EA Sports UFC 4 Review
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- EA Sports UFC 4 doesn't rock the boat all that much, but its reworked clinch system and new grapple assist feature are welcome changes, along with a tighter career mode that does a better job of teaching the basics of MMA.
Reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PlayStation 4 Pro. Also available on Xbox One
#ign - Ігри
EA: Lets leave some flaws in the game so we can have some improvements for UFC 5.
Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
UFC 4 is the last UFC game. Dana white made a 4 game deal with EA. Maybe they will make a new contract cuz the game sells a lot
So true
Nostradamus New I hope they make a deal with a different company
@@chaserem1180 what if different company make it worse 😁
Verdict: wait for a sale
I'll wait for ACG and his review
@@TheREALHugo4 what other mma games are there?
Wish I hadsmfh 🤦🏽♂️
@@chrisdamon7220 I feel your wallets pain friend
Just keep with UFC 3 until 4 is on sale.
"Dad do you love me?"
"Look..let's see how this thing plays out." - Dana White
I bet he tells that to his wife 😂😂😂
Loool
Can we just get ufc undisputed 3 remastered instead
Please
Please
That's what this is.
The studio that did that went under didn’t it. Shame. Dana always hated on EA too. Now he’s in bed with them
Undisputed 3 is the goat MMA game
So in short still can't top thq's 3 ufc games
No and they never Will. THQ is King
Nah it’s better then ufc 3
@@pokipods 😂😂
Honestly I didn't like undisputed 1 and 2 was okay. I feel like they only really hit the nail on the head in the third entry
Facts I miss those games on Xbox 360🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"It's not a career, it's an opportunity" - Dana White
LMAO super underrated comment here
An opportunity for you to make Dana White richer.
princenw1 That’s the hard truth about professional sports as a whole. 🚫🧢
Opportunity Mode (instead of career mode) request :)
This is the most over played joke I've seen.
I played 6 hours on EA access.
Career starts nice and feels fine, but gets extremely Grindy to reach a title fight and worse still, it got really dull after the first few fights in my opinion, where you have less interaction with your coach and your simply left to rinse and repeat the same fight camp and fight sequence without many cut scenes or storyline.
Got stale.
Gameplay is decent, but not a huge jump over UFC 3
Graphics are the same let’s be honest with ourselves.
Wouldn’t mind a fight night now it’s been long
This seems very EA like. Basically, this is how they ruined FIFA, probably be the same for UFC 4.
I was excited for UFC 4 but it just looks like upgraded graphics on UFC 3 lol.
I'll wait till it's 50% off.
Bother you are speaking my language fight night would be nice. I've been waiting for so long.
P P yeah absolutely, I don’t want to stop you buying if your a die hard ufc fan as there is some limited time fun to be had for sure. But it’s lazy on career focus imo. Don’t blame you , 59$ etc is expensive for that imo. I copped Witcher 2 for $3.49 on and hitman 2 for $10 on Microsoft store, perspective
KOFFIN nails I feel that, same we all have lol. Check out esports boxing by steel city interactive , it’s shaping up to be a decent game could be a big wave of support. Releases December/January
the graphics are worse imo😂 still i enjoy the game alot. But it needs a day 1 patch 4 sure
I need another Fight Night
Yes and on PC
We all do brother. It's been too long
And a Fight for NY remaster
@@mr.smellgood2794 YES
Yes totally agree! Been saying it for a few years now. I'd be happy even just with fight night champion straight remastered. Or maybe just with a few new fighters added. I'd buy it the second it came out.
Fight Night Champion is 9 years old. And STILL a more innovative game. EA wtf??
I agre completely bro, fight night champion is the best, I still play it sometimes, wonderful game and I like MMA much more than boxing
no fnc isnt more innovative than this, sorry
Bring back Fight Night!!
Champion is still actually the champ I must say compared to this ufc 4 sadly
except for the spamming on fight night champion. I was the best on it by the way. You probably played me and lost. Remember how people spammed especially with Mike Tyson?
"Not much has changed in 6 years", well, it is an EA game, wot u expect?
EA continues to take steps backwards with this series in my opinion. Undisputed 3 is still the best MMA game ever🤦🏻♀️
EA Sports UFC isn't in the same series as the THQ games.
JDINCINERATOR I’m aware. I’m implying even after all this time nothing has really come close to Undisputed 3
yes
Nothing will ever come close to undisputed 3
. It's still a UFC game and THQ did a better job
This game really makes you feel like CM punk - IGN
Yeah, KO’s should feel more impactful. And ground and pound.
Go play undisputed 3 you'll be satisfied
pashtin no one wants to play that in 2020 loser 😂
Cannot even elbow in ground and pound 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
blazed808 wait are you fr? Bc there’s 2 sides to that, elbow G&P was op in ufc 3 but that’s actually kinda disappointing
That's why I still play UFC 2. Nothing like elbowing someone making them stumble and hunch over just to flying double knee them in the face and make them do 3/4ths of a backflip just to crush their face with 4 brutal hammerfists. Or let them stand up just to slam them back down with a single-leg suplex. think the camera following the g&p strikes helps alot.
UFC 2009 was the sole culprit in getting me into MMA 10 years ago just by being a fun and excellently balanced fighting game. But seeing how poor UFC games are now saddens me to think that someone else wont go through the same beautiful experience I did.
K-1 Grand Prix 2002
Undisputed 3❤️
Ufc undisputed 2009 and 2010 were the golden years. Got me into MMA aswell.
THQ did a lot of stuff well
Underwater Fighting Championship 4
hahahahaa ))))
You win! Perfect!
Exactly
Crindge
Verdict : Don’t Buy any EA ( Sports ) Games ever
@Keith Cousins what an irrelevant reply to his comment....
And yet people will, in droves.
@Keith Cousins wtf does that mean
Star wars fallen order
Keith Cousins what u smokin on? I wanna try it
8/10 - I can’t let you get close
😂😂😂😂
The best review ever.
Biggest arms of West Linn, Oregon.
uncle chael
starts shoving*
Thq made the best ufc games i miss UFC undisputed they had the right idea with the sub system
UFC 4 has the same exact sub system.
Undisputed 3 is hands down the best mma game we have ever had
And the pride mode. Man that was legendary
THQ always delivers when it comes to fighting sports games
@@Smorgasvord It's not a smooth
It feels like they are fake fighting, no impact with the strikes.
nah they do impact it’s just those clips are from someone who can’t play 😂
UFC2 better ufc4 just like ufc3
Yeah no there is impact and it's fluid just the dude playing isn't really playing well
@@br1an399 way to true
It feels like the fighters have lead in their veins.. like moving around a fuckig dump truck
So I've had about 3 or 4 fights in career mode so far and I instantly had to switch to the legacy grapple system and the higher camera angle. It seems like EA tried to simplify the grappling system and did but ended up making it a touch more complicated. It does feel more fluid and I like that they made the combat more fast paced like in a real fight. It'll take me some getting use to the new commands for defending/performing takedowns and transitioning in a standing clinch but I like the overall direction.
do you need internet for career mode?
When we getting a new fight night is the real question come on EA
Its gotta be next.
For real. Past due. I went back to champion
lastmexicano Right?!? It’s been forever since we had a fight night game. I think the last one was fight night champion which came out a decade ago.
Boxing is dead
Next gen buddy. Fury and Joshua are the hint for it.
"It a same game but it EA,it always something little to everyone" 8/10 IGN in a nutshell
I want netherrealm or some company to remake this series. EA doesn't know how to make these kind of games. Fight night is the last decent sports fighting game they made.
Netherrealm engine for the graphics would be sick and they understand the marketing aspect of it. It’s argued they pissed a few folks off with all the added DLCs that weren’t included in the MK11 Ultimate Edition.
I think the fact they put this out right before next gen consoles means Fight Night is gonna be exclusive to next gen if they make it.
I agree, I started a petition to give the UFC rights to a different developer. EA is not committed.
Nether realm would be a terrible choice wtf are you talking about they have terrible character animation.
Still no manual replay camera?
There is
Fight Night Champion had great punch impact. I wish they added some kind of white flash or just better feedback if you stun your opponent like in that game
Nice to have a reviewer who actually follows mma and take note of some of the smaller details
UFC 3 from THQ is still the best.
I'd buy a remastered version for $100.
@@IsaacHozz Remaster no, Remake yes
@@IsaacHozz Boo!
inputfunny I’m not sorry.
@@IsaacHozz You should be.
I’m not even gonna front UFC 2 is still better unfortunately
No it is not
Ufc 3 and 4 are decent ngl
Agreed
Undisputed is better than any ufc ea sports has put out.
Yea it is I don’t even know why they stopped doing ragdoll kos
This distance control in the game is trash, half the body shots barely land, I'm kind of disappointed tbh, I expected some major improvements
Nothing changed, only half disappointed??!! EA did it again.
UFC 3 is actually way better in my opinion. When i originally saw gameplay for UFC 4 i though it looked incredibly smooth and fluid, when in reality it is very clunky. The changes made to the control scheme and the new clinch game is horrible. The ground game is also worse. You can be a superior wrestler and will struggle to advance in the top position like never before. I kept reading that UFC 4's ground game is "new and intuitive"... they barely touched it at all. Career mode is also terrrible. Why do i have to go into 40 different sparring sessions leading up to a fight? it takes away the fun from Career mode as i am spending more time in the gym rather then actually fighting. UFC 3's training system was alot faster and better. GAME IS STRAIGHT GARBAGE!
All Kicks are harder to land, especially body punches
@@Brad_Pittstop never mind im fully disappointed. EA messed it up
EA GIVE US FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION'S 2 OR FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 5 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fight Night Round 2 literally looks way better than this game, and it was released in 2009
Agreed they were awesome games!
Man we waited so long for it
Fight night champion was the best but remember the spamming that so many people did. Especially using Tyson? I was the best on this game and probably played and beat you. No offense.
UFC Undisputed 3 is still king.
Absolutely
played lots of it with my family over the quarantine period, everyone loved it, even my nephew who's 13 says that the old game is better than the new one.
EA sports MMA is the best MMA game ever made.
@@elmochacho3 😂😂
If you consider how long they had to develop this game, and that this was their last game for their contract with the ufc, then this game deserves a 4/10. I can’t wait a fourth of my lifespan until ea finally makes something that can at least compete with ufc undisputed 3.
Strikes lack the feel of impact...🤦🏾♂️ all i needed to know
Strikes do lack some impact but the gameplay is generally improved and more exciting and intimate than in UFC 3.
glad to know you base the entire purchase on that one thing. please tell us more about your super important deal breakers
@@BR-ec9zd impact in strikes IS very important to a "fighting simulation" and it is a deal breaker for me. Glad to know your easily entertained. But plz, continue with the sarcastic attitude...lame
@BJJ Fiend nice, im a boxer and i can respect your prospective. Ill give it a shot
Yeah i doubt either of you are actually fighters
Does anyone remember UFC Undisputed series from ps3 generation? When it actually felt like you were doing damage with your punches/kicks. And the transition from the knock down animation to getting up didn't look dumb af(5:50 wtf was that). And when you knock your opponent out your fighter doesn't just stop, you still had 3-4 seconds to punch the unconscious body until ref pulled you away. That game wasn't perfect, but damn was it fun to play..... the things we had before EA...
By far thq made the better ufc games
UFC 4 is trash
I played all 3 on 360. Loved those games!
Undisputed 3 still brings a tear to my eye 8.5 years later, I waited for the store to open on release day and I've played it ever since. Absolute perfection
In career mode can you finally see other fighter records? Or is it the same where after 3 fights all of the sudden Jim Miller is now the lightweight champion and you have no idea how or what path he took to the belt?
$20 material as every other UFC game. Shouldn’t be too long before it hits that price.
2-3 weeks it’ll be on sale. Only way to buy any EA game. Wait for them to drop to $15-$20 lol
Yep, this will be the first UFC game I won’t be buying day 1 starting with UFC on the Dreamcast. I was such a diehard I even pre-ordered those shitty OG Xbox UFC games. The lack of ragdoll ko’s and ground and pound still looking extremely robotic and lacking any semblance of impact sealed the deal that this is a bargain bin purchase for me.
Yeah during black friday
@@jasonsandel7870 it’s $30 now 😭
Just got it for $30
The animation for that jones walk off submission was just crispy 👌👌👌
We need another fight night.. The Boxing Mechanics were amazing in that game.. slipping and dodging punches were perfect the way it was setup..
Dipping thing that it would do in 4 if you made like a quick vertical z kind of shape with the left toggle. It was just right
Round 4 was perfect boxing game. In champion they added in all the weird new punch variations and messed up the
Why can’t the UFC put in the actual entrance music and actual coaches rather than random ai’s.
Because they cheap af
Because they going to do that in ufc 6 lol
OnionTheDon v2 I am sure it’s a EA problem
That's disgraceful, game from 2020 can't do that, wrestling games from 2003 did that
@@tedt7991 WWE games have musics that the WWE already has rights to or that they are music that they made themselves.
The punches are so slow looking, like my grandad's throwing hands
Going Off Topic that’s how I punch in dreams
The contact/impact hits still needs work imo. Still looks like their fists are slapping/ tickling eachother. 😂😂
This is one of the biggest problem
It's due to using actual physics and not canned animations, but yeah it needs work clearly. You put it exactly they look like rubber dummies held up on strings trying to tickle each other. Grappling looks a lot better because it employs more canned animations
@@PlaySA I think they need use Mila in DoA6 as reference. She's seriously underappreciated with her deep mechanics.
MMA Fan here: We need a new fight night
Fr!!!! It’s crazy how I still have a lot of fun playing fight night champion
Exactly! I still play fight night champion on my Xbox one. I’m telling u, Isaac frost is rigged af😂
EA the people want a new Fight Night!! Stop playing
Be patient, just because Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are popular doesn't mean a new Fight Night will be made.
Mma is bigger than boxing
Yeah u and like a 1000 other people lol it's a reason they ain't been making boxing games
I don't think people understand how hard it will be to make a new Fight Night. So many boxers now work and promote themselves through their own company. So they would have to dish out insane cash to use most fighters models now. UFC has all their fighters under the same banner so it's substantially easier to get rights to fighters.
@@noobz4hire290 MMA is not bigger than boxing. Boxing has household names and cultural icons like Ali, Louis, Pacquiao, Tyson, Foreman, etc. Most people on the street can only name one UFC fighter (McGregor) and that's only because he fought Mayweather in a boxing match. If MMA is bigger than why did the UFC's top draw have to go to boxing to get some actual money? If EA were smart they would alternate the two games. They're even using boxing stars (Fury and Joshua) to market this game because those two are bigger stars than almost anyone in MMA 🙄. PLUS boxing is more fit for video games since its solely striking and none of the ground game crap that EA still can't get right anyway. The Fight Night Series (as well as UFC Undisputed) were wayyyyy better than this EA UFC garbage we've been getting for the past few years.
*breathes deep* can i please get my fight night? Thats all I ever wanted.
the twitter war addition is kinda hilarious
There’s been a few updates in the past couple months , it flows much better now. Grapple game over all is better with the legacy setting instead of the new assist setting.
Now can i please get the new
Fight Night
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I doubt we will get one, seeing as boxers make hundreds of millions an event, to get each one likeness will cost probably cost more than it’s worth making
SURE BRO JUST WAIT .. 2 YEARS OR 3
EA: Oh you like customizing fighters moves/stats? Cool we’re taking that out for no reason. But we’re adding funny hats!
Actually you can do it...
Даник Панасюк Please elaborate. Did they patch it in?
I wish I was excited about more than having new fighters on the roster and updated models and stats. Because outside of that it doesn't look like it's a whole lot different than UFC 3. A lot of the animations and movement look exactly the same as UFC 3 and the graphics are only slightly better looking. Thats why I'm just waiting until it goes on sale to buy it.
I’ve got it, the knockouts look and feel the worst out of any game in the series. Disappointing, if you’re a boxer or a kickboxer. Hopefully they update the animations and tweak the gameplay like a “games as service” like they did for the 2nd game. If that’s the case give it a month or two
But everything leading up to the knockout is so great....having a less impressive knockout isn't bad at all
They did nothing
This comment didn't age well. Knockouts still look like crap sadly.
Am I the only one who misses the Fight Night games?
Get over it damn get you UFC 4
You're definitely not the only one
Yes I do but thats why I play ufc
@@quietgamersniper4674 No. UFC 4 doesn't look much better than UFC 3.
I played ufc 1/2/3 and im thinking of getting ufc 4, is it really as bad as people say? Or did they fix it with updates already? What do you think? Buying it or waiting for a sale or just never buy it?
I’m relieved to know that they got someone who actually knows something about mma to review. I actually believe this review. ;)
*UFC5: Arena Park*
Multiple Arenas you can call next on and fight to stay in. To build up points n coins to customize your character more.
Was this done before all the major updates im debating on buying this game today but i dont want waste like $90 i dont have internet is the story mode worth it without all updates?
Is this gonna have a release on the ps5?? Nust won just wondering if should wait and get it on there with better graphics or just get it on the ps5 now
Anyways....so what about that fight night ?
"GrandmaBlumpkin" as the gamertag in the video is an all timer
Using a caf on the ranked Was also not new to UFC 4. Undisputed three did that by making the creator characters weaker than all the other fighters for the particular week class but you had control over the moves you selected and how powerful they are and you have to be careful about how you allotted your points to create your fighter
Kumite and Backyard maps do a lot to mix up the feel of fights but overall it seems to have moved laterally from UFC 3
Why do you have to buy Bruce Lee 3 times if you want him in 3 different weight classes?
Cuz it’s made by EA, money grabbers
Same with ufc 3! Im sure there's 4 Bruce Lee models! 😂
I'm pretty sure you get him for free once you get the GOAT/Legendary status in career mode, at least I did.
Edit: In UFC 3, I don't know if you can get him for free in UFC 4.
You get all the fighters unlocked for free when u beat the career mode of legendary.
Wished they overhauled the ground game would made it even better
The overhauled the clinch and takedown system, as for the ground, they could've done more.
From someone who played a lot of ufc 2 and 3 the ground game feels completely different
All Sport games didn't do anything to innovate or at least try to
Stop with the toxic sports game slander as there a huge part of gaming maybe the newer ones but sports games have been shown to be very very creative
NBA 2K
I wish you could customize CAFS attributes and moves
I love making CAFS if people who are not in the game but can't do that accurately anymore
I’m having fun with the game so far 🤷♂️
If you don’t take the time to learn the game, timing of button presses, stamina management, you’re not going to have as much fun.
what about 3 weeks later, are you still having fun? or should I keep my money?
@@othmanelmhannaoui4244 no. gets boring
They should release a new trailer for fight night with “Mama said knock you out” playing in the background.
How do u change the color of the shorts in quick fight?
Is there a modifier that gives your punches the strength of kicks, and your kicks the strength of punches? I'm interested in being a punch-kicker type fighter
Yea & the setting
UFC 2 gameplay with ufc 4 graphics would be lovely 🙌🏽
THQ we need yall for the new ufc games
Only things that could improve it would be more updates on clothes, moves, make heavy hits feel stronger, animations, and let us keep beating the person we knocked out for 2 seconds or more to feel like a savage.
If i was head of UFC, i would have demanded to have Jones and Izzy do the promo shoots for the cover. Would of been really awkward lol.
Undisputed 3 was the best one
The question is, can you export your career fighter into play now? Was always annoyed hearing "making his debut here tonight" when in a title fight or other random fight. I want my record I worked for damnit
I know 100% you can use cafs in ranked but i don't think you can specifically transfer your exact career mode caf but you can just make the caf how you want before going to career and bring it to the online modes
Does it have computer vs computer mode?
10 years later and the fight night series still has a better game than UFC. 😔
Should do a re-review since there is ads in the game now
1500 and going growing strong... Thanks for your all honest well prepared Review 🙂
any news on a UFC game coming to next gen?
More game, less in the game
I don't get why EA won't port this to PC. Mods would do this game wonders.
trust me its rubbish
cause they don't want to have cheaters in their game? lol
Cause they know PC players would do better with mods than they ever could, embarrassing really. 🤦🏽♂
The game is designed for a console. EA cba porting it. Not worth the effort.
@@Kyle0ng game is designed for ps2 - the models of characters look so unrealistic
Something about the knockouts does feel better and look a tad bit better than ufc 3. Give it that at least if you can’t agree that the career mode is much better along with fighting at all the new places and the new customization
Is this game available for purchase on pc?
Boxing games need a comeback
We need Fight Night Series!
Except for all the spamming people did on fight night champion.
Wait so in career mode, I start with 0-1 record? Or...can I win the first match?
So which one do you recommend buying?
It’s time for requis to rise up again
Facts I wish Jev would play other games
Jev can Finally get a break from Modern Warfare
He didnt seem to be to excited about it so i doubt he'll play it alot
Lol
Can't wait till EA brings back Fight NIght
i cant wait till EA dies.
@@Headknocks this is the only answer.
So when’s fight night coming out?
A cool DLC arena would be fighting on the beach in an Enter the Dragon type setting. Like what people first imagined when they heard Fight Island.
We rather need a def jam fight for new York.
they should make it possible to upload your own walkout music
Raw 2 gang rise up
Why is this still not available for PC?
What about footwork and positioning? Does have the correct position/footwork give you an in game angle advantage?
we want fight night!
We will never get a new fight night.
As a hardcore UFC fan and player since UFC 1. This was actually a spot on review. Well done IGN, for once lol
A very level-headed review. Not too negative or too positive.
I’ve had this for a week and ngl at first it feels a little different and fresh compared to UFC 2/3 but you come to realise it’s just the same game with the same flaws. The career mode is exactly the same but with a few cutscenes with a random coach. Online is still just people cheesing the same OP moves
So uh... just to let you guys know, EA has stopped providing major updates to this game. They haven't had a major update in almost 3 months iirc. This is the same exact thing they did to UFC 3 before they abandoned it.