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EA Sports UFC Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (Xbox One, PS4)

09:41 PM - June 2, 2014 by Pappy Knuckles

The EA Sports UFC demo is available now for Xbox One (queue it up here), it weighs in at 2.7GB. If you are up for it, you can also download from your PS4 by creating a European account, then downloading from this link.

UPDATE: The demo is now available for PS4 users in North America. Search for EA Sports UFC in the PlayStation Store or click here to queue it up.

The demo includes light heavyweight champ Jon �Bones� Jones vs. Alex �The Mauler� Gustafsson in a three round fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. The difficulty is set to normal with a walkthrough tutorial included.

Play a few matches and post your impressions!

Game: EA Sports UFCReader Score: 6/10 - Vote Now
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# 541 DaveDQ @ 06/10/14 07:20 PM

I won't stop the demo until I better handle the ground game and land some submissions.

Just can't get the hang of it.

# 542 aholbert32 @ 06/10/14 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GameplayDevUFC


	The only reason I'm dodging the question is because I was given instructions to only talk about gameplay (which makes sense because that's all I'm really well versed in), and the people who gave me the go ahead to do this are all down at E3 right now so I'm playing it safe. It's nothing specific to the CAF slot question itself. Ask me anything about career or any game mode and I'll have the same answer. I hope you guys can understand that.

Got another question for you:

I know you can fight a 3 round and a 5 round title fight in Fight Now but is there an option for a 5 round non-title fight?

That option would be great as now there are 5 round main events that are not title fights. Thanks.

# 543 Swamp Swagger @ 06/10/14 08:57 PM

I'm getting decent at the ground game and submissions. Only grip about subs is I can get them from the very start of the match

All I have to do is let me opponent drain his stamina then I take him down then the sub is cake. Probably because it's on easy though and a real opponent will be much tougher

# 544 DaveDQ @ 06/10/14 08:59 PM

I may have missed this but can anyone confirm that online is 5 rounds?

# 545 GameplayDevUFC @ 06/10/14 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	Got another question for you: I know you can fight a 3 round and a 5 round title fight in Fight Now but is there an option for a 5 round non-title fight? That option would be great as now there are 5 round main events that are not title fights. Thanks.

There are three kinds of fights in Fight Now:

-3 round
-5 round
-championship

# 546 capnbuh @ 06/10/14 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Game_time85


	I am a long time ufc gamer. Ever since the first installment of the serious with the first undisputed game. For me personally there a lot of positives on the demo. The graphics including the damage throughout the fight and the fighter renderings. The submission battles feel organic and when you pull one off it is very rewarding. But what I think is going to ultimately ruin this game is the complicated controls and the frequent cart wheeling kicks and risky maneuvers. THQ had it right on the prior installments by separating the punches and kicks by using a modifier for kicks and punches being standard fave buttons. This delegates the variety of strikes leading to more fluid combos. I can't count how many times in the game I would land a good one two combo to just have my fighter throw a random and pointless head kick to finish it off. These need to be separated and have there own individual functions. Throwing combos should be easy and fluid and the gamer should have more control over the types of strikes they throw. Which leads me to my next point. How many times have you seen someone throw a cart wheel kick 5 times in a real mma fight?!?! These are way to easy to pull off in the game and lead to a more gamey and arcade like game experience. You may see an Anthony Pettis type maneuver like this once in 150 fights. So my question is why is it so easy to act like a circus clown but putting consistent punching combos takes way more concentration. Transitions feel about right. Keeping it to a left right system makes it feel like more of a battle then THQ's versions. In prior installments I was able to just hold down on the right stick to keep an opponent in a bad position. I also like how dangerous punches are harder to pull off when you have your opponent on his back. In prior installments I was able to easily pull off 3 to 4 significant strikes and finish the fight quickly writhing seconds of getting my opponent on the ground. I will be getting this game no matter what because I am a huge ufc fan, but I can't help but feeling unimpressed overall.

Top two face buttons are punches and bottom two face buttons are kicks.

# 547 aholbert32 @ 06/10/14 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GameplayDevUFC


	There are three kinds of fights in Fight Now: -3 round -5 round -championship

My man. Very happy about this!

# 548 LingeringRegime @ 06/10/14 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GameplayDevUFC


	There are three kinds of fights in Fight Now: -3 round -5 round -championship

This is great news. Now I can make my own CPU vs CPU events!

# 549 The JareBear @ 06/10/14 10:10 PM

Rogan talks a little about the game, and I mean he literally just references how good the graphics are, in his new latest podcast around the 1 hour 32 minute mark. He just talks about putting in hours doing the commentary and pretending he was watching real fights. They show him a trailer and he mentions "that's a good looking guillotine" again referencing the graphics. I laughed a little when he said "guys definitely can take way more head kicks than in real life."

Just thought it was cool that he mentioned the game.

# 550 Battle4MY @ 06/10/14 11:03 PM

Finally getting better with my timing and striking

# 551 GameplayDevUFC @ 06/11/14 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Battle4MY


	Finally getting better with my timing and striking

This is beautiful, and the timing is perfect. Someone on reddit was complaining that showtime kicks were unstoppable. I'm going to refer him to your video. Thanks!

# 552 rafaelpaolo84 @ 06/11/14 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by GameplayDevUFC


	There are three kinds of fights in Fight Now: -3 round -5 round -championship

Wait, just so I understand this correctly, the belt can change hands in Fight Now mode? And it'll stay that way the next time I boot up the game? Great news for my virtual league!

Follow up question - Are championship fights limited to champion vs. challenger only, or can we have championship fights between 2 non-title holders? For example, if in my game GSP is the WW champion and I decide to "retire" him just like in real life, can I pit say Hendricks vs. Lawler in a championship fight and the winner gets the belt? Or another example if I decide that the current champion wants to fight in another weight class and "vacates" the belt.. That would be awesome if possible.

# 553 Game_time85 @ 06/11/14 01:15 AM

I hate to say it but the more I play this demo the more I realize this game is terrible with unresponsive controls. It hurts me to say this because I am a huge ufc fan but I think I will be skipping this one. THQ definitely did it better in my opinion

# 554 aholbert32 @ 06/11/14 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rafaelpaolo84


	Wait, just so I understand this correctly, the belt can change hands in Fight Now mode? And it'll stay that way the next time I boot up the game? Great news for my virtual league! Follow up question - Are championship fights limited to champion vs. challenger only, or can we have championship fights between 2 non-title holders? For example, if in my game GSP is the WW champion and I decide to "retire" him just like in real life, can I pit say Hendricks vs. Lawler in a championship fight and the winner gets the belt? Or another example if I decide that the current champion wants to fight in another weight class. That would be awesome if possible.

No, he never said that. Every MMA game has had championship fights on Fight Now/Exhibition mode. None of them made it so that the winner would be considered the champ throughout the game. Not saying its not in EA UFC but the Dev's post doesnt confirm that.

# 555 Game_time85 @ 06/11/14 01:17 AM

Plus now I need a new controller because the demo completely wore the rubber off of my right stick... Bummer

# 556 aholbert32 @ 06/11/14 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Game_time85


	Plus now I need a new controller because the demo completely wore the rubber off of my right stick... Bummer

If you are rubbing off the rubber on your right stick...you are using the controls wrong.

# 557 LingeringRegime @ 06/11/14 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rafaelpaolo84


	Wait, just so I understand this correctly, the belt can change hands in Fight Now mode? And it'll stay that way the next time I boot up the game? Great news for my virtual league! Follow up question - Are championship fights limited to champion vs. challenger only, or can we have championship fights between 2 non-title holders? For example, if in my game GSP is the WW champion and I decide to "retire" him just like in real life, can I pit say Hendricks vs. Lawler in a championship fight and the winner gets the belt? Or another example if I decide that the current champion wants to fight in another weight class and "vacates" the belt.. That would be awesome if possible.

No, but you can keep records on a Word Document, or even a notebook.

# 558 rafaelpaolo84 @ 06/11/14 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	No, he never said that. Every MMA game has had championship fights on Fight Now/Exhibition mode. None of them made it so that the winner would be considered the champ throughout the game. Not saying its not in EA UFC but the Dev's post doesnt confirm that.

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Originally Posted by LingeringRegime


	No, but you can keep records on a Word Document, or even a notebook.

Ah yes, I think I understand/remember now! Sorry I've been away from MMA games for some time that I've forgotten how this mode works (completely skipped UFC 3 because my PS3 finally died on me the time that it came out).

So in championship mode, you simply pick any two fighters and assign one as the champion, correct? That will work just fine. Great to hear about the 5-round non-title fights as well.

Yup I'll have an excel file for my virtual league with the roster and rankings for each weight class. Too bad no PPV/fight card mode for this year (I wonder if this is something that can be added via a patch/update later on?), but this will do for now and I can't wait to get started!

# 559 woody2goody @ 06/11/14 04:57 AM

I definitely can understand if someone wants to stick with UFC3, it's still a great game.

I know the retail version if this will be great as long as the CPU isn't too aggressive.

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# 560 rafaelpaolo84 @ 06/11/14 06:19 AM

Question for the dev,

Can we change/edit the fighter's attire, fight shorts? Why is A. Silva wearing all black shorts??

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