{"id":14660,"date":"2017-03-14T13:41:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T11:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14660"},"modified":"2017-05-16T12:40:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:40:39","slug":"review-wwe-2k16-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-wwe-2k16-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: WWE 2K16 \u2013 PS4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beware of the <em>Texas Rattlesnake<\/em>! He can strike at any\u2026stunner, stunner out of nowhere! WWE\u2019s <em>2K16<\/em> gives you the ability to \u201cstomp a mud hole in your opponents\u201d as you follow the career of the legendary \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform: <\/strong>PS4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Professional wrestling, fighting, sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game mode: <\/strong>Single-player, multiplayer<\/p>\n<p>2K sports returns with its third iteration of the popular pro wrestling game. WWE\u00a0<em>2K15<\/em> garnered a lot of criticism, so let\u2019s see if 2K16 has pinned down the flaws.<\/p>\n<p>The counter\/reversal system was sub-par in the previous iteration, and this year, it doesn\u2019t seem to be much better. Yuke\u2019s has implemented stamina meters that help with the pace of matches, but this means that you cannot always counter when you need to, leaving you wide open to endure beatings from your opponents.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14760\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14760\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14760\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wwe-2k16-insert-orton-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wwe-2k16-insert-orton-234x300.jpg 234w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wwe-2k16-insert-orton-233x300.jpg 233w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wwe-2k16-insert-orton.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WWE Superstar, Randy Orton<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two much welcomed features are the upgraded reversal system that, together with Working Holds, allow you more time to build your stamina, allowing for more attacking moves<\/p>\n<p>The commentary team has also been expanded to include the voice of John \u201cBradshaw\u201d Layfield, which honestly wasn\u2019t all that necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The game features the largest superstar roster, to date. You\u2019re able to choose from 120 playable characters; you can also unlock \u201chidden\u201d characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Highlight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Stone Cold Steve Austin showcase: <\/strong>This is without a doubt the highlight of the game! Austin put the \u201cAttitude\u201d in the no-holds-barred <em>Attitude Era<\/em> \u2013 a time which many fans wish had never left the WWE.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re able to participate in Austin\u2019s most memorable feuds, particularly with Bret Hart, The Rock and Mr. McMahon.\u00a0 The showcase also features the return of Jim Ross\u2019 commentating at ring-side \u2013 talk about nostalgia!<\/p>\n<p>Other modes include: MyCareer; WWE Universe and a Creative Suite where you are able to design your own character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWE 2K16 is as close to a fusion of performance and competition as a wrestling game has ever gotten\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s the bottom line because <em>Stone Cold<\/em> said so!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/92669745\/Wwe+2k16+Ps4?sst=2k16+ps4+wwe%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=3&amp;sso=1&amp;rc=default\">Available for R615<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware of the Texas Rattlesnake! He can strike at any\u2026stunner, stunner out of nowhere! WWE\u2019s 2K16 gives you the ability to \u201cstomp a mud hole in your opponents\u201d as you follow the career of the legendary \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin. Platform: PS4 Genre: Professional wrestling, fighting, sports Game mode: Single-player, multiplayer 2K sports returns with<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-wwe-2k16-ps4\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1793,1795,1794],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wwe-2k16-feature.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14660"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14660"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16192,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14660\/revisions\/16192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}