Got to play the demo, and i was impressed.

Looked great, like fight night quality. Played decent, though I didnt know what i was doing about.

Finally got to play this retail version with my spazmatic brother last week. I liked it but my enjoyment was hampered by my brother punk playing style(spam reversals, spam specialty punch all day. ) Plus I was pissed that I couldnt get one submission on this guy. And trying submissions leaves you weak and exhausted, open to be knock out by one punch.

That Ped me off. But I cant let my passive jerk brother be better than me at ANY fighting game, so i didnt give up. My buddy Jeff had told me he had the UFC game too, so i tried it again on his system. Needless to say, it was much more fun after reading the instructions thoroughly, instead of listening to my brothers inept bungling explanation of how to play.

Plus Jeff just bought it, so we were equal skill level, not like my brother , who bought it day one and has be mastering it for three months. I have a better understanding of the take down system, the grapple transition system, and most importantly, I now know how to do HARD punches and kicks, something my twit of a brother failed to explain, which explains his brutal wins over me. knowing the transition sytem way better gave me a much better edge, and i also now understand how to do a successful takedown; you SPIN the R-stick after initial contact. Last week i was just hitting diagnol to cinch a takedown, that explains my poor success rate. Plus also good, I found out how to do the signature moves, its Lbutton and the face buttons. Plus , even more fun, L-button plus the face buttons and different directions on L-stick yeilds even MORe special moves. some are distance determined.

AND GET THIS: you can do SPECIAL GRAPPLE moves while hiting the L-button and the ri stick in semi circles.

ALSo HUGE: in reading the instruction manual, I found you have an option to put up youre stamina and Energy bars on the screen, which is way better, then its less of a guessing game to see how much a grapple drained you and youre opponent.

Overall great game. I give it an 8.5 or a 9. think it has great potential, and Im getting it for PS3. Sorry I dont buy 360 games unless they are exclusive. Great game. If they add the other guys its missing, likke St. Pierre, Mat Hughs, and royce grace (AND WHERE'S TANK ABBOT damnit?) through DLC I might make this a 9.5.