EA Sports UFC 2

 Xbox One
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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 96 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 35 out of 96
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  1. kcity
    Apr 4, 2016
    1
    This game had so much potential but, EA failed to deliver once again. One thing this game did do is manage to frustrate the hell out of you. The key to success in this game is too take advantage of broken position for example side back mount you can attempt to block but it's useless all it takes is two hits to your arm and out of no where your fighters head jerks dramatically and yourThis game had so much potential but, EA failed to deliver once again. One thing this game did do is manage to frustrate the hell out of you. The key to success in this game is too take advantage of broken position for example side back mount you can attempt to block but it's useless all it takes is two hits to your arm and out of no where your fighters head jerks dramatically and your knocked out.… Expand
  2. YellowJay
    Mar 18, 2016
    10
    Huge leap from the first one. The graphics are wicked! and Knockout mode... oooohhh damn that knockout mode, absolutely amazing, so much fun! and getting to fight with Mike Tyson! so good! The new ground/clinch controls are much better this time around as well, and the addition of Ultimate Team is really fun... Definitely the Best MMA Game EVER! Nice one EA!
  3. thespidermma
    May 16, 2016
    2
    Extremely bad controls and unresponsive inputs = Worst online MMA game. Im a hardcore 20 year MMA fan and have played every MMA video game and trained in real martial arts for 15 years. Old school gamer and Ive played this game since the BETA. Its horribly laggy, the game play is a complete joke, online players cheese up the game for the most unrealistic combo damage. The game offline is aExtremely bad controls and unresponsive inputs = Worst online MMA game. Im a hardcore 20 year MMA fan and have played every MMA video game and trained in real martial arts for 15 years. Old school gamer and Ive played this game since the BETA. Its horribly laggy, the game play is a complete joke, online players cheese up the game for the most unrealistic combo damage. The game offline is a joke as its super easy to beat the CPU on the hardest difficulty. The game was a huge let down and has since destroyed my confidence in EA. The Ultimate team is blasphemy!! pay real life money to get an advantage in an already broken game. Smh horrible game, the only reason i can stomach to play it IS because im a die hard MMA fan. only fun i have with this game is playing with friends who respect the ART of fighting, NOT the art of being a cheesy trash exploiter win-at-all-costs online gamer!!! This game will make you want to reach through the screen and smack players for playing like the absolute worst humans in the gaming community. Be prepared to get tons of hate mail from gamers after they get cheap wins.… Expand
  4. JimPalpatine
    Mar 17, 2016
    10
    Not only a great improvement over the original but also includes a mode which reminds me of Xbox 360 classic Fight Night Round 3. Knockout Mode removes the ground and clinch games, leaving only striking, and its rules are simple: punch the other person until their head separates from their shoulders like a big flesh balloon.
  5. DustyCamp405
    Mar 15, 2016
    10
    Love The UFC and Love this game!!!! Way better than the last!!.......................................................................................!
  6. Dolce
    Mar 17, 2016
    10
    Best MMA game ever! 5 new game modes and 250 fighters...amazing. I love that EA has added some of fighting's all-time Legends; Mike Tyson, Bas Rutten, Sakuraba, Bruce Lee. UFC Ultimate Team is also a nice addition...as you can earn everything - simply by playing.
  7. metalinc
    Mar 15, 2016
    8
    Alright....pay no regard to the horrible 0 and 1 scores. Guys...a zero is so broken it won't even start. Get a grip.

    Ok, I was lucky enough to be up to date with the development of the game through the forums and the closed beta testing. This game while not the perfect MMA game we all wantbut is still a damn good game. The depth they put into it is great. The little attention to detail    Alright....pay no regard to the horrible 0 and 1 scores. Guys...a zero is so broken it won't even start. Get a grip.

    Ok, I was lucky enough to be up to date with the development of the game through the forums and the closed beta testing. This game while not the perfect MMA game we all wantbut is still a damn good game. The depth they put into it is great. The little attention to detail and even the tweaks they made from player feedback during the closed beta.

    People seem to forget how broken the THQ undisputed system was....while I MUCH preferred the ground game in the THQ system this grew on me during the beta. There are tactics and strategy involved....and until you get that and understand how to play the game you are going to think it is broken or not fun. There is definitely a learning curve to it.
    You are going to feel cheated, abused and beat down most games until you learn how to fight. there is a counter to everything. Don't let your noob status affect how you rate the game.....just because you suck doesn't mean the game is bad. it is a SOLID 8.    … Expand
  8. jlittle1980
    Mar 15, 2016
    8
    The ground game has been vastly improved upon and also through a day one patch the ground and pound has become viable.

    Would give it a 10 if it had Online Fight Cards and Pride mode.
  9. ELBARBERO1
    Mar 15, 2016
    3
    Im a big UFC fan and believe that a UFC game should NOT be arcadey and should be totally in depth as the sport theyre trying to emulate. With that said let me explain why EA UFC is trash and Im crying right now for spending $60...

    Simply put, the gameplay is horrible. The ground game is the most frustrating thing on the planet. Where as UFC undisputed 3 evolved its gameplay into a fair    Im a big UFC fan and believe that a UFC game should NOT be arcadey and should be totally in depth as the sport theyre trying to emulate. With that said let me explain why EA UFC is trash and Im crying right now for spending $60...

    Simply put, the gameplay is horrible. The ground game is the most frustrating thing on the planet. Where as UFC undisputed 3 evolved its gameplay into a fair and concise struggle between you and the AI/live opponent, EAs ufc 2 is made complicated by having menus within menus for how you want to transition or submit your opponent. Its horrible especially if you are in the bad spot, you dont really know when your going to counter your opponents transition. There is no tell. In undisputed, you could wrap up your opponent to avoid striking and then go for a transition into a better position when you deem theres an opening. Everything is organic and instantaneous rather being slowed down by little menus for every transition yiu have to make.

    Menus are ugly and bland. Music sounds like it was put together by the jonas bros instead of being an onslaught of heavy metal in your face music like undisputed. Graphics are really pretty but thats just the only saving grace for this game. They have a huge roster i believe of over 150 characters but their differences are few theyre actually fighting.

    EA put that stupid ultimate team BS when it should have no business being there in the first place. It adds NOTHING significant to the game unlike fifa where you want to have the best players on one team, in this version of ultimate team you get little yugioh cards to power up your teams stats. STUPID. Ultimate team CANNOT work for this game because the actual character count is a thousand times smaller than all the players you can collect for ultimate team in fifa. EA IS TRYING TO SHOVE IT IN THIS GAME.

    I could go on and on. Where the hell is pride? Where is my wardrobe of brands like affliction, venom, tapout, etc... as opposed to the ONE boring sponsor of Reebok for everyone. Where is defend my title arcade ladder?

    Guys, please take my word for it and if you must have a ufc game, keep your copy of undisputed 3, because that what it is exactly, UNDISPUTED until further notice... the fact of the matter is, i would be happy if EA decided to copy undisputed 3 mode by mode and just added better graphics. This is the third MMA title that EA has tried to make ( remember EA MMA) and i cant fathom why any of there devs have not sat down and plated undisputed and realize that theyre game is crap    … Expand
  10. drinklime
    Mar 17, 2016
    0
    I loved EA UFC 1 but I can't say the same about this unfinished piece of trash. The game is broken. The fighters have all the wrong moves. Career mode locks up, weight class switching is broken, and you only get about 20 fights then you have to retire. The Grapping system makes no sense unless you spent 2 years chatting with the devs, and your game can even lock up if you knock someone outI loved EA UFC 1 but I can't say the same about this unfinished piece of trash. The game is broken. The fighters have all the wrong moves. Career mode locks up, weight class switching is broken, and you only get about 20 fights then you have to retire. The Grapping system makes no sense unless you spent 2 years chatting with the devs, and your game can even lock up if you knock someone out on the ground. This game should not even be allowed on the market in its current condition.… Expand
  11. Kandriasin
    Mar 22, 2016
    0
    This game is PURE garbage. MMA is a sport where submissions finish a good number of fights yet they are impossible to finish in this game. Perhaps some of the fat loser programmers who made this game but obviously know nothing about grappling need to be choked, arm barred and kimura'ed to understand what even half way decent grapplers can do. This game sucks.
  12. ruebush
    Mar 28, 2016
    6
    This game could be so much better. The graphics and gameplay are really great, but the game modes are lacking. My biggest complaint is career mode. CM is way too short, and the forced retirement is the most annoying thing ever. UFC fighters often have long careers, 30-40 fights, well into their late 30s. I had a forced retirement on a fighter that was 26 years old, and had a record ofThis game could be so much better. The graphics and gameplay are really great, but the game modes are lacking. My biggest complaint is career mode. CM is way too short, and the forced retirement is the most annoying thing ever. UFC fighters often have long careers, 30-40 fights, well into their late 30s. I had a forced retirement on a fighter that was 26 years old, and had a record of 18-4. That makes no sense at all. I hope they fix this at some point. Online play is fun, and is the only reason I will play until they fix career mode and make it playable.… Expand
  13. CatchyOne
    Apr 11, 2016
    1
    Liked the first UFC, but career mode in UFC 2 is broken. Youre going against lvl 100 AI when you're lvl 70 yourself??? Needless to say fighting is very much up to chanses in UFC 2, if you're lucky you might KO your oponent and earn the belt in the end.

    At the start in the career you get offers that matches you pretty well, later it's just over the top. My stats was 90 in striking, 70    Liked the first UFC, but career mode in UFC 2 is broken. Youre going against lvl 100 AI when you're lvl 70 yourself??? Needless to say fighting is very much up to chanses in UFC 2, if you're lucky you might KO your oponent and earn the belt in the end.

    At the start in the career you get offers that matches you pretty well, later it's just over the top. My stats was 90 in striking, 70 grapling and 65 submission, I met Jon Jones with 100, 100 and 100.. I was lucky and KOed him first round, got the belt. In the rematch however, he murdered me almost even when I had more in striking, grappling and sub than before. Got to say it was more frustrating than fun to play, not just because of the poor matchup in career mode, but also because of the baadly designed control system, its so unresponsive and broken.

    I think this game is more fit to play with friends than solo.

    I give this 1 out of 10. The 1 point is for more game modes than before. I REALLY regret paying for this game!!!    … Expand
  14. scarfacelfc
    Mar 15, 2016
    1
    Absolutely terrible, basically same game as UFC 1 made even worse. EA sports are nothing but money grabbing scammers. how the hell can you have an ultimate TEAM mode in an MMA game?, fighters are robotic and the movement is so unrealistic it makes my eyeballs vomit. no serious improvements made the game has just got worse, bring back the THQ version. Literally 1/10. Such a letdown.
  15. Popogamer
    Mar 27, 2016
    8
    Decent game with good improvements from the first. If you watch UFC, you understand the timing and strikes that ensue are really important - the game inncorporates this well. There is a good addition of both Ultimate Team (where you can build like other EA games) and couch friendly Knockout Mode.

    Its one of those games where people exploit character creation by making tall players with    Decent game with good improvements from the first. If you watch UFC, you understand the timing and strikes that ensue are really important - the game inncorporates this well. There is a good addition of both Ultimate Team (where you can build like other EA games) and couch friendly Knockout Mode.

    Its one of those games where people exploit character creation by making tall players with great reach, and as usual, the people who spend more money advance way further than grinding for cards in Ultimate Team. If you are a casual gamer like me, the satisfaction of knocking people out, exploiting weaknesses and building your team in Ultimate Team mode is very fun. Career mode and the extra modes on top of online play don't give much depth however so I wouldn't expect to be play the game for too long (other than to improve your team).

    Great game if you can get it cheap, but others its got a steep learning curve for those who don't know the sport well    … Expand
  16. baris697
    Apr 15, 2016
    9
    Well, good way, how do just relax for short time and give few rounds in octagon. This game is more focused to fight simulation. And simulation model is much better than in first UFC. Game controls seems complicated, but after a few round you will understand the system and just enjoy fight, every round. And the best improvement are real-time hints to grabs and ground fighting. It changed noWell, good way, how do just relax for short time and give few rounds in octagon. This game is more focused to fight simulation. And simulation model is much better than in first UFC. Game controls seems complicated, but after a few round you will understand the system and just enjoy fight, every round. And the best improvement are real-time hints to grabs and ground fighting. It changed no playable game to really funny thing.
    But that is all, do not expect something more. Just choose fighters and fight. It is the main content of this game and reason, why you should (or not) byu this game. Is it enough for you?    … Expand
  17. AMCMaestro
    Apr 1, 2016
    10
    Incredible game, stand up is done well aside from a few collision detection issues regarding spinning strikes.
    Ground game is excellent and the submission mini game is challenging yet rewarding once mastered.
    The game has a steep learning curve but anyone who puts in the right amount of effort and time will find its an excellent translation of mma into a game. Online review only as I    Incredible game, stand up is done well aside from a few collision detection issues regarding spinning strikes.
    Ground game is excellent and the submission mini game is challenging yet rewarding once mastered.
    The game has a steep learning curve but anyone who puts in the right amount of effort and time will find its an excellent translation of mma into a game.
    Online review only as I don't play offline.    … Expand
  18. 2MStyle
    Apr 17, 2016
    5
    Divertido, puedes usar personajes nuevos que nunca esperaba encontrar, sin embargo en el juego como tal no vi un gran cambio a nivel de controles y movilidad del personaje, si se cambio un poco pero no lo suficiente como para sentir realmente la sensación como para diferenciarlo de un MK o de entregas pasadas, supongo que me queda esperar a la próxima generación para disfrutar de un granDivertido, puedes usar personajes nuevos que nunca esperaba encontrar, sin embargo en el juego como tal no vi un gran cambio a nivel de controles y movilidad del personaje, si se cambio un poco pero no lo suficiente como para sentir realmente la sensación como para diferenciarlo de un MK o de entregas pasadas, supongo que me queda esperar a la próxima generación para disfrutar de un gran cambio.… Expand
  19. restalfep
    Sep 10, 2016
    0
    Horrible customer service and game is broken if spending real money on the UFC points. WARNING, do NOT spend real money on ingame currency. I stupidly bought over $130 of UFC points and then the game kept crashing when trying to access these points. Now when I turn on the game it keeps going back to the UFC points screen and crashing. I contacted EA support and it was clear they could careHorrible customer service and game is broken if spending real money on the UFC points. WARNING, do NOT spend real money on ingame currency. I stupidly bought over $130 of UFC points and then the game kept crashing when trying to access these points. Now when I turn on the game it keeps going back to the UFC points screen and crashing. I contacted EA support and it was clear they could care less. They told me "contact xbox for a refund". Obviously xbox will not just refund money since they don't know what the issue is. The game was very fun until I made the stupid mistake of buying ingame UFC points. DO NOT spend money on this game because EA will not help you and it completely broke my game.… Expand
  20. mbounce88
    Nov 28, 2016
    6
    Graphics are insane and combat gameplay pretty good. Lots of characters, decent modes, and online head to head. Career mode is boring though no motivation to play. here's an example of why i rated this game low.. This is specifically for ultimate team mode. In Madden there are a ton of challenges and regardless of spending money you can atleast make a good team. With Ufc its totally payGraphics are insane and combat gameplay pretty good. Lots of characters, decent modes, and online head to head. Career mode is boring though no motivation to play. here's an example of why i rated this game low.. This is specifically for ultimate team mode. In Madden there are a ton of challenges and regardless of spending money you can atleast make a good team. With Ufc its totally pay to win and the ranking matchup system is a joke. The more you pay the more moves and skills you get. Grinding for wins without money for packs is a joke. And if my fighter is 69 dont match me against a 80...… Expand
  21. RichieIncognito
    May 18, 2016
    5
    Say what you will about EA, but I was pretty excited when they picked up the UFC license and released the original EA Sports UFC a few years ago. With a sport as complex and fluid as MMA, I thought they had the best chance to get it right. After a solid first attempt with the original, I was even more excited for EA UFC 2 to come out to see where they were headed with the franchise. TheSay what you will about EA, but I was pretty excited when they picked up the UFC license and released the original EA Sports UFC a few years ago. With a sport as complex and fluid as MMA, I thought they had the best chance to get it right. After a solid first attempt with the original, I was even more excited for EA UFC 2 to come out to see where they were headed with the franchise. The roster feels like it has a lot more depth right out of the box, with several lesser-known international fighters in the mix with big name stars. I'm indifferent towards the Mike Tyson, etc. DLC fighters, but for people that like that sort of stuff it gives the opportunity to create some fun fantasy matchups. The rendering of each fighter in the game is fantastic - probably the best representation of a real-life athlete in a video game. Fortunately, they also applied a similar level of detail to the refs, ring girls, and even ole' Uncle Dana White However, my excitement started to fade once I started actually getting in the cage in the custom game, career, and online modes. The stand-up game is still largely the same as the last installation, but improved collision detection and an increased focus on parrying/countering keep things fresh and dissuade people from just button mashing. Once the fight hits the ground, though, everything goes out the window. I found the new grappling system to be really annoying, with each encounter feeling like more of a frustrating guessing game than a tense jiu-jitsu battle. Of course you could avoid the whole thing altogether with the new knockout mode, but at that point you might as well dust off an old copy of Fight Night. Ranked/unranked online connections were consistently pretty pitiful, with lag throughout and more than just a few mid-match disconnections occurring right in the heat of battle. Career mode is a little more streamlined in this iteration, partially due to UFC's Reebok sponsorship eliminating individual sponsors from advertising all over your walkout or fight gear, so all there is really left for you to do is train/fight/repeat. I'd really like to see EA fix career mode in the future because in its current state it isn't terribly realistic. Whether you're riding an 8 fight win streak and still fighting unranked scrubs on the undercard, or you're being forced to retire in your mid 20's, there's not a whole lot that makes sense here. If the devs want to extend the length of the career mode, it would make a lot more sense to have some sort of fictitious minor-league promotion to get the basics down before moving on to TUF and then onto the UFC. Lose too much in the UFC? Go back to the minors and perform to get resigned. The absence of having the opportunity to join different fight camps, do press, etc. also adds to the monotony of the train/fight grind. The challenge curve in career mode can also be pretty brutal, with actual fighters progressing their skills as time goes on as well - it's a little jarring to go up against a guy who is a lower to mid tier fighter in real life, but is suddenly 99 OVR in-game. Seems like that sort of thing should be relegated to ultimate team. All in all, UFC 2 isn't a bad game, but certainly isn't a great one. The overall blandness of the career mode, online connectivity issues, and sharp learning curve burned me out well before it probably should have and left me with a strong case of buyer's remorse.… Expand
  22. RyuFujiwara
    Apr 15, 2016
    7
    Juego notable que mejora con creces a su anterior entrega pero que se queda lejos en jugabilidad de lo que pudimos ver en la anterior generacion de consolas con el MMA de EA. Graficamente cumple y mucha gente lo encumbra por su apartado grafico realista pero en mi opinion y teniendo en cuenta que solo vemos a dos luchadores en pantalla "semi-desnudos" y a un arbrito creo que aun podríanJuego notable que mejora con creces a su anterior entrega pero que se queda lejos en jugabilidad de lo que pudimos ver en la anterior generacion de consolas con el MMA de EA. Graficamente cumple y mucha gente lo encumbra por su apartado grafico realista pero en mi opinion y teniendo en cuenta que solo vemos a dos luchadores en pantalla "semi-desnudos" y a un arbrito creo que aun podrían estar mejor. Por otra parte la jugabilidad se ha casualizado y ahora es mas asequible a todo el mundo, lo cual es de agradecer teniendo en cuenta lo engorroso que eran las transiciones de suelo en la anterior entrega. Un buen juego para los fans de UFC.… Expand
  23. nevertrustEA
    Jun 7, 2016
    1
    I made an account just to warn others who are like me and read reviews here before buying games. Ufc undisputed 3 was one of my favorite games. If you love MMA and undisputed 3 like me, and you want a fun next gen version to play, this isnt it. The career mode is sorry. Theyve added a cash grab ultimate team mode, which is a pay to win mode. Its main strength is its main weakness, onlineI made an account just to warn others who are like me and read reviews here before buying games. Ufc undisputed 3 was one of my favorite games. If you love MMA and undisputed 3 like me, and you want a fun next gen version to play, this isnt it. The career mode is sorry. Theyve added a cash grab ultimate team mode, which is a pay to win mode. Its main strength is its main weakness, online fighting. Its broken, full of cheese and exploits, and with no other mode to turn to, your left frustrated. Not happy. Hi low block system is a 50/50 guess cause if you dont block BEFORE they throw at you, your not blocking anything. Some improvement of a ground and submission game, but not enough to make you glad you own it. If you buy the game for more than 15 or 20, you'll probably feel very sad very soon. Dont make the biggest mistake of them all like I did, which is buying this or anything from EA digitally. I bought day one and would have sold it within 2 weeks for 15 just to cut my losses if I could have. Worst part of it all? Its "almost" fun. If almost is good enough for you, than your probably ok. Its better than the last, but never recaptures the joy of what that game used to be.… Expand
  24. Gui_Andrade
    Sep 13, 2016
    9
    Poucos jogos me prendem por tanto tempo quanto os jogos da franquia ufc, esse em especial abre portas pra diversas melhorias em um futura sequência, acredito que se for adicionado certo detalhes dos ufc da thq poderá se tornar o melhor game de mma já criado
  25. tflboozer
    Dec 1, 2016
    0
    I wanted so badly to like this game, but every time I play it, it breaks my heart. I'll start with the most glaring flaw, The Scoring System Is Atrocious. You can win every category of scoring in a round (total strikes, power strikes, takedowns) by a wide margin, and still lose that round. You can win every category of scoring in a round, every round, and still lose that fight byI wanted so badly to like this game, but every time I play it, it breaks my heart. I'll start with the most glaring flaw, The Scoring System Is Atrocious. You can win every category of scoring in a round (total strikes, power strikes, takedowns) by a wide margin, and still lose that round. You can win every category of scoring in a round, every round, and still lose that fight by decision! That alone makes the game unplayable, but there's more. Jon Jones, and Conor McGregor's characters are so so much better than the rest, that thats all anyone uses, which is boring, and frustrating if you wanna use basically anyone else. Ground game is more boring than ever, even just grappling in general, clinch sucks too. Just a shame, so much potential, but fatal flaws.… Expand
  26. Curtis5000
    Aug 20, 2016
    3
    Was really exited about this game. Played the first and loved it. Lots of potential, does not deliver at all. The carrear mode is broken, with AI being much better than you and almost impossible to beat. The stand up fighting is average at best. However the ground work is horrific and slow. The online feature is a good concept, however lags very badly and matches terribly. However bad theWas really exited about this game. Played the first and loved it. Lots of potential, does not deliver at all. The carrear mode is broken, with AI being much better than you and almost impossible to beat. The stand up fighting is average at best. However the ground work is horrific and slow. The online feature is a good concept, however lags very badly and matches terribly. However bad the gameplay is, this game has slightly better graphics than the previous. But this does not make up for the discustingly bad gameplay included for this full priced game.… Expand
  27. sagomezjr
    Aug 23, 2016
    1
    STILL A LOT TO BE FIXED. THIS GAMES GROUND GAME IS STUPID. The instructions say, hold R2 and and the direction your opponent moves, yea...but direction relevant to who? The game? My opponent? My Character in the game? Not to mention there is much debate on whether a "flick" or a "hold" is the right move. It makes for the most frustrating ground portions of a fight. You can't do anythingSTILL A LOT TO BE FIXED. THIS GAMES GROUND GAME IS STUPID. The instructions say, hold R2 and and the direction your opponent moves, yea...but direction relevant to who? The game? My opponent? My Character in the game? Not to mention there is much debate on whether a "flick" or a "hold" is the right move. It makes for the most frustrating ground portions of a fight. You can't do anything because you cant stop them from sweeping. Sure, you can max your standup up to 100 but that makes the game pointless. The creators just wanted to put a game on a disc to make some money, they could have engineered the ground grappling system SO MUCH BETTER. It honestly makes the game unplayable.… Expand
  28. herrmann
    Sep 11, 2016
    8
    This game is a blast! I just started playing it with my roommates and we all have a great time playing it. It is a good game to just hang out and play because the fights do not last long so the people that are not playing do not have to wait a long time to play as they would playing other sports games.
    The controls are easy to learn and even if you do not know how to play you can still    This game is a blast! I just started playing it with my roommates and we all have a great time playing it. It is a good game to just hang out and play because the fights do not last long so the people that are not playing do not have to wait a long time to play as they would playing other sports games.
    The controls are easy to learn and even if you do not know how to play you can still have fun just button mashing.
    I am not big into video games and am not very good at sports games but this game is fun to play with your friends when you are getting ready to go out and still have a little time to waste.    … Expand
  29. WailingPuma
    Dec 12, 2016
    10
    ...People are criticizing this great game for being broken... Have you guys played the same game I did?
    AI has acceptable difficulty, the fight mechanics are superb, anything below 7 for this game is bs.
  30. MuscleNerd
    Jan 3, 2017
    3
    Where to beginning. The game is extremely addicting, I have over 500 online fights, but it is sad it took me 500 fights to realize how terrible the online is. If you get lucky and get an opponent who will fight you normal than the game is great. A good fight between two opponents who play the game like it is real life, it can't get much better.

    Normal = Not spamming take downs,    Where to beginning. The game is extremely addicting, I have over 500 online fights, but it is sad it took me 500 fights to realize how terrible the online is. If you get lucky and get an opponent who will fight you normal than the game is great. A good fight between two opponents who play the game like it is real life, it can't get much better.

    Normal = Not spamming take downs, spamming leg kicks, spamming take downs, spamming, ground and pound and reversing all of your attempts at transitioning.

    But does that happen often? No

    The online is trash, full of people spamming and cheating their way to victories. The computer judges are trash, typical UFC title stuff that has impacted their sales since the first UFC on xbox. The game always fails to deliver in the online aspect.

    Take downs are extremely slow and do not flow with the speed of the game at all. Maybe UFC 3 will be different, but I wont get my hopes up.    … Expand
  31. afluffyunicorn
    May 10, 2017
    1
    Horrendous game!! Terrible gameplay! The biggest issue with this game would be the reach, if you have a fighter who has a short reach good **** luck trying to win, as soon as you step in close to attack or close the distance the hit box pushes you away therefore not being able to attack at all. EA really likes to ruin games
  32. CGI_FrostFire
    Mar 7, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. UFC 2 has great graphics and amazing reactive gameplay. Not to mention the insanely FUN career mode yes I said (Fun) If its too hard for you then try changing your difficulty yes this game can piss you off but deal with it just because its a very good ea game. Just as good as NBA LIVE 18 and better than any ufc game that 2k could make. Yes sometimes I will lose the championship but its part of the game its very simple Punch Kick Ground & Pound + Blocking Really You wont have to use a Submission once . It is a great game.… Expand
  33. Elperrotodoloco
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    Para mi este juego es muy divertido con todas las cosas chistosas que pasan es muy genial el juego lo juego con mis primos el de 2 players pelea y es muy divertido es desafiante cuando dos jugadores se pelean en el juego por que ambos saben pelearse es muy divertido el juego se los recomiendo para que lo juegen con sus primos amigos y demas
  34. parmesancheese
    Oct 15, 2022
    8
    Great game and wish people would stop hating on it. It delivers on its purpose to have fun.

Awards & Rankings

80
#80 Best Xbox One Game of 2016
34
#34 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
32
#32 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    May 9, 2016
    82
    EA Sports makes its second appearance in the UFC’s famed Octagon. The fighter’s sophomore effort is solid: it has good technique, impresses visually and feels like the real thing, although its ground game could be better. UFC 2 is a contender in the making. [May 2016]
  2. games(TM)
    May 5, 2016
    70
    This year’s UFC feels like it improves in some key areas – overall quality, game modes and such – but not enough to really feel a great leap from the past.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 18, 2016
    70
    And still...the undisputed heavyweight champion of MMA games. [May 2016, p.86]
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