UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship

by Crave

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004U3CR
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,496 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description

What do you get when you cross boxing, aikido, Greco-Roman wrestling, and more than 25 other fighting styles? If you answered Ultimate Fighting Championship, you're correct (if you answered by cowering under a desk, we don't blame you). This is not some soap opera of thrown chairs and unrealistic moves. Two fighters and a referee enter the Octagon--the UFC's caged, eight-sided ring--where the fighters meld martial-arts styles to receive points for hits, holds, and takedowns.

Ultimate Fighting Championship features over 20 of the top UFC fighters with their specific moves and likenesses. You'll choose from 3,000 moves and 1,200 combos and string them into devastating attacks. Training mode allows you to learn the martial-arts discipline or combine moves of different schools.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best games for the Dreamcast!!, September 14, 2000

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Che (San Jose, CA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship (Video Game)

I've been a fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship since UFC III. Now, Years later and a short time to go until UFC XXVII, a UFC game finally comes out!! I've been dreaming of one for years, and now it's actually here. UFC is without a doubt one of the best games to ever come out on the Dreamcast system. The game is exciting, fun, fast paced, and the graphics are phenominal! It's a great game if your tired of the average fighting games like I am. The game is like a combination of a fighting game, a sports game like Knockout Kings and a wrestling game like Wrestlemania 2000. The great thing about the game is that you actually have to use some strategy in fighting. The game has a good amount of actual UFC veterans; such as, Maurice Smith, Frank Shamrock, Mark Coleman and others. The one thing I was disappointed on was that it didn't have the vintage fighters; such as, Ken Shamrock, Tank Abbott, Don Frye, Dan Severn, Joyce Gracie, Oleg Takatarov and so on. The game also has a create a player mode. The one thing I didn't like about the mode is that when you pic a specific persons style, you have their face on your player. I didn't care for that at all. The game has several modes, including a UFC mode where the fighters square off in a bracket tournament (classic UFC, the way it should be!!!). After purchasing a disappointing game like World Series 2K1, this game made me excited about the Dreamcast again!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ouch!, August 31, 2000

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Casey Rath (Huntington Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship (Video Game)

I recently played the demo for this game that was offered through the official Dreamcast Magazine and I must say that I was very very impressed. Although there were only two playable characters they were displayed in the clearest most detailed fashion that I have ever seen in a fighter and it blows away the likes of Street Fighter and its many clones. What stands out about Ultimate Fighting is the realism. You wont see fireballs or characters executing triple half gainer flips 100 ft in the air and sticking the landing on their opponents head. What you will see though is fists and feet inflicting mind numbing punishment on the computer generated fighters (blood and sweat included). This game is vicious to say the least with some of the best fighting sound effects I have ever heard. They may not sound realistic but they definitely can emphasize the fact that someone has been given a one way ticket to whoopa**ville. The game is a lot more than just pushing the buttons as fast as possible to unleash the most # of punches and kicks within a designated time period. It involves strategy, knowing when or when not to attack, and when to hide in a corner and pray that your opponent leaves some of your teeth in your head. Although there is plenty of punching and kicking you can also make your opponent submit by manipulating his joints or choking the life out of him. My personal favorite move was to hop on my opponents back while he was on all fours and drop a few elbows on the back of his head till he forgot who his mama was. Good wholesome fun for the whole family. To sum it up this game is wicked, real, and a whole lot of fun, especially if you invite some of your acquaintances over whom you may not like to well and then beat them senseless through the magic of the dreamcast. I love technology!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing game...a must have for any DC owner, August 31, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship (Video Game)

This is a MUST have for anyone with any interest in fighting games. I am an avid gamer and fan of the fighting genre (i have pretty much everything - from import tekken tag to marvel vs capcom 2), and I must say, in many ways Crave's UFC actually surpasses them all.

The textures on this game are just amazing, and it is incredible how much these polygonal fighters resemble their real-life counterparts. In particular, the graphical detail is astounding, with authentic tatoos, facial and body hair, and even uniforms recreated perfectly.

The gameplay itself is excellent, with an ebb and flow, lock and escape, almost chess-like system of play that is true to the concepts of real submission fighting. Easy to get into for first timers, but with TONS of depth for those hardcore players who will take the time to master the game.

I can't tell you how impressed I am with this game, but seeing as how first rate the developers are (with previous developement experience in such games as tekken), I shouldn't have been surprised. The only thing I could possibly suggest for them to do better is to make the create-a-fighter mode more in-depth with the next outing (so we can create some of our old favorites!). Nevertheless, a very minor quibble for a game that does just about everything else right.

A MUST HAVE purchase for the Dreamcast. I GUARANTEE you will not be disappointed.

-K. Sak