Hellraiser Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) New game will come out March 15th in the states and two days later in Europe. Roster hass been announced a couple days ago. It's massive. Quote FLYWEIGHT DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ JOHN DODSON HENRY CEJUDO JUSTIN SCOGGINS KYOJI HORIGUCHI IAN MCCALL PADDY HOLOHAN ALI BAGAUTINOV CHRIS BEAL RAY BORG CHICO CAMUS CHRIS CARIASO JUSSIER FORMIGA ZACH MAKOVSKY JOHN MORAGA DUSTIN ORTIZ SERGIO PETTIS WILSON REIS BANTAMWEIGHT DOMINICK CRUZ TJ DILLASHAW BRUCE LEE RENAN BARÃO URIJAH FABER THOMAS ALMEIDA ALJAMAIN STERLING CODY GARBRANDT IURI ALCÂNTARA RAPHAEL ASSUNÇÃO ALEX CACERES BRYAN CARAWAY JOHN DODSON JOHNNY EDUARDO MITCH GAGNON MANVEL GAMBURYAN CHRIS HOLDSWORTH SCOTT JORGENSEN JOHN LINEKER MICHAEL MCDONALD TAKEYA MIZUGAKI ERIK PÉREZ BRAD PICKETT FRANCISCO RIVERA FRANKIE SAENZ JOE SOTO EDDIE WINELAND FEATHERWEIGHT CONOR MCGREGOR JOSÉ ALDO BRUCE LEE FRANKIE EDGAR CHAD MENDES MAX HOLLOWAY CHARLES OLIVEIRA BJ PENN MAKWAN AMIRKHANI MIRSAD BEKTIĆ DENNIS BERMUDEZ DIEGO BRANDÃO DOOHO CHOI CLAY COLLARD DOMINICK CRUZ HACRAN DIAS TJ DILLASHAW DARREN ELKINS URIJAH FABER CLAY GUIDA DANIEL HOOKER CHAN SUNG JUNG TATSUYA KAWAJIRI RICARDO LAMAS NIK LENTZ BRIAN ORTEGA DUSTIN POIRIER YAIR RODRÍGUEZ DENNIS SIVER JEREMY STEPHENS CUB SWANSON LIGHTWEIGHT RAFAEL DOS ANJOS CONOR MCGREGOR EDDIE ALVAREZ KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV ANTHONY PETTIS NATE DIAZ DONALD CERRONE TONY FERGUSON JOSÉ ALDO OLIVIER AUBIN-MERCIER EDSON BARBOZA GILBERT BURNS MICHAEL CHIESA BENEIL DARIUSH JOE DUFFY FRANKIE EDGAR PAUL FELDER TAKANORI GOMI TJ GRANT BOBBY GREEN CLAY GUIDA BENSON HENDERSON AL IAQUINTA MICHAEL JOHNSON CHAN SUNG JUNG MYLES JURY RUSTAM KHABILOV CHAD LAPRISE JOE LAUZON BRUCE LEE JORGE MASVIDAL GRAY MAYNARD YANCY MEDEIROS GILBERT MELENDEZ JIM MILLER NORMAN PARKE ROSS PEARSON BJ PENN DUSTIN POIRIER DIEGO SANCHEZ JAMES VICK WELTERWEIGHT ROBBIE LAWLER RORY MACDONALD GEORGES ST-PIERRE CARLOS CONDIT TYRON WOODLEY STEPHEN THOMPSON CM PUNK NATE DIAZ OMARI AKHMEDOV THIAGO ALVES MATT BROWN NICK DIAZ JAKE ELLENBERGER KELVIN GASTELUM ROYCE GRACIE BENSON HENDERSON JOHNY HENDRICKS MATT HUGHES MARTIN KAMPMANN DONG HYUN KIM PASCAL KRAUSS RYAN LAFLARE BRUCE LEE HYUN GYU LIM HECTOR LOMBARD NEIL MAGNY DEMIAN MAIA TIM MEANS JORDAN MEIN AUGUSTO MONTAÑO GUNNAR NELSON BJ PENN MIKE PYLE KENNY ROBERTSON TAREC SAFFIEDINE BEN SAUNDERS ERICK SILVA RICK STORY BRANDON THATCH MIDDLEWEIGHT LUKE ROCKHOLD CHRIS WEIDMAN ANDERSON SILVA GEORGES ST-PIERRE KAZUSHI SAKURABA (Pre-Order exclusive) JACARÉ SOUZA MICHAEL BISPING LYOTO MACHIDA ILDEMAR ALCÂNTARA SAM ALVEY VITOR BELFORT TIM BOETSCH DEREK BRUNSON ROAN CARNEIRO NICK DIAZ CB DOLLAWAY CEZAR FERREIRA KELVIN GASTELUM ROYCE GRACIE URIAH HALL DAN HENDERSON TIM KENNEDY ROBBIE LAWLER THALES LEITES RORY MACDONALD DEMIAN MAIA NATE MARQUARDT GEGARD MOUSASI MARK MUNOZ RAFAEL NATAL COSTAS PHILIPPOU YOEL ROMERO CHAEL SONNEN BRAD TAVARES ELIAS THEODOROU ROBERT WHITTAKER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DANIEL CORMIER JON JONES MIKE TYSON (Pre-Order exclusive) BAS RUTTEN (Pre-Order exclusive) CHUCK LIDDELL RAMPAGE JACKSON ANTHONY JOHNSON ILDEMAR ALCÂNTARA COREY ANDERSON RYAN BADER VITOR BELFORT MICHAEL BISPING JAN BŁACHOWICZ RAFAEL CAVALCANTE PATRICK CUMMINS RASHAD EVANS FORREST GRIFFIN ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON DAN HENDERSON ILIR LATIFI LYOTO MACHIDA FÁBIO MALDONADO JIMI MANUWA GEGARD MOUSASI MINOTOURO NOGUEIRA SHOGUN RUA OVINCE SAINT PREUX KAZUSHI SAKURABA (Pre-Ordere exclusive) ANDERSON SILVA CHAEL SONNEN GLOVER TEIXEIRA GIAN VILLANTE CHRIS WEIDMAN HEAVYWEIGHT FABRICIO WERDUM CAIN VELASQUEZ MIKE TYSON (Pre-Order exclusive) BAS RUTTEN (Pre-Order exclusive) JON JONES MIRKO CRO COP BEN ROTHWELL ANDREI ARLOVSKI JOSH BARNETT PAT BARRY TRAVIS BROWNE MARK COLEMAN DANIEL CORMIER JUNIOR DOS SANTOS TODD DUFFEE GABRIEL GONZAGA MARK HUNT SHAWN JORDAN DERRICK LEWIS RUSLAN MAGOMEDOV STIPE MIOCIC FRANK MIR MATT MITRIONE ROY NELSON MINOTAURO NOGUEIRA ALEXEY OLEYNIK ALISTAIR OVEREEM JARED ROSHOLT KAZUSHI SAKURABA (Pre-Order exclusive) BIGFOOT SILVA STEFAN STRUVE WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT JOANNA JĘDRZEJCZYK CLÁUDIA GADELHA ROSE NAMAJUNAS PAIGE VANZANT MICHELLE WATERSON TECIA TORRES CARLA ESPARZA JOANNE CALDERWOOD ALEXANDRA ALBU ALEX CHAMBERS HEATHER JO CLARK KAILIN CURRAN AISLING DALY SEO HEE HAM FELICE HERRIG VALÉRIE LÉTOURNEAU JULIANA LIMA RANDA MARKOS MARYNA MOROZ JESSICA PENNE BEC RAWLINGS WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT HOLLY HOLM RONDA ROUSEY MIESHA TATE CAT ZINGANO JULIANNA PEÑA AMANDA NUNES BETHE CORREIA GERMAINE DE RANDAMIE JESSICA ANDRADE LIZ CARMOUCHE ALEXIS DAVIS ASHLEE EVANS-SMITH JESSICA EYE SARAH KAUFMAN SARA MCMANN LAUREN MURPHY RAQUEL PENNINGTON ELIZABETH PHILLIPS MARION RENEAU LESLIE SMITH Source: GameSpot.com Edited February 28, 2016 by Hellraiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 That's one spectacular roster of fighters, easily the biggest one ever of all UFC Games. Also apparently you're able to play career mode as a female fighter too now, so you can aspire to become the next Ronda Rousey (by getting beat up by Holly Holm, of course!) It's a shame I don't have a next gen console, because the game looks brilliant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Roster is nuts. Fucking Clay Collard and Kenny Robertson are in, terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Mom Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 I can finally do a career as a female and beat down that smug ass Ronda Rousey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Those Flyweight and Featherweight divisions are huge . I'll probably do what I did for the last one, try out the demo, find out it's almost identical to the very first THQ game, and not buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Have they released any specific details about the career mode? That's the sort of thing that would really influence how interested I would be in picking the game up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 I imagine it will play the same as the last one, looks nice, absolutely garbage control system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellraiser Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, Bobfoc said: Have they released any specific details about the career mode? That's the sort of thing that would really influence how interested I would be in picking the game up. I have no idea how it compares to the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 18 minutes ago, Gazz said: I imagine it will play the same as the last one, looks nice, absolutely garbage control system. From what i've seen from demo footage, the control system has been tightened up quite a bit and it's a whole lot less 'floaty' and overly heavy than the first game. The first game looked like they were moving around in molasses for many moves, but UFC 2 has seemingly become a whole lot 'quick' feeling and better flowing. Again, that's what I took from footage and having seen lots of videos of the first game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsham Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 From the beta it still feels absolutely impossible to stop your opponent from transitioning (if you want to do anything OTHER than block transitions) and overly easy for them to flip things around on you. It looks great but I'll probably just go over to my friend's house - he's a big MMA fan and he'll be getting the game and I think I'd get my fill playing with him. Career mode gets waaaaay too samey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellraiser Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 3 Hours of gameplay from a demo version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 8 hours ago, apsham said: From the beta it still feels absolutely impossible to stop your opponent from transitioning (if you want to do anything OTHER than block transitions) and overly easy for them to flip things around on you. It looks great but I'll probably just go over to my friend's house - he's a big MMA fan and he'll be getting the game and I think I'd get my fill playing with him. Career mode gets waaaaay too samey. Is the career mode like Fight Night's in that you end up fighting the same people two or three times before retiring? I always felt that it could have done with a bit more variety, so I'd be disappointed if that were the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Bobfoc said: Is the career mode like Fight Night's in that you end up fighting the same people two or three times before retiring? I always felt that it could have done with a bit more variety, so I'd be disappointed if that were the case. I know that from the past UFC games that you'd have a pretty diverse schedule on the way up (sometimes a rematch or two if you're not the unbeaten type.) But when you get to the top, you'll face a carousel of top tier fighters. So say you beat GSP for the title, you then face Hendricks, then face Lawler, then Bendo, then back to GSP and so forth.) But with the roster as it is this year, that might become less of a problem. In the past years it was also a 'problem' that your fighter could have a maximum of 48 fights, which is a lot by modern standards, so the late-game was mostly just solidifying your badassness by beating up on those same guys... Or 'genned' fighters because the others have retired. With the way modern UFC works, most people fight 2-3 fights max a year... Barring Donald Cerrone who fights every two weeks because he's insane... And only the elite fighters really stick around for stretches longer than 5 years, which means that those guys often have around 20 fights in their UFC careers and a couple of them outside the UFC. Only an extremely small group of people ever have over 30 fights in the UFC. For example Robbie Lawler (who'se been on/off active in UFC) has 37 career fights, with 16 of those fights happening in the UFC (9 of them in his current run). Current Welterweight Champ Conor McGregor has had 7 UFC fights out of 21 fights total. Johny Hendricks has had 16 UFC fights out of 21 fights, and he's been active in UFC since 2009... So yeah, having a career mode where you can fight 48 times is fun and all, but it's ridiculously rare and you're gonna be having quite a few rematches in that timespan. I'd say it would be 'better' if they set a career-end date, like start in 2016 and quitting in 2030 for a very generous 14 year career. At a rate of 3 fights a year that'd give you 42 fights... so yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skummy Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Thinking of picking up a PS4 in the next couple of months - likelihood I'd be able to get hold of a pre-order copy of this by April/May? (no idea when the release date is) I just want to play as Sakuraba 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCO Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 That roster is absolutely stacked. Also, McGregor is so huge, he's on it twice! Good to see Paddy Holohan make it too and be featured in the trailers. Lol at CM Punk being in. He'll make his UFC virtual debut before his real one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellraiser Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 20 minutes ago, TCO said: Lol at CM Punk being in. He'll make his UFC virtual debut before his real one. CM Punks UFC debut will probably be one of the most talked about MMA events this year. Makes sense to have him in the game and capitalize on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Mike Tyson being in it has made me seriously considering getting this, as stupid as that sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Drags Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I really want an MMA game I can get stuck into. Loved pride and ufc throwdown on ps2, and the first UFC Undisputed was a lot of fun too. But since then, I haven't played one where I can get to grips with the ground game. It's either too easy and boring, or impossible to block or reverse the AI and I end up having to create kickboxers with high takedown defense or I can't do anything. I want to be able to play a range of different styles, that's the whole appeal of the sport. I'll give this one a go through the EA Access trial, but I'm done getting my hopes up sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsham Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 1 minute ago, Cactus Drags said: I really want an MMA game I can get stuck into. Loved pride and ufc throwdown on ps2, and the first UFC Undisputed was a lot of fun too. But since then, I haven't played one where I can get to grips with the ground game. It's either too easy and boring, or impossible to block or reverse the AI and I end up having to create kickboxers with high takedown defense or I can't do anything. I want to be able to play a range of different styles, that's the whole appeal of the sport. I'll give this one a go through the EA Access trial, but I'm done getting my hopes up sadly. I've had the same experience as you. I've never paid attention to the ground game because no matter how many tutorials I do, it never seems to work as intended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Nah, that's exactly how Jiu-Jitsu works, you get taken down and then you just spam half guard to full guard transistions which mean your opponent can't attack because he has to block them till the match ends and then everyone goes home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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