The career mode does a good job of introducing the multitude of moves and strikes to new players. The sense of satisfaction, however, when you return a blocked punch with a devastating blow, should not be understated. There’s split lips and bloodied eyes all round for most of the bouts. UFC is a messy sport, with opponents getting absolutely pounded. Fair play to EA Sports, though, for tackling the wrestling aspect of UFC and what must be a devilishly difficult bit to translate into meaningful gameplay. I found punching and kicking to be pretty easy to pick up, but the ground game is still a bit tricky for me. The game also uses button holds for different strikes. The fighting has been refined since last time, of note being the clinch which is now instigated as a follow-up from a punch. Sadly, it’s been a while since I played the last game and I was force to watch my poor avatar get pummelled for a couple of hours until the combos were etched into my mind.
The game requires careful timing and an intimate knowledge of the button combos, especially the blocks.
If you go in guns blazing, the bar is going to lower make any strikes too weak to matter. The use of a rapidly reducing stamina bar discourages the span hits that many players employ whilst learning the ropes. As I was playing the game was still adding fighters so those numbers may change.Īs with previous games in the series, UFC 4 is a rather complex affair. There are some changes from UFC 3 with 58 fighters having been removed. The game features 232 from the Woman’s Strawweight all the way to Heavyweight. In fact, UFC 4 streamlines the game, removing the Ultimate Team mode that didn’t make much sense in the game, anyway. This forth entry in EA’s brutal mixed martial arts UFC licenced franchise is more about refining the gameplay than offering anything new. EA Sports’ biennial UFC entry, UFC 4, starts this new season of EA Sports games.
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