10 Video Games That Secretly Punish You For Playing Well

10. WWE 2K15

The entire point of the career modes in wrestling games is for players to live out their squared circle fantasies in perpetuity, fighting to dominate the ring for as long as their interest sustains.

But WWE 2K15's MyCareer mode did things a little differently, and much more strangely.

For players who quickly ascended up the roster's pecking order and won the WWE Title, MyCareer ended up being cut unceremoniously short, as the game skips you forward untold years to your wrestler's retirement match at a future WrestleMania, after which the game effectively ends.

Basically, winning the WWE Title prevents you from sticking around, dominating the scene, winning other belts, and participating in iconic events like the Royal Rumble. 

And so, you're actually better off deliberately throwing WWE Title matches earlier in your career in order to prolong the experience.

It's all the more bizarre given that 2K Games later confirmed it to be an intentional design choice rather than an unfortunate bug. Just... why?