UFC 2009: Undisputed (Xbox 360)

UFC Undisputed really sets itself a difficult challenge. Unlike a standard fighting game, like Soul Calibur or Tekken, or any other fighting sport simulator, such as EA Fight Night, this is a game that has to tackle one of the most complicated forms of fighting imaginable. MMA is a multifaceted combat sport, with very little structure in terms of how fights play out. While UFC Undisputed perhaps fails to capture this fluidity, it does an impressive job of forming a comprehendable game from this complicated sport. The game is satisfying to play, particular when you land a perfect counter hit KO on your opponent. Everything in the game can be countered in ...  Read the complete review

UFC 2009 Undisputed is one of the greatest fighting simulation games i've ever played on any console. Based on the increasingly popular 'Ultimate Fighting Championships' franchise it allows you to pit martial artists against kickboxers against wrestlers in the Octaton cage to find out who is the Ultimate Fighting Champion. When the initial screens load it looks really promising with amazing graphics and fluid movement in the fights, but as we all know initial shots can sometimes be the best part of a game and it can go downhill from there. From the Main Menu you have the following options: Exhibition - A great starting point for the ...  Read the complete review

UFC Undisputed is a combat game presented in a high class and glossy way. Brought to you by the team of THQ and Yukes, the duo behind the WWE Smackdown Vs Raw series, there is immersive gameplay with a comprehensive fighting system. Graphics: The characters are very well done and look very realistic. The animation is particularly good and game physics is handled by the powerful Havok graphics engine. There is impressive detail on the fighters showing muscle tone and sweat as they tire. The environments are mostly functional but accurate perhaps only slightly let down by some dodgy crowd characters but this is par for the course in these type of ...  Read the complete review

UFC 2009 Undisputed is a wrestling game for the next generation machines from THQ. In this games career mode you can create your own fighter though it does seem a little bit basic compared with recent WWE offerings. You can pick the moves you want to specialise in so you can customize it how you want to play. To participate you will have to fight, but before that you will need to train to make your fighter stronger. You can fight opponents performing specific tasks in the fight to learn new moves for your fighter and improve your stats. This is really good as it feels like you are actually learning things. The fighting mechanics ...  Read the complete review

UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships) is becoming quite the popular little sport, mixing up the best boxers, wrestlers, martial artists and judo experts it becoming quite the sport du jour for people to watch, coming across like an adrenalised version of the old JCVD film, Blood Sports, cage fighting is stealing the thunder of boxing and WWE wrestling and this game is only going to increase its popularity further. I bought the game for £39.99 on Amazon after reading so many positive reviews, I expected a lot when I got the game and so far I have been shocked at how good it is. To begin with the graphics are exceptional, really realistic, the ...  Read the complete review