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SUPREMACY MMA XBOX 360 REVIEW |
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As one of
the light contenders in the UFC gaming arena,
Supremacy MMA tries to makes its console debut
by thrusting players into a different level of
fighting action, hoping to capture a growing
portion of martial arts mainstream with its
gritty underground theatrics and blood-sport
style adaptation. Thanks to incredible animation
and clever camera angles, the game started very
well on its first run, providing players with
devastating hit for every load their fighter
shells out. Though the game does not have
licensed UFC fighters, it does not mean you are
left with a sour roster of amateurs. The game
boasts a few very distinguished personalities,
and one of them former is UFC champ Jens Pulver who
graces the cover. K-1 legend Jerome Le Banner
and Muay Thai great Malaipet also make their
professional appearances.
Supremacy MMA is all about pure fighting action
and unlike THQ’s UFC Undisputed, your fighter
never gets tired as the majority of the gameplay
is based on an arcade style of combat. Most of
your attacks are geared toward mashing the
buttons and cheap submissions; so don’t worry
about fancy techniques, and just let your
barbaric instinct take over the match.
Performing basic combos are usually enough to
earn you a unanimous decision. However, if you
want to unlock bonus items like new outfits and
personal emblems faster, you would want to
elevate your skills. By exploiting a more
sophisticated combo, you get additional XP
points at the end of the match. The more XP you
earn, the quicker it is to unlock those special
items. Playing with different combos is fun! It
gives gamers a broader range of striking
principles.
Though the game prides itself on fast-action
sequences, we have staggered through rounds,
facing a series of delays between some of the
most elaborate combos. It would take a couple of
rapid taps before a connecting move register the
hit! The delay is even more persistent when
countering an opponent. The parry system is so
off balance that it can be debilitating not
getting your key moves to work; as a result, you
lose grudgingly the match because of a minor
hiccup on gameplay. Still, the controls are
relatively responsive for the most part. We did
not have too much conflict with the ground
combat. The ground transition is easy to do
whether it is a north-south position, a
half-guard, a side-control, or a full mount.
Just a few flicks away, you could be saddling up
on your opponent for the worst beat-down of his
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PRODUCT
OVERALL RATING: 7.5 OUT OF 10 |
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Doing
submissions is one of the game’s great assets.
You could be snapping the heck out of his
ligaments from an array of agonizing submissions
like an armbar, a kimora or the ever-popular
guillotine. It’s just a matter of who can tap
the button the fastest that either breaks your
opponent’s body parts or he breaks away! Besides
having a fairly decent response time, another
aspect we like about the controls are how they
are so accessible to fighting fans. Grapples can
be performed by tapping just a single button.
Blocking can be as easy at tiling the left stick
up or down. Still, it does not take away the
frustration you sometimes get from a difficult
parrying; but when you get in control of the
fight, finishing your opponent with a knock down
is such as a satisfying experience that you
forget about the lingering setbacks with the
gameplay. The game feeds you plenty of painful
carnage to keep you on your toes!
Graphically, the game is quite believable. The
various backdrops help keep the fight scenes
entertaining. There is good effort in designing
the characters to make them look not just
brilliantly athletic but also incredibly
intimidating. The game has added a good amount
of physical “decay” over the course of the
match. You will notice fighters having cut lips,
bloody foreheads, swollen rib cage, and big
bruises after heavy pounding. The dramatic
deterioration on their physique gives gamers
some sense of conviction that they really messed
up their opponent. As far as animation is
concerned, the game does a nice job of pulling
off believable martial arts techniques unique to
each fighting style, which include karate,
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, and
kickboxing to name a few. Combined with a
respectable audio, each strike feels brutally
engaging especially when the screen shakes right
on cue. However, the music is somewhat lacking.
Besides the usual “quick play”, Supremacy MMA
features other interesting components. The game
comes with Supremacy Stories, a story mode that
revolves around each character leading to their
involvement in the unsanctioned fighting scene;
a tournament mode that provides either an
eight-man elimination match or a Mortal Kombat
style ladder; and a Femmes Fatales mode that
highlights the first professional female MMA
fighters in a video game. To say that Supremacy MMA
is a decent game would be an under-statement. The
game commits to being an arcade brawler and it
carries that material very well. In order for it
to realize its true potential, both the combo
and counter systems need polishing to be
effective. Despite the lack of licensed
fighters, the game still delivers some exciting
knockdowns thanks to its speedy gameplay and
gritty presentation. It’s a deserving title that
takes caged fighting into a more sensational
height. |
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