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EA Sports MMA Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

09:55 AM - October 19, 2010 by DirtyJerz32

EA Sports MMA is available now, please post your impressions.

See the full press release, along with a launch trailer and new screenshots.

Go Beyond the Cage with Global Fighting Experiences, MMA Superstars and Innovative Online Features

*Check out all the new screenshots, right here.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - October 19, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced that EA SPORTS™ MMA is available in stores throughout North America starting today and will launch worldwide beginning October 22 and in Japan on November 11. EA SPORTS MMA, offering the most authentic, intense and broadest mixed martial arts experience to date, allows players to travel the world and learn a multitude of fighting techniques and skills. The game features a vast array of world-class fighters, and players can extend their gaming experience online through a first-of-its-kind feature - EA SPORTS Live Broadcast.

Fighters can further showcase their MMA skills to the world through EA SPORTS Live Broadcast in which players can create their own fighter and then produce a hype video to get noticed by an actual EA SPORTS promoter. Once selected by the EA SPORTS promoter, players will be able to have their fight broadcast online through EA SPORTS Live Broadcast, while a live commentator calls every move made during the fight. Moreover, each EA SPORTS Live Broadcast fight can be viewed on game consoles or online via the web.

“EA SPORTS MMA is the most immersive and authentic mixed martial arts experience available, bringing together great fighters, opportunities to train and fight internationally and features that allow players to prove their skills online to a wide audience,” said EA SPORTS MMA Executive Producer Dale Jackson. “EA SPORTS is excited to bring this highly anticipated title to mixed martial arts fans and help grow the popularity of the sport worldwide.”

EA SPORTS MMA provides the definitive mixed martial arts experience, featuring multiple disciplines, rule sets, locations and fighters from all over the world. Players can fight in a ring, hexagonal or circular cage, and the MMA environment comes to life with ring girls, corner men and referees. Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. provides fighter introductions while Big John McCarthy officiates fights and MMA legend Frank Shamrock and commentator Mauro Ranallo call the action.

Through career mode, fighters will be able to train in locations around the world with legends of the sport such as Randy Couture, Pat Miletich, Rickson Gracie and Bas Rutten, visiting gyms in Japan, Brazil, Thailand and the U.S. While training internationally, players will teach their fighter new skills as they rise up the ranks to make it to one of the biggest stages in MMA – STRIKEFORCE.

Other key features within EA SPORTS MMA include:

Fighter Share – Players can put themselves into the world of MMA training and fighting and begin the quest to become a champion. They can upload photos of themselves and use Photo Game Face to create their own, personalized roster of fighters. Display and share these create-a-fighters via Fighter Share by uploading and browsing other created fighters. In addition, through Fighter Share players can download and try out any fighters created by the passionate EA SPORTS MMA community.
Customize Your Own Fight Card – Become a promoter and set up a night of fights with your friends. With the ability to host four fights per card with up to 10 people connected*, players can challenge each other to fights, and talk trash while friends provide commentary to the fight.
Total Strike Control – Through an intuitive control system for striking, elbow, knees and kicks, players can go on the offensive with Total Strike Control, providing the utmost flexibility for their fighters. EA SPORTS MMA also provides the flexibility for those who prefer fighting using face buttons with the Classic Control scheme.

Sherdog MMA Fighter Exchange Program brought to you by EA SPORTS MMA

Announced on October 11, EA SPORTS will be sponsoring the Sherdog MMA Fighter Exchange program, which mirrors EA SPORTS MMA’s career mode where young fighters travel the globe to learn various martial arts disciplines.

The program gives four up-and-coming fighters the opportunity to learn new fighting techniques and disciplines while training with STRIKEFORCE MMA superstars that appear in EA SPORTS MMA. Two North American fighters will train in Japan and Brazil under the tutelage of Luke Rockhold and Jason “Mayhem” Miller, while two international fighters, will be mentored by Gegard Mousasi and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the U.S.

Sherdog.com will provide a behind-the-scenes look throughout the fight camps with blog and video coverage of the fighters. After weeks of training, the four fighters will make their STRIKEFORCE debut, as an undercard, during the December 4 fight featuring Dan Henderson vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral, which will be streamed online by Sherdog.com.

EA SPORTS MMA will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the iPhone® and iPod® touch.

For more information about EA SPORTS MMA, visit http://www.easportsmma.com or follow the game on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/easportsmma and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/easportsmma.

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Member Comments

# 61 PVarck31 @ 10/20/10 05:39 PM

I like the game a lot. I'm glad the AI actually defends itself now.

It seems to be a very deep game. I was one of the guys who loved the analog punching in FN4 so I love it here too. More strategy than button mashing imo.

# 62 Mossfan8480 @ 10/20/10 06:13 PM

I just created a pretty good Mike Tyson and smashed Arlovski on Hard in 17 seconds. Good times.

EA Sports: Tyson KOs Arlovski in Seconds

# 63 Pappy Knuckles @ 10/20/10 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mossfan8480


	I just created a pretty good Mike Tyson and smashed Arlovski on Hard in 17 seconds. Good times. EA Sports: Tyson KOs Arlovski in Seconds

Where do you go to upload pictures for gameface? I can't find it anywhere.

# 64 Mossfan8480 @ 10/20/10 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles


	Where do you go to upload pictures for gameface? I can't find it anywhere.

Go to EAsports.com, and sign in at the top right hand corner.

After you are signed in, click My Player Hub.

Once in My Player Hub, scan the menu for Tools. Click Tools.

Photo Game Face will be right there.

# 65 Pappy Knuckles @ 10/20/10 06:28 PM

Thanks a lot.

# 66 whosgotcha @ 10/20/10 06:34 PM

Very fluid

# 67 Gotmadskillzson @ 10/20/10 06:34 PM

I can't get game face to work either.

# 68 Gotmadskillzson @ 10/20/10 06:37 PM

Seems as though that page doesn't work with internet explorer. The whole box don't even load up on the page, half of it is cut off. Even at 50% zoom it is still cut off......that sucks.

# 69 King10Sooted @ 10/20/10 06:39 PM

Is anyone else noticing the sound cutting out when playing online? Especially during introductions.

# 70 Mike Smoove @ 10/20/10 06:55 PM

I think its alot better than UFC, my only gripe is the fighters seem to have no weight, they move around to loose, you know like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter.

# 71 DirtyJerz32 @ 10/20/10 07:28 PM

I'm officially addictide to this game.

I wish photo game face worked better, but, I'm so impressed with this game. It's not to complicated but, deep at the same time.

Started my career and I'm 7-1. I got put on my back for the first time and started mashing the buttons to get up. I forgot everything I learned in training and paniced.

THIS IS NOT A BUTTON MASHER! Sorry, not directed to anyone, that was to myself.

Good job EA! If the commentary and presentaion was better, this had a shot of being sports game of the year. Just my .02

# 72 JohnDoe8865 @ 10/20/10 07:32 PM

When I go to Photo face online, it only shows support for FNR4, and Tiger 10 and 11. I can't get my faces that are uploaded to EA to show up in my game.

# 73 King10Sooted @ 10/20/10 07:48 PM

I am really liking this game so far. I havent found anything that is really wrong with it. The presentation and commentary and stuff can be a little better. But gameplay I feel is really well done. It defiantly isnt a button masher, while it is fast paced, you still feel like you have control over everything that is going on. You can see what your opponent is going to do and time it right (not as easy as it sounds). It just feels like there is a lot more skill involved in this game than UFC.

Career mode seems pretty good too, I am only 4 fights in. But I havent found any flaws with that yet really either.

One out of the two matches I played online seemed really laggy, but I dont think it was due to the game.

# 74 Gotmadskillzson @ 10/20/10 07:54 PM

Did anybody else in career mode snuffed Strikeforce and went into Japan instead ? I know I did, had to have my soccer kicks, head stomps and knees to the head on the ground.

Oh how I miss Pride : (

# 75 Lakers 24 7 @ 10/20/10 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveDQ


	I know how you feel. I passed on NBA 2K11 for EA MMA. It was hard too with everyone being so positive about 2K11, but I like online play and they still haven't polished that yet, so it made it easier. Online is well done. Because you can view recent fights in their entirety, you can basically use that to scout guys on your friends list. I really like that feature. Then there is the fight card, which speaks for itself.

Online for 2k11 is great, on the consoles at least.

# 76 econoodle @ 10/20/10 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyJerz32


	I'm officially addictide to this game. I wish photo game face worked better, but, I'm so impressed with this game. It's not to complicated but, deep at the same time. Started my career and I'm 7-1. I got put on my back for the first time and started mashing the buttons to get up. I forgot everything I learned in training and paniced. THIS IS NOT A BUTTON MASHER! Sorry, not directed to anyone, that was to myself. Good job EA! If the commentary and presentaion was better, this had a shot of being sports game of the year. Just my .02

hey jerzy, and others.
i notice the presentation is being said as lacking.
in what way?
i am big on presentation in sports games so just wondering, what it does wrong and what it could do better.
new to MMA as well.

# 77 Gotmadskillzson @ 10/20/10 08:58 PM

One thing i wish they added are the following:

1. More submission moves. It would be cool to have the anaconda, north south choke, kimura from half guard bottom, peruvian necktie.

2. The ability to choose the type of throws you wanted to do in career mode or create a fighter.

This is one aspect UFC 2010 is better. I found it odd going to all these camps and you can't learn ANY throws. Makes making a judo fighter kind of boring because you can't learn any throw at all.

Would have cool that if you wanted to learn Judo throws you had to go to Judo school. Wanted to learn suplexes had to go to wrestling school. Want to learn dirty boxing go to Randy Coutoure camp.

The way the camps are in this game, you only get to learn a special move from these camps. Which is find and dandy, but camps & styles also have their own unique way of throws and sweeps too.

I created a Judo fighter, went to Judo school just to find out the only thing I could learn there was inverted kneebar, knee bar and jumping arm bar. That was a huge let down.

No game so far has captured the true beauty of Judo. All the different kind of throws, sweeps, etc they have.

Speaking of sweeps, that needs to be improved upon. I want to see butterfly guard with butterfly sweeps. Kimura sweeps from guard. Kimura from the body clinch.

Inverted triangle chokes. Crucifix mount. More disicpline based takedowns and throws.

This game has a great base, just needs to be expanded upon. Specifically the takedowns and throws.

# 78 Gotmadskillzson @ 10/20/10 09:00 PM

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	i notice the presentation is being said as lacking. in what way?

In the way that the announcers kind of a have a mono tone voice. I mean they do say good stuff, it is just their voices sound blah, like no excitement in it. And the crowd interaction is lacking.

# 79 CujoMatty @ 10/20/10 09:15 PM

I just had an **** battle in career mode. I created a brawler and trained fairly extensively on my striking. At the beginning of my career I was knocking dudes out really quick and thinking, man I hope this game gets harder and ya it has. Once I moved up to my second company United something or other the game got real fun. The CPU was real good at ducking and parrying my punches. Last fight I had couldn't hit the dude with anything and ended up on my back the first 2 rounds. Figured I'd have to change my strategy for round 3. I shot for the takedown got slapped in the guillotine and had to tap. At no point did I feel like I was losing cause of controls or cheap AI I just didn't have a good strategy and probably should have used the scout feature that's incorporated in the game. I guess it's time to train for some groundwork. Cheers

# 80 Mossfan8480 @ 10/21/10 02:17 AM

The final game is much improved over the demo. Anybody who gave the demo a chance and came away disappointed, give the game a rent. You might be in for a surprise.

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