This is a game for both casual gamers and hardcore mma fans. The learning curve is a bit steep, but you will learn the buttons soon enough. I also highly suggest you change the controls to the button option. This way you can attack and defend more easily.

The characters move beautifully and real - life like .

Tiring commentary; more fighters would be beneficial

While boxing and wrestling have been around for a while, MMA as a sports class is relatively new.  The popularity of it can In EA Sports MMA, you start out with a tutorial called If you decide to start a career, you can select your fighter You get several weeks to train.

Let's not beat about the bush - if you're reading this review, there's only one thing you want to know: is EA Sports MMA better than UFC Undisputed 2010? The answer is not a totally cut-and-dried one, and it's far more involved than a simple yes or no.

Hey you, do you enjoy watching steroid-fuelled, almost naked, shaven-headed men violently rubbing against each other like it's the last days of the Roman Empire? If so, you're probably already acquainted with the wondrous face-smashing world of MMA, also known as Mixed Martial Arts.

Probably slightly better than UFC 2010. Career mode is a grind I couldn't deal with though. Also not enjoying EA's Game Pass feature. The game does allow a 7 day trial of online content albeit with repeating requests to buy a Game Pass.

It's not often that EA finds themselves in the position of the challenger with something to prove, but after the incredible success of last year's UFC game, and this year's entry taking a fantastic game and making it even better, EA Sports MMA certainly had some high expectations to live up to.

For those who don't know UFC had a gaming series on the previous generation of consoles, EA MMA have come out fighting with this game and I look forward to a rivalry between UFC and EA in the future, just to let everyone know EA announced in December that a sequel was still in the works despite the...

This is an EA run of the mill game - Arcadey - too easy - and very forgetful. The career mode was laughable - you still gain XP even when you fail a lesson - So it is just a matter of time before you 100% in every area - Too Easy...

** This review is also on ciao.co.uk by Honest-Dan** Being a huge MMA fan and having previously played the UFC titles I didn't really expect much of this game, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well the gameplay is and honestly prefer it over the more common UFC titles.

With EA Sports MMA , EA have attempted to take on the dominant UFC brand at their own game: the UFC Undisputed series. Released to widespread acclaim in 2009, UFC Undisputed 2009 set the benchmark for MMA videogames by faithfully recreating both the sport's intricacies and explicit violence.