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Share Your UFC Undisputed Demo Video Game Reviews And Thoughts

Posted By: Bruno Published in Instructional

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Now that everyone can download the new THQ UFC Undisputed Demo I would like to get your thoughts on how they did with the game.

UFC 2009 Undisputed is an explosive fighting game detailing the action, intensity and attitude of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Featuring an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world, players will push the envelope with a powerful new game engine and put their best fighting disciplines to the test in the world famous Octagon. This is the hype now what do you think of the UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo?

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skweebie Says, in 4-24-2009 at 09:28:11 from 152.22.0.253

Great all around, only thing is to submit the AI it difficult, or maybe im doing something wrong

riz Says, in 4-24-2009 at 09:33:23 from 76.179.188.158

well I have to say since yesterday afternoon, and hours of play, with only two fighters, this game is awesome! Controls are great. will be purchasing on May 19th for sure.

Espelho Says, in 4-24-2009 at 09:43:22 from 155.198.147.169

sooo wish I had a PS3 or an Xbox right now….

Skope Says, in 4-24-2009 at 09:47:45 from 69.77.169.102

Amazing stuff! learning curve is a bit high but everything about this game, except the graphics, is fantastic.

Androly-San Says, in 4-24-2009 at 10:11:15 from 65.212.112.106

Left it downloading last night. Had to connect my PS3 wirelessly and my router fucking sucks. I’ll check it out tonight when i get home.

Allbusiness Says, in 4-24-2009 at 10:34:50 from 70.27.180.131

u can download it at xbox live marketplace now?

Bruno: Yes.

bellio Says, in 4-24-2009 at 10:36:05 from 67.78.62.100

fly as a bitch im buying

thulsadoom Says, in 4-24-2009 at 10:52:52 from 99.48.211.106

I’m with skope on this one. The game is fun as cake, but the graphics are a bit ehhhh. i hope it’s just a rough version of a cleaner final version. wish they added the new gold and white (or silver) ufc graphics. oh well, i’ll wait till next year.

Newcastle, UK Says, in 4-24-2009 at 11:02:57 from 90.210.172.74

Dont know about a steep learning curve! I won my first 10 fights. Also what happened to Chucks gut? Its gone!

Good game but I still havent figured out how to submit on the ground

MIKE Says, in 4-24-2009 at 11:09:01 from 75.33.87.152

I’m not gonna lie, but the striking in one of my old WWE games (that came out in 2003) I had for my PS2 has better looking striking and more realism than this game.

dan2thek Says, in 4-24-2009 at 11:26:36 from 68.122.164.56

i like the striking aspects of the game but grappling is kind of weird. I guess with time i’ll get used to it. im def buying on May 19th

johnclayburchett Says, in 4-24-2009 at 11:44:06 from 74.131.248.73

Yea its a little myeh on the striking here and there, but overall its a great game. Engine is a little complex, little kids will be mashing the shit out of buttons everywhere!! It was fun though. I will say I don’t like that when it goes to ko mode and you get knocked down, that you can’t even begin to defend yourself. That sucks pretty bad. You just lay still and get punch in the face over and over. Anyways, 8.5 out of 10 on the demo.

Black Gerbil1 Says, in 4-24-2009 at 12:52:50 from 89.243.14.87

game is sick, I cant wait to create Ross Pointing on ‘create a fighter’ mode.

sjp925 Says, in 4-24-2009 at 13:05:00 from 98.109.102.238

its definitely a good game. The knockouts are cool aside from the mouthgaurd flying out on every knockout…the subs are really challenging to pull off which is good in a way you wouldnt want it to be real easy so you sub a guy every time you attempt one. And if you find yourself winning every match turn the difficult up in the options menu you won’t be able to do it if you play on expert. Another thing I didn’t like was the stoppage the ref kinda just stands behind you and watches and then they bell will ring. Or youll hear him say stop and still just stand there I wish he would jump in and tackle you but oh well maybe next game. Should be real good with online play to. A game worth getting for any mma fan i think.

Nockstar Says, in 4-24-2009 at 13:09:09 from 76.71.113.23

i havent tried it, but i hear, learning the ground game is not easy. has anyone submitted anyone yet? do you find that the ref stands you up early? coz that’s what Dana white was complaining about he he faced off against GSP. do you have enough time to set up a submission?i cant wait to play!

Brian Says, in 4-24-2009 at 13:09:19 from 96.2.41.140

Glitchy, great looking textures on the fighters but everything else looks like it belongs on a PS2. It is fun though, going to reserve my copy now

Donster Says, in 4-24-2009 at 13:17:44 from 72.226.72.177

awesome game cant wait for may 19th graphics look kick ass on 52″ LCD.Hard to submit i agree.

RoitPump Says, in 4-24-2009 at 13:48:38 from 24.83.17.68

Great game, I enjoyed playing the demo.
Can’t wait for the real deal to come out.

Hopefully in the real game you can change the rules cuz I really wanna rain knees during a north-south position. lol

Venomous Says, in 4-24-2009 at 14:01:26 from 64.250.217.45

Great game, wish there were a little more variety of Muay Thai kicks but oh well it is indeed a must have.

ctrob Says, in 4-24-2009 at 14:27:52 from 70.161.168.209

The game is a little deeper than most of you realize, and like a poster above said, knock it up to expert if you think you’re hot shit. The subs are hard, and could use a little tuning, but i’ve pulled a few off. The controls are more in depth than even the tutorial teaches you! When in certain positions, pause the game and look through the action lists. There are tons of moves, counters and all that you all are missing out on. Even striking is deeper than what the tutorial shows. I can’t wait to show you fools how the game is meant to be played.

paddedummy Says, in 4-24-2009 at 14:51:31 from 96.20.145.49

I can understand playing a game where you are a ninja or something because you really can’t go out assassinating people with a sword and shuriken but I don’t get why anybody would play this when they could join a gym and spar! It’s like why the hell would you play Guitar Hero when you could just learn to actually play the guitar? Playing guitar impresses chicks, being good at Guitar Hero makes them think that you are a pasty, shut in, geeky virgin,lol

TheCanadian Says, in 4-24-2009 at 15:26:05 from 99.252.199.38

Whoever complained about graphics is dumb, the game looks amazing. Knockouts are kinda sporadic and unrealistic at times (I was knocked out and got multiple knock outs by elbow on the inside, honestly when was the last time you saw someone drop from an inside elbow besides when Anderson Silva dropped that guy) head kick kos happen a little much, but its for the sake of entertainment. We must have fought 40 times and only went to the third once, and never went to a decision. The ground is chaotic, but intuitive when you get the feel for a pass or a mount. Subs are also kinda sporadic, we only saw 4 subs the whole night, on one of them my friend bairly tried to sub me, while I furiously attempted to get out and he still got it, so dont know what that was about. All in all, we played a DEMO for 4 hours, and will play it for 4 more again tonight. Its THAT GOOD. Dont give up on the ground early, we didnt like it at first until a friend of mine got a mount, took my friends back, failed the RNC, got reversed, re-reversed, and finished with an arm bar.

MIKE Says, in 4-24-2009 at 15:55:16 from 75.33.87.152

What fighters do you get in the demo?

sjp925 Says, in 4-24-2009 at 16:18:11 from 98.109.102.238

did someone really just post saying “go to a gym and spar” alright buddy lets relax…Hey instead of playing grand theft auto lets go jack a car and do some drive bys!!

yooo@assa Says, in 4-24-2009 at 16:53:57 from 98.230.13.143

Man this game is amazing. I’m up to Advanced difficulty. I’m going to be trying experienced in a bit. I just won a hard 3 round fight against RUA on advanced by nailing him with a spinning back fist. So pleasing. Gonna try it with rua now even though I hate that he knocked my boy out.

Buckethead Says, in 4-24-2009 at 17:05:36 from 142.167.234.213

If Ross Pointon is the guy you’re going to create you should at least know how to spell his name lol

Livid Says, in 4-24-2009 at 17:43:29 from 67.82.40.235

The submissions are exxtremely hard to pull off but overall a great game. The only time i was able to submit an opponent was when they were already dazed and in danger of being ko’ed. other than that my submission attempts were countered

Jackubean Says, in 4-24-2009 at 20:09:24 from 70.110.59.71

Shogun and Chuck

k balls Says, in 4-24-2009 at 22:52:56 from 207.210.24.90

i just love everyone that is chirping this game. you are picking on such minor things that you arent even really appreaciating the revolution this game is going to bring to next gen systems. they have made leaps and bounds and for those that dont like the knockout mode, or that the ref doesnt come in to stop. give me a break. this game is phenominal and there is no question that there is a better fight/wrestling game out there once this thing drops. So rather than looking at what it doesnt have, look at what it does do.

kishoba Says, in 4-25-2009 at 00:20:02 from 66.188.124.129

I unfortunately currently own a Wii, but as I don’t have much time to play video games these days and my younger days were spent addicted to Mario and Zelda it has suited me fine. However, I will defintely be purchases an XBox or PS3 (Still haven’t decided which one) just for this game. Looks amazing!

LOLWUT Says, in 4-25-2009 at 00:22:13 from 74.37.99.50

You little kids still play video games?

coutura Says, in 4-25-2009 at 00:25:56 from 72.93.20.171

i dont like showgun legs to skinny i like him on his tight white licra pants dont like the way he move only the face looks like showgun only the body is gay

michaelemerson Says, in 4-25-2009 at 00:52:12 from 99.187.120.215

The demo is good and I am sure the dev. team is still polishing up in a few areas. Hopefully they are reading some of these comments on this particular board! FYI….my demo on XBOX-360 did freeze-up at some point but I did a soft re-boot and it was fine.

I’ll be buying da’ game!

Mike

Kella Says, in 4-25-2009 at 01:20:20 from 173.2.134.128

k balls just typed out exactly what i was thinking while i was reading everyone’s reviews

Junbo Says, in 4-25-2009 at 02:09:08 from 74.215.22.23

I would give it a 6 out of 10. If I factor in the complete game, an 8.

I don’t think the demo did this game any justice at all.

The most crucial aspect of this game is the collision. Though it’s real close, it’s not spot on. I imagine if I was playing 2 player for the first time, or playing online the collision could look like a mess when the button mash begins.

This was my first impression, which to most is crucial. The problem with the demo is it is defaulted to an extremely easy setting. My first 6 fights were finished within the first round, all by way of button mash, all knockouts with none of the knockouts really looking that spectacular.

The second thing that drove me nuts (in the beginning) is I was trying to play Lidell as a counterpuncher, backing up and waiting for the opponent to punch. I couldn’t figure it out easily and it frustrated me.

My point is, I am gamer enough to figure it out and from all I am reading it sounds like the fighting gets way deeper. But it’s not easy to figure out. It’s that deep. I honestly think alot of people will get bored with the game before they give it a chance and figure it out. After 6 matches it all started feeling the same.

Again, alot of this may have to do with the easy setting they introduce the game with. An easy thing they could have done to showcase what the game could do is start you at a very hard difficulty. This would allow the computer to stomp your ass, preferably in a spectacular fashion, showing off what the game can do. After it beats your ass once, it gives you the option for an easier setting. I think this would have inspired the average gamer to figure out how to be a bad ass too.

And just admit it. The submissions suck as is. Again not easy to figure out which makes it look like garbage initially.

I think what made THQ successful with the wrestling games is they already had a blueprint to work off of. the wrestling games are centered around the grappling system which makes the game look deep initially. its easy for people to play. This game doesn’t have that privilege. It’s centered around a striking game and it feels like grappling is secondary.

The hook in any game is grabbing your attention enough in the first 30 minutes. I don’t think this demo will grab “most” peoples attention for that long, it almost didn’t me and I have been looking forward to this game for 2 years.

I really think that sometime these devolopers are shooting themselves in the foot releasing demo’s like this.

mdizzy420 Says, in 4-25-2009 at 02:29:21 from 76.127.28.116

This game is amazing
A lot of you guys have a half empty glass. While mine is filled to the top. Could be up for best sports game of the year. We’ll see how live and career goes… The striking is dynamic and unpredictable. Just they way I’d have it as well. Play on experienced, the fights turn out to be much more realistic.

hi Says, in 4-25-2009 at 02:49:41 from 67.159.5.52

not a good game. another one of those fighting games where see and react doesnt exist. in other words by the time you react to the punch by hitting the block button, it is too late, the opponent has hit u in the face already. I think they shouldve slowed down the punching. And one other thing… the standup defense as a whole is way too simple. there is no leaning, blocking a left punch , blocking a right punch, or any of that. theres basically one block button for high attacks and one block button for low attacks. boring. so in my opinion just another arcade fighting game no different from street fighter (stand up wise)..

hey Says, in 4-25-2009 at 02:58:13 from 98.207.77.83

Black Gerbil1 Says, in 4-24-2009 at 12:52:50 from 89.243.14.87

game is sick, I cant wait to create Ross Pointing on ‘create a fighter’ mode.

i hate that guy ^

Lingo Says, in 4-25-2009 at 03:10:28 from 217.35.82.111

Really good demo im impressed the action can change at any time.

I recommend putting difficulty up to advanced/expert for a challange.

I have been loving knocking out Shogun shame Chuck could’nt pull it off last week =(

Definatly getting this the day it comes out not sure what console to get it on ps3/xbox.

Xbox seen to be better with putting in downloadable content so might be worth getting it on that for when new fighters are ready for DL. But PS3 is free online play so im not sure lol

shutup Says, in 4-25-2009 at 05:22:06 from 98.230.13.143

this is the definitive MMA game, I’m sorry, shut the fuck up about the ref and the graphics, which aren’t bad.

This shit rocks

Gnarcore Says, in 4-25-2009 at 05:43:45 from 216.251.128.89

My only complaint is with 2 player mode. If you get real close one player can just repeatedly hit the other without the other player having the ability to disengage, block or clinch.

Numerous times my roommate would be totally gassed on his energy bar and still get a KO because I could get away from his slamming attacks.

SeanPenn Says, in 4-25-2009 at 08:05:31 from 88.115.184.116

I played it for maybe 2-3 hours. Seems like a really entertaining game. You really have to think what you are doing on every difficulty setting other than beginner. Button mashing gets you nowhere fast. Subs are very hard, ground game clearly way more challenging than striking. I don’t personally think that’s a good thing, since there are alot of takedowns. Grappling can become frustrating. Graphics are ok, sounds are ok. I would say it’s worth buying.

Bermuda Triangle Choke Says, in 4-25-2009 at 14:30:53 from 72.195.133.239

game is pretty good i play it on advanced that shit is hard everytime shogun takez me down he mountz me and i cant do shit he’ll just ground and pound me..iz there a reversal from the mount position?

TheCanadian Says, in 4-25-2009 at 15:58:36 from 99.252.199.38

Junbo, your way, way off. The only thing that sucks about the game is the tutorial, it doesnt explain shit AT ALL. Honestly, we discovered 85% of what we know on the ground through trial and error.
HERES SOME TIPS PEOPLE
You can run into leg kicks to make it a full chop (I got a sweep from one of these leg kicks), if you move into a punch it becomes a hook/power, if you move away it becomes an uppercut. If you are in full guard with Rua, you can pull the rubber guard. From the rubberguard, you can go for the triangle choke and the omaplata. To pull rubberguard is L1 + major transition, you have to be in full guard. Both fighters have L1 modified attacks, Chucks are found on the ground (I believe while in side control) and Rua’s are done in the clinch. Both fighters also have L1 modified transitions, Chucks being a devastating quick mount. If you hold L1 and press down with the movement stick with Rua, you will pull guard. This can be done in the clinch if you wanna go for the quick sub.
If you run at a downed opponent and press strike while falling into them, you will do a falling strike. If someone is running at you and you counter a falling strike, it can result in a triangle choke counter.

Subs we have seen so far: Flying armbar(have yet to finish) North-South Choke (have yet to finish. Armbar (couple of finishes) Kimura-only 1 finish, kneebar – 1 finish, omaplata (yet to finish) and triangle choke (yet to finish)

TheCanadian Says, in 4-25-2009 at 16:05:45 from 99.252.199.38

Yes, there is a reversal from the mount. You must hold up on the left stick, and then try to spin the right joystick in the manner that you wish to spin. It might give your back up to your opponent if he counters however. To stop a guy from mounting you, hold left or right on the right joystick, this will have your fighter do his best to hold his opponent in place. Obviously it works better from certain positions (full guard this stops people from posturing up) For the button mashers out there having trouble getting taken down, heres a tip: dont mash. Use the right joystick and spin it to muscle your way through a defense. If you position it away from your opponent before he gets all the way into the shot, you will stuff it, and sometimes counter it, landing on top with the posibility of transitioning to back/side control, or going for the guillotine choke.
Oh yeah, i forgot, we’ve seen a whole bunch of guillotine attempts but never finished any. Infact we have yet to get the finish on any type of choke, along with the rear naked choke.
You can also flick the right joystick to catch leg kicks and get a takedown, or flick it at strategic moments on the ground to perform a full refersal. If you do the same direction as your opponent (lets say I press up going for a transition, and you flick up going for a counter) the counter is DEVASTATING. I was countered by my friend during an attmpted upward sweep, which got him right to the mount (and got me KTFO). I believe (but have yet to confirm) that if you counter in the opposite direction (he goes up you go down) the effect is opposite, having you getting the less advantageous position.

Nick Says, in 4-25-2009 at 18:58:15 from 70.54.26.94

demo was fun, thq wrestling games suck so I wasn’t expecting much byt it seems decent. Haven’t subbed yet…Shoguns Knees in the clinch are devasting tho!

michaelemerson Says, in 4-25-2009 at 20:36:23 from 99.187.120.215

THQ Dev. Team:

Please….Please….Please >>>>> Fix the submission controller commands. That is the only thing that is not working properly.

Thanks,
Mike

Junbo Says, in 4-26-2009 at 12:55:41 from 74.215.22.23

TheCanadian – You told me i was off, but didn’t say why or how, instead went into a strategy guide. You didn’t even make an attempt at reviewing the game.

I have played it more since my half ass attempt at reviewing it. I still hold firm on most of what I have to say.

I still think it’s a great game. I still think the controls are a bit whacked during clinch, ground and subs. Still think the collision is spotty.

And most of all I still think that the devs were ignorant defaulting the game to such an easy setting. It’s not the most brilliant way to sell this game.

I would also add that I don’t like the ratio of 1st round fights vs fights that went into the 2nd round. I have yet to see a 3rd round.

Don’t get me wrong. Still a great game and an even better foundation for future expansions than most sports games ive ever played. It’s just not without it’s flaws. Just because I love MMA doesn’t mean I won’t be critical on a video game developers attempt at recreating what I love. If you got a bunch of idiots running around saying the game is perfect, then it doesn’t motivate said developer to make an even better game next time.

Jgoih Says, in 4-26-2009 at 21:22:47 from 68.101.168.54

This game is what people who play fighter games call “broken”. The controls are iffy and its not as good as the old UFC one on dreamcast anyway. To submit chuck you need a miracle. When a fighter is rocked or has no energy they still hit just as hard. Chucks superman is ridiculous.

Atom Says, in 4-27-2009 at 05:04:48 from 90.195.117.62

Well I I’ll be playing the demo tonight, I cant wait.

I just hope it has the playability of Pride on the PS2 from years back as I still play that wicked game with mates. LOL

Allbusiness Says, in 4-27-2009 at 11:30:22 from 70.24.106.221

SUBMISSION okay so ive found out how to do submissions in the game. first off if you look at tthe fighters stats u will see chuck has like 89 on submission defense when u get him to the ground get the mount and slowly ground and pund but dont rock him whenever he tries to reverse position or make his own transition he uses stamina do thos for about 2 mins and then try for and arm lock or leg lock i could never get chokes on him. and if ure chuck dont try to submit ure isnt going to work

wizzard Says, in 4-27-2009 at 11:34:33 from 81.134.5.195

To make people tap, go to options and turn stamina bar on. As soon as opponents stamina bar is either low or goes fully yellow, Click in the right analog stick when your on floor in mount or opponent is on floor and your standing. Tap X,Y,A,B like the button masher you are and there you have it. TAP TAP TAP

wizzard Says, in 4-27-2009 at 11:41:52 from 81.134.5.195

Oh by the way playing on my 50″ Pioneer LX and and a £110 HDMI cable in and this game is truly amazing. How any one can call the graphics on this game poor must be playing on a tube T.V. Honestly would say top 5 graphics for a game i’ve got. Bad things replays seems like knockouts don’t even touch, surely must sort this out for the full version and clinching can seem a bit pointless with only week punches and kicks able to be thrown.

Greatwhite Says, in 4-27-2009 at 17:46:25 from 209.139.199.1

To be honest I think this game’s just average when you put it in the mix with all the other top fighting titles out there.

It’s really glitchy and buggy at the best of times.

The art team did an excellent job on the texture/shader work for each fighter though, but that’s about it.

Addmeforabeatdown Says, in 4-28-2009 at 11:47:54 from 12.168.25.203

Whoever says this game is easy, add Vividescription for my gtag, who a beatdown. lol

Vandal81 Says, in 4-28-2009 at 13:46:18 from 66.154.208.35

This game is great I just wish the demo had someone easier to submit. Just like real life Chuck is hard to keep down, unless it’s a hook followed by a hammerfist

JOdaGod Says, in 5-1-2009 at 12:06:17 from 150.174.166.90

Game is great. there are some premature stoppages on here though and hopefully that’ll be fixed. The game is great when playing on Expert also. Its like a chess match on that difficulty. Ill definitely buy it

Acosta578 Says, in 5-3-2009 at 09:12:19 from 88.157.200.155

Its alright but they missed out some basic stuff that even older MMA games had like top/bottom back mount positions and i wasn’t very happy with the button pressing on some situations instead of right time pressing and choosing the right counter.In end its alright and on some stuff better than older MMA games but lacks on some basic areas that prevent it to be all it could be for MMA gamer vets like me.

chuedue Says, in 5-3-2009 at 15:21:15 from 216.220.216.204

This game is all dat like its 2 nice I already preordered it so I can get the 2 extra fighters can’t wait 2 be rampage,brock,GSP,andersonsilva,does anybody know GSP fighting style? Ohh yea If anybody wanna really get the butts kick add my gtag on ps3 chrissypooh95

Jilla man Says, in 5-4-2009 at 19:08:28 from 68.150.131.2

Da demo is AMAZING!!! I mean its only two characters but ive been playin for hours! Da ground transitions ar a lil confusing, tryin to full mount but otha dan that its awesome…………. One more wish i hope dey change, wen yu knick da guy out standin or watever, i kinda hoped dey wuld giv us a chance to follow through wit even more punches! Im nit sayin an excessive amount but if hes out and SLOWLY faalling but still standin a bit, i wouldnt mind another punch or two ….its jus funner that way!

Rua problems Says, in 5-11-2009 at 20:35:40 from 192.45.72.26

Great game! 8 out of 10 if they can fix one flaw! One serious flaw, the ability to submit someone is based mostly on how fast you can push a, b, x or y and not based on how talented a submission fighter is. 3 of my friends decided to have a go at the game and after about 3 fights one of my friends, while playing with Chuck, decided to try a submission and pulled it off. Then he proceeded to win every fight after that (maybe 20-25 fights) via submission. He must have racked up a hand full of submission victories each via guillotine, Armbar, Kimura, Kneebar and also finished a few via RNC and Triangle choke. We realize that no matter how fast the three of us could press the a, b, x, or y buttons, we couldn’t press it as fast as the other guy could. This resulted in Chuck submitting Rua at least 20 times in a row! This is completely unacceptable. Lets face it, Chuck knocks guys out, he doesn’t switch from being in someone’s guard to kneebar. This simply does not happen! Not 20 times in a row. THQ please fix this soon. I’m not sure what needs to be done, but this is going to be a major issue as soon as this game rolls out on 5-19.
Anyone else have this problem?

LastKnownHero Says, in 5-20-2009 at 17:12:48 from 65.93.40.107

Do not get this game. The ground game on it is absolutely rediculous. You can’t submit them, but they submit you without even trying.