EA SPORTS UFC 4 (PS4 FIGHTING GAME)

       EA SPORTS UFC 4 (PS4 FIGHTING GAME)

EA Canada created and EA Sports released EA Sports UFC 4, a fighting video game such as mixed martial arts. It was released on August 14, 2020, on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and the game serves as the sequel to EA Sports UFC 3 (2018).

GAMEPLAY:

Similarly to its previous predecessor, UFC 4 is a fighting game centered on the mixed martial arts promotion, The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The game has a mode for careers that was developed to be an "onboarding encounter" to teach the player the basics of four mixed martial arts disciplines, including boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and jiujitsu. The game features 229 unique combatants with 81 alternate versions. Being the G.O.A.T. is the aim of the career setting, which lets players build their own unique warrior (which stands for "greatest of all time"). As they advance through the game, players have the choice to accept or reject battles, which will have an impact on how their fighting career develops. Additionally, the control mechanism was enhanced and simplified to make the game easier to use. There are also multiplayer options, like Online World Championships or Blitz Battles. Players can fight as Backyard or Kumite, which resembles a subterranean combat arena in addition to the Octagon. [2] The Ultimate Team would not, however, stage a comeback in UFC 4.

DEVELOPMENT:

On July 12, 2020, the game's formal announcement was made. It used real player movement, which was intended to make fights seem realistic, similar to UFC 3. New capture animations that respond to how gamers engage with the game were also developed with the aid of technology. EA also enlisted Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier to give commentary on the game. Because of his distaste for voicing in games, Joe Rogan, who gave commentary for earlier titles, did not return. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could only be played by those who pre-ordered the video game. Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal will serve as the game's main combatants, according to details provided by EA on the day of the release. On August 14, 2020, the game was made accessible for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. 

Reception:

Game reviews were largely positive upon release, according to the aggregate Gamespot 

IGN praised the new submission system and career mode but said, "The ground game continues to suffer from long-standing issues and some dated graphics." Based on Push Square, it was "substantially better" than its predecessor. [11], [12] Although it was "fun even if bland," according to Hardcore Gamer. GamesRadar gave the clinches excellent scores but gave the camera a poor rating. As stated in Brian Shea's Game Informer article, one of the nicest developments to the game itself is the ability to submit. He stated that the game represented the "terrific next step" for the official UFC series. 

The addition of in-game commercials, which appeared two weeks after the game's release, drew severe condemnation from fans. [13] The Boys, an Amazon Prime Video television series, possesses commercials throughout the video game for the second season debut, including two large pop-ups at the start and finish of the replay, a smaller pop-up in the timer overlay during playing games, and others. This was shown in a Reddit thread. Then the emblems for the service and the performance were stacked in the centre of the octagonal canvas, which, on September 5, 2020, received over 86,000 upvotes. [13] [14] In response to the criticism, EA later apologized for the disruption and took down the browser-based ads. 

The game was the number-one best-selling title in the UK, although first-week physical sales were behind UFC 3 by 47%. The game debuted at number one in Japan but only achieved number 28 in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and EMEA [17]. [18] Behind Madden, one of them reached No. 2 in the USA, setting a franchise sales record. [19] It was the 16th best-selling game on PSN in North America in 2021. 

Conclusion:

Although EA Sports UFC 4 doesn't significantly differ from its predecessor, it is a much better sport. Because of the variety of arcade-inspired decisions and the focus on Career mode, Electronic Vancouver has successfully identified the preferred playing style of its audience. As a result, the game is sure to appeal to both casual and MMA enthusiasts. Although there is certainly room for improvement in the ground game, it is now much more accessible, and we greatly enjoy the rapid blitz battles as a complement to the more conventional online-rated battles. Even if the aesthetic has grown rather stale, the fighting remains gritty, and the brawler's changing challenges keep matters interesting.