5. WWE 2K16
To put it gently, WWE 2K15 was a disappointment. By limiting the amount of features and customization options the series had become famous for – as well as increasing the series’ already high amount of bugs and glitches – developer Yuke’s put themselves in a position where they would need to blow everyone away with next year’s game in order to make good with the fanbase.
Thankfully, that’s just what they did. Everything that was missing in the previous game not only came back in 2K16, but Yuke’s actually managed to somehow squeeze in more features than this already feature heavy series had ever seen. Yet, the most impressive improvement in 2K16 is actually the changes to the gameplay as this is the game that perfected many of the controls and concepts that the series had been toying with for some time.
2K16 not only made up for 2K15; it set a bar that the series may not be able to raise for years to come.