[woody2goody]

So after about 10 fights against the computer and 5 or 6 against a human opponent here's my impressions:

I went to bed last night unimpressed with the demo and woke up today with an open mind and I have really enjoyed the few fights I had this morning.

It doesn't feel as 'UFC-like' as the THQ games. I'm not a fan of the takedowns because it seems a little bit random as to how you get them, and like someone said above, they chose some unusual animations. They should have kept the special suplexes as a rarity as some kind of special move when the opponent is rocked for instance.

I don't like the fact that 'traditional' TKOs seem non-existent, and KOs are being passed off as TKOs to make the stats look more accurate in my opinion.

I need to really concentrate on the ground game because I think I'm still carrying over habits from UFC 3. The ground game is ok, but it feels unnecessarily difficult when you are on top of your opponent.

I've whinged enough so now for the good things:

The game looks great. The whole atmosphere of the arena, the announcers, trainers and the ring girls are done really well.

I LOVE the striking. More difficult kicks are slightly too accurate and easy to pull off, but in general I like the feel of it and the fact that strikes to all areas of the body seem to be effective.

Just a thought on striking - IMO head kicks should have stayed on a shoulder button like in THQ's games for the simple fact that it's easier to throw a body kick than a head kick. Head kicks should take more to pull off.

The clinch game is nice, quite impressed with the variety of shots you can throw.

Overall I'd say the demo is a 7/10 but the full game could be an 8 or a 9 if the AI holds up and the game is well balanced on the higher difficulties.

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