SportsTech- UFC Undisputed 2010
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By Aaron Herman
The moment we have been waiting for is here with UFC Undisputed 2010. The developers give a compelling story to accompany the career mode in UFC Undisputed 2010. Now you get to fight through amateur bouts, up through the World Fighting Association and into the big leagues of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Undisputed 2010 includes the usual Exhibition and Tournament modes as well as the arcade-like Title modes. And updated for this edition is the Ultimate Fights Mode, which allows you to reenact classic UFC match-ups (and even includes pre-match interviews and commentary). Completing matches under stringent conditions rewards you with different unlocks; however, due to the strict guidelines for each match, it’s curious that there isn’t a simple retry option. If you want to have to start a particularly difficult challenge over, you have to go back out to the menu.
The First and foremost, most of the canned animations from the previous game have been completely reanimated or removed and replaced with genuine physics and realistic reactions, so there’s nothing to interrupt the ebb and flow of a bout. Even entering a submission manoeuvre is now seamless and no longer punctuated by an animation to initiate the move. As a result, UFC Undisputed 2010 feels a lot more organic than before, helped in no small part by a greater number of moves at your disposal. Four times more than UFC 2009 in fact, which gives you more options when you’re stringing together bone-crunching combos.
More significant are the changes to the gameplay, many of which will initially dismay fans of the series as they alter many of the moves they may have been using up to now. For instance, it’s a lot harder to score easy points by bringing your opponent to the canvas and repeatedly pummelling him with energy-sapping blows, thanks to an improved system for clinches and ground grapples. There’s also a brand new sway system that brings another level of subtlety to stand-up technique. This involves tapping the right analogue stick to sway left or right to avoid oncoming blows. Time this right and you can score extra damage; get it wrong and you can find yourself on the canvas when you would have previously simply blocked the attack.
Other changes are more subtle in their impact. There are new fighting styles – including Karate and Greco-Roman wrestling – and during cage fights you can use the walls to your advantage. The game’s expanded career mode is also far more interesting, spanning 12 years of training, minor bouts and final and invitation to join the UFC where the bigger names and kudos lie.As a whole it is a solid game play. Check out the video review for an in-depth look into UFC Undisputed 2010.