OS Roundtable: EA Sports UFC Demo Impressions

[juduking]

I like the demo, as someone not too familiar with the sport it's cool they added the tutorial at your own pace. Having three different difficulties is nice too. Overall I'm really impressed by the demo and like most of the comments here I am struggling a bit to get used to the controls but otherwise I am having tons of fun. I will be buying where before I may have not had any interest at all.

[Nando12]

I really enjoyed the demo far more than I thought I would. I've been let down by the last few MMA games so expectations weren't high but I was blown away. When played correctly, everything looks silky smooth. My biggest gripe is the CPU's aggressiveness; it's impossible for fighters to go that hard for 3x5 or 5x5. I found myself circling away a lot to make the matches more realistic. Hopefully there is also a sim option so that fighters can't eat 10 head kicks & stay standing. If a fighter eats a headkick & is still standing, it's most likely because he got clipped with the toes instead of the shin. The submission system is probably my favorite one to date.

[Nando12]

Something that I hope EA gets recognized for is attention to detail. When creating space from your opponent, if you go straight back your corner will yell at you not to go straight back. Little details like that are very impressive. Also the various knockout animations are awesome. They have the famous Brendan Schaub reaching for Jesus ko animation in there :-)

[daedcpl]

Lack of realistic features; jumping on a knocked out opponent, referee splitting up fighters, touching gloves at the start.. I am actually not too sure i'll be purchasing it. Damn you EA, how could you miss so many basic things. It looks like to me, THQ actually had an interest in the sport and knew all the niceties, this will just become another FIFA game..

[Irishwhiskey119]

I knew EA would screw it up. That company deserves bankruptcy.

[orion523]

Coming from a non MMA fan who knows relatively little about the sport, the controls are quite overwhelming to say the least, and in truth I'm simply not interested in the genre enough to put the time in to make it fun for me. That said, the game is beautiful, the controls were responsive, and I could definitely see MMA fans liking the game.

[jeremym480]

Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

Coming from a non MMA fan who knows relatively little about the sport, the controls are quite overwhelming to say the least, and in truth I'm simply not interested in the genre enough to put the time in to make it fun for me. That said, the game is beautiful, the controls were responsive, and I could definitely see MMA fans liking the game.

Going through the tutorials, watching the videos and getting a couple of fights under my belt has definitely helped me a ton. I still have a lot to learn, but I'm very confident that I will have the controls down after spending some time with the full game.

[BegBy]

Quote: Originally Posted by allBthere

The kicking game is atroscious and ruins the whole game for me. Kicks are too fast, too weak, too flashy and too difficult to throw simiple everyday techniques. You see more cartwheels and spins in one match than you will see on 6 entire UFC cards combined. Those moments should be special and rare, but instead they are the norm, where fundamental technique is a rarity and an afterthought.

Have to agree. It really is a bit much. The game is pretty and kinda fun, but it's arcade and way too high octane. The controls and lack of defensive swaying and feints are also ruining it for me.

Oh well, in a couple of years I'll try their next title. Hopefully it'll be less clunky and leg kicks will be more common than spinning backfoot wheeel kicks.