Probably the single biggest gameplay difference between this and the WWE 2k games is that Fire Pro encourages you to create exciting matches by emphasizing grading, whereas the WWE games are more akin to a fighting game. Here you might kick out late in a count or allow the A.I. to mount a comeback in the interest of crowd favour.
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This is arguably the best story in the series with Goda serving as a compelling boss and physical rival for Kiryu. It also feels a little darker than some of the later entries, leaving the goofier stuff that started to bleed into Yakuza 6’s main quest to the series’ perpetually zany side stories.
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Shipwrecked on a strange island, your customized character must find a way to confront the unseen forces that hold dominion over the island to grant your freedom (or perhaps something else). There aren’t a lot of story elements at play in Salt & Sanctuary, and the game is primarily about fighting, exploration and collecting loot — it’s one part 2D brawler, one part RPG.
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While marketed as a goofball comedy, Life of the Party features a surprisingly well-rounded performance from McCarthy, who is presented as smart, capable and desirable — and in an unusual “older woman, younger man” way where the relationship isn’t a setup for forbidden love or as a means to make the daughter embarrassed.
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Union is the best part of the film, and she does enough within its limited scope to show that she deserves to work more often and in larger roles (if she so desires). She comes across as strong and capable while never losing the maternal edge that all she wants out of this scenario is to get her kids home safely.
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In many ways, Super Troopers 2 is more a collection of skits than a cohesive project. For a lot of films we’d consider that lack of continuity a minus. Here, though, it’s par for the course with plenty of different combinations of characters put in various situations to see what sticks.
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Obviously there’s only so much you can cram into a film, but Cline’s world is cleverly constructed, as is Spielberg’s vision of it. There’s a unique look to everything within the OASIS, and even with all the ’80s reference from the book that had to be left out for obvious reasons there’s still loads of nostalgic cameos sprinkled throughout the film. The set pieces, in particular The Shining’s Overlook Hotel, are really well done.
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