EA Sports UFC
| EA Sports UFC | |
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EA Sports UFC Cover featuring Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson
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| Developer(s) |
EA Canada SkyBox Labs |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Engine | Ignite (PS4, XB1) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Xbox One iOS Android |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 4 & Xbox One
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| Genre(s) | Fighting, sports |
| Review scores | ||
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| Publication | Score | |
| PS4 | Xbox One | |
| Destructoid | 7/10 | N/A |
| EGM | N/A | 9/10 |
| Game Informer | N/A | 8/10 |
| Game Revolution |   |
N/A |
| GameSpot | 5/10 | N/A |
| GamesRadar |  |
N/A |
| IGN | 6.8/10 | N/A |
| Polygon | 5/10 | N/A |
| VideoGamer.com | 6/10 | N/A |
| Aggregate score | ||
| Metacritic | 70/100 | 70/100 |
EA Sports UFC is a mixed martial arts sports video game developed by EA Canada and SkyBox Labs for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand and was released on June 17, 2014. A playable demo was released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Marketplace on June 3, 2014, with cover athletes Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson as playable fighters. It is the first UFC game since THQ sold the license to Electronic Arts.
A free-to-play mobile version of the game was released for iOS and Android devices on April 21, 2015. A sequel, EA Sports UFC 2, was released in the spring of 2016.
The game's artificial intelligence accommodates for changes in player strategies mid-game to make the gaming experience more realistic than in previous UFC games. The game also simulates "full body deformation" to connect players with their player-character. The Ultimate Fighter is featured at the start of Career Mode. Also included are perks unlocked throughout career to boost gameplans.
Conflict originally arose between UFC president Dana White and Electronic Arts, when the UFC approached EA Sports to develop a UFC video game and EA refused. The UFC then turned to developer THQ to develop UFC titles. THQ's UFC 2009 Undisputed shipped approximately 2 million copies. With the success of the series, THQ quickly began working on a sequel, UFC Undisputed 2010, and followed this release with UFC Undisputed 3 in 2012.
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