EA Sports UFC 3
Released
Release Date: February 2, 2018
The third installment in the video game series designed for MMA fans. EA Sports UFC 3 allows the players to assume the roles of the greatest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stars.
Release Date: February 2, 2018
The third installment in the video game series designed for MMA fans. EA Sports UFC 3 allows the players to assume the roles of the greatest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stars.
As the title itself might suggest, EA Sports UFC 3 is the third installment in the series designed for MMA fans. The game is available on PS4 and XONE and, similarly to its predecessors – 2014's EA Sports UFC and 2016's EA Sports UFC 2 – focuses on the most realistic representation of the MMA fights.
EA Sports UFC 3 is an arcade game with elements of a simulation. Players have to participate in fights and control one of the many available UFC stars. In order to succeed, one has to get to know the players, learn their attacks, and come up with their own strategies – this aspect is also present in the previous installments of the series. Unlike these, however, EA Sports UFC 3 introduces a much smoother and responsive gameplay. All because of the Real Player Motion technology responsible for character animations. The developers have recorded over five thousand new moves – starting from the way players move around the arena, through the blocks, to punches and kicks. This makes the game more realistic and better looking.
Electronic Arts (the publisher of such series as Mass Effect, Need for Speed, and Battlefield) has the license to utilize names of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stars. During the game, players can choose their favorite fighters featuring Connor McGregor, Georges St. Pierre, or Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
EA Sports UFC 3 for PS4 and XONE introduces several game modes. The main attraction is the elaborate G.O.A.T. Career Mode. It is based on participating in multiple fights and completing promotional activities in order to establish a solid fandom and sign increasingly lucrative contracts.
When it comes to the multiplayer, the game delivers a new Tournament mode, in which the player has to defeat as many opponents as possible with only one "life". There is also the Fight Now Custom mode, allowing players to modify the rules of the game (e.g. infinite stamina). Players looking for a challenge can enjoy the Stand & Bang and the Submission Showdown modes.
In comparison to its predecessors, EA Sports UFC 3 for PS4 and XONE delivers highest-quality visuals. Character models are much more polished, the same way as all the arenas. The largest asset of this game, however, lies in the aforementioned Real Player Motion system.
Platforms:
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: EA Sports
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
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Game Ratings for EA Sports UFC 3 Video Game.
Forbes: 8.4 / 10 by Brian Mazique
With a focus on depth and functionality, the EA UFC 3 development team has created the strongest version in their series. A few minor missteps and the reluctance to embrace or include a true-sim component keeps it from GOAT status. However, there's no question it's a titleholder.
GameSpot: 8 / 10 by Richard Wakeling
UFC 3's overhauled striking is wince-inducingly brilliant, but its cumbersome grappling continues to lag behind.
Polygon: 7.5 / 10 by Owen Good
Even with simplified grappling and submission controls carried over from the last edition, EA Sports UFC 3 is probably the least pick-up-and-play game in the sports genre. It takes real dedication, and understanding of one's fighter, to draw out the game's virtues. But they can be found in the anticlimax of a career bout that ends in a fraction of the time spent training for it. For those who can take a staggering punch and remain focused on their game plan, EA Sports UFC 3 is as close as it comes to professional fighting, without the bruises and welts.
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