Ultimate Fighting Championship (video game)

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Ultimate Fighting Championship
North American PlayStation cover art, featuring Tito Ortiz
Developer(s)Anchor Inc. (Dreamcast)
Opus (PlayStation)
Fluid Studios (Game Boy Color)
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Dreamcast, PlayStation, Game Boy Color[4]
ReleaseDreamcast
  • NA: August 29, 2000[1]
  • EU: 2000
  • JP: January 25, 2001
Game Boy Color
PlayStation
  • NA: December 1, 2000[3]
  • EU: 2001
  • JP: January 25, 2001
Genre(s)Versus fighting, Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Ultimate Fighting Championship is the first video game based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts promotion. It was first developed by Anchor Inc. for the Sega Dreamcast on August 29, 2000, then by Fluid Studios for the Game Boy Color on November 27 the same year, and finally by Opus for the Sony PlayStation on December 1 the same year. All three versions of the game were published by Crave Entertainment[5] in North America, while Ubi Soft published the three versions in Europe and Capcom published the Dreamcast and PlayStation versions in Japan.

Fighters[edit]

Reception[edit]

The Dreamcast version received "generally favorable reviews", just two points shy of "universal acclaim", while the PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7] Dan Morris of NextGen said of the former console version in its October 2000 issue, "No-holds-barred fighting gets a world-class Dreamcast translation, with gameplay that's both lifelike and exciting."[30] Five issues later, however, Daniel Erickson said in his review of the latter console version, "If Ultimate Fighting Championship had first appeared on PlayStation, we might have been more impressed with its originality and more likely to overlook some of its glaring flaws. After the excellent Dreamcast version, however, all we can see is how much worse this PlayStation outing is."[31] Edge, however, gave the former console version four out of ten, saying, "Lacking in the humour of WWF's absurd pantomime, Crave's title occupies an alien middle ground that can be difficult to digest, and even with its supposed plethora of moves, it's hard to develop any attachment. While it's obvious why shortsighted codeshops will never go wrong appealing to the lowest common denominator, you have to wonder whether titles based on moral ground as shaky as this are actually worthy of featuring anything innovative anyway."[33] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40 for the former console version,[18] and 24 out of 40 for the latter one.[19] Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said of the Dreamcast version in one review, "Getting bruised has never been so much fun. The fights get intense and the adrenaline pumps tenfold, whether you're playing the computer or a friend. This is the ultimate fighting champion."[34] In another GamePro review, The D-Pad Destroyer said of the same console version, "Going out on a limb here, UFC is absolutely the best fighting/wrestling game yet. When you put aside the pomp and circumstance of wrestling and the beat-mania button mashing of games like Tekken, you end up with Ultimate Fighting Championship to show you where the real meat is."[35][c]

The Dreamcast version was a runner-up for the "Best Dreamcast Game" and "Best Sports Game (Alternative)" awards at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, both of which went to NFL 2K1 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.[36][37] Conversely, the PlayStation version was nominated for the "Most Disappointing Game" and "Worst Game" awards, both of which went to Shenmue and Spirit of Speed 1937; the staff dubbed the game "a pixellated, stiffly playing abomination."[38][39] In 2001, the Dreamcast version was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' "Console Fighting" award, which ultimately went to Dead or Alive 2.[40] The same console version won the award for "Best Console Fighting Game" at The Electric Playground's Blister Awards 2000.[41]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the Dreamcast version, one critic gave it a score of 6/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 7/10.
  2. ^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the Dreamcast version, three critics gave it each a score of 88, 90, and 91.
  3. ^ GamePro gave the Dreamcast version three 5/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for control in both reviews.

References[edit]

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