EA Sports MMA Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[sammy g]

Now this is how an MMA game should be made!

[RobertArmstrong78]

Thats it , fed up waiting for the playstation store. i am going to bed and tommorow i am going to trade in my PS3 for a 360. fed up of waiting for demos, fed up of the constant screen tearing, fed up of glorious 720p, fed up of the sub par controller. absolute joke

[Gotmadskillzson]

Quote: Originally Posted by jstrain1

Can someone explain exactly how subs work? I only ask because i have a disability and shining the stick in UFC 2010 was way too difficult for me to sub anyone...Is shining a part of subs in this game, or is it a new mechanic altogether?

New mechanic.

For joint locks you just tap a button

For chokes you use the stick, however you don't have to shine with it, just follow the marker on the screen.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Oh snap we can upload our highlights from fights.....I love all the little ratings they have in this game like chin rating, hand speed, foot speed, leg rating, heart rating, gut rating, hands range, leg range, etc.

Makes it much easier to determine whats the weak link in a person's armor.

[jstrain1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

New mechanic. For joint locks you just tap a button For chokes you use the stick, however you don't have to shine with it, just follow the marker on the screen.

Thanks a lot for letting me know.

I'm a little worried about what i see you've posted for chokes, though...how quickly do I need to move the stick? Sorry to be a pain, but these little details are important if I'm gonna spend the cash on it...Thanks again

[EarvGotti]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

New mechanic. For joint locks you just tap a button For chokes you use the stick, however you don't have to shine with it, just follow the marker on the screen.

So wherever the blue marker shows up in the zone, im supposed to just push my stick in that direction?

Please help because I cannot escape chokes to save my life( literally lol)

Also, with joint submissions its definitely not a button masher. If you mash the button too fast your stamina is gonna go within 1 second. You have to carefully pace yourself, which is what fighters do in real life. Man this game is amazing.

[DaveDQ]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

Is it perfect ? NO Better then Madden 11 ? Yes... Better then NBA Elite demo ? Yes Better then UFC 2009 ? Yes Better then UFC 2010 ? Yes I mean last time I checked in both UFC demos, the cpu went for a lot of takedowns as well. And in the UFC 2010 demo, you couldn't even freaking stop Machida from taking you down. At least on here, you can stop them from taking you down. You can actually submit the cpu without shining the skin off your palm. Actually escape from a cpu sub attempt. So putting things in perspective.....this is one hell of a demo. Perfect ? No. But still one hell of a demo that is more fun then both UFC games combined.

This is one of the best sports gaming demos in a while. You get to learn the game and you get to hash it out for a solid amount of time. The only thing I wish they did was add replay uploads like FN4 did in their demo.

I don't like to gush but for a first time effort, this game looks great. And we haven't even touched the online portion yet. I think EA did great with what is their first go.

I'll point out some negatives. The atmosphere is pretty bad. I'm big into presentation and I know it's hard to pull off in a game, but the intros are bland. They seem lifeless. The crowd seems odd too. It would be nice that when I'm in attack mode you really feel the adrenaline of the crowd with people yelling and cheering. I'll attribute some of this to no commentary but the crowd is rough.

There will be things that begin to spell out as I play it more but it's rare that I get a demo and can't wait to play it again. That's what it should do.

[Araxen]

Call me a nitpicker but I had a fight over in Asia and the crowd was still cheering during the fight which rarely happens in Japan. You can hear a pin drop when two fighters are fighting in Japan.