UFC: Sudden Impact (Playstation 2)

I recently purchased UFC: Sudden Impact and found it to be quite irritating... AT FIRST. Having never played it, learning the different moves of the fighters, the special moves, the escapes, the different mount positions, and the different moves that were available while in each position, not to mention, all the counter-moves and escapes you could perform... well you can just imagine, there is just so much to learn about this game, that you almost need to take a class for it.

I found it frustrating and wanted to throw the PS2 controller frequently after being submitted time after time after time within 20 seconds. I gave up on the game a couple of times, telling myself that it was a waste of money, that it needs to be easier to play and not so easy to get submitted or KO'd. But I constantly found myself coming back to play it again after a day or so.

TRAINING MODE!? Why is the training mode NOT listed at the top of the screen? It took me about a week or so of getting KO'd and submitted before I realized there was a training mode. And not a moment too soon, either. I was getting tired of constantly having to push pause, check the book on how to do a certain move or counter-move, only to have it not work and have to start a new fight again. In training mode, I found my peace. There, you can choose the fighter you wish to train/practice with. The cool thing, in my case... your sparring partner doesn't fight back! No more KO's or submissions on me! Only offense! This was great. Winning was like stealing candy from a baby. Eventually you get tired of abusing someone who doesn't fight back and you begin to hone your skills. After FINALLY learning some of the offensive moves and feeling pretty comfortable with them, I tried entering the Octagon again with Big John and my new opponent, the first victim of my barrage of punches, kicks, and submissions. I FELT UNSTOPPABLE!

I think it only took me about 5 fights to continually get my moves countered, and for me to end up being submitted or beaten to a pulp before I realized, "Crap! This guys hits back!" So back to training mode I went. You can adjust your training partner to fight back in a variety of ways. I definitely needed him to hit me, or try to hit me so that I could learn my counters and defense. It only took a day or so of training for me to have limited defense which is where the addiction started taking over. I realized, "This game sure is a lot funner when I don't get beat every match within 30 seconds."

Another point about the training mode is that you find your weakness during your matches, you then go to Trainin Mode, and you modify your opponents. For example, say that you know that once you get mounted while on your back and you know that the fights only seconds away from you being beaten. You just go to Training, modify your opponent to train from Top Mount Position, check your Moves List (which can easily found by pushing the start button- no more searching through the book) and go from there. Got your opponent on top of you in butterfly guard? Set up your training to defend and counter.

Don't just come into this game and think that whoever pushes their buttons the fastest is going to win. It's a lot more in depth than that. Anybody who likes the versatility of numerous game options, and things to learn, which has a big payoff... this is definitely the game for you!

For all you others who just want a quick game...move along.

me and my buddies like the game it just needs more likeness to real fighters you cant fight over a few min and one of you are out of life just by a few punches other than that i would say 9 out of 10

my son loved the game and it was just what he wanted the shipping was fast and the transaction went smoothly. a real asset to ebay.

this is like the realy thing great game- great action--my husband and son love playing this game.full action and fun for all--it is a great ufc game for playstaion 2.

I bought this game 3 weeks ago or maybe a little longer. I have started playing playing it I love playing it and it is harder then others I have played But it keeps you coming back to win.

The game was delivered in a timely fashion. It was just as they said. New and in the wrapper. I was inpressed. This was my first ever ebay purchase, and I am positive that I will do business with you again. Thanks for the awesome product.

This game is very over rated do to the fact that the game play SUCKS! It seems like its good for the first 10 min or so before it sinks in that this game is no where near the hype! The Players you have to choose from is Great but the game play (Match) last only about 20 sec. This never really changes so get ready for lots of matches that in time are NOT FUN at ALL! I Would say if you want to play this game RENT IT! But if you feel like you want to waste some money go and buy it, most people are trying to sell the game for too much because it really is worth about $10-15 at Most. If you pay more then this, trust me you will regret IT! SOON! So becareful and don't let the Hype get to You! Don't PAY MORE THEN $15 ITS NOT WORTH MORE!!! RENT IT!

Well, I have really gotten into the UFC fighthing scene. I figured since there was not a game out there recently to see what this was all about. I like it, but as soon as I bought it I saw advertisements for the new UFC game. Well, I still enjoy this game and can't wait for the new one to come out.

this game was up for bid,was my first time bidding on ebay.very impressed with the product i received.thanks!

Everything works great and came to my house in suficiant time. Everything was intact and together. I would buy from this customer again.

Game is very fun. Only downside is the manual does not tell you how to do certain moves so you can't get all the possible points because you dont know how to perform the move.

I bought UFC Sudden Impact for my husband for Valentine's Day! He Loves it; he plays it every day for hours. Sometimes his friends come to the house just to play the game. He is taking MMA and one day would like to fight for the UFC. There is nothing that we do not like about this game.

THANKS GREAT SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE WE DO BUSINESS AGAIN!!!SOON! I AM LOOKING FOR MORE OLD TITLES!!! THANK U FOR THE FAST AND CORRECT SERVICE

First off, I'd like to start by saying that I'm a HUGE fan of the UFC. So, going into this, I had high expectations and alot of doubt. I was wrong to doubt. There are a lot of different fighting styles, and I figured that there would be an excessive amount of button mashing just to get a man to the mat. The creators of this game figured out how to make things as intuitive and simple as possible, and it has paid off big time. I don't like that after about 30 min. of playing, it started to feel like every fighter was the same, but they made up for that with a "Story Mode" version that allows the player to put him/herself on the path to Champion. Overall, it's a good game with good graphics. Just fun to kick back and pummel your buddies for a few rounds without having to get off the couch.

I like the UFC, I always watch and I like to play the game, just like if I was there. I also like when you can make your own fighter. This game is the bomb.

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The game was a let down ufc throwdown is alot better. The matches only last 30-40 seconds. I was also dissapointed at 2 player mode there might as well not be one buy throwdown.

this game is game i will never get bored of its great always get interesting even if its old.and there is nothing to dislike about fun pack game.

I love this game! I am a big UFC fan, and this game let's you be a part of it! The graphics are great, and the players are true to their character. It's just an all around awesome game!

for some reson the person we sent the money to sent it back and i have no idea what to do if you can plz e-mail me what to do i will do it so i can reseve the mercindise thank you

we got this game for our 5 yr son. he loves it! he loves to kick this daddy s butt. it is really a family favorite

This is a pretty good game for those who enjoy the UFC. It offers realistic training for the fighter that you create and it also gives more characters to choose from than the UFC game for Playstation 1. The characters moves are also more fluid and are person specific (e.g., Matt Hughes and his power slam, Chuck Liddell and his fists, and Tito Ortiz and his ground and pound.)This would happen to be one of the better "fighting games" that I have ever played.

Well since I love UFC and MMA I went ahead and purchased this game, its not the greatest game in the world but my buddies and me love to make eachother tap. Its fun for that reason pretty much and if your a fan like I am then this is a good buy...

THANKS SOOO MUCH, LOVE IT GREAT GIFT!!! HOPE TO DO MORE BUSINESS WITH U! BOYFRIEND LOVED IT, LOVES UFC LIKE NO OTHER, THIS WAS THE PERFECT GIRFT!! GREAST SELLER, FAST PAYMENT, FAST SHIPPING & VERY PLEASANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH!!
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The Game was never sent to us, We have emailed twice about item. A 12 year old purchase this item and is very unhappy. I hope your company can correct this problem.