EA Sports UFC 3

 PlayStation 4
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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 293 Ratings

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  1. Drexlii
    Feb 26, 2018
    1
    *Those who haven't noticed, I have changed my review to a 1. You'll see why with a detailed review.*

    Ok. Let me get it started. I want to clarify that I'm not a bias consumer. I, for one enjoyed UFC 2, even though many people hated it. I hated cheesing. I hated in-game exploits to cheat the system. But I was still very successful playing online. Also, I'm going to refer as the number 3    *Those who haven't noticed, I have changed my review to a 1. You'll see why with a detailed review.*

    Ok. Let me get it started. I want to clarify that I'm not a bias consumer. I, for one enjoyed UFC 2, even though many people hated it. I hated cheesing. I hated in-game exploits to cheat the system. But I was still very successful playing online. Also, I'm going to refer as the number 3 installment as "this game" because it isn't worthy of it's name.

    But this game is by far their worst installment. My issue on the game is not only repetitive modes that this company relies on every year, but the gameplay. I am not a fan of the gameplay whatsoever. The mechanics of course will change because of the introduction of a brand new game, but making it overwhelmingly complicated for no exact reason is ridiculous. Just to uppercut you have to press 2 buttons? Just to block low you have to press the left and right trigger? JUST TO SPIN KICK YOU HAVE TO PUSH 4 BUTTONS!?!

    But whatever. Lets get to the gameplay in it's full aspects. Most people who have a problem with the stand up aspect of the game will tell you how slow the characters move. Compared to UFC 2, certain character move like a damn overloaded Tank. Other characters can feel a little smoother, but not natural. UFC 2 was able to capture the ability to use realistic swift footwork and the ability to control spacing, unlike this game.

    The countering system is another problem I have. You would think rewarding patient counter fighters would be a good thing. Of course it's just another problem. First of all, the countering system is delayed. It doesn't react on contact. On UFC 2, you were able to sway from punches and kicks with a simple system easier by holding LT with the help of the left analog stick. Not this game. EA has divided the natural swaying system into 4 variations of countering a strike. Yes, it is true you can plant your feet and sway, but it is not nearly as natural and effective as it was on the last installment. Not to mention you have to use the right analog stick. Terrible choice of mechanics. Second of all, with the new system, everyone has became this Mayweather like counter fighter who constantly ducks and sways just to counter with a hook or uppercut. Forcing everyone to do the same.

    The stamina system is a complete joke. If a player decides to constantly overwhelm you with strikes, giving you no room to fight your fight, naturally you would want to wait them out. NOOOO. Not this game. By the 1st round, the player pressing should get a slight, but not drastic change in stamina. By round 2, the player should feel the difference in the character. By round 3, there should be a noticeable stamina difference by comparison. You should easily pick them apart. By round 4, the stamina of the player should be pretty much depleted. By round 5, they shouldn't have stamina left. On this game, you are able to fight round 1 all fight long. No stamina consequences. It's a joke.

    The ground game is the same as UFC 2, but with new and slower transitions. A player who has the ability to defend transitions can keep someone on their back for as long as he/she wants to with a great grappler. Meaning, even if the player on it's back is able to defend transitions, there's no real way in escaping other then slowly transitioning. You just have to take the slow and painful punishment until the round is over, you get a reversal, or you get finished. Even if you fake transitions. Simple.

    This isn't even the root of my problem with this game, but this is already too much to swallow. If what you read still doesn't concern you by the slightest, be my guess. There's a reason why most of the user ratings from all sites and consoles have terrible scores on them. Take my word for it. This game is trash. Trash. Trash. And more trash. If you buy this game, I'll be disappointed in you.    … Expand
  2. Kannibal
    Feb 2, 2018
    1
    Do NOT buy this game! This game is not good! Many of the positive reviews must be bots! (look at how opinion on the game is totally split but all positive reviews are up-voted disproportionately).
    Here are 5 of the games major issues:
    1. Striking is much more complex but not better. The game insists that you use its built in combos if you want to land more than one strike at a time, so    Do NOT buy this game! This game is not good! Many of the positive reviews must be bots! (look at how opinion on the game is totally split but all positive reviews are up-voted disproportionately).
    Here are 5 of the games major issues:

    1. Striking is much more complex but not better. The game insists that you use its built in combos if you want to land more than one strike at a time, so once the going gets tough all you are doing is entering button combos that catastrophically destroys any natural flow or immersive gameplay.
    Don't let people tell you to "git gud" sure it is a bit harder but it is also utterly unintuitive.
    An example of the type of inputs the game expects: 0 -> SQ + L1 + L2 -> Tri + R2.

    2. The games progression is totally broken, you go directly from fighting opponents with ratings in the mid 70s to the low 90s (I went from being totally dominant to totally helpless)

    3. Takedowns are EXACTLY THE SAME.

    4. THAT STUPID BACKTAKE FROM FULL GUARD IS STILL USED BY EVERYONE.

    5. The "learn" mini games could truly not be more imbalanced. For example, the Survive mini-game is near impossible (unless you cheese it) on the other hand you have the "Land 15 strikes" that can be done in about 15 seconds by button mashing. (there are so many more examples but I am tired of writing this)

    JUST DON'T BUY THIS GAME...DANG I MISS THQ....    … Expand
  3. muertefx
    Feb 2, 2018
    1
    It's not better than UFC2. Worst fighting system, worst submission system, very slow combos. Really hate leg kicks, they are awful and have really slow animation, so anyone can block it, it's not realistic, but we play in "simulator" hahaha.

    Practically stupid AI, even worse than before, blocking everything, do nothing, just blocking and staying, and again blocking every hit or    It's not better than UFC2. Worst fighting system, worst submission system, very slow combos. Really hate leg kicks, they are awful and have really slow animation, so anyone can block it, it's not realistic, but we play in "simulator" hahaha.

    Practically stupid AI, even worse than before, blocking everything, do nothing, just blocking and staying, and again blocking every hit or transition on the ground, also it cancels all my moves, so its impossible to get up. Very funny. I can really just stay at one place and bot will do nothing. Played with real people = they do not block everytime and their reaction not so fast as bot have. Bot blocking everything just in moment, when I use leg kick = it uses block, simply like that, but hey, isn't it a simulator? Bot can't have so ridiculous reaction even on NORMAL. I am tired of broking my legs and loosing stamina in stupid Ultimate Team.

    How to get achievement for legend difficulty? Bot on legend with 15-20 lower stats comparing to me is killing me, read every my move, blocking everything and hitting me when I am opened with non-human reaction, wtf.

    And what about not letting them to take you on the ground? Okay, R2 + R simply not working, you have about 0.3 sec window to cancel his grappling shiet.

    Developers totally screwed up. Expecially when it's been said, that the campaign is much more now than before, well, it is a lie, we can't do anything in it except of doing some things in simplified training and hurting stupid bots. Also, we only get 3-4 secs of movies in UFC Minute, WE ARE NOT PART OF IT. Very smart of you (no). In the meantime, we got another UFC soulless and heartless campaign, you can't feel anything, just stupid bots, stupid movies.

    And again, what I really hate, a stupid lootboxes in Ultimate Team, the best mod of UFC in which everyone playing right now and will play in the future. A very low amount of techniques and perks that won't last long, wtf.

    I regret that I bought that trash.    … Expand
  4. Zeriou
    Feb 2, 2018
    0
    How it is legal to let this pile off **** hit the stores is beyond me!

    Besides a very small graphical upgrade, smoother movement and imroved hit markers this game is a massive step backwards from the already painfully average Ufc 2. For some reason they have removed free head movement in favor of a four way system that looks very unnatural, you can now block for a near unlimited amount    How it is legal to let this pile off **** hit the stores is beyond me!

    Besides a very small graphical upgrade, smoother movement and imroved hit markers this game is a massive step backwards from the already painfully average Ufc 2. For some reason they have removed free head movement in favor of a four way system that looks very unnatural, you can now block for a near unlimited amount of time which renders the stand-up a game of who can walk forward and land the most bodyshots while slipping in a few terrible looking hooks and uppercuts to the head. the animations look so unrealistic. To throw an uppercut you now have to press 2 buttons at once so half the time you throw a leg kick instead, i cant count the amount of punches i've taken due to this.
    You still cant see what fighter your opponents chooses, so as they often pick the same one as you, you have to wait for the match to start just to quit and join a new. Like Ufc 2 the game isn't skill based, but revolves much around which fighter you pick, if you're fighting someone who have half an idea what they are doing and their fighter has higher stats(especially the stamina and grappling stat) you have nothing but a lucky shot.
    Now the changes to ultimate team are by far the most disgusting, instead of just giving it the few changes needed to matchmaking and customization, they removed the option to create your own fighter so that you can unlock that opportunity through **** cases(yes i threw up a little as well) i would expect paying 120 us dollars for a game would let me have the option to create my own **** fighter, but noooo!

    This game is a massive step backwards in nearly every direction, the stand-up is far worse and the grappling is nearly the same, just with some worse transition animations. Stay far far away, this is the last time i'm buying this **** i mean WHAT THE ACTUAL **** have they been doing for 2 years!?
    in reality the game is probably a 3 or 4/10    … Expand
  5. Justice4YUL
    Feb 20, 2018
    0
    I've played maybe 2 hours last night, from midnight to 2AM on the day it came out. I stopped. I knew I wanted to try to get a refund and figured "they" could see how much time was spent playing it.

    Apparently PlayStation has a policy not to refund ANY pre-order purchase no matter how much you hate your brand new game and no matter how little you've played it. They could learn a thing or    I've played maybe 2 hours last night, from midnight to 2AM on the day it came out. I stopped. I knew I wanted to try to get a refund and figured "they" could see how much time was spent playing it.

    Apparently PlayStation has a policy not to refund ANY pre-order purchase no matter how much you hate your brand new game and no matter how little you've played it. They could learn a thing or two from Steam and Origin!

    This game is not for the casual players. Maybe people who spent hours and hours mastering the inextricably complex controls will enjoy it. If you're just looking to push play and have fun, this is not you. I can't even imagine inviting friends over for a UFC pay per view and trying to quickly teach them how to play.

    I wasted 100$ on the champions edition and I know I'll hate every minute of playing it until I give up and accept it as a sunk cost. It's too late for me but save yourselves... Don't buy this game!
    PS: I took the time to create a metacritic account just so I could write this review to help you avoid wasting your money. Let's call it my good deed of the day.    … Expand
  6. JamesMcGee222
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    Career mode is light years ahead of last years release. The goal isn’t just to fight and win a championship, the goal is to become the Greatest of all Time (G.O.A.T.). Depending on the difficulty level you choose, this can either be fairly easy to achieve or it could be downright impossible. Once you have achieved it, a new difficulty is unlocked called Legendary that is very unforgivingCareer mode is light years ahead of last years release. The goal isn’t just to fight and win a championship, the goal is to become the Greatest of all Time (G.O.A.T.). Depending on the difficulty level you choose, this can either be fairly easy to achieve or it could be downright impossible. Once you have achieved it, a new difficulty is unlocked called Legendary that is very unforgiving and keeps you from being able to restart a fight if you got the crap beat out of you.… Expand
  7. ps4lover
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    Career mode is hell fun to play.. gameplay is great including strike.. grappling is kinda annoying and kinda frustrating.. graphic look great especially fighter model
  8. porhawj2017
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    graphic look very good, Gameplay is great.. Career Mode is hell fun to play and become GOAT if i can. keep up good job EA on UFC series whenever they release UFC 4
  9. Snail_nail
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    "I was successfully landing my 51st overhand and he killed me with a finger"
  10. JDSCigano666
    Mar 11, 2018
    0
    For starters the guy on the cover hasn't fought in the UFC for 16 months. Okay don't judge a book by it's cover etc. This is another re-skin with more sluggish and frustrating fighting controls. UFC and Disney need to revoke EAs licence for butchering their products.

    Oh and obligatory microtransactions alert.
  11. wigclyne
    Feb 28, 2018
    2
    Everything is wrong about this game. Even McGregor has not fought in UFC in a long time. Even his mickey mouse fight can not be classed as bad as this game. Sluggish heavy fighters and messed up takedown and submission options make this game very frustrating. Bruce Lee dragged to to the previous games but the series does not seem to improve. Bring back Fight Night.
  12. ElSeano89
    Apr 7, 2018
    2
    I'd like to thank EA Sports for putting this on a free weekend because 2 hours later it is uninstalled. If I had paid any level of money for this I'd be incredibly angry.

    This is basically rock'em sock'em robots with human avatars. You can say there is tactics to the fighting if you want to make believe there are. The truth is if you lead off the jab, move back a lot and leg kick when    I'd like to thank EA Sports for putting this on a free weekend because 2 hours later it is uninstalled. If I had paid any level of money for this I'd be incredibly angry.

    This is basically rock'em sock'em robots with human avatars. You can say there is tactics to the fighting if you want to make believe there are. The truth is if you lead off the jab, move back a lot and leg kick when you aren't doing that you'll win in about the 4th round. Your opponent will look like Rocky at the end of the first movie by the end of every fight and the few punches he does land will inexplicably cut you instantly.

    The moment where I just laughed and uninstalled the game was when I decided to try an experiment. Since basic rudimentary tactics could win every fight I decided to see how quickly I could get my opponent out of there. If you can explain how Jon Jones could land 68 significant strikes in 3 rounds and still not knock the guy out then I'll believe that this game is a realistic simulation of MMA. Unless Volkan Oezdemirs head is actually made from titanium, concrete and diamonds there is no feasible way he would remain vertical after getting roundhouse kicked and haymakered in the head 68 times. He got stunned about 4 times and almost immediately regained his composure to allow Jon to kick him in the head a few more times. After 3 rounds of devastating assault to his cranial region he simply caught Jon with an uppercut coming in and one punch KO'd him. Cue laugh track. Cue me un-installing the game.

    The old UFC games weren't perfect but they at least managed to capture the idea that if something hits you in the skull 68 times then you're likely going to lose consciousness.    … Expand
  13. Robalboa
    Mar 25, 2018
    1
    This Review is false by a mile. this is visually the best UFC BUT gameplay wise this is the worst game on PSN. the delay is so huge it take 3 seconds to throw a strike. its so bad I recommend not wasting your time and im the biggest fan of the UFC games. I played a few games of this and threw in UFC 1, and UFC 1 was like they fixed it. I have a PSPRO Full 4K monitor (ASUS MG28UQ) and UFC 1This Review is false by a mile. this is visually the best UFC BUT gameplay wise this is the worst game on PSN. the delay is so huge it take 3 seconds to throw a strike. its so bad I recommend not wasting your time and im the biggest fan of the UFC games. I played a few games of this and threw in UFC 1, and UFC 1 was like they fixed it. I have a PSPRO Full 4K monitor (ASUS MG28UQ) and UFC 1 is so much better in responsiveness. UFC 3 is so delayed its not possible to play off the on screen animations
    AND I have a 300/300 15 ms ping at 300 miles, and the EA9500S With the netgear CM1000
    Dont buy this game everyh game will make you regret it EVEN if you win    … Expand
  14. Logi2002
    Mar 25, 2020
    5
    I had to write a review for this game as ive played it since it came out in 2018, now 2020. most peoples reviews haven't tried to put time into the game because its too boring.

    The Good Parts Ufc 3 is the Best Ufc Game Yet, Gameplay Wise. The Striking is Detailed and Competitive Ufc 3 Customisation is better than Ufc 2 and 1 The Bad Parts... The Grappling is Very boring, Even    I had to write a review for this game as ive played it since it came out in 2018, now 2020. most peoples reviews haven't tried to put time into the game because its too boring.

    The Good Parts

    Ufc 3 is the Best Ufc Game Yet, Gameplay Wise.
    The Striking is Detailed and Competitive
    Ufc 3 Customisation is better than Ufc 2 and 1

    The Bad Parts...

    The Grappling is Very boring, Even once you've learned it thoroughly and is almost a copy paste of Ufc 2's grappling with Minor Tweaks.

    Avoid Ultimate Team All together
    Ultimate Team introduced Real life fighters, which takes the fun out of what ufc 2's ultimate team was about. making your own fighter and cimbing the ranks, it makes it feel like ranked mode but your fighter has less moves, and attributes, And the Moves.... Ultimate team is made to take your money, and moves are made easily accessable with real life money, you make around 700 - 300 coins in a normal match, packs cost upwards of 5000 coins.

    The Knockout Mechanics and Physics
    the knockouts get old fast, you'll find yourself seeing the same knockouts you saw ten 5 games ago
    there is no variation and the ufc 2's Ragdoll physics were MUCH better than Ufc 3's
    in ufc 3 when you hit your opponent when he/she going down it gives you the sound effect, but doesnt actually affect them, their head doesnt move, they just follow the same pre made knockdown which takes the fun out of it. the ground and pound.. when you knock your opponent down your ground and pound punches do not vary at all, the same straight punch, every. single. fight. in ufc 2, when you knocked your opponent down (in which the ragdoll was beautiful) you could vary your punches and look like a gorilla smashing your opponent with whatever you had,

    Overall ufc 3 is headed in the right direction with the standup

    Ground game and clinch needs revamped.
    ultimate team needs to be made like ufc 2 again but made better
    Knockdowns need Major improvment, Ufc 2 did it best
    Career mode is not detailed enough and is only needed to be played around twice if you try it without HUD.
    DONT LET ANDRE WARD AND ISACC FROST BE USED IN RANKED MODE ARE YOU DUMB.

    6/10
    In some ways better than UFC 2 and in some ways Not    … Expand
  15. Shekky
    May 22, 2018
    3
    Grappling in this game still is absolutely terrible, Career mode is an improvement over UFC 2 still needs work though especially when I fought Cris Cyborg 5 times in a row as Champion I think the game registered 2 different Cris Cyborgs one at Featherweight and one at Bantamweight. The grappling needs a complete rework as well as submissions. Also if you knock someone down 3 or 4 times inGrappling in this game still is absolutely terrible, Career mode is an improvement over UFC 2 still needs work though especially when I fought Cris Cyborg 5 times in a row as Champion I think the game registered 2 different Cris Cyborgs one at Featherweight and one at Bantamweight. The grappling needs a complete rework as well as submissions. Also if you knock someone down 3 or 4 times in a row and completely recover doesn't seem very realistic your body will go through wear and tear and it should make it harder and harder for you to come back into a fight… Expand
  16. AntonArnold
    May 3, 2018
    0
    Wish I could get a refund on them. Online mode catered to those who buy the packs and then you get paired up facing fighters who are significantly boosted up.
  17. FrenchToast
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    Fun game to play with friends and the career mode is overall good but the striking is way too slow and draining. It's like there's almost an input delay when you press a button and your person gets gassed after one combo. The grappling system is incredibly frustrating because there's no clear way to get out of a grapple and despite beating the career mode I still don't know how theFun game to play with friends and the career mode is overall good but the striking is way too slow and draining. It's like there's almost an input delay when you press a button and your person gets gassed after one combo. The grappling system is incredibly frustrating because there's no clear way to get out of a grapple and despite beating the career mode I still don't know how the submission system works. Anytime I was put in a submission I had to restart the match because I would automatically lose despite following the in game prompts.

    The ai difficulty curve is fantastic as long as they aren't doing grappling. Sometimes you'll have a fight that goes the distance and other times you'll win a fight with a lucky shot 30 seconds in. The controls are a bit more intuitive than 2 as well as the difficulty being much more manageable. If you're a UFC fan pick this one up.    … Expand
  18. Popogamer
    Jul 26, 2018
    0
    I was a huge fan of UFC2. Hands down the most played game on my PS4, learning the striking, grappling and foundations of the game. Striking felt crisp, and while so many reviews talk about an "improved striking system", I beg to differ.

    I argue that the only significant improvement of the striking system is the able to engage in head movement whilst going forward and backward. This is    I was a huge fan of UFC2. Hands down the most played game on my PS4, learning the striking, grappling and foundations of the game. Striking felt crisp, and while so many reviews talk about an "improved striking system", I beg to differ.

    I argue that the only significant improvement of the striking system is the able to engage in head movement whilst going forward and backward. This is more like the real thing. Everything else is completely out of whack. Striking now feels unbelievably slow, and whether you argue from a gaming point of view (more intricate striking) or a sports point of view (more realistic), the new system does no favours for either.

    As a fan of the series, I strongly suggest dodging this title.    … Expand
  19. FusionGaming
    May 3, 2018
    1
    Whoever introduced the idea of throwing any strike you like while being able to move and back off was a genius! But unfortunately, that's the only good thing I can say about this game. It has been 3 months and Ultimate Team single player is still unplayable because of the AI's stamina. I just had a 3 round fight, by the end I destroyed him, which has left me no stamina whatsoever (he hadWhoever introduced the idea of throwing any strike you like while being able to move and back off was a genius! But unfortunately, that's the only good thing I can say about this game. It has been 3 months and Ultimate Team single player is still unplayable because of the AI's stamina. I just had a 3 round fight, by the end I destroyed him, which has left me no stamina whatsoever (he had MAXIMUM stamina so I couldn't KO him even though I delivered 300+!!! strikes) and he still won by decision. I had twice as many significant and regular strikes. Well I don't care about the final results it is just interesting to see, but I do care about AI not draining overall stamina. It is a pain and I wasted $60 for this terrible game.… Expand
  20. eiecctro
    May 5, 2018
    2
    Game gets boring very quickly, you played 1 match and you finished the whole game.
  21. WayneGar
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    Game is a fun multiplayer experience and i feel people bashed it for small mistakes, not a 10/10 i would call it a solid 7/10 but giving this 10 to balance out people who gove a game of this quality a 0-4 rating
  22. Godspeedthunder
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    I don't know why people hate this game so much, just because it isn't the same as undisputed and because it's made by EA and has microtransactions for ultimate team? Grow up! I didn't buy it for ages because of the shocking reviews, and now I've got it I'm pissed at all the people who gave such bad reviews because I think it's awesome. Nearly every aspect of the game is exactly like theI don't know why people hate this game so much, just because it isn't the same as undisputed and because it's made by EA and has microtransactions for ultimate team? Grow up! I didn't buy it for ages because of the shocking reviews, and now I've got it I'm pissed at all the people who gave such bad reviews because I think it's awesome. Nearly every aspect of the game is exactly like the real sport is and every fighter is really unique in their abilities and how you have to play with them. The only thing I find needs work is the mechanics of getting into the clinch. I've used a 3rd of the roster, which is huge btw, and I've only found one fighter that has an ability missing that they use in real life, ovince st pruex doesn't have the arm triangle despite him having the record most head and arm chokes in the division, to the degree that the commentators want to rename it the St pruex choke. Other than that all of the rest of the fighters I've used have played exactly how the actually fight. People need to stop **** just because the game isn't what they were looking for and leave the ratings to people who will actually rate it properly!… Expand
  23. tdb41197
    Feb 3, 2018
    0
    As a fan of mixed martial arts for 13 years I am very disappointed. Incomplete and inaccurate roster. Terrible ground game. Frustrating striking system. No referee interaction (Undisputed 3 had this feature in 2012). I couldn't even get the Game Face feature to work due to an issue with my EA account (which is PERMANENTLY linked to my system) so I couldn't create a good character for theAs a fan of mixed martial arts for 13 years I am very disappointed. Incomplete and inaccurate roster. Terrible ground game. Frustrating striking system. No referee interaction (Undisputed 3 had this feature in 2012). I couldn't even get the Game Face feature to work due to an issue with my EA account (which is PERMANENTLY linked to my system) so I couldn't create a good character for the new career mode. I contacted EA Help and they told me there's no solution but they are "working on it". I don't even know why I'm surprised that EA released a broken and unfinished game. Luckily Amazon agreed to refund me. I would recommend getting this from the bargain bin in 6 months. Good job EA.… Expand
  24. aryaemami59
    Feb 12, 2018
    0
    The game is garbage. It is the most rage inducing game ever. overall probably the worst fighting game ever created
  25. Svinoed
    Feb 13, 2018
    0
    Продали вторую часть со всеми прошлыми косяками в обертке третьей. Плюс еще и стойка изуродована чуть более чем полностью . Один удар - пять кнопок самое маленькое из зол. Грызу кактус из жадности - жалко денег потраченных. Если бы стоила копейки или была бы бесплатно - удалил бы к чертям и забыл. Не покупайте!! Может быть через год на скидках после кучи патчей. На даннный момент это кусокПродали вторую часть со всеми прошлыми косяками в обертке третьей. Плюс еще и стойка изуродована чуть более чем полностью . Один удар - пять кнопок самое маленькое из зол. Грызу кактус из жадности - жалко денег потраченных. Если бы стоила копейки или была бы бесплатно - удалил бы к чертям и забыл. Не покупайте!! Может быть через год на скидках после кучи патчей. На даннный момент это кусок г.....а, который сожрет ваши деньги и нервы. Спасибо еа… Expand
  26. Gyro_the_Gamer
    Feb 15, 2018
    0
    NTRODUCTION
    UFC 3 is a latest title from once kings of the sport games EA. It’s a 3rd entry in the franchise and in some way it’s better than its predecessor but in others it's just another EA excuse for monetisation. If EA hoped that this title will heal some wounds from the failure of Battlefront II they were wrong. UFC 3 is the proof that EA has truly lost their crown.
    STORY UFC    NTRODUCTION
    UFC 3 is a latest title from once kings of the sport games EA. It’s a 3rd entry in the franchise and in some way it’s better than its predecessor but in others it's just another EA excuse for monetisation. If EA hoped that this title will heal some wounds from the failure of Battlefront II they were wrong. UFC 3 is the proof that EA has truly lost their crown.

    STORY

    UFC 3 story mode similar to that of 2K Games sport titles. It is about you, a new talent climbing his/her way up the sport career ladder. Yet unlike that of 2K titles it doesn’t really have much interesting narrative, or any narrative at all actually. You have to become the best. That is about it. Overall it’s disappointing.

    VISUALS & AUDIO

    Visuals of UFC 3 similar to many EA games are just stunning. Models are incredibly detailed being not far off from the original fighters. Excellent fluent animation adds to realism, making the fighters feel truly alive. Also attention to details such as sweat that appears on the fighter bodies as the fight goes on or the oozing blood from noses make it feel very realistic. All the stages look amazing are very detailed. To the point where every single member of the crowd seems to be rendered and animated separately (unlike crowd in WWE 2K18) which is backed by occasional frame drops during the entrances.

    Sound is another factor that really adds to the realism. The sound of fist hitting a face is so real it makes you glad your not in that ring, and this is true of all other fighting sounds. Background noises are also excellent. Crowd noises are accurate to size of the venues and the shouts and screams are varied enough not to feel annoying. Commentators sound like they were sitting right there commenting your match live and addition of Snoop Dogg as a commentator is also a nice touch. Music is a matter of taste, yet it fits the game quite well. The soundtrack seems to be a mix of rock and rap licensed songs, with some copyright free EA tracks thrown on top of it. Overall sound it top notch.

    GAMEPLAY & CONTENT

    Fighting in UFC 3 is split up into two phases. Stand-up Fighting and Grappling. The Stand-Up Fighting feels like it was designed by someone who truly knows fighting games. It’s responsive, quick and really satisfying. Similar to Tekken each face button corresponds to different limb, yet this time bumpers act as modifiers and triggers are used for blocking. This is very well thought through control scheme which is very intuitive and easy to pick up. This makes the grappling combat so much more unbearable. Grappling is a common practice in MMA, and similar to real UFC match, portion of your time in the octagonal ring will be set on the ground. Unlike the Stand-up Fighting though Grappling feels like it was made by someone who never played a fighting game, and whose only gaming experience is from Wii party games. Yet it's even worse than that, as those at least had a gimmick of the motion controls. Here all you do is move your right stick in one of the four direction and wait until a bar fills up. That is it. This makes it feel more like a one of the David Cage’s awkward interactive sex scenes rather than proper fighting mechanic. Its sluggish, slow and counterintuitive to quick action of the Stand-Up Fighting. What’s worse is that the already annoying process of filling up the bars, can be stopped by your opponent with a punch. Also if you move your stick just a second slower than your opponent he/she will block your move by filling up his/her bar faster. This is something that would feel much better with good old classic Quick Time Events. Another important gameplay element is the Stamina Bar which really decides if you win or lose the match. Every time you take a hit or give one, you lose some of your stamina, which then regenerates. It’s very important not to land to many punches or take too many at once, as this will decrease the size of your stamina bar, which won’t be able to increase at anytime during the match. If it gets too small you won’t be able to make more then two punches before your fighter gets tired which at this point is just a lost match.

    CONCLUSION
    UFC 3 is a bag full of vomit in a video game form. It’s a nice bag for sure but that doesn’t make the content of the bag anymore pleasant. Stand-up gameplay is fun but with necessity to also fight on the ground makes the matches just a frustration and in a fighting game it's inexcusable. It’s yet another sign that EAhas really given up making games and focuses solely on making themed gambling machines no better than Konami's Pachinko machines. Overall this game is bad and if you love UFC do not buy this game. Maybe if it won’t sell UFC will give the rights to company who is actually interested in making decent games, and for now you’d be better of playing the EA's UFC mobile game, it's the same concept just free.    … Expand
  27. mostobjective
    Feb 11, 2018
    0
    Hnestly, this game is absolute non realistic nonsence. Funamental stand up mechanics is sways and ducks, every top fight incluse lots of ducks and hook counter. Which leads to many health events and you can easily land 5 or more KNOCKDOWNS to your opponent. WHAT A TRASH

    Also, long-term stamina is more important that long-term health. For example, you beat you opponent up for 4 rounds,    Hnestly, this game is absolute non realistic nonsence. Funamental stand up mechanics is sways and ducks, every top fight incluse lots of ducks and hook counter. Which leads to many health events and you can easily land 5 or more KNOCKDOWNS to your opponent. WHAT A TRASH

    Also, long-term stamina is more important that long-term health. For example, you beat you opponent up for 4 rounds, land several near death knockdows and blow your stamina. Than you opponent can ko you with 1 shot in the fifth.

    Also, you really cant finish the fight if opponent knows how to play. Game doesnot allow you to finish. Its totally random. You can ko with 1 shot, you also can land 200 punches 8 knockdowns and oppoennt will be ok,

    New knockdowns system ruined the game. In UFC2 if you land, if you hurt opponent - he will fall and you can tko him, In ufc3 with 4 new nonsence knockdowns system your opponent will only fall and the get up. Yes you may proceed to ground, but even if its his 5 knockdowns, game doesnot undertand this in ground mechanicns, you cant rock him in the ground, he can easily hold block and recover. Does it makes sense? YOu land punches and opponent goes down to RECOVER.LOL

    Never buy this, they messed it up.

    1 out of 10. Game is broken.    … Expand
  28. Celiomsl
    Feb 2, 2018
    5
    Man WTF have you done with my most worth bought of my PS4? I had much more fun playing ufc 2 and ufc 1. To trow a spinning kick now I have to press R2 + L2 + L1 + X + O at same time! WTF?! I can`t remmenber 1/4 of my moves, imagine combinations! Besides the GOAT mode that SUCKS! UFC 2 I was able to play on the most dificulty level, in ufc 3 I suck on normal! I liked the new mechanics likeMan WTF have you done with my most worth bought of my PS4? I had much more fun playing ufc 2 and ufc 1. To trow a spinning kick now I have to press R2 + L2 + L1 + X + O at same time! WTF?! I can`t remmenber 1/4 of my moves, imagine combinations! Besides the GOAT mode that SUCKS! UFC 2 I was able to play on the most dificulty level, in ufc 3 I suck on normal! I liked the new mechanics like not having to catch strikes anymore and you can counterattack the kicks, but what they did with the mechanics of falling and getting up in a few knockdowns is simply unfortunate! You can not reach the opponent to the ground to end the fight 90% of the time, besides the difficulty of throw strikes now.... UFC 2 was the game that was worth buying my ps4, was the most played. But this ufc 3 you are joking with your fans. Besides that, the crap site that I can not create my GAMERFACE, its stuck in the last GAMERFACE I had done yet for UFC 2, does not load the new image after 2 days of tryings. It was not worth my 80 dollars. I do not recommend.… Expand
  29. digitz
    Feb 7, 2018
    2
    Metacritic should be ashamed of all of these clearly fake 9's and 10's. Amazing how many perfect scores...lol. These reviewers have all perfect scores on all of their reviews...take a look. They are fakes and this game sucks. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. You know not to buy a game that needs to be supported with bogus perfect scores. Trust the real reviews...the ones with bad scores that have noMetacritic should be ashamed of all of these clearly fake 9's and 10's. Amazing how many perfect scores...lol. These reviewers have all perfect scores on all of their reviews...take a look. They are fakes and this game sucks. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. You know not to buy a game that needs to be supported with bogus perfect scores. Trust the real reviews...the ones with bad scores that have no bias either way...simply bad game. GOAT goes from fun challenges to nearly impossible once you hit top 10. It's Dark Souls for MMA. Ultimate is a mobile f2p/p2w game mode. Battlefront sucks...and now this as well. EA will never learn. Don't give them a dime or they will never change.… Expand
  30. Kurt_Rivera
    Feb 24, 2018
    0
    Друзья, проходите ЭТО стороной! Я знаю, о чем говорю. У меня не одна сотня часов в UFC2 наиграна. Игра сломана! Все, что вас бесило во второй части перенесли сюда, еще и хорошенько поломав по дороге.

    Баги: ragdoll работает в 1 ситуации из 15, примерно. Пальцы проваливаются сквозь головы и тела, камера вместо нокаута показывает на повторе, как вас били апперкотом в первом раунде. Ошибки    Друзья, проходите ЭТО стороной! Я знаю, о чем говорю. У меня не одна сотня часов в UFC2 наиграна. Игра сломана! Все, что вас бесило во второй части перенесли сюда, еще и хорошенько поломав по дороге.

    Баги: ragdoll работает в 1 ситуации из 15, примерно. Пальцы проваливаются сквозь головы и тела, камера вместо нокаута показывает на повторе, как вас били апперкотом в первом раунде. Ошибки судейства, при чем явные. Вы можете нанести больше ударов, сделать 10 тейкдаунов и все равно проиграть по решению. Никакого реализма здесь нет! Деревянные, сyka головы, хрен пробьешь. Анимации поломаны, тейкдауны поломаны. Бросок за две ноги ультимативен - с середины октагона можно швырнуть. При чем враг для этого к вам не подбегает, а просто телепортируется!!! Вот он стоит на середине. ВЖУХ - Он уже валит вас на ринг!!!

    UT поломан! В 8 из 10 случаев вы теперь будете не с созданными бойцами биться, а с Макгрегором золотым. Спойлер: он вам наpizdit. В большинстве случаев.
    Сам по себе UT перегружен донатом и собирательством. Собери 5 простых жетонов, получи серебро. 5 серебра - золото. 3 золота и 20 жетонов событий = карточка золотая, которая тебе реально нужна. Просто голова пухнет.

    Звучит невероятно, но EA умудрились прикончить игру. Просто слов нет. Проходите мимо.
    И да - продам UFC 3 на PS4, недорого. Вчера купил. Причина продажи - это не игра.    … Expand
  31. mircopetruzzell
    Mar 31, 2018
    0
    Very boring game. Old school EA: "micro"transaction as only mechanical theme. Let's all together stop buying EA games and make them close down.
  32. AswaggerD
    Feb 7, 2018
    1
    not newbie user friendly control mapping + super inteligenced AI (you can't do anything with pro difficulty) + forcing in app purchase
  33. Markoo
    Feb 5, 2018
    0
    DO NOT be fooled by the paid / fake reviews, i actually played this game unfortunately .. possibly the worst 5 console games of all time, complete mess... very slow, jittery and sluggish.. if you want headaches then go ahead and get it.

    Also, you LITERALLY have to pay real money to defend takedowns in ultimate team, it's complete **** and i hope the dev team gets fired, they should not    DO NOT be fooled by the paid / fake reviews, i actually played this game unfortunately .. possibly the worst 5 console games of all time, complete mess... very slow, jittery and sluggish.. if you want headaches then go ahead and get it.

    Also, you LITERALLY have to pay real money to defend takedowns in ultimate team, it's complete **** and i hope the dev team gets fired, they should not develop anymore games!    … Expand
  34. RemMajiTenshi
    Feb 10, 2018
    0
    Nothing makes sense about grapple movements in terms of game mechanic, nor does it feel real. When using combos, same combo that worked in a practice mode often does not work in career mode because THE **** GAME LAGS IN A GODDAMN MATCH ON A PS **** PRO. Game is very inconsistent and does not remotely qualify as a fighting game. I am just amazed at the paid reviews that completely ignoresNothing makes sense about grapple movements in terms of game mechanic, nor does it feel real. When using combos, same combo that worked in a practice mode often does not work in career mode because THE **** GAME LAGS IN A GODDAMN MATCH ON A PS **** PRO. Game is very inconsistent and does not remotely qualify as a fighting game. I am just amazed at the paid reviews that completely ignores it's huge flaw.… Expand
  35. WorldOfBoxing
    Feb 20, 2018
    0
    Why the hell “Stand and Bang” mode is offline??? I bought this game thinking finally I could enjoy
    A striking only online game... grappling in this game IS NOT FUN!!!! what a fuking disappointment, they robbed me of $60 bucks!!! I feel ripped off!!! God I hope 2k or some publisher make a boxing game..
  36. djashdj
    Feb 10, 2018
    1
    This is UFC 2.5. It's not a full step up and EA should not be charging full price. Some moderate changes to the career mode and some minor/moderate changes to game play, with a slight upgrade in graphics of the fighters only does not warrant a full price game. Sometimes the game lags in performance, like fighting in slow motion which is brutal.

    Pay 2 Win mode is not my thing this    This is UFC 2.5. It's not a full step up and EA should not be charging full price. Some moderate changes to the career mode and some minor/moderate changes to game play, with a slight upgrade in graphics of the fighters only does not warrant a full price game. Sometimes the game lags in performance, like fighting in slow motion which is brutal.

    Pay 2 Win mode is not my thing this review is purely career mode.

    The "options" of who you fight are still EXTREMELY linear. Training at different gyms is cool but it's all simulated. If you liked the mini games they are gone. Sparring is good to get some insight into your opponent. The social media game is kinda fun. I enjoy the fight mechanics but for some reason and I've only had one light heavy weight fighter so far.... he is slow as f*ck even with 100 on his movement/strike speed stats. So... not sure whats going on there. Ground game is basically the same but for some reason feels cleaner and more appealing to me this version.

    The game doesn't feel like I'm taking my fighter down a journey nor do I have many options. It feels less like a career mode and more like a DO THIS mode. I want choices. Go undefeated with brutal knock outs lose to an extremely higher rated rival, crush a few more opponents fight same rival who is still WAY above your pay grade and career is over?

    Started another career crushed all the way to the champ, lost crushed a few more, lost to champ second time... career over. wtf? Still lots of health left... career mode? garbage.

    EA... look at your other sports titles and build in some seriously gritty detail and epic depth to the career mode please. This shallow sh*t sucks.    … Expand
  37. TIVIX
    Sep 22, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Been a gamer and UFC fan since the debut (UFC 2) in the US in the 90's and have owned every video game of the genre. That said, this is the worst rendition to the series by far. lazy changes that actually made the game less realistic than the last release, highly disapointed with the physics and game modes of this horrible production. Cant wait 5 years for the next one...… Expand
  38. somedudeistaken
    Oct 6, 2018
    9
    Confusing controls, but learnable. Pls no hate but I found this game fun, and the career mode was the cherry on top. After playing bad career modes like Fifa (MyPlayer) it is a good upgrade literally no cutscenes or interaction. At least in Fifa 18, I still didn't pick up Fifa 19. In UFC 3 you can post on Social Media, training is actually fun and challenging. From what I'm saying is thatConfusing controls, but learnable. Pls no hate but I found this game fun, and the career mode was the cherry on top. After playing bad career modes like Fifa (MyPlayer) it is a good upgrade literally no cutscenes or interaction. At least in Fifa 18, I still didn't pick up Fifa 19. In UFC 3 you can post on Social Media, training is actually fun and challenging. From what I'm saying is that the game was more interactive than Fifa 18.… Expand
  39. Ajkrawczyk
    May 19, 2019
    8
    Moderatly improved over 2 however still is the same controls so it’s not like playing a whole new game...as is the case with all EA sports games
  40. GraveAaa
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    This game - SSSSSHIIIIT
    Why can't you make a good online server? I want to enjoy the game over the network, and not response time of 1 second
  41. Vladyvinogrady
    Jan 31, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is a very good simulation of MMA.
    EA Sports did the work on the bugs and olosely UFC 2
    But this is not ideal, there is still work to do!    … Expand
  42. FrancisDavis
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    You’re getting the true spiritual successor to the boxing-centric and long defunct Fight Night series with an unparalleled set of striking mechanics and gruesome damage model.
  43. TK9
    Feb 2, 2018
    0
    Underfunded Mortal Kombat,Streetfighter fest.
    Stand up, is a twitchy glitchy mess, grappling is as robotic as it can be, ground game is a direct port of UFC 2.
    To that add a outdated roster,microtransations and the blatant lie that was carrer mode and you have EA UFC 3. PS:these 10's are all bot's or EA's staff Weigh ins and Press Conferences are 3 sec cutscenes lmao. If you like    Underfunded Mortal Kombat,Streetfighter fest.
    Stand up, is a twitchy glitchy mess, grappling is as robotic as it can be, ground game is a direct port of UFC 2.
    To that add a outdated roster,microtransations and the blatant lie that was carrer mode and you have EA UFC 3.
    PS:these 10's are all bot's or EA's staff
    Weigh ins and Press Conferences are 3 sec cutscenes lmao.
    If you like being ripped off this is for you, already threw my copy to the garbage.

    If you are a MMA fan DO NOT support this "THING" EA has been throwing at us for the last 6 years, our only hope now is that they somehow lose the license but we all know that won't happen.    … Expand
  44. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 6, 2018
    6
    UFC 3
    I appreciate its attempts, but its just not fun.
    UFC is a pretty bare bones game.. theres a microtransaction filled card based ultimate team mode, a fight mode both local and online, a career mode, and a create a fighter option. Career mode is one of the better career modes in a sports game, there are rivalries, and time management as youre putting your character through different    UFC 3
    I appreciate its attempts, but its just not fun.
    UFC is a pretty bare bones game.. theres a microtransaction filled card based ultimate team mode, a fight mode both local and online, a career mode, and a create a fighter option.
    Career mode is one of the better career modes in a sports game, there are rivalries, and time management as youre putting your character through different camps to learn different moves and earn perks throughout for fighting career on your path to be the greates of all time. Aka the goat as the kids would say.. There are cutscenes here and there but longshot from madden has changed the game in terms of campaign and career modes…
    so if there isn’t a real story, get this garbage out of here.
    Just kidding, its not garbage.. its fun building your character up, but still, this game is lacking substance and a proper campaign woudlve gave this game just that..
    Online here had a few hickups with lagging, but most of the time worked fine..
    But now lets dive deep into the actual mechanics.
    As a mixed martial artist myself I appreciated what the team was trying to achieve with its different systems for stand up and ground, but ultamtely found the balance here to be unrealistic.
    UFC 3 is a stamina based fighting game.. on paper that sounds great
    You have to know when to block, and know when to strike
    When your character is low on stamina they become vulnerable for a knockout, all of this is true for real fighting
    You lose stamina by missing shots or just straight up striking, no issue there.. this again forces balance.. it forces you to pick your shots… however this system is highly in favor of a defensive player like this is boxing or point karate.. which it isn’t.. this is cage fighting
    Power is going into strikes here, these arnt love taps
    It makes no sense for my character to get in dozens of unanswered strikes while my opponent just absorbs them all and im now at the disadvantage for using up all of my stamina…
    Being hit with a clean strike should effect opponents stamina as it does in an actual fight
    But it doesn’t, their stimana is only effected when theyre striking back
    I am happy with the detail put into the stand up game though, youre able to move your head with the right stick, switch stance at any moment, every character has their own move set to stop them feeling completely the same even though at the end of the day.. every character handles identically.. slight alterations in their move sets do give the fighters a bit of personality..
    This fighting system is not beginner friendly though..
    It takes a lot of memorizing combinations and commands for roundhouse, front kick, side kicks, jab, uppercut , if youre going to strike with lead, if youre going for body or head when you hold down a certain shoulder button.. it takes practice and then you have to learn to balance the stamina..
    What im not happy with though is the ground game…
    its just not fun, it’s a game of stopping transitions and positioning yourself to be able to attempt a submission which takes you to a mini game of blocking escape attempts and flicking the left stick before your opponent to get to the next step of the submission, but there is thankfully a setting to turn it into a button mashing game, or a stand up only knock out mode if youre against ground game completely… but there is also submission only if you want to play around with the confusing mini game that is the ground game here…
    UFC 3 has promise with its attention to detail…
    but its stamina system needs balance that favors offensive and defensive players equally and a nice story mode wouldn’t hurt either.    … Expand
  45. lajudapohi
    Feb 1, 2018
    10
    Career Mode adds up to one of the best thought-out and designed career modes I’ve encountered in a combat sports game, with decisions affecting both the course of your career and how effective you are in your next fight.
  46. Calitoris
    Feb 1, 2018
    7
    Striking is hit and miss (70% hit) but there are times when you try to throw and uppercut and end up throwing a leg kick (uppercut is two buttons at once) even with that being said stand up has improved immensely. Ground game is still OK and not great. You can get pinned down until you die basically still with relative ease. I believe the game will be a great game with future updates likeStriking is hit and miss (70% hit) but there are times when you try to throw and uppercut and end up throwing a leg kick (uppercut is two buttons at once) even with that being said stand up has improved immensely. Ground game is still OK and not great. You can get pinned down until you die basically still with relative ease. I believe the game will be a great game with future updates like the last two. KO's look a little goofy still, but overall the best start to a UFC game there has been… Expand
  47. oual91
    Feb 13, 2018
    9
    Graphics and presentation are 10/10. Game looks superb and almost like you're watching the real thing. Gameplay is very good and satisfying. Stand up is great- KO's look brutal. Ground game really not as confusing as some are making out. This game is clearly designed for actual MMA fans. There's a learning curve and you have to understand the sport to get the most out of it. As a long timeGraphics and presentation are 10/10. Game looks superb and almost like you're watching the real thing. Gameplay is very good and satisfying. Stand up is great- KO's look brutal. Ground game really not as confusing as some are making out. This game is clearly designed for actual MMA fans. There's a learning curve and you have to understand the sport to get the most out of it. As a long time MMA fan and veteran of THQ Undisputed series and EA MMA (but this is my first of this current series this gen) I find the fights intuitive but challenging as you have to LEARN the combinations which is good. If you're played the brilliant fight night games you'll adapt quicker. The individual fighters feel real and unique. Career mode is satisfying and done well. Tournament mode is good. I don't understand why there are so many negative user reviews this is a great MMA game that any fan of the sport will enjoy. Good work EA.… Expand
  48. sylvioros
    Mar 9, 2018
    4
    There are 2 kinds of UFC players and you need to keep this in mind before read reviews. 1) Casual players; 2) Deep players (MMA lovers that take their time to learn the game).

    I'm in the second group. UFC series have being my most played game since 2010. So, I pay attention to the details (the relevant ones) and things that most of the reviews might miss. I don't think the game should    There are 2 kinds of UFC players and you need to keep this in mind before read reviews. 1) Casual players; 2) Deep players (MMA lovers that take their time to learn the game).

    I'm in the second group. UFC series have being my most played game since 2010. So, I pay attention to the details (the relevant ones) and things that most of the reviews might miss. I don't think the game should be a pure MMA simulator. Instead, I think the perfect level is somewhere between arcade and simulator (more toward simulator though)

    UFC 3 makes good steps forward, but it does a few steps backwards too. The biggest upset in my opinion is the damage / stamina system, it's so easy to rock someone and so easy to get gassed. Another huge backward is the simplification of striking attributes. Now, kicks and punches are ruled by the sames stats of power and kicks. What the heck??? That nonsense is unanimous on the UFC official forum: nobody approved!

    Others problems are: overpowered submissions, zero improvement on customization, no real training in Career mode, overhaul of Ultimate Team probably to worse, insanely difficult to do certain moves that require press up to 5 buttons, worse Ultimate Team, troubles to find an opponent in online matches.

    So, if you ask me if UFC 3 is better than 2, I'm almost certainly that it is not. UFC 2 had poor customization, poor campaing, small number of modes, poor AI, but it was a hell of fun and had a Ultimate Team mode that kept you playing. UFC 3 doesn't go very far from UFC 2 and perhaps got worse.

    Updates can fix many big gameplay issues, but I doubt it will.    … Expand
  49. Kevin411
    Feb 21, 2018
    8
    Very similar to UFC2, but the gameplay is a bit updated + career mode is really fun. Top game, but expected it to be a bit more different than UFC2
  50. coryNcali
    Feb 3, 2018
    10
    I play this game almost exclusively for career mode. I didnt have any difficulty learning the ground game, its exactly the same as UFC 2 which for me is a plus, if you liked it or hated it before then you'll probably like or hate it again. I enjoy the changes to the stand up game, i find it more robust and challenging. The main thing for me is that a story is actually being told, itI play this game almost exclusively for career mode. I didnt have any difficulty learning the ground game, its exactly the same as UFC 2 which for me is a plus, if you liked it or hated it before then you'll probably like or hate it again. I enjoy the changes to the stand up game, i find it more robust and challenging. The main thing for me is that a story is actually being told, it fosters an attachment to whats happening and for me its exactly what will keep me playing for a long time. I also like that the training system is streamlined, i spent less time grinding without feeling like there isnt still effort and strategy into that section, its simply less frustrating. The only minor gripes i have is with the lack of career stats, unless i havent found it then there actually is no tool that lets you look up fight stats for your career, and there arent good replay tools.… Expand
  51. Tkolive
    Jan 30, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay - has improved vastly Striking is much better, Stamina management much better, Damage system much better. Ground game remains the same with a few minor tweaks with quicker gates etc.. 8/10 for gameplay**

    Ultimate Team - No longer able to create a fighter and take online the way you would want without opening packs to find the correct match that suits your play style... microtransactions need i say more UT-4/10**

    Career Mode - Completley flawed and falsely advertised all the critic reviews baffle me giving this mode a good score.

    There is no presss conferences or weigh ins just a couple second cut scences, the rival system is completly flawed you are locked in with your rival every contract so say if you get a contender contract (Goals - 5 fights, break into top 15) you can lose your first four fights of that contract but will still end up fighting the 15th ranked guy on your last fight, if you win this youll progress to next contract top contender (5 fights - break into top 5) as stated above you can lose all four fights of that contract but youll still end up fighting the number 5 guy on the last fight, if you win that last fight youll progress to champion contract, you get the jist! Makes no sense and makes 90% of career mode fights pointless yes youll lose longetivty if you lose but you shouldnt be fighting the 15th or 5th ranked guy after a 4 fight losing streak
    ...

    Its all far too scripted rivals are also locked in to the same weight divisions - Travis Browne for top 15 HW - Overeem Top 5 HW etc.. So there is no replay abilty unless you obviously start career with a different weight class but even still only 5 fights really matter in your career and thats the rival fights making the mode pretty much pointless there is no climbing up or down the rankings rather a very linear story with you must beat the "rival"/boss fights to progress to next stage..

    Champions in each division also stay the same throughout so you will have a 45 year old connor mcgregor to fight on your lightweight career or a 55 year old micheal bisping in middleweight (yet to be updated to Robert Whitaker)

    The mode was advertised as deep and immersive but lacks in all those departments...

    Yeah training varied gyms are nice but there all 30 second - 1 minute activities.

    Yeah in game social media is cool but tweeting the same thing over with no real meaning is pretty boring.

    Overall very disappointing Career Mode 2/10**

    Roster - Missing alot of key fighters - Mike Perry, Colby Covington, Josh Emmnett to name a few but still a good amount in game plus DLC will fix this Roster - 7/10**

    Overall - For a game that has been 6 years in the making with 2 year devolopment gaps unlike other sports titles they have still lacked to make one deep, immersive career mode for offline players, adding snoop dogg to knockout mode is fun but its a gimmic and how much of the budget was spent getting him in when basic fundamentals like grappling and a good career are broken? The false advertising of press conferences and weigh ins is a trick one that i hope many looking for a good sports fighting career mode dont fall for. There seems to be an awful lot of copy and paste of models from UFC 1 (6 years ago) same refs, same ring girls, presentation, tale of the tapes, fighter models.

    Unfortunatley a triple A Game with Triple A price but the gameplay is the only thing vastly improved suppose we will have to wait another two years, unless you like Ultimate Team and mico transactions.

    Overal 5/10***    … Expand
  52. Multiacz
    Feb 22, 2018
    8
    In my opinion this is a good game, not the best, the UFC undisputed was the best one. However, this is not that bad, i enjoy playing the career mode, much better than UFC 2. Fighting is enjoyable, grappling still needs improvement. One downside of this game is the ultimate team, it is a bad game mode and it seems like it was put in just to get some microtransactions into the game. However,In my opinion this is a good game, not the best, the UFC undisputed was the best one. However, this is not that bad, i enjoy playing the career mode, much better than UFC 2. Fighting is enjoyable, grappling still needs improvement. One downside of this game is the ultimate team, it is a bad game mode and it seems like it was put in just to get some microtransactions into the game. However, i like playing this game.… Expand
  53. straddieman
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    A lot like nba2k. You can win all you like and then hey wow computer cheats in last seconds. If you want to smash the ufc's poster boys heads in like adesanya and mcgregor the game has been rigged so those fighters dont lose.
  54. here2comment
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    Lesson of life, If you see the name Geoff "the brain of donkey" Harrower's name on any game’s cast, avoid it like cancer. This disaster of a dump you call EA SPORTS UFC 3 is exactly what happens when EA puts a unqualified knucklehead on a leading roll of a licensed game with unlimited budget and 0 quality control. Unfortunately game itself will still sell as long as Geoff keep hangingLesson of life, If you see the name Geoff "the brain of donkey" Harrower's name on any game’s cast, avoid it like cancer. This disaster of a dump you call EA SPORTS UFC 3 is exactly what happens when EA puts a unqualified knucklehead on a leading roll of a licensed game with unlimited budget and 0 quality control. Unfortunately game itself will still sell as long as Geoff keep hanging out with UFC celebrities and sitting on UFC license
    Only at EA, Geoof and his totally incompetent team can keep rolling out 3 low quality garbage which averaged out 3.5/10 reviews and still get a blank check from EA for the next garbage.
    UFC 3 In a nut shell.
    1. Ultra unresponsive control made this a turn based combat: Massive input delay + poorly built net environment made your feel like your fighter never follow your commands, moment to moment decision making is out of question, say if you see a middle kick coming your way, you meant to guard your middle section, sorry, it’s not how this garbage game works, everything react in

    Actually, the input delay and garbage net code is so self telling, these low IQ self pro-cliamed “developers” don’t even bother to hide it anymore, you can feel the full unresponsiveness in fighter select screen without get into the fight!

    2. Advanced strike that hit your opponent’s face & body solid fail to register 30% of time, and can be cheesed by just keep walking up & down. I don’t know who decide this trash can hit the shelves with such quality & even after so many patches, imaging you are in a eSport event projected to 10000+ audience and your tonado kick land on your opponent’s face but game is not register, and result in a instant KO from a slow upper cut. This is why no eSport will take this trash seriously.

    3. Most low IQ combo system in the history of fighting game, UFC3 got the budget for a fighting sim game, but ended up with a combo system similar to MK11 & Tekken, pre-memorized combo will punish you for a move you didn’t execute, or executed 5 secs ago, at time it truly feels like the fighters are fighting by itself without your control. And most importalty, different fighter will have different command for the same move, say a knee to the body will be R2 + O for fighter x and it’s a flying knee to the head for fighter y. speechless, I can’t help but to think how much the genius who came up with this fail at life

    4. 0 Take down defense, fighter with high grappling status all have 100% none deniable take downs, some even launch across half the octagon with 0 stamina plenty or risk, extremely spamable and no vaild way to deny. Funny thing is take downs are already easy enough to success pre patch if you execute in the right time, till some cheese cry to this “brain of donkey” Geoff how they want keep spamming and that’s exactly what Geoff gave to them.

    I’d pay double of $59.99 to ban Geoff from touching another video game, for the sake of humanity.    … Expand
  55. thenoobbob
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    The worst game in my collection of games. It is complete garbage. The whole game is depending on the stats of your fighter. So have fun seeing the same overpowered fighters over and over.
  56. TheDatenshiMMA
    Mar 10, 2020
    0
    I put a 0 cause of the fakes or biased reviews. As a fighter with a 2-0 record in amateur (you can follow me on ig ippomma) the gameplay mechanics feel weird, they want to be sim oriented but at the same time it feels really arcady ! The animation are terrible it look lile all the fighters are Dominick Cruz and are light sparring but make their opponent fly 7 feet above the ground with aI put a 0 cause of the fakes or biased reviews. As a fighter with a 2-0 record in amateur (you can follow me on ig ippomma) the gameplay mechanics feel weird, they want to be sim oriented but at the same time it feels really arcady ! The animation are terrible it look lile all the fighters are Dominick Cruz and are light sparring but make their opponent fly 7 feet above the ground with a jab, the imput lag is crazy there is a full 1.2 second between the time you press the button and you charachter execute. everything has a purpose lets say in the game you throw an uppercut and my opponent throw a hook, for wathever reason the Uppercut will win wich is not always the case (lidell vs evans finish for exemple) well people say the striking is good and ground game bad but compared to ea ufc 3 everything is bad … Expand
  57. sammypepsi
    Dec 15, 2019
    2
    Annoying as hell to Land 50 strikes on the enemy and he wins with 8 landed strikes. After striking an enemy that lays at the bottom for 2 minutes he just stood up and ended me with a jab. Wtf ea.
  58. Ze4f
    Jul 13, 2019
    0
    Pure trash! Save Your money and stick with UFC2. Shame on you, EA Canada...
  59. Kauman
    Sep 23, 2019
    0
    Input lag 2000ms
    Ping to server 200ms
    How to play this ?

    Random hits, spamming with painful tricks, terrible community inside the game, no support and patches.
  60. Aquvamaen
    Nov 1, 2019
    2
    A downgrade from an already mediocre game in UFC 2. EA shows that yet again don`t really improve game play from the previous title in series to the newest one. Boring game play, more customization options, but apart from that it`s not a very impressive. Wouldn`t recommend
  61. memrace
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    this game is **** ****
    here are the reasons:
    1. **** servers
    2. The poor mechanics of wrestling
    3. broken animation
    4. unbalanced characters

    DO NOT BUY AND DO NOT PLAY!
  62. Ibragim
    Jan 3, 2020
    0
    What the **** is this ****
    I thought I bought a game Not a ****ing stupid ****
  63. ImAppalled2020
    Dec 27, 2019
    1
    In a word, appalling. Why are the options for tattoo choices only limited to generic designs and objectified images of women? Why not include designs that feature men being sexualised as well? So sexist, and so disappointing. UFC must stand for u **** c****.
  64. Hellothere22
    Jan 25, 2020
    1
    Another dog crap game from EA. Way to hard to body strike, ground is over powered and scummy micro transactions. Don’t buy this game
  65. snei
    Apr 11, 2020
    1
    Terrible. Fun only enough to play until you realize mechanics mean the computer can just decide you don't win. I enjoyed the career mode in the UFC Undisputed series in the last generation of consoles. I thought I'd enjoy this when I found it for $20 on the PS store.

    And I did, for awhile. I started playing on easy, to learn all the mechanics because I knew it was complicated. I've seen    Terrible. Fun only enough to play until you realize mechanics mean the computer can just decide you don't win. I enjoyed the career mode in the UFC Undisputed series in the last generation of consoles. I thought I'd enjoy this when I found it for $20 on the PS store.

    And I did, for awhile. I started playing on easy, to learn all the mechanics because I knew it was complicated. I've seen some complaints about the stand up controls, and they're a little clunky, but once you learn them they aren't too bad.

    At first the ground fighting and clinch seems complicated but once you figure it out it isn't too bad either, at first. But once you get good enough to move beyond easy you realize something about the computer.

    That is they are able to do things you aren't. You lose stamina when they don't. They can block whatever transition they want, until they decide to let you go. The normal level is frustrating enough. But the high difficulty level is just stupid.

    I had a character, with max ground stats, moves maxed, all the perks to support what I was trying to do, and my opponent's stats weren't maxed, but I couldn't win. I couldn't do anything. I could initiate a submission from every potion but I couldn't finish. The computer moves before the graphics even appear on screen.

    I made an account to complain about this game. Just don't buy it. I don't think they bothered to do much play testing.    … Expand
  66. xenomorf72
    Aug 8, 2018
    0
    I would rather perform in a real professional MMA fight, AND have a better chance of winning than with the completely untuitive controls EA is offering here.
  67. MaxPayneIsGod
    May 17, 2022
    7
    I really, really like UFC 3, but there are some huge issues with certain aspects of the game.
    I've put a lot of time into Career Mode and feel that I have enough experience with the game to voice an opinion.
    As a whole the game is really solid, it looks good and there are plenty of game-modes to keep everyone busy. Where the game lets itself down is the AI. I understand how damage,    I really, really like UFC 3, but there are some huge issues with certain aspects of the game.
    I've put a lot of time into Career Mode and feel that I have enough experience with the game to voice an opinion.
    As a whole the game is really solid, it looks good and there are plenty of game-modes to keep everyone busy.
    Where the game lets itself down is the AI.
    I understand how damage, stamina and stats work but some of the things that the AI does is simply superhuman. I don't care how good a certain fighter is in the real world but when they are rocked twice in quick succession and knocked down they are not going to be able to whip out an arm bar from the bottom position when you are at near full stamina.
    It feels like the game was almost ready but EA or maybe UFC demanded it be released without that little bit of polish that it needed.
    Some of the physics are kind of janky too, the collision detection at times is all over the place, but again, on a whole the game is really good.
    Its a technical fighter, almost a strategy game where you need to think and pick your punches. Its nothing like the cartoony violence like MK or SF. The blows are brutal and the damage is visceral. You can really feel the hits.
    Overall, there is a really good game here if you want to put the time in and work past the AI inconsistencies. I'm going to keep playing, because there's nothing else out there like it and I am looking forward to UFC 4. I just wish people would stop moaning about it like they do, its pretty cheap now on PSN and if you're a UFC fan you really owe it to yourself to give it a go. 7/10    … Expand
  68. ProNoob
    Nov 4, 2018
    5
    Career mode is ok, but once you win the belt it's repetitive, pointless and done with.

    Online ranked is the best mode. UT has been stripped of giving you a created CAF and you have to grind like mad to get one, but apart from that it's typical EA pay to win garbage. Quick fight etc are all...fine. Coming from previous games it isn't really all that different. Ground game is    Career mode is ok, but once you win the belt it's repetitive, pointless and done with.

    Online ranked is the best mode.

    UT has been stripped of giving you a created CAF and you have to grind like mad to get one, but apart from that it's typical EA pay to win garbage.

    Quick fight etc are all...fine.

    Coming from previous games it isn't really all that different. Ground game is almost identical, and I enjoy the ground game, but they could have updated it as it's nothing new and not very fluid. Undisputed got it way better and it was way more fun.

    Stand up has improved as you can now move and strike at the same time. Well done developers, you've managed to do something to make the game better.

    The rest of it is exactly the same as every game before it. Same skins on everyone outside the fighters, same boring crowd etc.

    Create a fighter is so outdated and lacking customisation like it's still 2000.

    It's the only MMA game we have, but man is it unoriginal and bland.

    Let the franchise go to a development team that have imagination as you guys clearly don't.    … Expand
  69. mattyhat1
    Feb 9, 2018
    5
    Registered onto Metacritic just to say this. The previous UFC game was great and I played it only for the ultimate team mode. This new UFC 3 game has changed ultimate team in a terrible way. For example, to just custom create a fighter you need to get a special 'create a custom fighter card' by grinding away elsewhere in the game. Utterly, utterly gutted as the new graphics , career modeRegistered onto Metacritic just to say this. The previous UFC game was great and I played it only for the ultimate team mode. This new UFC 3 game has changed ultimate team in a terrible way. For example, to just custom create a fighter you need to get a special 'create a custom fighter card' by grinding away elsewhere in the game. Utterly, utterly gutted as the new graphics , career mode etc look great. What on earth were you thinking EA?… Expand
  70. BlitZeR_95
    Aug 9, 2018
    6
    A little improvement from EA Sports UFC 2, especially in the stand-up striking but still far from a perfect UFC game. Hoping one day EA will be able to release a good UFC game.
    One major problem that still remains is that the AI seems to have infinite stamina while your stamina depletes making it almost impossible to win. Another problem is the crazy difficulty spike between matches. It's    A little improvement from EA Sports UFC 2, especially in the stand-up striking but still far from a perfect UFC game. Hoping one day EA will be able to release a good UFC game.
    One major problem that still remains is that the AI seems to have infinite stamina while your stamina depletes making it almost impossible to win. Another problem is the crazy difficulty spike between matches. It's like EA didn't bother testing it and just released the game straight away.    … Expand
  71. ALLRUSSIANS
    Nov 2, 2018
    0
    This animation, it's simple... GOD. Is worth 4,000 rubles (I from Russia). For 4,000 rubles animation should be least AWESOME! WHY THE HELL IT SO TERRIBLE?!
  72. 613th
    Dec 23, 2018
    5
    My first game of this series. Was very excited to play the game, but carrer mode become rather boring to the middle.
    Online modes are not so good and developed as in FUT, not so many players here.
    But the fighting part of it looks pretty good to me, so it is about 510 in summary.
  73. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Overall good gameplay and great visuals can't change the fact that this game feels like it was made by an EA Game Generator AI - empty, generic and unimpressive.
  74. MetaBoBB
    Apr 21, 2019
    1
    It is almost the same as UFC 2... Not many improvements, just a recycled game with the name UFC 3 on it. Trash.
  75. 5150-Gonzo
    Sep 2, 2021
    6
    The grappling and the submission in this game are such a nightmare it will have you pulling your hair out. Be warned, the striking in this game is fantastic, everything else is absolutely horrid.
  76. Bloodnes
    Feb 16, 2020
    5
    Как и предыдущая часть, игра не залетела, не понимаю данную игру, управление, логики нет в кнопках. Исключительно для фанатов, движения в игре, как по мне, далеки от совершенства и играет напоминает больше аркаду чем файтинг. 5/10Как и предыдущая часть, игра не залетела, не понимаю данную игру, управление, логики нет в кнопках. Исключительно для фанатов, движения в игре, как по мне, далеки от совершенства и играет напоминает больше аркаду чем файтинг. 5/10
  77. Deamon
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    The best ufc game. I play ufc and ufc2 on ps4. The last ufc3 is the best game. Gameplay and grafik is so nice. About 2 years i played every Day
  78. drewbrees9
    Apr 29, 2020
    6
    Carreer mode is Amazing (except some inexplicable bugs) and I also like gameplay except for the submissions that are annoying and frustrating. Nice online 1vs1, but Ultimate Team is really useless and it feels like UFC 3 needs some more modes.
  79. Thejodjeremie
    May 5, 2020
    8
    The gameplay fun and interesting. It makes you feel like you are a ufc fighter.
  80. Andrealex98
    Jun 3, 2020
    2
    As good as this game could have been, as **** it is. Submissions and ground game are absolutely retarded, go against khabib and it is almost impossible to deny any transition altough The opponent is just spamming them. Meta combos are also retarded, everybody does knee-elbow or overhand-hook. I really like mma and I fell like breaking The controller when a retarded kid spams elbows and knees
  81. Angelocoelho10
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    one of the best games I played
    in addition to the great graphics, great gameplay and just a microtransaction for characters among more than two hundred others for free!
    simply perfect
  82. manul92
    Jul 31, 2020
    1
    1 ball for graphic. EA release the most **** MMA simulator. Don't play it. ...........................
  83. Sportsfpsadv
    Oct 15, 2020
    1
    Wtf were these guys thinking this time around... like this is bad, sad and a total mess. Can't adjust sliders or anything for quick fight to make things a little more realistic. And the lack of freedom with this kind of thing is absolutely ridiculous. Its a video game, let us have fun the way WE want.
  84. hector_bcn98
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Dejando de lado todo el apartado online, que desconozco, el offline es muuy interesante, proponiendo un sistema de lucha MMA con diferentes partes del cuerpo a ser golpeadas. Creo que es bastante interesante y gráficamente está muy currado.
  85. Pessucksdik
    Dec 2, 2020
    0
    Online ranked is full of babies (im guessing by the way they spam overhands and stuff) and if you quit a fight you get minus 30 points but if someone else quits on you you only receive 2 points or something like that Its just a very broken system. I dont care about the career mode so i dont know
  86. TheNights
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    Oyunda el boyunca adamı dövüp sadece tek yumruk ile beni nakavt etti oyun kısacası iğrenç oynadığım en kötü 2 kişilik oyun budur
  87. Brunoprado
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muito bom muito bom muito bom pra vc e sua família também é só pra ver se dá pra ir cortar… Expand
  88. Maurer
    Jan 13, 2021
    6
    Carrier mode is okay, online really could be better and solo mode is boring. Indeed this is a game, but powerfull strikes should deal more damage and KO should be a little easier due to how many kicks and power strikes on head oponent can take. Sadly the best way to win is to spam lowkicks. Grappling aginast AI is incredibely hard.
  89. Sagrell
    Jan 6, 2021
    0
    This is a bug, not a game. Worst game i've ever seen in my life. This is embarrassing
  90. GODvaria
    Feb 1, 2021
    5
    Это конечно та еще помойка,но по сравнению с 4ой,еще более менее дыхабельно.
  91. TheDazPaz
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    As I never got to play UFC Undisputed 3, this game remains my favourite MMA game to date, there's just something about it that made it more fun than UFC4, probably the ranked mode offering more choice to the player and the career mode being much less grindy. Gameplay is great, visuals are great and any MMA fan will have a blast playing the game.
  92. Tattednerd510
    May 20, 2021
    0
    What a huge surprise that yet another EA game is way more focused on microtransactions than actual fun. The grappling is just atrocious. The striking is fine, but shouldn't we get more than just fine from a major sports game. Another shocking surprise, the critic reviews are pretty good. They always are, but the games are always terrible. Can we cancel EA? Is that a thing? Its likeWhat a huge surprise that yet another EA game is way more focused on microtransactions than actual fun. The grappling is just atrocious. The striking is fine, but shouldn't we get more than just fine from a major sports game. Another shocking surprise, the critic reviews are pretty good. They always are, but the games are always terrible. Can we cancel EA? Is that a thing? Its like they're holding our happiness hostage. Remember when you paid full price for a complete game that was enjoyable? Pepperidge farm remembers.… Expand
  93. Naytt
    Jun 11, 2021
    0
    Game had huge potential. Had a lot of fun in the beginning and then boom. The worst possible submission mechanic has entered the chat. Literally **** Looked up guides and all on how to get out of submission and literally nothing helped. Also, unless you have max stamina, you can't get out of a takedown. **** video game. Cmon EA.

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 56
  3. Negative: 0 out of 56
  1. CD-Action
    May 16, 2018
    80
    Revamped career mode is extremely enjoyable this time and the game as a whole is a step forward for the franchise. UFC 3 looks amazing, as you can clearly see the effects of trading blows – injuries, blood staining the shorts, sweat trickling down the skin. What needs to be dealt with in the next installment is the ground game, which trails way behind entertaining, dynamic stand-up fighting. [04/2018, p.70]
  2. games(TM)
    Mar 22, 2018
    80
    Brilliantly realised for hardened MMA fans. [Issue#198, p.75]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 22, 2018
    75
    After turbulent end of the last year, EA managed to release a good game in UFC 3 without many scandals. The game itself is better than its predecessor, but it still lacks a way to connect with players new to this sport. New GOAT mode is a great innovation and adds a new twist to the known career mode. Fighting, even though it’s very good, still has problems, which are already annoying the players.
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