![]() ![]() Each match presents new challenges and helps you learn the controls with on-screen prompts and objectives you can access through the pause menu. The only thing is, you won’t unlock characters for exhibition and online play if you don’t do all the challenges. Essentially, and realistically, the playthrough is on rails but you can finish it whichever way you want to. You’ll get to see Daniel evolve as you play and how his partnerships influenced the way he approached each situation.ĭuring all the matches you play you need to orchestrate certain moves to reveal CGI rendered moments of the actual bought, playing out the event with certain freedoms until you finally complete the moves. You’ll get to play 11 of his most outstanding performances in the ring, cementing his name in the WWE record books as a true phenomenon of the wrestling world. Your first return bout is against none other than the newest big thing in wrestling, John Cena. In the Showcase event, we get to learn all about how he got signed and was then let go and went on to continue his career abroad making a name for himself until his return to the mega-franchise in 2009, all narrated by Daniel himself. This was at the height of the Undertaker, Edge, Randy Orton and Sean Michaels era overshadowing many in the arena. The man himself exudes positivity and confidence in his ability and it showed in his performances in the ring, but he probably just wasn’t the right fit at the time. Get ready to experience one of the WWE universe’s most unconventional heroes, Daniel Bryan, or Bryan Danielson as he was first known during his indie wrestling days as he broke into the WWE. This year though we saw the welcome return of the Showcase, an interactive tour of the life of a pro wrestler. We got pulled in by the adrenaline-fueled trailers, ground pounding gameplay videos and impressive rosters, but it always fell short of what we expected. Over the last few years, the WWE 2K series lost its touch with their offering and failed to emulate what we craved from the live performances on the silver screen. Get ready to experience one of the WWE universe’s most unconventional heroes, Daniel Bryan, or Bryan Danielson as he was first known during his indie wrestling days. They introduced some gameplay changes here and there that have improved the experience altogether. This time around Yukes decided that the story aspect of the game was missing and last year’s iteration sorely missed that. To me, that’s what the WWE is all about: rivalries and drama between contestants and the dream of becoming the WWE heavyweight world champion. I’ve grown up since then and fell out of the loop around the time of Steve Austin’s retirement and was pleasantly surprised by playing his career journey in WWE 2K16’s showcase. That was back in 1995 and Midway did a stellar job at bringing the wrestling soap opera to life in a game. I grew up with Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Sean Michaels and Bret “Hitman” Hart as the most prestigious icons from the wrestling entertainment business and the WWF Wrestlemania arcade games featuring them had me throwing coins at the arcade machine for hours. ![]()
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