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EA Sports MMA Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

10:55 AM - October 19, 2010 by DirtyJerz32

EA Sports MMA is available now, please post your impressions.

See the full press release, along with a launch trailer and new screenshots.

Go Beyond the Cage with Global Fighting Experiences, MMA Superstars and Innovative Online Features

*Check out all the new screenshots, right here.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - October 19, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced that EA SPORTS™ MMA is available in stores throughout North America starting today and will launch worldwide beginning October 22 and in Japan on November 11. EA SPORTS MMA, offering the most authentic, intense and broadest mixed martial arts experience to date, allows players to travel the world and learn a multitude of fighting techniques and skills. The game features a vast array of world-class fighters, and players can extend their gaming experience online through a first-of-its-kind feature - EA SPORTS Live Broadcast.

Fighters can further showcase their MMA skills to the world through EA SPORTS Live Broadcast in which players can create their own fighter and then produce a hype video to get noticed by an actual EA SPORTS promoter. Once selected by the EA SPORTS promoter, players will be able to have their fight broadcast online through EA SPORTS Live Broadcast, while a live commentator calls every move made during the fight. Moreover, each EA SPORTS Live Broadcast fight can be viewed on game consoles or online via the web.

“EA SPORTS MMA is the most immersive and authentic mixed martial arts experience available, bringing together great fighters, opportunities to train and fight internationally and features that allow players to prove their skills online to a wide audience,” said EA SPORTS MMA Executive Producer Dale Jackson. “EA SPORTS is excited to bring this highly anticipated title to mixed martial arts fans and help grow the popularity of the sport worldwide.”

EA SPORTS MMA provides the definitive mixed martial arts experience, featuring multiple disciplines, rule sets, locations and fighters from all over the world. Players can fight in a ring, hexagonal or circular cage, and the MMA environment comes to life with ring girls, corner men and referees. Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. provides fighter introductions while Big John McCarthy officiates fights and MMA legend Frank Shamrock and commentator Mauro Ranallo call the action.

Through career mode, fighters will be able to train in locations around the world with legends of the sport such as Randy Couture, Pat Miletich, Rickson Gracie and Bas Rutten, visiting gyms in Japan, Brazil, Thailand and the U.S. While training internationally, players will teach their fighter new skills as they rise up the ranks to make it to one of the biggest stages in MMA – STRIKEFORCE.

Other key features within EA SPORTS MMA include:

Fighter Share – Players can put themselves into the world of MMA training and fighting and begin the quest to become a champion. They can upload photos of themselves and use Photo Game Face to create their own, personalized roster of fighters. Display and share these create-a-fighters via Fighter Share by uploading and browsing other created fighters. In addition, through Fighter Share players can download and try out any fighters created by the passionate EA SPORTS MMA community.
Customize Your Own Fight Card – Become a promoter and set up a night of fights with your friends. With the ability to host four fights per card with up to 10 people connected*, players can challenge each other to fights, and talk trash while friends provide commentary to the fight.
Total Strike Control – Through an intuitive control system for striking, elbow, knees and kicks, players can go on the offensive with Total Strike Control, providing the utmost flexibility for their fighters. EA SPORTS MMA also provides the flexibility for those who prefer fighting using face buttons with the Classic Control scheme.

Sherdog MMA Fighter Exchange Program brought to you by EA SPORTS MMA

Announced on October 11, EA SPORTS will be sponsoring the Sherdog MMA Fighter Exchange program, which mirrors EA SPORTS MMA’s career mode where young fighters travel the globe to learn various martial arts disciplines.

The program gives four up-and-coming fighters the opportunity to learn new fighting techniques and disciplines while training with STRIKEFORCE MMA superstars that appear in EA SPORTS MMA. Two North American fighters will train in Japan and Brazil under the tutelage of Luke Rockhold and Jason “Mayhem” Miller, while two international fighters, will be mentored by Gegard Mousasi and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the U.S.

Sherdog.com will provide a behind-the-scenes look throughout the fight camps with blog and video coverage of the fighters. After weeks of training, the four fighters will make their STRIKEFORCE debut, as an undercard, during the December 4 fight featuring Dan Henderson vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral, which will be streamed online by Sherdog.com.

EA SPORTS MMA will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the iPhone® and iPod® touch.

For more information about EA SPORTS MMA, visit http://www.easportsmma.com or follow the game on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/easportsmma and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/easportsmma.

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# 381 daniverson1973 @ 02/15/11 12:41 AM

EA MMA is the best fighting game IMO ever brought to the market .Period.

no blind love here, i had ufc09 & 10 way before eamma, an still like THQ's game, just wish it were up to the same speed as EA MMA's Fight Engine

Eventually, I hope, EA gets the UFC license though, seriously..

# 382 sb24 @ 02/15/11 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ


	I was more referring to the lack of a challenge when facing the CPU. But hey, I never played 10, so perhaps the CPU did put up a good fight. I felt like 09, once you mastered the controls, it was too easy to beat the CPU and in the EA Demo, I never got the feeling that the CPU was going to put up enough of a fight to make the game challenging over the long haul.

I thought this as well but was surprised it was the opposite. Playing the retail version the AI is much smarter. Ratings really matter so as long as the AI fighter has decent stats, its usually a good fight. Its actually really difficult to go through career mode undefeated.

And as for EA getting the licence, you have as much chance of that happening as you do a cross promotion of UFC/Strikeforce. You can dream, but everytime you post something about it people are going to comment how its not going to happen.

# 383 daniverson1973 @ 02/15/11 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sb24


	And as for EA getting the licence, you have as much chance of that happening as you do a cross promotion of UFC/Strikeforce. You can dream, but everytime you post something about it people are going to comment how its not going to happen.

I dont think THQ has near the depth in their pockets that Electronic Arts does. It could happen.
I'd much rather see positive changes in Undisputed though. I really like the game, dont mistake that.
And, I am truly excited to see what both devs (ea & thq) do next with the games.
Additionally, I am looking forward to checking out Supremacy MMA too.

# 384 sb24 @ 02/15/11 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by daniverson1973


	I dont think THQ has near the depth in their pockets that Electronic Arts does. It could happen.

LOL been down this road before. Search for the thread that was posted when the UFC gave the exclusive licence for another few years. You must not know Dana White hates EA more than he likes money.

# 385 Phobia @ 02/15/11 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by allBthere


	I didn't even know there was a patch. If I get desperate I could always pick it up used - I got rid of ea mma because I just didn't like it at all, the stand up I thought was horrid. 09 was the best, but I played the crap out of it, and it's hard to go back to an old game even if it's successor was worse because even still it did have more moves and complexity and more organic mauy thai clinch. Fight night champion I'm hoping will be my combat sports title for many months, nba2k11 is the overall sports king imo uh-mazing.

Yea AllB, the patch came out several months back. I hated the game with a utter passion before the patch and once it dropped I had EA MMA just released so I did not give it a fair shake.

After playing EA MMA for a while I quickly learned to hate a few things.

First off....The CPU AI is to good at subs on the high level so you must play on lower levels to not get subbed every fight without a chance. So then you are stuck playing at a lower level you can compete with the CPU in the submission department. But makes striking, ground game, and clinch against the CPU to easy.

Next is online.....Online has been ruined by button spammers. It is not even worth playing it online in my opinion.

Online against another stick users and the game is one of the best MMA games out there.
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I think FNC is going to really come out as the superior combat game honestly.

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Originally Posted by DJ


	Wow, I have to admit I'm shocked reading this, Phobia. You were one of EA's biggest supporters when the game dropped. But, I get why you guys that play online are upset, and I know that offline, neither UFC or EA offer much depth. How does FNC compare to these games?

I am shocked myself as writing it. But like you said, online button spam ruined EA MMA for me!

# 386 DavonBrown @ 02/16/11 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Phobia


	Yea AllB, the patch came out several months back. I hated the game with a utter passion before the patch and once it dropped I had EA MMA just released so I did not give it a fair shake. After playing EA MMA for a while I quickly learned to hate a few things. First off....The CPU AI is to good at subs on the high level so you must play on lower levels to not get subbed every fight without a chance. So then you are stuck playing at a lower level you can compete with the CPU in the submission department. But makes striking, ground game, and clinch against the CPU to easy. Next is online.....Online has been ruined by button spammers. It is not even worth playing it online in my opinion. Online against another stick users and the game is one of the best MMA games out there. ------------------------------------------------------------------- I think FNC is going to really come out as the superior combat game honestly. I am shocked myself as writing it. But like you said, online button spam ruined EA MMA for me!

So would you recommend picking up the UFC Undisputed used?

# 387 Phobia @ 02/16/11 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DavonBrown


	So would you recommend picking up the UFC Undisputed used?

If you plan on playing online, then yes. If you plan on just playing offline, then I say no.

But hell for around 10 bucks I would pick it up all day. Whats 10 bucks
http://cgi.ebay.com/UFC-Undisputed-2...item2eb33b5e43

# 388 ChampN252 @ 02/25/11 01:50 AM

You know, my bro picked this game up a couple of weeks ago and I started playing it yesterday. I like it. I didn't like how easily I was beaten people, so I bumped it to Hard. Dear lord, I have last so many matches to submission holds. I like to fight on the ground, but that is the easiest way to lose. In my career, my fighter is fairly high at ground and submission, but I'm tapping to fighters with 30-40 submission. Kinda annoying. I don't think I'm ever gonna win the Strike Force belt.

# 389 DarkOmnios @ 04/06/11 10:16 AM

I make the question here dont want to make another topic.

So my question is EA MMA or UFC 2010?

Dont want to play the demos, because the things i search in this type of games have to play the final version.

EA MMA have some impressive animations, but love the roster and brand of UFC.
which have better better gameplay in general and which have the better and not boring carrer mode??

Thanks

# 390 TheShizNo1 @ 04/06/11 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkOmnios


	I make the question here dont want to make another topic. So my question is EA MMA or UFC 2010? Dont want to play the demos, because the things i search in this type of games have to play the final version. EA MMA have some impressive animations, but love the roster and brand of UFC. which have better better gameplay in general and which have the better and not boring carrer mode?? Thanks

I have to go w/ MMA.

UFC was the biggest disappointment ever for me as a video game. Broken career mode, lag online was unbearable, frequent KO's w/ everyone having KO power, subs being damn near impossible, ground game broken. I'm pretty sure some got patched, but not nearly good enough. The roster is great and if you can somehow get passed these issues, then I guess it can be a fun game. I put it on my PSP and play it just to be able to play with Shogun, Bones, Silva, etc

MMA, especially, after the patch, is a very good and fun game. Not much depth in career mode at all though. Roster is weak if you're more of a UFC fan and not necessarily an MMA fan. Cage interaction is non existent also.

EDIT: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...10-ea-mma.html

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