PPR Presents Play Play: WWE 2K16

he landscape for wrestling video games is pretty bare these days (we cover that in great detail here.) So, with there not being a whole lot of choice to base off of these days, we’re somewhat stuck with the annual releases that the WWE 2K feed us, and well, to bounce off of the dumb drivel that get out of the Big Guy,  we want to be fed more—because this shit is kind of dry.

George and Andrew hop on for this edition of PPR’s Play Play, as they wax on about the good, and the bad, of the latest game to bear the wrestling giant’s name and brand, WWE2K16. There’s a little more bad to be shared than good, but hey, at least these dumb Marks can play the role of fantasy booker, and nerd out about the Mat sport, so, I guess that counts for something?

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QCF: Skylanders: Super Chargers

 don’t make it a habit of comparing video games franchises to movie ones, but in this case, I couldn’t help but feel that the contrast that came to mind was an appropriate one to make—are any of you familiar with the Rocky series? I mean, I would hope you all are, but even if you’re not, there’s one fact about the franchise that’s universally known by the general public; the number of sequels it has, and which ones are the good ones.

It works out when it comes to setting the tone for this review because I think the movies, and their respective role as sequels within the continuity of Rocky help serve as a definitive allegory to the Skylanders series of video games.

The original Rocky is Spyro’s Adventure, and Rocky II is fairly comparable to Giants, Swap-Force is just barely up to par with Rocky III, and Trap Team is the same Magnum Opus for the series that Rocky IV is.

The latest entry to the series that pioneered the Toys-To-Life genre in video games is Super Chargers, Vicarious Visions’ second contribution to the franchise after Swap Force, and much like the aforementioned comparison, it’s a lot like Rocky V.

Super Chargers is an unnecessary sequel that hardly adds anything to the Skylanders formula, only working to show its age, and dwindling sense of appeal instead.

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