.

    But the main thing I want is more improvement in creation for characters which I think needs to see custom entrance music again since the default music they give you are bland and they could of at least let us use the soundtrack for the songs that were already in the game but i'd still rather see custom entrance music back    … Expand
  5. dereckd
    Feb 27, 2016
    7
    Initially playing 2K16 was a blast with friends. We pitted all versions of Sting against the Miz, DDP, and the Undertaker. A great 6 man elimination match. Then we asked if we could play a four-way elimination match. We could not find it.
    During one match, Triple-H's water bottle during his entrance became suspended in mid-air for the majority of the Royal Rumble. So the bottle won that    Initially playing 2K16 was a blast with friends. We pitted all versions of Sting against the Miz, DDP, and the Undertaker. A great 6 man elimination match. Then we asked if we could play a four-way elimination match. We could not find it.
    During one match, Triple-H's water bottle during his entrance became suspended in mid-air for the majority of the Royal Rumble. So the bottle won that match, I guess.
    The fun factor is there for this game, but there are glaring holes.
    When two wrestlers try to grapple at the same opponent, the entire process is negated and all parties wince. That works, I guess.

    The intro music can be manipulated, this is a plus as many of the songs are annoying.
    Hulk Hogan is missing, but a murderer, Lex Luger is allowed be in the game. However, no Chris Beniot. Weird.

    No secret codes this go around, you have to earn the extras with your hard work at work, not through effort in the game.

    Overall this game is fun, but the holes become noticeable as the fresh game smell wears off. The pressure to churn out a new game every year is costing on quality.    … Expand
  6. omair1999rockzz
    Mar 25, 2016
    7
    there a re too many unbearable glitches..some player don't even punch like colonel mustafa..i am unhappy that despite of such good graphics and features this game is not complete because of its glitches..u cannot even reverse a move properly which was easier in earlier versions!!!!
  7. niclol
    Aug 18, 2016
    7
    wwe 2k16 es un gran juego pero se echan en falta varios tipos de combate, sobre todo de creacion, y el 2k showcase se hace aburrido ya que siempre juegas como stone cold
  8. andrewbrown
    Sep 6, 2016
    6
    Here is series of reactions that sum up this game

    You can pick nearly any character you want and the wrestler look very real. Against the backdrop of the not so good looking referee, audience and ring, it ruins the immersion. The controls are painful, The wrestling jumps into so many mini games that play-out as "touch/swipe at the right moment cutscene", making you feel in little    Here is series of reactions that sum up this game

    You can pick nearly any character you want and the wrestler look very real. Against the backdrop of the not so good looking referee, audience and ring, it ruins the immersion.

    The controls are painful, The wrestling jumps into so many mini games that play-out as "touch/swipe at the right moment cutscene", making you feel in little control of your character.

    I found early and often I could not get down the timing to counter, and I would be stuck in a chain of unstoppable attacks from my COM until I got a counter correct.

    It feels like a chore to learn all the controls, you can not mash and have fun with unexpected results. Probably if I studied the game more I might get more enjoyment but I don't want to have study up on a game to have fun.    … Expand
  9. Kostas101
    Oct 17, 2021
    7
    The last good WWE game in my opinion, with the best character customization, a very large character roster and fresh gameplay mechanics.
  10. F3T1W
    Aug 21, 2021
    7
    A ton of fun spent in this game, remembered forever, reflexes, creativity and pathos

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#52 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#22 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 47
  3. Negative: 3 out of 47
  1. Sporting News
    Mar 2, 2016
    80
    I think we’re still one year away from the greatness that 2K is truly capable of. In the meantime, WWE 2K16 will do a pretty good job of being the No. 1 contender.
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  2. GameOver.gr
    Jan 20, 2016
    60
    This is a game that delivers all the personality and fame-centered features of the wrestling world in detail; however in the process it compromises, rather ironically, a more realistic feeling of combat as in the actual sport. WWE 2K16 is a game that is better to watch than play, although it will probably satisfy hardcore fans.
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  3. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    75
    Yuke’s made some improvements taking the series in the right direction, but do not expect any revolutionary changes, because the most important aspect – the combat system – was only slightly modified. [13/2015, p.38]
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