UFC 2009 Undisputed

10 Review to this product

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  Darkslide
  August 20th, 2010 on 7:24 pm

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  A great fighting game with deep controls and tons of replay. The online gameplay with created fighters and known UFC vets alike is fun and rewarding for anyone who put hours into their create-a-fighter.

  Some folks have complained that leveling up your character through the training sessions were boring, menu nonsense, but I also really enjoy RPGs so I found this menu system intuitive and way faster than going through mindless mini-games over and over for hours on end (you’re building a fighter’s career that’s years long!).

  The fighting in the game is fluid and deep. Getting the controls down is made easy with the in game tutorial and a bit of time in the octagon. Once you’re familiar with the controls getting in there and punching people in the face is tons of fun. The different Striking and Grappling techniques make interesting combinations possible that should please any fight fan. The animations and sound effects are very good. It’s truly satisfying to drop a Superman punch on someone or deliver a truly spectacular head kick that rocks your opponent! Whether you’re a fan of the UFC or just a casual gamer I think that this game will keep you playing for a ling time.
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  Gary Sawtelle
  August 21st, 2010 on 12:52 pm

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  i first started with the demo and after the fantastic tutorial jumped in and kicked shoguns butt. this game is a must buy for anyone who likes MMA. With the create a fighter mode it takes you even further into the game and octagon experience. With a nice soundtrack and a infinite amount of moves this is the game of the summer!
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  Michael Bellamy
  August 22nd, 2010 on 1:45 am

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  By far the best fighter of 2009. It has a real UFC feel and the characters in the game look and play like there counter parts. The graphics for it are amazing. It is one of my favorite games this year. Has an in depth career mode and other good ones to support. I suggest everyone pick this up.
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  WayneW
  August 22nd, 2010 on 4:40 am

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  This game is exactly what a fighting game should be. Fast and frantic with controls that are fairly easy to learn but tough to master. This along with the possibility that no matter how good you are at the game, you are only one wrong move from going LIGHTS OUT or TAPPING OUT make it a great game for hard-core gamers and casual gamers alike. Yes there are areas where the game can improve (create a player and career mode), but this is only the first installment from THQ. Overall, I love this game and highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great online experience (minus quitters) in the fighting game genre. And don’t whine if you get knocked out and submitted from time to time….. it happens to everyone.
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  trashcanman
  August 22nd, 2010 on 6:25 am

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  “UFC Undisputed” is a masterpiece of a video game that does justice to the sport of MMA in ways I didn’t believe to be possible. It captures the intensity, challenge, and science that makes mixed martial arts such a treat for fight fans and brings that experience into your home. Essentially, it does for cage fighting what the (previously) unparalleled Fight Night Round 3 did for boxing and expanded upon it, adding multiple combat styles along with a deep and challenging ground-fighting mechanic to the mix. The result is something that will kick your a$z in every possible sense.

  This is the greatest fighting simulator ever made. Just playing it makes me work up a sweat and after my created character’s jab/jab/hook combo knocked The Dean of Mean out I damn near jumped up and ran around the room like Chuck Liddell. You really have to work your skills and strategy to get ahead in this game and doing so is extremely rewarding and give you a sense of elation with every victory. I honestly can’t say any fighting game has ever done that for me. Building up your character’s career from scrub to stud is just a lot of fun. I thought I was hot stuff and built up an impressive record utilizing my muay-thai skills to beat opponents to a pulp while taking them down with judo to wear them out. It worked out well and I felt like a pimp when I broke into the top ten rankings and got to choose to fight The Iceman or Tito Ortiz. Since I like Liddell, I decided I wanted to take on Ortiz. Bad choice. Turns out I didn’t know jack about the ground-fightig mechanics and the fight went shockingly similarly to how a real life fight between me and Ortiz would go. He took me down the first time I threw a strike, climbed on top of me, and pounded on my face until I stopped moving. The end. It was ugly. Very ugly. This is to say that to make it in the big leagues in the virtual UFC you are going to need some serious practice. The ground game is complicated and hard to master, but it can be very rewarding as well. Personally, I’d rather stick to kneeing guys in the head, but that’s me.

  There are six combat styles to choose from. Each fighter gets one striking martial-art and one grappling style of their choice. Each style has their own special moves and stat bonuses to bestow. You can gain levels and new techniques by engaging in training camps and completing certain tasks during your sparring sessions there. This can take forever, but it’s worth it once you get access to those headkicks and throws. But I do have to complain that the grappling camps are impossibly frustrating. For example, they’ll ask you to counter-grapple a punch and your opponent will only throw kicks or they’ll take you down and lay on top of you for minutes on end. I thought these people were supposed to be helping you learn. Honestly, that’s the only complaint I can muster at this point. Every other aspect is spot-on as far as I’m concerned. The fact that you have so many ways to train and a limited time to do it and still try to keep you endurance up for each fight adds another layer of depth to the game. The endurance system plays a huge part in the fight itself and it has never been done more realistically. You have one endurance bar which is invisible unless you select otherwise from the options menu. When you attack, the bar diminishes temporarily and the lower it gets, the more susceptible you are to getting knocked out. Taking body shots and other damage diminishes your endurance bar permanently and leaves you with less ammunition to throw down with without opening yourself up to a KO. Managing this requires a lot of strategy and planning because you will be an angry gamer when you spend 2 ½ rounds chasing a guy around the cage throwing everything you have at him only to get KTFO with one punch because you got rope-a-doped while you spent the whole fight tiring yourself out. You gotta think!

  The physics in this game are awesome. I actually got an achievement for knocking a mouthpiece 3 meters out of my opponent’s mouth by using his own head as a croquet mallet. I mounted him and my first punch caused his mouthpiece to pop out of his mouth and fall to the side of his head and my second punch snapped his head to the side so hard that is hit the mouthpiece and sent it flying across the cage. That is awesome. No wonky collision detection, no clipping to speak of, the whole think looks like you’re watching an authentic UFC fight. Almost all of your favorites fighters are in the game and they look great. If you want a true-to-life fight simulator, this is it. There is definitely some room for improvement (in training camps and submissions, mostly), but considering this is the first game to really capture the sport of MMA, one could not ask for more.
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  Kreig A. Spahn
  August 22nd, 2010 on 7:56 pm

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  UFC 2009 Undisputed is a very good game. THQ has put in everything to make a great MMA game they included every detail and put everything into the game.

  One problem is that every Muy Thai fighter is the same, every Boxing figher is the same, and every Kickboxing fighter is the same. All the moves for each style is the same and also for the BJJ, Wrestling, and Judo fighters. That sometimes makes the game repetitive.

  The career mode also gets repetitive after a while especially after you win the title because you fight the same four or five fighters all the time. I got very agitated that in career mode you are forced to retire after seven years.

  But overall the game is very good and i believe is definetly worth 50 bucks.
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  A. Swain
  August 24th, 2010 on 8:52 pm

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  Let me start off by saying I am not a fan of wrestling, UFC or anything MMA. I am in no way biased towards this genre, but I do like to kick a little butt via my Xbox 360. I loved Fight Night (round 2 mostly) and a few Wrestling games, and even the previous UFC game. They were all quite fun – But the new “UFC 2009 Undisputed” tops them all. Let me explain why.

  I’ll start with the first thing that most people look for in picking out a new game: the graphics. I have to say, I was amazed by the graphics of this game. When my girlfriend sees me playing NBA 2k9, she sometimes thinks I am watching a real basketball game. When I first put in UFC 2009 Undisputed, I had to convince her It was a video game opposed to the real thing. The game is friggin’ realistic, believe me. The crowd is a bit stale, but still a step up from previous games. For the graphics, I give an A+

  Gameplay and Controls. I love the controls, they’re perfect. Although this series is just starting, I hope they never change them (and we all know how developers love making new and “innovative” controls).They are easy to learn and become natural to the player pretty quickly. But don’t let this fool you, just because the controls are easy it doesn’t mean the game is. I have yet to master any aspect of this game, but I would have to give the difficulty a 7.5, with 10 being the hardest.
  
  The gameplay is what what really won me over with UFC 2009. With dozens of real life fighters, there are seemingly hundreds of moves that you can make that ensure every fight is a unique experience. And from what I have seen from real life UFC, the game play here is pretty much identical. One thing I must point out, is that I absolutely hate UFC once the fighters are grappling on the ground. I was certain I would hate it here, but I absolutely love it. It is a very unique gaming experience, but most of the game is still played on your feet. Gameplay and controls: A+

  Game modes: So far I have only done career mode and 1 vs 1 against a friend. Both are great. The career mode has its flaws, but not many. It is still difficult for me to navigate through the menus as it seems like they went out of there way to make this take longer than it should. My favorite part is that they gave us character creation. The different appearances that you can give your personal fighter aren’t superb, but there are tons of different attributes that you add points to as you progress through your career. For now I made my guy specialize in standing kicks and grapples on the ground, I’ll see how that works out for him. As I continue sparring and training between matches, I’ll be able to add points to any attribute I please. Career mode A, while multiplayer I give an A+ (I have only played multiplayer for about an hour, but I had a blast.)

  Overall, I think you know already, I give the game an A+. My only complaint is the load times, but they are totally expected with all the detail that went into the game. The great thing about this game is that you can invite friends over and play for hours, and then when they leave just load up your career mode and keep going. Sounds like a kind of sad way to spend your Friday night? That’s what you think now – but try it, and you’ll be hooked.
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  Jesse W. Dodrill
  August 25th, 2010 on 11:38 am

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  The game is great. If you think of the controls for a game of such nature, you would think impossible, but the controls are simple, and the game is if as great as watching it live.
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  Mack
  August 25th, 2010 on 3:10 pm

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  There is a plethora of moves, combination’s, and holds you can do in this game. Your fighting style varies from fighter to fighter. Some are muay thai & bjj, and others are wrestling & boxing. So each style has their own moves. Not too bad to learn. Just play the tutorial and exhibition. Once you start whoopin dat ass you can create a fighter and start a career. This mode is much more challenging since you have to build up your character. Make sure you know your fighters moves. IE, if he’s a muay thai fighter you can work knees in the clinch very well. Overall I think this game has much re-playability. It’s the closest realistic fighting game out. You can fight on the feet or take it to the mat. You will definitely like this game alot if your a big UFC/MMA fan.
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  M. Miller
  August 26th, 2010 on 11:32 am

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  I have never felt the need to review a game on amazon before but i had to after playing this one. I have tried many fighting games in the past and have found either they are too easy such as button mashers or the computer is so hard it is not fun. This game is extremely fun, addicting and challenging. The best fighting game ever made. The controls are easy to learn and you have to actually learn to fight. I suggest tutorial first. Once you have the hang of the controls and learn offensive , defensive and countering attacks , you are ready to get in the octagon. Graphics , sound and control are all well done. You actually feel like you are in the fight and winning is the ultimate high. You will see sweat and cuts on you fighter to add realism. The rings girls are well done as you will see also. There are 4 difficulty levels, create a fighter, career mode and much more. You will not be disapointed in this title. Buy dont rent.