EA Sports UFC 3

 PlayStation 4
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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 297 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 84 out of 297
  2. Mixed: 65 out of 297
  3. Negative: 148 out of 297
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  1. ps4lover
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    Career mode is hell fun to play.. gameplay is great including strike.. grappling is kinda annoying and kinda frustrating.. graphic look great especially fighter model
  2. porhawj2017
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    graphic look very good, Gameplay is great.. Career Mode is hell fun to play and become GOAT if i can. keep up good job EA on UFC series whenever they release UFC 4
  3. coryNcali
    Feb 3, 2018
    10
    I play this game almost exclusively for career mode. I didnt have any difficulty learning the ground game, its exactly the same as UFC 2 which for me is a plus, if you liked it or hated it before then you'll probably like or hate it again. I enjoy the changes to the stand up game, i find it more robust and challenging. The main thing for me is that a story is actually being told, itI play this game almost exclusively for career mode. I didnt have any difficulty learning the ground game, its exactly the same as UFC 2 which for me is a plus, if you liked it or hated it before then you'll probably like or hate it again. I enjoy the changes to the stand up game, i find it more robust and challenging. The main thing for me is that a story is actually being told, it fosters an attachment to whats happening and for me its exactly what will keep me playing for a long time. I also like that the training system is streamlined, i spent less time grinding without feeling like there isnt still effort and strategy into that section, its simply less frustrating. The only minor gripes i have is with the lack of career stats, unless i havent found it then there actually is no tool that lets you look up fight stats for your career, and there arent good replay tools.… Expand
  4. JamesMcGee222
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    Career mode is light years ahead of last years release. The goal isn’t just to fight and win a championship, the goal is to become the Greatest of all Time (G.O.A.T.). Depending on the difficulty level you choose, this can either be fairly easy to achieve or it could be downright impossible. Once you have achieved it, a new difficulty is unlocked called Legendary that is very unforgivingCareer mode is light years ahead of last years release. The goal isn’t just to fight and win a championship, the goal is to become the Greatest of all Time (G.O.A.T.). Depending on the difficulty level you choose, this can either be fairly easy to achieve or it could be downright impossible. Once you have achieved it, a new difficulty is unlocked called Legendary that is very unforgiving and keeps you from being able to restart a fight if you got the crap beat out of you.… Expand
  5. FrancisDavis
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    You’re getting the true spiritual successor to the boxing-centric and long defunct Fight Night series with an unparalleled set of striking mechanics and gruesome damage model.
  6. lajudapohi
    Feb 1, 2018
    10
    Career Mode adds up to one of the best thought-out and designed career modes I’ve encountered in a combat sports game, with decisions affecting both the course of your career and how effective you are in your next fight.
  7. WayneGar
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    Game is a fun multiplayer experience and i feel people bashed it for small mistakes, not a 10/10 i would call it a solid 7/10 but giving this 10 to balance out people who gove a game of this quality a 0-4 rating
  8. Godspeedthunder
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    I don't know why people hate this game so much, just because it isn't the same as undisputed and because it's made by EA and has microtransactions for ultimate team? Grow up! I didn't buy it for ages because of the shocking reviews, and now I've got it I'm pissed at all the people who gave such bad reviews because I think it's awesome. Nearly every aspect of the game is exactly like theI don't know why people hate this game so much, just because it isn't the same as undisputed and because it's made by EA and has microtransactions for ultimate team? Grow up! I didn't buy it for ages because of the shocking reviews, and now I've got it I'm pissed at all the people who gave such bad reviews because I think it's awesome. Nearly every aspect of the game is exactly like the real sport is and every fighter is really unique in their abilities and how you have to play with them. The only thing I find needs work is the mechanics of getting into the clinch. I've used a 3rd of the roster, which is huge btw, and I've only found one fighter that has an ability missing that they use in real life, ovince st pruex doesn't have the arm triangle despite him having the record most head and arm chokes in the division, to the degree that the commentators want to rename it the St pruex choke. Other than that all of the rest of the fighters I've used have played exactly how the actually fight. People need to stop **** just because the game isn't what they were looking for and leave the ratings to people who will actually rate it properly!… Expand
  9. Deamon
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    The best ufc game. I play ufc and ufc2 on ps4. The last ufc3 is the best game. Gameplay and grafik is so nice. About 2 years i played every Day
  10. Angelocoelho10
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    one of the best games I played
    in addition to the great graphics, great gameplay and just a microtransaction for characters among more than two hundred others for free!
    simply perfect
  11. Brunoprado
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muito bom muito bom muito bom pra vc e sua família também é só pra ver se dá pra ir cortar… Expand
  12. juniortiger
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    I love feeling you in game haptic feedback control and graphic amazing and I recommend pick one up in store
  13. Vladyvinogrady
    Jan 31, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is a very good simulation of MMA.
    EA Sports did the work on the bugs and olosely UFC 2
    But this is not ideal, there is still work to do!    … Expand
  14. oual91
    Feb 13, 2018
    9
    Graphics and presentation are 10/10. Game looks superb and almost like you're watching the real thing. Gameplay is very good and satisfying. Stand up is great- KO's look brutal. Ground game really not as confusing as some are making out. This game is clearly designed for actual MMA fans. There's a learning curve and you have to understand the sport to get the most out of it. As a long timeGraphics and presentation are 10/10. Game looks superb and almost like you're watching the real thing. Gameplay is very good and satisfying. Stand up is great- KO's look brutal. Ground game really not as confusing as some are making out. This game is clearly designed for actual MMA fans. There's a learning curve and you have to understand the sport to get the most out of it. As a long time MMA fan and veteran of THQ Undisputed series and EA MMA (but this is my first of this current series this gen) I find the fights intuitive but challenging as you have to LEARN the combinations which is good. If you're played the brilliant fight night games you'll adapt quicker. The individual fighters feel real and unique. Career mode is satisfying and done well. Tournament mode is good. I don't understand why there are so many negative user reviews this is a great MMA game that any fan of the sport will enjoy. Good work EA.… Expand
  15. somedudeistaken
    Oct 6, 2018
    9
    Confusing controls, but learnable. Pls no hate but I found this game fun, and the career mode was the cherry on top. After playing bad career modes like Fifa (MyPlayer) it is a good upgrade literally no cutscenes or interaction. At least in Fifa 18, I still didn't pick up Fifa 19. In UFC 3 you can post on Social Media, training is actually fun and challenging. From what I'm saying is thatConfusing controls, but learnable. Pls no hate but I found this game fun, and the career mode was the cherry on top. After playing bad career modes like Fifa (MyPlayer) it is a good upgrade literally no cutscenes or interaction. At least in Fifa 18, I still didn't pick up Fifa 19. In UFC 3 you can post on Social Media, training is actually fun and challenging. From what I'm saying is that the game was more interactive than Fifa 18.… Expand
  16. VincentValen
    Jun 23, 2023
    9
    I personally found UFC 3 to be the best UFC game. It's better than 4 in my opinion. I enjoy the gameplay and career mode more on this one. I enjoyed Ultimate team as well. I recommend this over 4.
  17. Kevin411
    Feb 21, 2018
    8
    Very similar to UFC2, but the gameplay is a bit updated + career mode is really fun. Top game, but expected it to be a bit more different than UFC2
  18. Multiacz
    Feb 22, 2018
    8
    In my opinion this is a good game, not the best, the UFC undisputed was the best one. However, this is not that bad, i enjoy playing the career mode, much better than UFC 2. Fighting is enjoyable, grappling still needs improvement. One downside of this game is the ultimate team, it is a bad game mode and it seems like it was put in just to get some microtransactions into the game. However,In my opinion this is a good game, not the best, the UFC undisputed was the best one. However, this is not that bad, i enjoy playing the career mode, much better than UFC 2. Fighting is enjoyable, grappling still needs improvement. One downside of this game is the ultimate team, it is a bad game mode and it seems like it was put in just to get some microtransactions into the game. However, i like playing this game.… Expand
  19. Ajkrawczyk
    May 19, 2019
    8
    Moderatly improved over 2 however still is the same controls so it’s not like playing a whole new game...as is the case with all EA sports games
  20. Thejodjeremie
    May 5, 2020
    8
    The gameplay fun and interesting. It makes you feel like you are a ufc fighter.
  21. hector_bcn98
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Dejando de lado todo el apartado online, que desconozco, el offline es muuy interesante, proponiendo un sistema de lucha MMA con diferentes partes del cuerpo a ser golpeadas. Creo que es bastante interesante y gráficamente está muy currado.
  22. TheDazPaz
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    As I never got to play UFC Undisputed 3, this game remains my favourite MMA game to date, there's just something about it that made it more fun than UFC4, probably the ranked mode offering more choice to the player and the career mode being much less grindy. Gameplay is great, visuals are great and any MMA fan will have a blast playing the game.
  23. MaxPayneIsGod
    May 17, 2022
    7
    I really, really like UFC 3, but there are some huge issues with certain aspects of the game.
    I've put a lot of time into Career Mode and feel that I have enough experience with the game to voice an opinion.
    As a whole the game is really solid, it looks good and there are plenty of game-modes to keep everyone busy. Where the game lets itself down is the AI. I understand how damage,    I really, really like UFC 3, but there are some huge issues with certain aspects of the game.
    I've put a lot of time into Career Mode and feel that I have enough experience with the game to voice an opinion.
    As a whole the game is really solid, it looks good and there are plenty of game-modes to keep everyone busy.
    Where the game lets itself down is the AI.
    I understand how damage, stamina and stats work but some of the things that the AI does is simply superhuman. I don't care how good a certain fighter is in the real world but when they are rocked twice in quick succession and knocked down they are not going to be able to whip out an arm bar from the bottom position when you are at near full stamina.
    It feels like the game was almost ready but EA or maybe UFC demanded it be released without that little bit of polish that it needed.
    Some of the physics are kind of janky too, the collision detection at times is all over the place, but again, on a whole the game is really good.
    Its a technical fighter, almost a strategy game where you need to think and pick your punches. Its nothing like the cartoony violence like MK or SF. The blows are brutal and the damage is visceral. You can really feel the hits.
    Overall, there is a really good game here if you want to put the time in and work past the AI inconsistencies. I'm going to keep playing, because there's nothing else out there like it and I am looking forward to UFC 4. I just wish people would stop moaning about it like they do, its pretty cheap now on PSN and if you're a UFC fan you really owe it to yourself to give it a go. 7/10    … Expand
  24. FrenchToast
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    Fun game to play with friends and the career mode is overall good but the striking is way too slow and draining. It's like there's almost an input delay when you press a button and your person gets gassed after one combo. The grappling system is incredibly frustrating because there's no clear way to get out of a grapple and despite beating the career mode I still don't know how theFun game to play with friends and the career mode is overall good but the striking is way too slow and draining. It's like there's almost an input delay when you press a button and your person gets gassed after one combo. The grappling system is incredibly frustrating because there's no clear way to get out of a grapple and despite beating the career mode I still don't know how the submission system works. Anytime I was put in a submission I had to restart the match because I would automatically lose despite following the in game prompts.

    The ai difficulty curve is fantastic as long as they aren't doing grappling. Sometimes you'll have a fight that goes the distance and other times you'll win a fight with a lucky shot 30 seconds in. The controls are a bit more intuitive than 2 as well as the difficulty being much more manageable. If you're a UFC fan pick this one up.    … Expand
  25. Calitoris
    Feb 1, 2018
    7
    Striking is hit and miss (70% hit) but there are times when you try to throw and uppercut and end up throwing a leg kick (uppercut is two buttons at once) even with that being said stand up has improved immensely. Ground game is still OK and not great. You can get pinned down until you die basically still with relative ease. I believe the game will be a great game with future updates likeStriking is hit and miss (70% hit) but there are times when you try to throw and uppercut and end up throwing a leg kick (uppercut is two buttons at once) even with that being said stand up has improved immensely. Ground game is still OK and not great. You can get pinned down until you die basically still with relative ease. I believe the game will be a great game with future updates like the last two. KO's look a little goofy still, but overall the best start to a UFC game there has been… Expand
  26. Davidnotavailab
    Jul 1, 2023
    7
    its pretty fun. playing it with your friends is fun, the online can be pretty fun at times, but other than that not much
  27. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 6, 2018
    6
    UFC 3
    I appreciate its attempts, but its just not fun.
    UFC is a pretty bare bones game.. theres a microtransaction filled card based ultimate team mode, a fight mode both local and online, a career mode, and a create a fighter option. Career mode is one of the better career modes in a sports game, there are rivalries, and time management as youre putting your character through different    UFC 3
    I appreciate its attempts, but its just not fun.
    UFC is a pretty bare bones game.. theres a microtransaction filled card based ultimate team mode, a fight mode both local and online, a career mode, and a create a fighter option.
    Career mode is one of the better career modes in a sports game, there are rivalries, and time management as youre putting your character through different camps to learn different moves and earn perks throughout for fighting career on your path to be the greates of all time. Aka the goat as the kids would say.. There are cutscenes here and there but longshot from madden has changed the game in terms of campaign and career modes…
    so if there isn’t a real story, get this garbage out of here.
    Just kidding, its not garbage.. its fun building your character up, but still, this game is lacking substance and a proper campaign woudlve gave this game just that..
    Online here had a few hickups with lagging, but most of the time worked fine..
    But now lets dive deep into the actual mechanics.
    As a mixed martial artist myself I appreciated what the team was trying to achieve with its different systems for stand up and ground, but ultamtely found the balance here to be unrealistic.
    UFC 3 is a stamina based fighting game.. on paper that sounds great
    You have to know when to block, and know when to strike
    When your character is low on stamina they become vulnerable for a knockout, all of this is true for real fighting
    You lose stamina by missing shots or just straight up striking, no issue there.. this again forces balance.. it forces you to pick your shots… however this system is highly in favor of a defensive player like this is boxing or point karate.. which it isn’t.. this is cage fighting
    Power is going into strikes here, these arnt love taps
    It makes no sense for my character to get in dozens of unanswered strikes while my opponent just absorbs them all and im now at the disadvantage for using up all of my stamina…
    Being hit with a clean strike should effect opponents stamina as it does in an actual fight
    But it doesn’t, their stimana is only effected when theyre striking back
    I am happy with the detail put into the stand up game though, youre able to move your head with the right stick, switch stance at any moment, every character has their own move set to stop them feeling completely the same even though at the end of the day.. every character handles identically.. slight alterations in their move sets do give the fighters a bit of personality..
    This fighting system is not beginner friendly though..
    It takes a lot of memorizing combinations and commands for roundhouse, front kick, side kicks, jab, uppercut , if youre going to strike with lead, if youre going for body or head when you hold down a certain shoulder button.. it takes practice and then you have to learn to balance the stamina..
    What im not happy with though is the ground game…
    its just not fun, it’s a game of stopping transitions and positioning yourself to be able to attempt a submission which takes you to a mini game of blocking escape attempts and flicking the left stick before your opponent to get to the next step of the submission, but there is thankfully a setting to turn it into a button mashing game, or a stand up only knock out mode if youre against ground game completely… but there is also submission only if you want to play around with the confusing mini game that is the ground game here…
    UFC 3 has promise with its attention to detail…
    but its stamina system needs balance that favors offensive and defensive players equally and a nice story mode wouldn’t hurt either.    … Expand
  28. BlitZeR_95
    Aug 9, 2018
    6
    A little improvement from EA Sports UFC 2, especially in the stand-up striking but still far from a perfect UFC game. Hoping one day EA will be able to release a good UFC game.
    One major problem that still remains is that the AI seems to have infinite stamina while your stamina depletes making it almost impossible to win. Another problem is the crazy difficulty spike between matches. It's    A little improvement from EA Sports UFC 2, especially in the stand-up striking but still far from a perfect UFC game. Hoping one day EA will be able to release a good UFC game.
    One major problem that still remains is that the AI seems to have infinite stamina while your stamina depletes making it almost impossible to win. Another problem is the crazy difficulty spike between matches. It's like EA didn't bother testing it and just released the game straight away.    … Expand
  29. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Overall good gameplay and great visuals can't change the fact that this game feels like it was made by an EA Game Generator AI - empty, generic and unimpressive.
  30. 5150-Gonzo
    Sep 2, 2021
    6
    The grappling and the submission in this game are such a nightmare it will have you pulling your hair out. Be warned, the striking in this game is fantastic, everything else is absolutely horrid.
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 56
  3. Negative: 0 out of 56
  1. CD-Action
    May 16, 2018
    80
    Revamped career mode is extremely enjoyable this time and the game as a whole is a step forward for the franchise. UFC 3 looks amazing, as you can clearly see the effects of trading blows – injuries, blood staining the shorts, sweat trickling down the skin. What needs to be dealt with in the next installment is the ground game, which trails way behind entertaining, dynamic stand-up fighting. [04/2018, p.70]
  2. games(TM)
    Mar 22, 2018
    80
    Brilliantly realised for hardened MMA fans. [Issue#198, p.75]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 22, 2018
    75
    After turbulent end of the last year, EA managed to release a good game in UFC 3 without many scandals. The game itself is better than its predecessor, but it still lacks a way to connect with players new to this sport. New GOAT mode is a great innovation and adds a new twist to the known career mode. Fighting, even though it’s very good, still has problems, which are already annoying the players.
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