EA SPORTS UFC 5

It's better than UFC 4 and headed in the right direction. No more arcade stuff, go full simulation. New features are a good start, need to replace everything from the previous games like the caf system. Hopefully comes soon.Overall the most fun I've had with any UFC game. Needs good roster but they add them for free for like 2 years straight so not worried. Love the legends this year, way better. Need better alternate version of roster fighters.

It isn't a fantastic game, but it isn't as bad as the fans make it seem. First off, the career mode of the game is very lackluster. Boring, one-dimensional characters, awful character models, and a character creator almost as dull as the cutscenes. It's still nice to fight your favorite UFC fighters, but isn't fun after the second playthrough. Grappling makes the career mode a complete joke and, although an improvement from the previous games, is incredibly boring. Secondly, the janky animations and bugs that occur when the character models collide take away from your immersion in the game. At times, the camera will pan into a wall or rotate way too often. The motion blur in the game is cranked to 11, and combined with the excessive camera rotation, can be nauseating. Of course, there are positives. Stand-up and boxing/kick-boxing feels very nice most of the time. Combat and delivering some damage to your opponent is very satisfying, especially when you get a combination rolling. UFC 5's main selling point was its graphics and reworked controls/cut system. Sure, the game underdelivered on graphics/character models, and feels more like a UFC 4.5, but isn't that awful. I would recommend buying this game only when it's at a 40% or more sale.

Good- Solid presentation that captures the atmosphere of UFC. Fighters look good with decent animations and details. Career Mode is made even better with quality of life improvements. Combat is mostly on point with improved submissions and balanced AI. Authentic Damage adds more strategy to fights, and doctor stoppages enhance the realism. Bad- No full introductions by Bruce Buffer. Some hits don't feel like they should register, and there's a distinct lack of snappiness. Career Mode can get monotonous with its lack of additional activities. Ground and pound is pretty dismal. Doctor stoppages can get excessive. Not much of a jump forward from EA Sports UFC 4. Thoughts- Overall, I didn’t mind EA Sports UFC 5. It’s essentially an improved version of the fourth game with some intriguing new systems and mechanics, even if some (like doctor stoppage) could be better. The visuals are good, even if the presentation lacks in some key areas, and the gameplay feels fun, especially if you can get into the new submissions system.However, it just doesn’t feel like enough, especially three years after the last game, especially in Career Mode, character customization and so on. It’s not an awful game, but with how much has changed with the UFC over the years, EA Sports seems like it’s hesitating to take the next big step.

Not as bad as reviews make it seem, you can have plenty fun! Probably a 6 but i have no respect for games you buy and then have to buy additional characters. I don't even mind microtransactions that are purely cosmetic but this is not it.

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