UFC Undisputed 3
| UFC Undisputed 3 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Yuke's |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Genre(s) | Sports (mixed martial arts) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Offline multiplayer Online multiplayer (Broadband connection required) |
UFC Undisputed 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts video game featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship properties and fighters developed by Yuke's and published by THQ. It will be released February 14, 2012 in North America and February 17, 2012 in Europe for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the third game to be released under THQ's 2007 agreement with the UFC. On October 8, 2011, it was revealed via a live press conference with Dana White that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva had won the fan vote to appear as the cover athlete for the game.
Gameplay changes
UFC Undisputed 3 is expected to have many new changes from UFC Undisputed 2010, including the following:[1][2]
- New THQ servers for online play
- Pride Mode, with Pride rules, ring, and fighters. Commentary will be provided by Bas Rutten and Stephen Quadros. Lenne Hardt will announce the fighters in Pride.
- A brand new submission system.
- Mo-capping used for fighters giving more realistic movement and striking.(This doesn't apply for all fighters. Some will still use archetypes.)
- New Stats: Footwork, Ground Grapple Top and Bottom for offense and defense.
- Fighter entrances.
- Two gameplay control options: traditional and simplified. (Pro and Amateur controls)
- Additions of Featherweight and Bantamweight division.
- Over 150 fighters.
- Leg Kick TKOs.
- New submission moves including the standing rear naked choke, standing guillotine, and the flying scissor heel hook.
- New KO animations.
- Damage recovery between rounds.
- Cuts affect stamina and energy recovery rate.
- Redesigned striking game emphasizing jabs, quick strikes, and combinations.
- New Stamina system. Your stamina can only come back up so far until you are fully rested.
- Stamina depletion will also effect fighter's stats.
- New navigation system. You can close the distance to keep from getting knee'd to the head. (This also helps in other areas)
- New transition in the clinch to back control.
- Whip knees can be done to the body.
- Whip knees can now be blocked.
- Stat decay removed in Career Mode.
- Roster fighters from the UFC and Pride can now be taken through career mode.
- Auto-Block removed.
- A fighter's leg may break from opponent checking a leg kick.
- Punching your way out of clinches.
- New ground positions with the cage.
- Using the cage to set-up submissions.
- Using the cage to “wall walk” back to a standing position.
- New options, such as Stamina Simulation mode, Competition Spec mode (Removes all random elements such as flash KOs and doctor stoppages), and Stat Equalizer (Equalizes all stats to 80 for both fighters).
- Reach is now a big part in striking.
- Fighters are now able to sway on the ground to avoid strikes.
- A new feint system.
- Takedown-intercepting knees have been added.
- "Finish the Fight" allows you to continue striking until the ref pulls you off.
- Sweeps are back including new ones.
- Elbow spamming has been fixed. Only certain fighters have elbows in clinch range.
- Ref resetting has been fixed. You can only pull someone off the cage by a takedown/slam.
- Sub-cancelling has been fixed. You can no longer release a sub to gain an advantageous position.
UFC Roster
The UFC Roster was revealed by ESPN.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Legend:
- LH Fighter can switch to Light Heavyweight
- MW Fighter can switch to Middleweight
- WW Fighter can switch to Welterweight
- LW Fighter can switch to Lightweight
- FW Fighter can switch to Featherweight
- DLC Downloadable Content
Note:
Alistair Overeem was made available via DLC through a limited time offer on the official Facebook page for UFC Undisputed 3 where users must ‘like’ the page and will receive a free DLC token.[10]
PRIDE Roster
The PRIDE Roster was revealed by ESPN.[11]
Heavyweight
Mark Coleman[11]
Mirko Filipovic[11]- Don Frye[11]
Gary Goodridge[11]- Heath Herring[11]
Mark Hunt[11]
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira[11]- Kevin Randleman[11]
- Bob Sapp[11]
- Dan Severn[11]
Middleweight
- Vitor Belfort[11]
- Royce Gracie[11]
- Dan Henderson[11]
- Quinton Jackson[11]
- Chuck Liddell[11]
Kazuhiro Nakamura[11]- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira[11]
- Mauricio Rua[11]
- Murilo Rua[11]
- Anderson Silva[11]
- Wanderlei Silva[11]
Rameau Sokoudjou[11]
Welterweight
- Phil Baroni[11]
- Murilo Bustamante[11]
- Ryo Chonan[11]
Denis Kang[11]- Paulo Filho[11]
- Akihiro Gono[11]
- Carlos Newton[11]
Lightweight
References
- ^ "UFC Undisputed 3 - Step Inside!". Community.UFCUndisputed.com. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "UFC Undisputed 3". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
{{cite web}}: Text "Gameplay Q&A #2" ignored (help) - ^ "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Heavyweights". ESPN.com. October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Light Heavyweights". ESPN.com. October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Middleweights". ESPN.com. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Welterweights". ESPN.com. October 25, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Lightweights". ESPN.com. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Featherweights". ESPN.com. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Bantamweights". ESPN.com. October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ http://www.ufcundisputed.com/go/article/view/gameplay_video/252313/alistair_overeem_is_in_ufc_undisputed_3!
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "'UFC Undisputed 3' Roster: Pride". ESPN.com. November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.