Awesome first attempt.
posted by scarfaic (NORRISTOWN, PA) Jun 23, 2009
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This first attempt by THQ/Yukes was a very good one. They pretty much got the controls for transistions and submissions down perfectly. At first I didnt like the game because the controls seemed pretty foreign to me. Everything is mostly done with the right analog stick. Complicated, but unique. As soon as I learned the controls I instantly loved it.
Exhibtion mode is the best mode. The very smart AI is a great challenge on any day. Online mode is filled with people who can't play the game right, run on horrible connections and people who abuse the ground and pound. Its really annoying and very hard to find someone good and fun to play against. Career mode is very long and somewhat boring after the first few hours and can be really hard to win matches after the first 5.
Create a fighter is limited. The tattoo system is useless, as well as the alphabet designs. You can change every feature on you'r created fighter but their forehead which looks very big on everybody. Yukes also failed, much like they do in their other series, Smackdown Vs Raw, to make created fighters look like in-game fighters like Chuck Lidell. You can easily tell that they are created right off the bat.
The graphics are stunning. Of course the graphics looks better presented on the 360 because PS3 dev's are too lazy to put the game in a full 1020 resolution, but the graphics look great none-the-less. Every fighter resembles their real life counter parts almost exactly.
Overall, this is a nice game. Don't get it for online mode as you will be frusterated by the players who do play online and certainly dont get it to check out the create a fighter feature or career mode. Get it to whoop some butt in exhibition mode with your favorite UFC fighter.
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