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Every fighter – there are 250 of them – no matter how unpopular or obscure, has been scanned so that their every move and every facial expression, is perfectly mapped for realism, making the game an absolute joy to look at. The detail is stunning, from beads of sweat through to strands of hair – show this game to someone who hasn't even heard of video games, and you could easily convince them that it's the real thing. Of course, while some of the gameplay can be pretty ugly, the graphics certainly aren't. When matches get to the later rounds, they become very tense and nervy, and the feeling of losing (or winning) by one expert move can be soul-crushing (or satisfying). Every move carries weight with it, and seeing your fighter collapse on the mat or stumble back from a hard kick is enough to make you flinch. Thanks to the upgraded blocking system and the punches and kicks being simpler to pull off, the game is a very tactical affair when the fighters are standing unleashing a flurry of punches just doesn't work anymore, so you have to be careful and considered, sniping whenever you see an opening.

Thankfully, as already alluded, the standing gameplay has been improved. Perhaps all of these problems are why Knockout Mode has been introduced – a fun romp to play with friends that limits you to kicking and punching, with no dastardly clinches and ground holds allowed. In fact, in all of our fights, we have never lost to – nor won by – a submission.

#UFC 2 PLAYSTATION 4 HOW TO#

Submissions, meanwhile, are nigh-on impossible to execute – despite the new Skill Challenges and Practice Mode teaching you how to perform them, as well as every other mechanic in the game. While the new HUD is quite helpful, telling you your available transitions and how to perform them, it still feels a little disjointed, and is always tilted in the favour of the fighter who initiated things. The ground game isn't very strong either. Play a match online, and more often than not your matches will be a race of who can clinch first, followed by 20 seconds of punches to the head and a knockout. Instead of clinch positions transitioning fluidly, it all feels very disjointed, and whoever starts the clinch has a huge advantage over their opponent thanks to an inability to escape from it. While the standing gameplay of punching and kicking feels as satisfying as ever, the clinching system is horribly unbalanced. While these are all welcome additions to the franchise, you'll probably want to avoid all online modes for the time being because of some terrible gameplay tweaks. UFC 2 has new content in spades, and while the Career mode is an easy favourite thanks to its depth and unpredictability, always throwing new scenarios and stipulations at you, Live Events is a strong mode, too, and is a good way for new fans of the sport to get into it.

Career mode also has a Fight Night-style training camp feature, where you train in different disciplines before every fight. There are also Live Events – which allow you to bet on upcoming UFC fights in order to earn rewards – a Custom Event Creator that lets you select everything from the fightcard right down to the referees, and an online Title Chase mode, in which you work your way up from outsider to title holder. Strangely, in a move that's too close to mobile gaming to our liking, you can watch adverts in-game to earn coins, which does feel a little too dystopian. The good news is that packs don't cost much – we were able to buy the most expensive pack after playing three matches – but it can give people an unfair advantage in online fights. Of course, with an Ultimate Team mode comes two currencies, and one of those currencies, UFC Points, is purchasable with real money.

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