| 17 June 2010
THQ has done it again - they have produced the best MMA video game on the market today with UFC Undisputed 2010. Now, I know what you are thinking - isn't it the only new MMA game on the market? While that may be true (at least until EA's MMA game comes out in the fall), it doesn't diminish the fact that this is a great game.
The first thing that will jump out at you when you fire the game up is its amazingly realistic graphics. Every little detail is in there to make each fighter's character in the game almost identical to the real life one - this includes all the tattoos, signature shirts and mannerisms of not only the fighters but also Bruce Buffer and the various trainers that corner a fighter. Not only are the graphics realistic, but the fighters' moves inside the Octagon are also a facsimile of the real thing. For a guy who grew up playing Intellivision, it's mind boggling how far games have come. And with over 100 fighters in the game, the chances are your favourite pugilist is in there for you to guide in the cage.
As for the actual gameplay, THQ added quite a few new wrinkles to the game to make it superior to last year's Undisputed. The Sway System lets you bob and weave your head as you throw blows at your opponent; the Posture System lets you raise up in your opponent's guard while on the canvas and reign down punches, and you are now able to transition from one submission attempt to another. Perhaps the biggest improvement is that the actual cage is now in play, allowing you to pin your adversary up against the fence and give them the business, a la Randy Couture.
Undisputed 2010 also has a couple of new game modes for users to partake in, including Title and Title Defense Modes, where you have to fight your way to the title and then successfully defend it, and Tournament Mode, which is like the old school, pre-Dana White UFC, where you fight multiple fights in one night (with cumulative damage) to try to win an up to 16-person tournament. But, more than likely, you'll be most interested in Career Mode, where you create your own fighter and try to lead him first out of the amateur ranks, then through the minor league "World Fighting Association", then finally (hopefully) to the top of the UFC. The only real downer to the whole game is that training and working to build up your created fighter's skill levels is tedious and not too much fun.
EA: MMA will have its work cut out for it if it plans on stealing the MMA video game championship belt away from UFC Undisputed 2010. Now, if you are still reading this and haven't raced out to the store to buy the game yourself, you can grab it online here:
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