UFC: Sudden Impact (PlayStation 2, 2004)

I recently purchased UFC: Sudden Impact and found it to be quite irritating... AT FIRST. Having never played it, learning the different moves of the fighters, the special moves, the escapes, the different mount positions, and the different moves that were available while in each position, not to mention, all the counter-moves and escapes you could perform... well you can just imagine, there is just so much to learn about this game, that you almost need to take a class for it.

I found it frustrating and wanted to throw the PS2 controller frequently after being submitted time after time after time within 20 seconds. I gave up on the game a couple of times, telling myself that it was a waste of money, that it needs to be easier to play and not so easy to get submitted or KO'd. But I constantly found myself coming back to play it again after a day or so.

TRAINING MODE!? Why is the training mode NOT listed at the top of the screen? It took me about a week or so of getting KO'd and submitted before I realized there was a training mode. And not a moment too soon, either. I was getting tired of constantly having to push pause, check the book on how to do a certain move or counter-move, only to have it not work and have to start a new fight again. In training mode, I found my peace. There, you can choose the fighter you wish to train/practice with. The cool thing, in my case... your sparring partner doesn't fight back! No more KO's or submissions on me! Only offense! This was great. Winning was like stealing candy from a baby. Eventually you get tired of abusing someone who doesn't fight back and you begin to hone your skills. After FINALLY learning some of the offensive moves and feeling pretty comfortable with them, I tried entering the Octagon again with Big John and my new opponent, the first victim of my barrage of punches, kicks, and submissions. I FELT UNSTOPPABLE!

I think it only took me about 5 fights to continually get my moves countered, and for me to end up being submitted or beaten to a pulp before I realized, "Crap! This guys hits back!" So back to training mode I went. You can adjust your training partner to fight back in a variety of ways. I definitely needed him to hit me, or try to hit me so that I could learn my counters and defense. It only took a day or so of training for me to have limited defense which is where the addiction started taking over. I realized, "This game sure is a lot funner when I don't get beat every match within 30 seconds."

Another point about the training mode is that you find your weakness during your matches, you then go to Trainin Mode, and you modify your opponents. For example, say that you know that once you get mounted while on your back and you know that the fights only seconds away from you being beaten. You just go to Training, modify your opponent to train from Top Mount Position, check your Moves List (which can easily found by pushing the start button- no more searching through the book) and go from there. Got your opponent on top of you in butterfly guard? Set up your training to defend and counter.

Don't just come into this game and think that whoever pushes their buttons the fastest is going to win. It's a lot more in depth than that. Anybody who likes the versatility of numerous game options, and things to learn, which has a big payoff... this is definitely the game for you!

For all you others who just want a quick game...move along.

I've played many ps2 games in the past few years, and this ranks at the bottom. I love watching the UFC and thought this would be a neat filler between UFC, and TUF series, but I played it two nights and never will again. The graphics are decent, and the players look real. But the moves are worthless. If you play 2 player, either person wins in a couple of seconds, depending on who shoots in first, EVERY TIME. The story mode is laughable. I was use to the Tony Hawk or Streets of LA/NY story modes, but this is so horrible its funny. For example, in story mode, you must train to get points, to increase your abilities. Makes sense, right? However, the first training i completed, i had to punch someone 3 times. Ok, then kick someone 3 times. The game takes forever to load, and then the 3 punches, then back to the story screen. The moves are not laid out for you, so if you dont look them up online, you will fail the story mode. Lastly, there is a tournament in story mode. It tells you you are going to fight someone. Then, your fighter appears on the screen, and it appears that he is dancing (i believe its supposed to represent the fight); then the display at the bottom tells you if you won the tournament or not; HOW CAN YOU WIN A TOURNAMENT WITHOUT FIGHTING??!! I love the idea for this game, and maybe tapout is much better. Bottom line, I only paid 15 dollars for it, yet i feel ripped of. C'mon, Zuffa, put some money into your gaming division and give us something real. People that buy a UFC pay per view nearly monthly deserve better.

I like the fact that the game is easy to play, but hard to master. My favorite part about it is making my own characters. I got it cheaper on ebay than would be used at a different store. Great games good times!

This game is very over rated do to the fact that the game play SUCKS! It seems like its good for the first 10 min or so before it sinks in that this game is no where near the hype! The Players you have to choose from is Great but the game play (Match) last only about 20 sec. This never really changes so get ready for lots of matches that in time are NOT FUN at ALL! I Would say if you want to play this game RENT IT! But if you feel like you want to waste some money go and buy it, most people are trying to sell the game for too much because it really is worth about $10-15 at Most. If you pay more then this, trust me you will regret IT! SOON! So becareful and don't let the Hype get to You! Don't PAY MORE THEN $15 ITS NOT WORTH MORE!!! RENT IT!

I bought UFC Sudden Impact for my husband for Valentine's Day! He Loves it; he plays it every day for hours. Sometimes his friends come to the house just to play the game. He is taking MMA and one day would like to fight for the UFC. There is nothing that we do not like about this game.

It looked really fun, but it is very complicated. There are too many moves to figure out. It was a gift from my wife and I thought I would love it, but it is too much work and not enough ass-kickin'! It may be more fun once it is mastered, but until then, it is just frustrating. Graphics are pretty good.

i luv to play this game, it rocks. great everything except it takes too long to wait on it to load. *****

This game rules so much!!! you can play as almost anyone you want and create a fighter. i luv beating ken shamrock BADLY!!!! The only downfall at all is that it takes awile to load. GREAT GRAPHIC, GREAT GAMEPLAY, GREAT CREATION, TITO ORTIZ!!!!

UFC fans...... OMG!! This is a great game! If you liked Throwdown then you will love Sudden Impact! This game has 16 secret hidden fighters that you can unlock and unleash! In create a player you can choose from 15 different fighting disiplines with a great variety of moves. With the 3 years of training it allows you to choose a different discipline each year to add different moves. So you can have a boxer /muai thai / karate fighter or what ever you like. Better yet study 3 years of one discipline to master it!

5 modes to play in includeing all new enhanced story mode. It is deffinately time for another UFC game to come out as this one came out in 2004. But it has a lot of greats like Ken Shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Gary Goodridge, Murilo Bustamante, Victor Belfort, Pedro Rizzo, Guy Mezger, Mark Coleman, Jens Pulver, BJ Penn, Tim Silvia, Robbie Lawler and tons more!!

A total of 35 fighters are at your finger tips!

A great one to have! Loading sucks compared to Pride but hey loading always sucks!

As described, fast shipping. Like new. My son really wanted this game. Hard to find. Would buy from again!!!

it is a great violent game... lots of familiar faces from ufc in this game. would recommend this to adults more so than kids...lots of blood and smack downs .

Pretty much everything about this game sucks. IF you are a UFC fun dont buy this game. I payed 25.00 for it and that was about 24.99 to much.

This is one of my favorite games rite now. During the intense gameplay, you as a new upcoming ufc fighter have to learn more mooves and improve in you striking as well as the ground game. you can take your opponet to the ground or you can stan. you can also do reversals or armbars as well as ground and pound. great game with many big fighters names. Matt Hueghs, BJ Penn, Shonny Carter, Matt Serra, Ken Shamrock, Tito Ortis, and The Ice Man Chuck Liddel. Great game.

The gameplay for this game is great. The only thing that isn't that great about the game is the very limited create-a-fighter.

This is one of the best fighting games I have ever played. Being a student of martial arts, I was skeptical of the complexity of this game, but there are several moves you can do, and they are all different depending on the range between you and your opponent, and also what style of martial arts your character is. Some of the button combinations are difficult to remember, but I'm sure one could master them after a few good weeks of playing the game. I was extremely impressed with the grappling in this game, you can even do leg bars and arm bars.
There are several modes available, and you can also train your character.
I would highly recommend this game to any martial arts fan or student.

the game doesnt have very good graphics, i dont like that when you have a created fighter it doesnt display your fighter on any main screen before the fights or at the fighter selection screen.

very simple game. not too realistic, as you can tap someone out in 10 seconds every match, and can be tapped out in 10 seconds by anyone in any match. you can also knock someone out very quickly almost every time. if you set the difficulty level higher, it just makes you less strong but you can still be knocked out or tapped out easily by the competitor. game is fun to pass the time, and not a bad investment for UFC freaks as long as you aren't paying more than $15 for the complete game/book/packaging.

they should have put a lot more time and effort into the making of this game.

My son loves the game and bought it for that very same reason. The game is a popular game for teenagers. The description was correct. the shipping was fast and customer service was great. It was packaged very securely and looked just as it did on ebay. I would buy from this seller again.

My two sons like this game, but one likes it better than the other. My older son says it's ok. I'm not really into wrestling so I'm going off of their opionions.

shipping wasfast and the integrity of the product was accurate. I would definately buy from this seller again.

I bought the game to play with my nephew, and it turned out to be fun for me. I still remember commodore 64 so the graphics on this was wow.

me and my buddies like the game it just needs more likeness to real fighters you cant fight over a few min and one of you are out of life just by a few punches other than that i would say 9 out of 10

my son loved the game and it was just what he wanted the shipping was fast and the transaction went smoothly. a real asset to ebay.