Game Review: UFC Undisputed 3
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I’ve never been much of a fan of wrestling games, too often they just try to be real and end up not being, I much prefer some mega being who can leap into the air and fire laser beams from his fingers.
Then one day last week a copy of UFC UNDISPUTED 3 By THQ dropped through my door - my first thought being “not another wrestling game”
Having just reviewed WWE12 and not being overly impressed, I had reservations about UFC UNDISPUTED 3, that was until I started playing it and realised, there is more to this than meets the black eye.
I personally have never really been into UFC, I didn’t know what UFC meant until the other day (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and always thought it meant Ultimate Fight Club, it just looked to me like all out bareknuckle fighting and I didn’t realise what a major sport this is.
UFC is a very gladiatorial, two mean looking blokes whacking ten bells out of each other inside a cage and it all ends when the other can`t get up any more .
The sport itself has a huge following and these fighters are major stars and this is the feeling you get when playing this game.
It is a very slick and well thought out, very dynamic in its presentation and I love the atmosphere as the crowd cheers you on, when you’re battering your opponent.
The controls are easy to master with a large variety of different moves, including the grappling ability. Of which there are two settings Pro and amateur, this all makes for very fluid and immediate gameplay, which is much more instinctive.
I certainly enjoyed building my own character and developing him into a fighting superstar, you can go to the gym and learn and hone your fighting skills, or join a training camp.
Title, Defence, ultimate fight and pride mode are the main choices you have and the flexibility to move up and down the weight divisions is good.
The Pride mode is much more hard-core, with all the dirty tricks that come with it like stomping on heads, and mind numbing endurance rounds (not for the faint hearted)
There is of course another great feature in this game which is the Submissions, basically an octagon shape appears on the screen every time yourself or your opponent initiate a submission, and you have to keep or avoid your opponents bar from covering yours, and let me tell you it isn`t easy, but if you get it right it’s a real punch in the air moment.
I found so much to explore in UFC UNDISPUTED 3, character customisation adding tattoos and clothing, even customise their entrance display and their victory characteristics, the accuracy of the models is way better than WWE 12 and I found the movement and all round feel of the game very engrossing.
You really feel part of the game as you fight and establish yourself in the UFC world, the commentary and music give the game that American Razzamatazz that we all expect and this makes for a very compulsive and entertaining experience. It’s amazing how extreme violence can be so entertaining providing you’re not the one getting his head stomped on.
Don’t think for one moment that this is simply a punch constantly and win game because the AI learns your technique, and changes accordingly so you have to think about what you are doing, and with the easy control system it makes for a very challenging and entertaining game.
I could bang on for the next ten minutes boring you with the incredible depth of content in this game, but for me as person who normally would stay clear of this genre, I am glad that I had the chance to experience it, because as a fighting game it is the best one around at the moment and because of the ease of use it should be very appealing to gamers who would normally avoid this.
Summary
UFC UNDISPUTED 3 is one of those gems that come along every now and again, and opens up a whole new world of entertainment, ok it is very violent and because the characters look real I wouldn’t advise young gamers to play it.
UFC UNDISPUTED 3 brings out the primeval side of human nature and I can see the appeal of the actual sport now - I just wouldn`t get in a ring with any of these guys.
I give UFC UNDISPUTED 3 a 9 out of 10 because it’s a great game and it changed my attitude towards the sport but not towards extreme violence.
UFC UNDISPUTED 3
Genre: Fighting/Sports
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Yukes Osaka
Xbox© 360
Playstation© 3
Release date: 17th February 2012
Age rating: 18
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