UFC 2009 Undisputed (Hands-Off) First Look

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Timmay

I didn't have much hope for this game when I first heard about it (just too complicated to really do properly)... While your writeup makes it sound pretty cool, I wonder how much of it will really work that way. The gameplay video looks pretty bad. I know it's early, still, but it seemed the focus of the article was "realism", yet the video looks quite arcade like. Tons of wide open shots to the face that seem to really do nothing (some that really would have knocked a fighter out cold, or at least to the mat in a heap). And what's with the shaking screen and the players really flailing around when getting hit (especially their head and neck - if fighters did that there would be sprained and broken necks all the time.)? I really like the sound of your writeup because it sounds like a game that wants to emulate the actual sport. But the gameplay video shows the exact opposite. It also looked really jerky and non-fluid. But that's something they can hopefully iron out in time.

I can agree with you a bit on the jerkyness, but they could still be adding those half animations etc. to clean that up. And a lot of what you saw in the trailer was for effect -- I assume because they want to show off action. The game showed better in the guided demo I witnessed since it was the designer playing, and he was doing more blocking and had a methodical pace and all that.

But yes I'm sure a few things will still be less than realistic because it is a game and they have to take some liberties for the masses -- hitting is more fun than blocking for most you would think.

Quote: Originally Posted by allBthere

It sounds to me like they weren't really into answering questions about things you couldn't see in the demo (career, create a fighter etc). Do you think this is because none of that extra stuff has been added? the game is a fair ways away still.

Since it's still a little less than a year off I think they just want to make sure there's stuff to reveal in the coming months. I look at TNA Impact which comes out in September and they still aren't talking about the season mode in that, so it seems like standard practice.

[b2smooth]

The UFC is the most pure form of sport, I just hope the game isn't a Mortal Kombat reflection in a cage.

[CantCatch85]

Can't wait for it. Hopefully they clean it up but I thought Rampage/Forrest fight I saw on youtube was kind of bad since punches knocked them down to easy but some of it looked pretty good.

Forrest Griffin does not go down that easy and same with Rampage.

[wojiparu]

Quote: Originally Posted by DueceDiggla

Thanks

Thank u man!

[ffaacc03]

Chase B, If you get the chance to go to another exhibition show with the programmers or someone officially related to the game please make them these suggestions:

1. It would be nice to see different stances, different punches and kicks, different submissions, different takedowns and not only because of stamina or possition but because of fighting styles and signature moves. It wouldnt matter how great or accurate the player models are (as they seem to be) if they all play, fight or move the same.

2. It would be great to have a separate lobby on live to play original vs original and created vs created, that way all the cheaters that always plague those type of games online would only face their maxed out players against each other.

3. It would be awsome to have some kind of online tourney or league by weight classes, were you select 1 of the 16 players and battle each other and the one with the most wins get the championship. And after that, use a raking system that puts a scaling order to all players (wins move you up, losses move you down) and you have to be on the top 3 to face the champ (who can decide whom to face of those 3, until he has no choice).

[oldskoolmaddenfanz27]

i malways curious to see what game will be the first to actually get the fighting (MMA or boxing) genre right. None have even come close so far, and that includes fight night, with its 50 unprotected hooks to the head but hey your still up cause you got a little bit more left in your HEALTH BAR!

[diemos]

UFC Undisputed will be amazing, I just hope when you punch the person who gets hit reacts in a better way/motion than now.

[bcsbound]

this suks

[IncomingF5]

When is the release date? Does anybody know?

[allBthere]

Quote: Originally Posted by IncomingF5

When is the release date? Does anybody know?

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