Originally Posted by IGN.com

February 5, 2010 - The thing that struck me about the last UFC game was that it just didn't move right. Don't get me wrong, the game looked slick, sucked you into the fights, and had awesome moves, but something about the rigid transitions between positions and moves just seemed odd. There was that second of hesitation in the characters while animations played out.

THQ says that's done with.

Moments ago, the company ran UFC Undisputed 2010 through its first public match – Mike Swick versus Paulo Thiago – and although the gameplay demo was extremely short, THQ promised and showcased some really good stuff. For starters and piggybacking off of my complaint, the static animations of 2009 are gone. When your fighters are in the prone position or mid-hold, they're not just sitting there -- they're living and breathing. You'll see your arm struggle against a hold as you try and break it, there are transitions between takedowns, and – thank the Lord – there are cage moves. This year, if you're good enough, you're going to be able to slam coverboy Brock Lesnar up against the chain link and wail on his ribcage.

You can switch to the southpaw stance if you click in on the right joystick, the fight animations have been quadrupled, the clinch has been reanimated, the number of front submissions have been doubled, there's a new targeting system, and there are individual submissions like B.J. Penn's arm trap. Not enough octagon goodness? THQ has added karate, Greco-Roman wrestling, and Sambo fighting styles while doing away with archetypes for fighters – created fighters will now use individual movesets.

Speaking of created dudes, Undisputed 2010 is going to pack more than 100 fighters, and none of them are going to be made from the creation mode like 50 percent of last year's roster. Every UFC athlete in the game will be given the photo-realistic treatment. If you're looking to make your fighters (or at least your repertoire) more diverse, sways, ducks and leans have also been added to this year's game to make everything that much deeper and more realistic.

If my preview's sounding a little bit like a list of stuff added, that's kind of because that's what I was given tonight. Although the virtual Swick/Thiago welterweight bout was on a bunch of different TVs, developers were talking over it while playing so the match was moving at demonstration speeds and wasn't that amazing before ending with Thiago tapping out to an arm bar. It did look sweet – the graphics are no doubt sharper than last year, as sweat clung to the fighters' chests and blood spurted out as punches rained down on Thiago's face – but that was about it. To drive home that TV presentation, the match ended with the fighters in the ring in post-fight outfits such as Swick's "Dethrone Royalty Texas" shirt.

It wasn't shown, but a THQ press release makes it sound like UFC Undisputed 2010 is making a serious play for one of the best online fighting games. In this year's game you'll apparently be able to form "fight camps and leagues, train like real-life UFC fighters and go online to compete against other camps." There will be online co-op sparring sessions that dictate your credibility, popularity and the types of sponsorships you get. On top of that, this year's career mode will include the "Game Is Watching You" system, which will "track every action and use this information to dictate in-game commentary, opponent intelligence and overall career progression."

UFC Undisputed 2010 is giving you new modes such as Title Mode (fight through a weight class to earn and defend a belt), Title Defense Mode (complete milestone challenges on your road to stardom) and Tournament Mode (16-player individual and team).

Personally, I'm excited for UFC Undisputed 2010, and tonight only fanned the flames. The game looks good on an eye-candy level, but it's the kicking to the curb of the rigid animations that has me really excited. I noticed that the chain link of the cage didn't bend when a body was shoved up against it, but hopefully those types of touches can be amended as we lead up to Undisputed 2010's May release date. Because, if they can and all the stuff THQ says it has added actually gets added, this game should kick the crap out of last year's title.

There is also jiggle physics for the octagon girls. I thought you should know that.

Originally Posted by The Mask (Post 2935846)

all well and good but if the only way to make your CAF's stats good is to job in fights and then destroy your sparring partner again i can't be arsed. i don't like this focus on building up stats in modern games. no mercy gave you a set number of points to work with and that worked great.

Originally Posted by 3SS

Heavyweight:

• James McSweeney (Preorder only)
• Marcus Jones (Preorder only)
• Brendan Schaub (Preorder only)
• Roy Nelson (Preorder only)
• Frank Mir
• Cain Velasquez
• Kimbo Slice
• Brock Lesnar
• Junior Dos Santos
• Dan Severn (PS3 Exclusive)
• Gabriel Gonzaga
• Todd Duffee
• Shane Carwin
• Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Cheick Kongo
• Mirko Cro Cop
• Antoni Hardonk
• Andrei Arlovski (I still question This one.)
• Pat Barry

Light Heavyweight:

• Lyoto Machida
• Chuck Liddell
• Forrest Griffin
• Tito Ortiz
• Thiago Silva
• Rashad Evans
• Keith Jardine
• Ryan Bader
• Rampage Jackson
• Shogun Rua
• Stephan Bonnar
• Jon Jones
• Matt Hamill
• Krzysztof Soszynski
• Luiz Cane
• Mark Coleman
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Middleweight:

• Royce Gracie (PS3 Exclusive)
• Michael Bisping (Also Light Heavyweight)
• Wanderlei Silva (Also Light Heavyweight)
• Yoshihiro Akiyama
• Vitor Belfort (Also Light heavyweight)
• Demian Maia
• Nate Marquardt
• Drew McFedries
• Denis Kang
• Nate Quarry
• Chael Sonnen
• Yushin Okami
• Dan Henderson(Again, A little questionable.)
• Wilson Gouveia
• Rich Franklin (Also Light Heavyweight)
• Chris Leben

Welterweight:

• George St-Pierre
• Josh Koscheck
• Paulo Thiago
• Matt Hughes
• Amir Sadollah (Also Middleweight)
• Martin Kampmann (Also Middleweight)
• Carlos Condit
• Mike Swick (Also Middleweight)
• Dong Hyun Kim
• Dan Hardy
• Ricardo Almeida
• Dustin Hazelett
• Jon Fitch
• Thiago Alves
• Frank Trigg
• Chris Lytle (Also Middleweight)

Lightweight:

• Joe Stevenson
• Gray Maynard
• Takanori Gomi
• Kenny Florian
• Jens Pulver (PS3 Exclusive)
• BJ Penn (Also Welterweight)
• Nate Diaz (Also Welterweight)
• Clay Guida
• Frankie Edgar
• Caol Uno
• Diego Sanchez (Also Welterweight)
• Matt Serra (Also Welterweight)
• Tyson Griffin
• Sean Sherk (Also welterweight)
• Ross Pearson
• Dennis Siver

This roster will be updated as the game draws closer. The game is released on May 25th.

Originally Posted by The Genius (Post 3032348)

i dont think henderson or arlovski can be in the game since they have signed on to the EA sports MMA game.

Originally Posted by The Genius (Post 3032348)

i dont think henderson or arlovski can be in the game since they have signed on to the EA sports MMA game.