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11/09/09
11/08/09
Looks great so far. The models and lighting look exceptional. The animations look a little stiff while standing stationary, but the fighting animations look great and are very smooth.
EA has finally succeeded in hyping me for this game. Two MMA games a year? What a dream come true for me. #eamma
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Oh, and Fedor is a bitch for going to Strikeforce instead of UFC. Or maybe he was just scared hed get beat in his first fight.
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11/08/09
Hey! Let's judge a game based on a 30 second commercial!
That said, I know the "pure" MMA fans are praying for someone to "murder" Lesnar as whatsisname says elsewhere in this thread, but I wouldn't bank on it. Fedor is the best, but acting like Lesnar has no chance is ignorant as hell. #eamma
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The game doesn't look too bad, hopefully it plays as good as it looks. #eamma
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this game does look really good so far. i watched the promo on tv last nite a few times, very impressed. #eamma
11/08/09
I'm not too big on sport games, except maybe Basketball, but I'll try to try giving this game a look. #eamma
11/08/09
Also, the movement looks much more natural in this preview then it ever did in Undisputed.
Undisputed had so much potential but zero longevity. Hopefully MMA will be much more fleshed out - although it's just going to be flat out harder due to the nature of the sport. #eamma
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@Cypher19: this guy...lol
this guy is no joke. #eamma
11/08/09
i was wowed by how smoothed it looked. its a real shame dana couldnt work it out with EA. could u imagine UFC with EA presentation?
would have been money in the bank.
and im happy to hear Le is in :) #eamma
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id say your a glutton for punishment. :P #eamma
11/06/09
I have plenty of room in my heart for two MMA games, just like I have more than enough room for more than one MMA organization. #easportsmma
11/06/09
M-1 wanted to co-promote events with UFC, making UFC events effectively UFC/M-1. UFC balked, and now Fedor's going to be fighting sub-par heavyweights for the rest of his career. #easportsmma
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This will help make THQ's UFC offering better, also bringing MMA even more global exposure.
Competition is goooood :D #easportsmma
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Take Liddell for example, who has been babied every single fight, with every announcer pumping him up to no end as he loses to nobodies.
Atleast in Japan you could tell that the fans respected the fighters, and they could make money on marketing endorsements. Go to the UFC and you don't get anything, they will watch your career go up in flames and profit from it just as soon as help you.
11/06/09
Also, despite your claims of "being shit out" Mirko is still fighting for the UFC, regardless of his poor performances. He is rumored to be fighting former IFL star Ben Rothwell next. Mirko is supposed to be a top-ranked HW, so blaming his loses on the UFC for not babying him enough are laughable, especially after what you say about Liddell.
Speaking of which, Liddell's only loses are against some of the highest ranked LHW's in the world in his waning years. These loses include fighters like Shogun and Rampage, which came from the Japanese organization you seem to hold at such high acclaim.
Go be a PRIDE bride somewhere else... #easportsmma
11/07/09
They want Fedor to come over and lose, so they can discredit him, pump up their champion, and finally kill the last doubt that there are any fighters outside of UFC. That goal alone is ridiculous, as there are fighters all over the world, and the day UFC is the sole representation of martial arts is a sad day for the planet. There's just not a lot for Fedor to gain here, they're just setting him up for a fall, and I don't really believe the steroid/painkiller testing is foolproof in the US like everyone claims it is.
Pride actually felt like it was a collection of martial artists. UFC has amazing fighters, but everything about the culture of it is just disgusting.
But yeah really, don't get me started on Liddell. You don't really want to base your argument on backing someone who's that bad. He's tough as hell, no dispute there, but the guy is one of the worst fighters I've ever seen. He looks like he's going to fall over every time he throws a kick. #easportsmma
11/09/09
But I do not feel its UFCs fault that Fedor didnt sign. Its his shady managements company as detailed above. #easportsmma
10/27/09
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It's funny that a fighting game with a dude with a jaguar head and a giant bear can be successful (Tekken), but EA's MMA might suffer from a lack of recognizable real world fighters, save Fedor. #easportsmma
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