WWE 2K17

This game was meant to be "realistic" and it really shows.

There's nothing wrong with realism in a sports game, but the game still has the same controls and mechanics as more arcade-y entries like 2k14. It's clear that 2k's solution is to make every wrestler as slow as possible

There is no difference between Brock Lesnar and Shawn Michaels other than a few animations. Every wrestler in this game feels sluggish and clunky. Why would I play a more fast-paced wrestler like Kalisto when they take ages to do anything?

It doesn't help that there isn't any life in the game either. There's just no effort put into this. Once you play 5 matches, you've basically heard every voice line from the announcers. It's the same crowd from WWE 12 but with somewhat better graphics.

The career mode is pathetic. You train in the performance center, play some scripted matches, then you're on your own. You can choose to go after any championship (which is nice) but it takes forever to go up the rankings. I had no idea how to progress so I would spend in-game months stuck at number 7. As far I know, you go up when the computer feels pity on you. Rivalries are cookie cutter too, there's no difference feuding with John Cena or the Undertaker because the promo system just regurgitates the same cringy lines over and over again.

It's not fun, there's no effort, it's not good.