![]() While it’s a much improved format for those simply looking to pick-up-and-play, we found it difficult to predict defensive manoeuvres without assists on – and these are disabled by default when you play online. The same is true of submissions, except you push to the left to perform that. For example, if you want to blitz your sparring partner with a flurry of punches while you’ve got them pinned, you just need to push to the right and your fighter will automatically assume the optimal position. While the complicated legacy controls are available to those who want them, a new assisted grapple system enables you to wrestle by simply pushing in different directions. To be fair, the developer’s put in some serious legwork to try and make the ground game more appealing. ![]() But play new entry EA Sports UFC 4 online and you’ll find no shortage of stand-and-bangers – in fact, the inclusion of real-world boxers Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is almost a tacit admission from EA Vancouver that it knows this is its fans’ preferred style of play. It’s been almost a decade since the last Fight Night game, as the juggernaut publisher has coveted the more commercially viable MMA crowd. ![]() We suppose the biggest challenge that EA Sports has always faced with its line of officially branded UFC games is that players clearly prefer to box. Republished on Wednesday 26th January, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2022's PS Plus lineup. ![]()
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