It's good but needs more weapon finishers. Otherwise loads of fun. Especially the creativity.

Yes, I recommend, at the right price. I got just about 40 hours out of this game exactly before it was no longer in my rotation. That allowed me to run through career mode, have a blast in exploding wire matches, play what remained of online mode, and honestly really enjoyed Stadium Stampede as well. All the criticisms are fair and valid. The game feels shallow. CAW should have just been scrapped if resources were tight. Loved other elements. The interactive entrances are extremely fun (too short, but fun!) and I wish 2K adopted this for their games as well. I loved being able to blast my own fireworks, throw others into barbed wire, etc. Controls aren't great, but not terrible. It's a solid pickup for a deep discount, but think of this as a 20 dollar indie game and your expectations will be better aligned. Overall, I enjoyed it more than I disliked it, and I would probably go back to it from time to time just to be able to run a tournament or something.