EA Sports UFC 4

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UFC 4 is stellar and rewarding – the Career Mode has gotten some nice improvements, and the submission system is more fluid.

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UFC 4 is stellar and rewarding - the Career Mode has gotten some nice improvements, and the submission system is more fluid.

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8.5/10

Brian Shea (Game Informer)

With a retooled career mode, strong upgrades to gameplay, and the fun Blitz Battles online mode, UFC 4 delivers a complete package.

August 14, 2020 |

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EA Sports UFC 4 is great, with an improved career mode and clinch system, though its ground game still needs work.

August 14, 2020 |

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8/10

Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)

3/5 stars

Dave Meikleham (GamesRadar+)

A competent and crunching MMA sequel that brings key improvements to the Octagon but stumbles when the action moves to the ground.

August 25, 2020 |

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Brian Shea (Game Informer)

8.5/10 - (Read Review)

With a retooled career mode, strong upgrades to gameplay, and the fun Blitz Battles online mode, UFC 4 delivers a complete package.

Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)

8/10 - (Read Review)

EA Sports UFC 4 is great, with an improved career mode and clinch system, though its ground game still needs work.

Dave Meikleham (GamesRadar+)

3/5 stars - (Read Review)

A competent and crunching MMA sequel that brings key improvements to the Octagon but stumbles when the action moves to the ground.

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
Attack of the Fanboy	William Schwartz	4 / 5 stars	08-14-2020	UFC 4 is a better game than UFC 3. While some of the systems might take a little bit of getting used to, there’s a more refined experience here. One that’s a little bit more welcoming to many different types of players and that’s been done without sacrificing the level of depth and quality to the fighting that fans have come to expect from the series.	Read review
Cheat Code Central	Benjamin Maltbie	4.4 / 5 stars	08-18-2020	Once you grasp the basics, EA Sports UFC 4 is a deep game that lets you engage with it on your own terms.	Read review
COGconnected	Jaz Sagoo	86 / 100	08-14-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is the best MMA game to date. With an improved career mode, robust online options and significant updates to the core combat, fans of the franchise will be in awe at what steps into the octagon.	Read review
Critical Hit	Kervyn Cloete	8 / 10	08-21-2020	Thanks to some rather insightful evolutions from its predecessor, a deep fighting system that rewards dedication, and some super fun alternative modes for the more casual player, EA Sports UFC 4 is undoubtedly the greatest mixed martial arts video game we’ve seen to date.	Read review
Cubed3	Justin Prinsloo	8 / 10	08-26-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is a testament to the power an experience can have when it is wholly aware of its own identity. The gameplay is solid, online modes are good, and the career mode is more of the comfortable same that it was in UFC 3, albeit with a great tutorial mode to kick things off. UFC 4 is what a sport sim should be: simple enough on its surface to be fun right off the bat, but deep enough to reward those who practice long enough to become skilled. Oh, and it is very UFC, in case you were wondering. That’s always fun.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Nathaniel Stevens	8.4 / 10	12-20-2016	EA Sports UFC 4 shows that the quality of a sports game is far more important than the amount of quantity in it. UFC 4 improves and adds areas that needed work. It brings in new systems and tighter control designs to make the experience for more entertaining than previous years. This is the best of the best in the UFC series right now, and there is still good room to grow it.	Read review
DualShockers	Ricky Frech	7 / 10	08-14-2020	UFC 4 brings some great new ideas to created fighters, online play, and clinch gameplay, but can’t live up to its full potential with the end product.	Read review
Forbes	Brian Mazique	9.5 / 10	08-14-2020	There is no such thing as a perfect game, but there can be a perfect experience with a title because the slight issues you may experience don’t drastically hinder your enjoyment. The latest UFC game is very close to that rare benchmark.	Read review
Game Informer	Brian Shea	8.5 / 10	08-14-2020	With a retooled career mode, strong upgrades to gameplay, and the fun Blitz Battles online mode, UFC 4 delivers a complete package	Read review
Gameblog	Rami Bououd	6 / 10	08-24-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 delivers some good fighting sensations, adds some interesting mechanics, but it feels like EA could have polished its Carreer Mode and added a few more things, like replacing Ultimate Team, to make it really better than UFC 3.	Read review
GameMAG	Азамат Тегаев	6 / 10	08-14-2020	Everything is about the same as it was in UFC 3, but with some minor changes. Outdated graphics and animation may push new players away. UFC 4 is a game for fans, and they can add another point to the final score.	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	7.8 / 10	08-25-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is a generally great follow-up to the previous entry, but one that doesn’t necessarily have a whole lot of changes to it.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	8 / 10	08-18-2020	UFC 4 is undoubtedly the best representation of the sport yet.	Read review
GamesRadar+	Dave Meikleham	3 / 5 stars	08-25-2020	A competent and crunching MMA sequel that brings key improvements to the Octagon but stumbles when the action moves to the ground.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Nathan Carter	7 / 10	09-17-2020	EA UFC 4 takes a few steps forward with the changes in the fighting game but takes some back as well with the career mode which was bait and switched once again and barely has any significant upgrades.	Read review
GamingBolt	Alec Benner	7 / 10	08-20-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is a fun fighting game. It may not be the most innovative game, but it’s solid from front to back, with plenty to offer to new and returning players alike.	Read review
GamingTrend	Ron Burke	85 / 100	08-14-2020	With upgraded grappling and submission mechanics, better training and fewer flash knockouts, UFC 4 manages to deliver on the promise of its predecessor. Cosmetic microtransactions come across greedy, but there’s nothing lacking in the main product. Framerate hitches and a few bugs remain at launch, as does persistent voice repetition, but overall if you enjoyed UFC 3, there’s a lot to like about UFC 4.	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	8 / 10	08-18-2020	UFC 4 has a much better submission system, as well as more fluid clinch mechanics. The Career Mode has got some nice improvements, but it still feels like a similar experience to its predecessor.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Adam Beck	3 / 5 stars	08-14-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is a fun albeit bland fighting game.	Read review
Heavy	Elton Jones	8.8 / 10	08-14-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 attempts to right the wrongs of past entries and succeeds in the process. This sequel’s career mode is a far more enjoyable endeavor now that the Fighter Evolution and relationship systems have been added to its proceedings.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	David Martinez	80 / 100	08-14-2020	UFC 4 is more accesible than previous entries in the franchise, yet its controls are still demanding. The game looks great and feels like watching an authentic match on TV.	Read review
IGN	Mitchell Saltzman	8 / 10	08-14-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is great, with an improved career mode and clinch system, though its ground game still needs work	Read review
IGN Middle East	Zaher Albalbisi	6 / 10	08-14-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 comes with a good revamped Career Mode and some new gameplay futures, however, the game lacks any truly new innovation alongside disappointing graphics loaded with microtransactions. huge similarity with UFC 3 that alot of times you’d think it’s just a big update for $60.	Read review
IGN Spain	Álex Pareja	8 / 10	08-19-2020	An excellent fighting game and a formidable exponent of the real sport, with a little innovation compared to the previous game.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Paul Stuart	4.1 / 5 stars	08-21-2020	UFC 4 is 1.5 steps forward…1 step back from UFC 3. The series’ over-emphasis on realism but also widest playability remains an awkward marriage. Still, it’s also one of the deepest sports titles available, and a great homage to the MMA genre.	Read review
INDIANTVCZ	Petr Duppal	5 / 10	09-22-2020	We recommend the game for only 5 points. It is an average title that just shows greed for money. The love for fans and the brand has probably completely disappeared.	Read review
LevelUp	Víctor Rosas	8.5 / 10	08-25-2020	Although not as popular as other sports franchises, EA Sports UFC 4 is one of the best simulation games out there today. EA Vancouver struck a balance between realistic and video game elements to deliver game that meets MMA fans expectation.	Read review
Nexus	Robert de Wit	9 / 10	08-25-2020	UFC 4 takes a huge leap for EA Sports, and is really one of the best sport games you can play at the moment. The evolution of the formula from UFC 3, shifting it more to an arcade-y “simulation” experience makes the fighting that much more satisfying. The overhauled career mode is excellent too; there is just something about UFC 4 that is positively addictive and that we cannot recommend enough.	Read review
Operation Sports	TJ Henderson	Recommended	08-21-2020	UFC 4 had a lot of anticipation to live up to, and while it doesn’t hit the mark every time, it continues to be one of EA’s most solid overall sports titles.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	John-Paul Jones	9.5 / 10	08-14-2020	Without a doubt the best MMA videogame ever made, EA Sports UFC 4 supplements a welcome array of new offline and online modes with a revamped and endlessly sophisticated combat system that everybody can enjoy. For MMA fans it doesn’t get any better than this.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Thiago de Alencar Moura	84 / 100	08-14-2020	Equipped with its revamped combat system, new animations and expanded career mode, UFC 4 is better than its predecessor in all of its most important aspects, even if the low amount of game modes limits the success the game as a whole has.	Read review
Push Square	Sammy Barker	8 / 10	08-17-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is not a massive departure from its predecessor, but it’s a significantly better game. EA Vancouver has successfully recognised the way fans want to play, and with its array of arcade-inspired options and emphasis on Career mode, it will appeal to casual fans of the sport as well as MMA obsessives alike. While the ground game still needs work, it’s much more approachable now, and we really like the fast-paced Blitz Battles as an accompaniment to the more traditional online ranked matches. The presentation has stagnated somewhat, but combat still feels appropriately crunchy, and with rotating challenges to hold your attention, we can see ourselves sticking with this brawler for some time.	Read review
Rocket Chainsaw	Andrew Cathie	3.5 / 5 stars	08-31-2020	Overall, UFC 4 is an evolution, as opposed to a revolution.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Ondrej Džurdženík	8 / 10	08-27-2020	UFC 4 offers more responsive and authentic stand-up gameplay with some smaller updates. Good choice especially for beginners.	Read review
Shacknews	Bill Lavoy	7 / 10	08-14-2020	The gameplay of UFC 4 is stellar and rewarding, but once the novelty begins to wear off, there’s not much more to keep players invested.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Jarren Navarrete	8 / 10	08-22-2020	For all my time playing UFC 4, I had never once gotten bored of its intense matches. Unlike other fighting games where I stick to my favorite combos and rush the fight, UFC 4 pushes me to slowly adapt to a different character’s fighting style and start thinking of strategies that last in the long run. There is a good level of adrenaline rushing through my veins every time one of my strategies pays off.	Read review
Sports Gamers Online	Michael Straw	8.5 / 10	08-15-2020	UFC 4 is a great swan song for the series this generation, and is the best of the four EA Sports-developed UFC titles.	Read review
Telegraph	Tom Hoggins	4 / 5 stars	08-26-2020	Freed somewhat from the seasonal release schedule that EA Sports follows with its mega-successful FIFA and Madden NFL series, the sporting game giant steps into the octagon once every two years with its digital interpretation of the hyper-violent Ultimate Fighting Championship.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Aran Suddi	9 / 10	08-17-2020	UFC 4 is an evolution over UFC 3. A much better and more cohesive online, a better system for advancing your created fighters, a career mode that has a bit more depth, and gameplay that opens up the series to more people, makes UFC 4 the game that UFC 3 should have been.	Read review
Thumbsticks	Callum Williams	4 / 5 stars	09-01-2020	Although it doesn’t offer many game-changing new features, EA Sport’s UFC 4 is without question the most comprehensive release in EA Vancouver’s MMA franchise. Setting aside some issues with the career mode, it offers a solid update to UFC 3, with smoother combat, a more accessible entry point for new players and the most complete roster of fighters yet.	Read review
TrueGaming	Unknown	8.5 / 10	08-19-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is the best game in the series and all MMA lovers should give it a chance.	Read review
Wccftech	Nathan Birch	7 / 10	08-25-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is obviously made by people with a true love and respect for MMA, but it’s also pretty clear they didn’t have a ton of resources to work with. The action is better than ever, but the flash and depth you expect from an EA Sports title is MIA. This year’s UFC game comes out of its corner hot and provides a few exciting moments, but doesn’t quite have what it takes to go the distance.	Read review
We Got This Covered	Eric Hall	4 / 5 stars	08-17-2020	EA Sports UFC 4 is the best entry on the sport to date. Smart tweaks to the grappling system make it feel more fluid and natural, and a revamped series of modes will keep you coming back for more.	Read review

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In EA SPORTS UFC 4 the fighter you become is shaped by your fight style, your achievements, and your personality. Develop and customize your character through a unified progression system across all modes. Go from unknown amateur to UFC superstar in the new Career Mode, experience the origins of combat sports in two all-new environments; The Kumite and The Backyard, or challenge the world in new Blitz Battles or Online World Championships to become the undisputed champ. In gameplay, fluid clinch-to-strike combinations offer more responsive and authentic stand-up gameplay, while overhauled takedown and ground mechanics deliver more control in those key phases of the fight. No matter how, or where, you play EA SPORTS UFC 4 puts ‘you’ at the center of every fight.

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