Official UFC Undisputed 2009 Impressions

[Heelfan71]

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just had another one that went to the judges. THought I won 2 of 3 for sure.

28-28, 28-28, 28-29

[Stumbleweed]

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Yeah, I've had several perplexing decisions... it does seem that a punch knockdown (even if it doesn't rock them and doesn't have any real bearing on the fight) counts for more than a normal takedown (as it probably should given that punch KDs are more rare than a shoot takedown)... not sure about the sub attempts, but that would make sense given that they award you some small amount of points for attempting them in sparring in Career mode.

I have to think that the judging algorithm is something like what they do for sparring...

[ProjectRipCity]

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Yeah, I've had several perplexing decisions... it does seem that a punch knockdown (even if it doesn't rock them and doesn't have any real bearing on the fight) counts for more than a normal takedown (as it probably should given that punch KDs are more rare than a shoot takedown)... not sure about the sub attempts, but that would make sense given that they award you some small amount of points for attempting them in sparring in Career mode.

I have to think that the judging algorithm is something like what they do for sparring...

How else are they going to judge it? I think that the amount of time the person has ground control should play a huge part. But that would result into cheesing...No way to implement something like that into AI

[Brandwin]

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Give some tips on getting good points during the spar sessions. I seem to get between 30-60 each time. I did get 92 once.

[Jukeman]

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How else are they going to judge it? I think that the amount of time the person has ground control should play a huge part. But that would result into cheesing...No way to implement something like that into AI

Make stamina play a bigger role, as both fighters fight for position their stamina bar will decrease resulting in a easy counter for the guy in better condition...

[Stumbleweed]

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Give some tips on getting good points during the spar sessions. I seem to get between 30-60 each time. I did get 92 once.

• Always go into sparring when you're above 90% stamina, as you get a bonus.
• Do as much damage standing as possible -- remember that you get bonus points for kicks, knees and elbows.... don't keep it standing for long though, as unless you absolutely demolish them while taking almost no damage yourself, you'll pretty much top out at 50 points. You're better-served doing some quick damage while you're waiting for a takedown opportunity than battling it out standing.
  
• Take them down, multiple times if possible -- either by shoot takedown or by clinch counter, Judo throws, wrestling slams, etc.
  
• Do as many transitions to dominant positions as you can. Instead of majoring from Side Control to Mount, go from half-guard down, to up, to side control, to mount, to full mount.. you get points for each transition.
  
• Block as many transitions as you can while you're on top, you get points for these as well.
  
• Always try a last-minute submission if you're on the ground, it gives you 5 points (not attribute points, just scoring points)... you can do this multiple times.
  
• Reversals give extra points, so if you end up on your back due to a takedown, try for a reversal first before you start transitioning to get out, because all those transitions are essentially wasted time and the opponent gets points for blocking them.

[Heelfan71]

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Finally won a decision online T. Griffin (me) vs. Sherk. 29-28, 29-27, 29-28

Dude just spammed the LB punches over and over the ENTIRE fight. I must of took him to the ground 20 times the entire fight. Never could get some serious damage but I got a lot of hits in every time we went down.

[Pared]

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This game is unbelievable.

Picked it up for $40 yesterday off someone on craigslist... and damn it, I'm glad I did.

Wow... the game is just fantastic!

[Brandwin]

Re: Official UFC Undisputed 2009 Impressions

• Always go into sparring when you're above 90% stamina, as you get a bonus.
• Do as much damage standing as possible -- remember that you get bonus points for kicks, knees and elbows.... don't keep it standing for long though, as unless you absolutely demolish them while taking almost no damage yourself, you'll pretty much top out at 50 points. You're better-served doing some quick damage while you're waiting for a takedown opportunity than battling it out standing.
  
• Take them down, multiple times if possible -- either by shoot takedown or by clinch counter, Judo throws, wrestling slams, etc.
  
• Do as many transitions to dominant positions as you can. Instead of majoring from Side Control to Mount, go from half-guard down, to up, to side control, to mount, to full mount.. you get points for each transition.
  
• Block as many transitions as you can while you're on top, you get points for these as well.
  
• Always try a last-minute submission if you're on the ground, it gives you 5 points (not attribute points, just scoring points)... you can do this multiple times.
  
• Reversals give extra points, so if you end up on your back due to a takedown, try for a reversal first before you start transitioning to get out, because all those transitions are essentially wasted time and the opponent gets points for blocking them.

Thanks!

[LP]

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This game is unbelievable.

Picked it up for $40 yesterday off someone on craigslist... and damn it, I'm glad I did.

Wow... the game is just fantastic!

Man, $40 is a pretty good deal. Then again, after playing the demo, I would have paid $80 to get my hands on it. Well worth the money.

[Pared]

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Yeah I was going to pass on this game despite the fact I enjoyed the demo... but damn I'm happy I saw it. I just ended up getting lucky.

Played a few Classic matches and I was hooked! Simply superb!

[crques]

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I'm thinking of picking this game up but I have a few questions for someone that has played both the PS3 & 360 versions. Controller layout isn't really an issue for me so I'm wondering which system I should buy the game for? I've heard of lag issues with both systems so I guess my question is this, is there really any good reason to choose one over the other? Also, how many fighters are on the game? Thanks.

[The Chef]

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Excellent game, while the controls seemed overwhelming in the beginning Im finally getting the hang of pretty much everything except how to transition into the mount when on the ground but Im sure I will figure it out soon enough with practice. Having an absolute blast so far though, great game.

[LP]

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I'm thinking of picking this game up but I have a few questions for someone that has played both the PS3 & 360 versions. Controller layout isn't really an issue for me so I'm wondering which system I should buy the game for? I've heard of lag issues with both systems so I guess my question is this, is there really any good reason to choose one over the other? Also, how many fighters are on the game? Thanks.

I played the demo on both consoles. I found no reason to choose one over the other. I chose PS3 because I'm slowly converting my library to PS3. I have had fewer problems with the PS3, and online is free. I do think more OSers are on 360, but I don't play a lot online anyway. I don't think there is much, if any difference. I know you don't care about the controller layout, but I do think the 360's layout is better for this game.

There are 80 fighters plus 2 if you get the GameStop code. Also three TapouT guys are unlockable.

[crques]

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I played the demo on both consoles. I found no reason to choose one over the other. I chose PS3 because I'm slowly converting my library to PS3. I have had fewer problems with the PS3, and online is free. I do think more OSers are on 360, but I don't play a lot online anyway. I don't think there is much, if any difference. I know you don't care about the controller layout, but I do think the 360's layout is better for this game.

There are 80 fighters plus 2 if you get the GameStop code. Also three TapouT guys are unlockable.

Thanks for the info. I'll take your advice as far as controller layout and pick it up for the 360 I believe.