EA Sports MMA Review

[Jahanzeb]

EA Sports MMA Review by Jahanzeb

360 Review: EA Sports steps into the cage.

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[XtremeXfactor]

Currently $69 @ JB Hifi

But i am waiting for a further price drop, in the same vein as Facebreaker's drop to $29.95, not long after it's release.

[Sin Ogaris]

I had a crack at the demo of this and I didn't feel it lived up to Undisputed, maybe I need to have another crack because it sounds like a decent entry in the MMA field.

I guess I just need to get better acquainted with the stick controls.

[drinniol]

If only the TPC matched the new fight night. I swapped to buttons to save my RS. Other than that, the AI is pretty good albeit magic reflexes pop up occasionally. Winning by KO 15 minutes into a close round is the best thing ever.

[Jahanzeb]

^Yea I had some really good match ups, like it said in one of the reviews, it's one of those few games that makes you feel good about losing even.
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[Eyce]

Holy crap, they licensed Big John McCarthy.

I almost need to buy this game now. >_>
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[Gtpod]

This game should not be getting the high scores that it is. The gameplay dicks all over Undisputed (once you get used to it, and to be fair, using UFC controls), but Career mode is a joke. You unlock all the gyms very early on, and most of the special moves are useless for stand-up specialists. There's like 7 or 8 of them that're just submissions, I dunno how you could ever have like a Muay Thai focused fighter. Also the automated training gives you no incentive at all to spend any time between fights, so you just rocket through the promotions on a wave of instantaneous A-grade sparring. And then suddenly it just ends. No hall of fame, no build up, no cut-scenes along the way (in fact once you get to Strikeforce or Mystic, there's no more cut-scenes at all, and the ones up to that point were only Bas talking in the gym anyway).

The longevity of this game is atrocious. Unless you play it with mates, or you actually manage to find online fights with people who won't quit out on you (I'm still yet to win a fight I completely control), it just blows.

There's plenty of little niggles too. Like for example, (light spoilers I suppose) if you defend the Strikeforce or Mystic belt enough times, you'll be promised your next fight is title vs. title with the other promotion; that won't happen, not till end game. Or the commentary, which also sucks hard. The number of times I heard Mauro say my undefeated fighter's weakest point is the number of times he's been TKOd in a fight, or how my brawler with 5 KO wins is an outstanding submissions expert, is ridiculous.

It's a fun game, don't get me wrong, but there's just no substance to it at all. You'll get maybe one evening of fun with it, or however long you manage to make a fighter's career mode last (literally, a few hours can get you 40-odd fights and retirement), then only go back for the odd fight thereafter.
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[drinniol]

Crikey, a fighting game for more than one person? Unfathomable!

Live tag is loinnird, I won't quit on ya.