EA Sports UFC

 Xbox One
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 164 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 72 out of 164
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 164
  3. Negative: 44 out of 164
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  1. Odinss
    Jun 26, 2014
    4
    Are we in 2001?
    This game is a total mess, for the MMA fans or Gamers.
    The graphics is beautiful, but the frame rate drop and LAG, when another elements pops in the screen. The localization is a crap. Some times the control is simple and some times is impossible to know how to do. Please EA give the franshise for another publisher, the UFC 3 from THQ beat this game in all factor and    Are we in 2001?
    This game is a total mess, for the MMA fans or Gamers.
    The graphics is beautiful, but the frame rate drop and LAG, when another elements pops in the screen.
    The localization is a crap.
    Some times the control is simple and some times is impossible to know how to do.
    Please EA give the franshise for another publisher, the UFC 3 from THQ beat this game in all factor and UFC 3 is not a so good game.
    isn't an arcade game neither a sport/simulation game, all my hope that to have a FIFA for MMA is lost.
    the judges decision seems is random! LOL
    Don't waste your money!    … Expand
  2. carlsagen
    Jun 20, 2014
    4
    I played UFC Undisputed 3 a lot, and loved it. To compare it to this would be a little unfair, and I am a huge MMA fan too, like nerd status, love watching it, so my review is based off these two things. This game is bad in my opinion. The stand up is garbage, punches have no "umph" to them and the ground and pound is so bad....look for yourself. Every fighter has basically the same moveI played UFC Undisputed 3 a lot, and loved it. To compare it to this would be a little unfair, and I am a huge MMA fan too, like nerd status, love watching it, so my review is based off these two things. This game is bad in my opinion. The stand up is garbage, punches have no "umph" to them and the ground and pound is so bad....look for yourself. Every fighter has basically the same move set, cartwheel kicks, spinning ninja kicks, tornado kicks, spinning back kicks are used by almost all fighter (maybe 5-7 that don't have it. Take downs are bad and painful to watch, submissions are interesting but good luck watching your handy work with the colors and lines everywhere while performing one. There are a few nice things to like about this game. Great visuals, pretty good presentation and more flash KO's that UFC 3 for sure. A list of negative things I can say without even hesitating in typing, no leg TKO's or TKO animations, take downs are so bad (like really bad) the ground game is easy to get out of and watching someone use it effectively and correct is ugly, bad animations and robotic strikes, the stamina system is non existent unless you decide to swing for the fences, which you can throw 6 or 7 hooks or head kicks before getting tired, but don't worry, you are only tired for 3 seconds. To sum up harshly and blunt, if you want a fun looking fighting, with flashy Mortal Kombat attacks, arcade like stand up game and kind of care about the UFC, then this game is for you, if you want anything more than that this game is not for you, period. 4/10 for effort EA, please don't make a second game.… Expand
  3. Dedmon3
    Jun 18, 2014
    4
    This game was a huge letdown for me. I have yet to understand why so many people are trying to give the game good reviews. The game is nothing short of terrible. There are so many broken aspects of the game. It is mind blowing how anyone can enjoy it. The standup game is slow and random. You can land 50 haymakers to someone's chin and absolutely nothing happen. Every fighter has crazyThis game was a huge letdown for me. I have yet to understand why so many people are trying to give the game good reviews. The game is nothing short of terrible. There are so many broken aspects of the game. It is mind blowing how anyone can enjoy it. The standup game is slow and random. You can land 50 haymakers to someone's chin and absolutely nothing happen. Every fighter has crazy cartwheel kicks and such that make the game look so unrealistic. The clinch game is a mess. The ground game is embarrassing. Playing against other humans is not terrible. It is actually somewhat decent. However, the flaws of the game are still very obvious in PvP. The game is miserable when playing the CPU. I feel that the CPU doesn't play with any sense of strategy. It always just goes out there and hits whatever button comes to mind. I wasn't a big UFC Undisputed fan, but EA UFC does not even match Undisputed's games. I played this game for quite awhile trying to make myself enjoy it. However, there are a mountain of issues within every aspect of the game. I would not recommend this game to anyone.… Expand
  4. Username26
    Jun 18, 2014
    2
    Two is the only number i can fairly rate this game. From its horrible disregard for creating a real UFC event experience to the botcher it calls game play this game is a sad attempt to please the "casual" mma fan. Instead of putting itself best foot forward this game offers a complete arcade fighter experience against humans, and AI fully equipped with static manufactured drama with itsTwo is the only number i can fairly rate this game. From its horrible disregard for creating a real UFC event experience to the botcher it calls game play this game is a sad attempt to please the "casual" mma fan. Instead of putting itself best foot forward this game offers a complete arcade fighter experience against humans, and AI fully equipped with static manufactured drama with its sudden and most time random flash knockdowns, to strikes that deal significant damage not causing the fighter to show any visual que that it was effective. Of course everyone loves to get hit with a head kick from belly to belly close range due to no proximity striking while landing a tight hook directly on the oppositions jaw, and get knocked out by it due to this "As Real As It Get" scenario only available from in the monumental EA Sports UFC. Maybe you like "parring" strikes but being popped out of range for a follow up attack because of the games pre canned character placements shifting your fighter not only unrealistically but completely unfavorably.This games is a complete and utter failure from top to bottom grappling is a mess, striking is pathetic, clinch game wait never mind lets not go into that Popeye vs. Bruno situation this game deemed a clinch battle. I mean i love blocking take downs while throwing kicks because there is no actual tactic evolved in game play. Quite honestly all of the "Yes Men" out there rating, and praising this mess your only sending the message to developers of this poor designed game that it is satisfactory, and that they don't have to improve the title because people are gonna love it and buy it anyways. So to all the supposed mma fans, and studio plants falsely rating this wildly terrible albeit comical misrepresentation of the UFC, and Mixed Martial Arts as a whole do some serious soul searching, and ask yourself if you had a chance to make the best possible mma fighting game to ever come out wouldn't you do everything in your power to forced the developers to do better? Cause this game currently is just not fun from the moment you start to moment you give up. I could literally write a book on this games short coming but ill leave you with this how often does an amateur fighter start there career with zero fights, just straight into the biggest company in the world's world wide aired reality Tv tournament, and advance though to the ufc with no incantation bouts on their record?… Expand
  5. HybridExtreme
    Jul 3, 2014
    4
    EA Sports UFC has a very limited amount of modes and options. It does a rather lazy job of simulating the sport of MMA and it is clearly designed as an arcade over simulation game to appeal to the masses. For graphics, while there are glitches and bugs the game still looks great but EA shouldn’t be praised for that as great graphics on Now Gen Tech should be expected. I score this game 4EA Sports UFC has a very limited amount of modes and options. It does a rather lazy job of simulating the sport of MMA and it is clearly designed as an arcade over simulation game to appeal to the masses. For graphics, while there are glitches and bugs the game still looks great but EA shouldn’t be praised for that as great graphics on Now Gen Tech should be expected. I score this game 4 out of 10 based almost entirely on the opinion that the game is fun for a short time or if you have a group of buddies in the room to play the game offline with. It’s not worth full price nor is it worth 50% off. If you haven’t purchased it but are considering it, save your money. Get this game only when it’s cheap. That way the price will match the game!… Expand
  6. Jkofskey01
    Aug 30, 2014
    0
    Very inconsistent. terrible gameplay. You have terrible stikers/no power strikers continually ko'ing people. Ground is still based on span. damage is very inconsistent. Sometimes clean counters do damage somethimes they dont. Blocked punches get you rocked. Just bad game
  7. g8mrecon59
    Apr 12, 2016
    3
    The play control is a nightmare and the tutorials (MMA 101) a joke. and what does the phrase "This is not a button mash battle" even mean.. Idiots.. How about, telling the player what to do.. Like tap this button or hold this botton... And in the "MMA 101" how about actually giving instructions throughout the match instead of.... letting the play press the right button combination by mereThe play control is a nightmare and the tutorials (MMA 101) a joke. and what does the phrase "This is not a button mash battle" even mean.. Idiots.. How about, telling the player what to do.. Like tap this button or hold this botton... And in the "MMA 101" how about actually giving instructions throughout the match instead of.... letting the play press the right button combination by mere happenstance to get a tip... Do you even understand tutorials at all? This is not a button mash contest people.. lol… Expand
  8. TigrisVsLeo
    Jun 20, 2015
    0
    Terrible. The animations are pathetic, and ground game is ridiculous. Online for the last game my record was 55-0-0 with 3 championship belts using my own CAC which was also a Hall of Famer, but I took this one back after 1 hour of having it.
  9. CajunWhy
    Jul 19, 2014
    3
    If you like UFC games then stick with the older ones even though they don't look at pretty as this one. Also beware of certain people posting user reviews like Stinger911 who happens to work for EA lol.

    1.) the game looks nice even though it falls under 30 fps at certain points. 2.) campaign mode is rather dull and boring and the videos you watch seem rather dull and boring 3.) Online    If you like UFC games then stick with the older ones even though they don't look at pretty as this one. Also beware of certain people posting user reviews like Stinger911 who happens to work for EA lol.

    1.) the game looks nice even though it falls under 30 fps at certain points.
    2.) campaign mode is rather dull and boring and the videos you watch seem rather dull and boring
    3.) Online play would have been nice if it didn't have lag issues in 85% of the fights.

    bottom line EA could have done so much better making this game but failed on so many levels.    … Expand
  10. Pyryte
    Dec 29, 2014
    2
    EA seemed to remove everything that made the THQ games stand out. You can't personalize nearly as well as you could in previous games, slightly laggy, no choice in training. Basically, no choice in anything. Best thing to be said is it's very pretty. Hopefully next years will be much better. Because we all know EA never always puts out a version of everything every year, and this one hasEA seemed to remove everything that made the THQ games stand out. You can't personalize nearly as well as you could in previous games, slightly laggy, no choice in training. Basically, no choice in anything. Best thing to be said is it's very pretty. Hopefully next years will be much better. Because we all know EA never always puts out a version of everything every year, and this one has tons of room for improvement.… Expand
  11. namroc83
    Feb 12, 2015
    1
    Awful game, sluggish, unresponsive, way over complicated and just generally not fun...constant load screens for every action, laggy, uninspired customization...balance issues etc. Unless ur a die-hard fan of this series and it's overbearing fun killing mechanics, do yourself a favor and give it a pass
  12. BigDaddyCoo1
    May 27, 2015
    3
    I cant believe how fast your stamina goes down from blocking? Like really since when do you get sooooo tired from blocking, I fight and i dont ever get tired that fast just from blocking. On my opinion you should change that up cause that is just ridiculous already.
  13. Broyax
    Apr 25, 2017
    1
    J'ai essayé un ou deux WWE et là, je m'approche avec circonspection d'un UFC (on dirait un nom de baraque à frites ou de fabrique de poulets aux hormones...) et force est de constater que ce n'est pas trop vilain. Mais comme le poulet à la dioxine, ça n'a pas l'air trop mal tant qu'on y touche pas.

    Et là c'est pareil, tant qu'on y touche pas, ça va. C'est lorsqu'on commence à jouer que    J'ai essayé un ou deux WWE et là, je m'approche avec circonspection d'un UFC (on dirait un nom de baraque à frites ou de fabrique de poulets aux hormones...) et force est de constater que ce n'est pas trop vilain. Mais comme le poulet à la dioxine, ça n'a pas l'air trop mal tant qu'on y touche pas.

    Et là c'est pareil, tant qu'on y touche pas, ça va. C'est lorsqu'on commence à jouer que ça ne va pas. Evidemment, comment simuler cette espèce de "sport" de pauvres cons qui se mettent sur la gueule pour pas un rond (ou presque) sans tomber à la fois dans l'ennui, la répétition et la confusion la plus totale ?

    C'est naturellement impossible et le nombre faramineux de commandes en atteste sans compter les éventuels combos qui les accompagne, les variantes, les contres, les branlettes des sticks gauche et droit et tutti quanti.

    Et puis c'est malsain, bien plus malsain que la simple boxe ou n'importe quel art martial digne de ce nom : c'est juste de la merde en fait.    … Expand

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. CD-Action
    Aug 25, 2014
    70
    In terms of gameplay mechanics UFC is a complex game that will keep fans satisfied for months. It’s a shame that the dev team lacked someone who would use a flying knee to launch the animators and guys responsible for physics into the next-gen era. [08/2014, p.58]
  2. MondoXbox
    Aug 20, 2014
    80
    A good new beginning for the UFC series in its new EA Sports home. It surely could benefit some improvements in the career mode, but it results however in a solid game that every lover of this genre could be willing to try.
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  3. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Aug 18, 2014
    70
    A valiant first effort, EA Sports UFC could be the start of something great. For now, it is merely a good try, but one that is still a lot of fun. [Issue#114, p.68]
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