Love this channel. Can’t wait for you to blow up. And yes, I love this game. I made a middleweight a few days ago, because I’m training JiuJitsu and that’s what I weigh. He is also a Jiu Jitsu fighter. He’s not me, but what I strive to be. His story is something I’ve gotten so extremely invested in and I’m just hyped to play more almost every second of the day.
U dont have many views but i would love more vids of you reviewing more ufc games like the modern ones. Yo commentary is very concise and informative. I feel like like i a know a lot more about this game having watched this video. U got a new sub mane! also this one is my fav! The customization is crazy
I actually did the first EA UFC already. I plan on doing 2-4 at some point next year, and might delve into the sixth gen titles at some point. I also dug into the very first UFC game on the Sega Dreamcast.
@@nicksrandomreviews Forgive my noob question but how can the online pass come with the PS3 disc? Doesn't the online pass and its DLC have to be installed from the PS store?
@@RIUUI007 It was printed on the back of the manual. So you go into the PS/Xbox store, go down to redeem code, and enter the code there. Sadly, the code was a one time use, and if you bought the game used, THEN you'd have to get it from the store, for $10, or 1000 Microsoft points, of Doritos, or whatever fucking currency Microsoft used at the time. It was a whole mess that affected too many games to count.
@@nicksrandomreviews Ah okay, thanks bro. So if I somehow should find a brand new copy with the redeem code, it should still work to get the online season pass? I already have the PS3 disc of Undisputed 3, but never had the opportunity to get all the DLC stuff. So I guess I'll start hunting for a brand new copy. Wish me luck :)
Are takedown knockouts possible In this game? For example suplexes and judo hip toss knocking someone out? That's my favourite way of getting a victory in EA UFC 3
Yes, though they are pretty rare. I think certain fighters can get KOs from defensive slams during armbars, triangles and groundbusters, too. There's a ton I didn't see that I remember happening in older playthroughs. Like, I don't think I saw a single leg kick TKO in my entire 15 hours of playing for this review. I find they happen A LOT in EA UFC 3, which I like because I tend to prefer wrestlers over strikers.
It was, I just never saw it happen while playing for this review. I actually found that you have to really work the legs for two or three rounds before you see some leg snapping goodness.
@@nicksrandomreviews no not at all, just be very consistent with them lol I get em in the first all the time. The lead leg kicked timed right does a ton of damae
4:51 100% right. The EA games feel like soulless husks compared to undisputed and have been dropping rapidly in quality since EA UFC 3, but they definitely do better with submissions than the undisputed series. Good example is ufc 4 where they use pretty much the same cat and mouse game as undisputed for chokes, but a different version for leg locks and armbars, while also giving opportunities to chain the submission into a new one. It does actually add variety to the gameplay if you decide to lean heavy into submissions.
@@brendan9868 I would say 5 is a good game. Not great, but good. 4 is...we'll get to that eventually. I'm sitting on at least 3 different drafts for that script, and want to get my criticisms just right when I discuss it. Soulless is probably the word I would use. 3 and 5 feel the least soulless to me. 1 felt like "we are contractually obligated to make this", while 2 is better it still isn't perfect. 3 seems to be the magic number for UFC (unless you put another 3 right beside it, as UFC 33 proved).
@@nicksrandomreviews I haven’t really played 5 beyond like an hour long free trial that was just bugged beyond belief, so I can’t really speak on that one lol. 4 is definitely super flawed, really only brought it up because of the cat & mouse subs comparison it has with undisputed 3. It’s annoying cause I do think EA is capable of not just making good mma games, but just good sports games in general. They just always shoot themselves in the foot and release the most unremarkably average games possible then put all their resources into ultimate team and other online modes
@@brendan9868 The free trial is completely broken. The camera sucks balls though. Not sure how EA messed that up, but they did. The rest is solid. I feel like the development team does as good of a job as they can, but then are bottlenecked by EA's insistance on not giving the fastest growing sport in the world the respect its owed.
The submission game is way deeper than you think if someone is dumping shots on you in mount you can catch them with low stam and sub them quickly also the better your stats were depended on the size of your bar like a high sub stat longer bar a low sub defens shorter bar it actually makes more since than any other games sub system also the more tired you are the slower the bar moves
Something I never touched on is that you can often strike during submissions, or strike to set submissions up. Those things, and everything you mentioned are things I plan on mentioning in the event I re-review Undisputed 3. There's quite a few mechanics I didn't bring up in this video.
I recall it having it, but it's been a good while since I've played. I want to say check your settings to see if you have it on, but I want to say it does have it.
You still can, definitely enough room on RUclips for two dudes to cover this wonderful, sorely underrated series, and maybe you'll cover some stuff I missed.
I wouldn't say its "bad" in EA MMA, just really basic. You got your button for transitioning, and one for blocking. But Undisputed's ground game has that nuance grappling requires. You can move left and right, make big or small moves, hold the opponent down. Undispute 3's submissions are way better in the sense I can explain them to a friend that has never played before, and still have some great submission battles.
In short, no. In long, literally everything of the game has been scrubbed from online stores, including the game's demo. I think if you emulate the game, you can probably snag them, but no official, or legal ways. Shame, because Overeem was crazy fun to play as.
I actually really like the way the EA UFC games handle it, where each move has a set amount of gates. My only issue is they aren't very well balanced. Its super easy to use something with 2 gates and secure a win if you know what you're doing. Not to mention that subs become totally worthless in career mode if you play above normal difficulty. Looking back, I definitely think Undisputed 3's simpler submissions is its greatest strength. EA UFC is good, but it gets wrapped up in so many systems and mechanics, that it bogs it down a bit.
Get EA MMA. It has legally safe Pride rules, and the career mode is a lot better. Gameplay wise, if you can get used to the much faster, and looser combo structure of EA MMA, its a great time. Both are fantastic games, and are valued parts of my MMA game collection. If you're lucky, you're copy might be unopened. I know a lot of people are selling new old stock of Undisputed 3, and the online is actually still up for friend matches, just not for randoms.
Good idea. You can find it for about $10. It is also available digitally on the PS3, if you ever get one. I also reviewed EA Sports MMA on this very channel.
@@nicksrandomreviews Ha, I was playing undisputed 3 as you replied. It's good. My copy of E.A Mma was damaged when it arrived 😔. Yes ive watched it thanks! Which game do you prefer?
Oh, for sure. It lacks the smoothness of any of the EA games, but makes up for it by giving the player so many options in fights. Its like comparing Dark Souls to Devil May Cry. Undisputed is about being slow and methodical, forcing players to commit to things. You won't be spamming spinning kicks. EA UFC is good, but its more of a sit-with-friends kind of game. You can make way more mistakes in EA UFC, compared to Undisputed, and as a result, spamming and button mashing are a bigger deal in those games.
I second this! I think is THE game that all other MMA games are measured up to. 11 years later and it's still the golden standard. I know there's a handful of people who say that EA MMA is the game to beat, and while I don't agree, I can respect everyone has their own opinion. I tried hard to get into EA MMA and it just never clicked with me. However, I do feel EA MMA had some good things going for it, like the online fight cards(why doesn't EA include this feature in their UFC games?!?!??), probsbly the best head and body damage regeneration system, and the ability to change fight organizations in career mode. Personally I just didn't like the actual gameplay but they definitely had some good concepts.
EA MMA is definitely a contender, but I feel Undisputed 3 edges it out ever so slightly. Had EA MMA had more content, I think it might be different, but Undisputed 3 has so damn much to it.
@nicksrandomreviews5196 I have a ton of gripes with EA MMA, but the largest one, for me anyways, is there is no real fighter individuality. They all pretty much have the same movesets, move exactly the same, don't have any of their signature strikes. This is the area I feel Undisputed 3 really has a huge lead. All the big name fighters have their trademark strikes; Liddell had his overhand right, Machida has the Switch kick, Cro Cop has his trademark left high kick, Spider has his famous front kick, GSP has his spinning heel kick, and so on. But in EA MMA, Fedor doesn't really feel much different than Nick Diaz, or Couture, or Bob Sapp for that matter. I know a handful of people do prefer EA MMA, and everyone has their own tastes and opinions. I tried so hard to love it, when I first heard about it my thoughts were "well they make killer boxing games so its gonna be amazing". Guess I didn't realize at the time how much more has to go into an MMA game than boxing. And I'll be honest, the roster really had me hyped beyond belief. I know some people say not having the UFC license kinda killed it from the get go, but I don't think that's the case, we'll not for true MMA fans. The roster they pulled out of their ass, with not having the UFC license, was nothing short of phenomenal. I was so pumped to play as Fedor, or Manhoef, Nick Diaz, Couture, Cung Le, etc. I just found the gameplay a little shallow but hey it was their first attempt, and Undisputed 09 didn't exactly knock it out of the park either so maybe if they made a few more EA MMA games maybe they would have finally struck gold.
@@crimsontide1980 I think EA got better with their UFC games. They still ran into the problem with most people being similar, but they found a nice balance of universal moves and unique signatures.
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I am so angry that I discovered this video 2 years later... this is a masterpiece.
I also love this game and I bought a used ps3 just to play it. Its amazing.
I feel I could have been a bit more energetic in this one. I might redo it at some point.
Love this channel. Can’t wait for you to blow up. And yes, I love this game. I made a middleweight a few days ago, because I’m training JiuJitsu and that’s what I weigh. He is also a Jiu Jitsu fighter. He’s not me, but what I strive to be. His story is something I’ve gotten so extremely invested in and I’m just hyped to play more almost every second of the day.
Doing something similar now lol
How professional of me to include the outtakes. How I missed that, I will never know.
U dont have many views but i would love more vids of you reviewing more ufc games like the modern ones. Yo commentary is very concise and informative. I feel like like i a know a lot more about this game having watched this video. U got a new sub mane! also this one is my fav! The customization is crazy
I actually did the first EA UFC already. I plan on doing 2-4 at some point next year, and might delve into the sixth gen titles at some point. I also dug into the very first UFC game on the Sega Dreamcast.
Superb video! Looking forward to watching your other reviews :D
Nice video bro. If I was stranded on an island with only one game, it’d be this one
I wish I could obtain this game legally
Ebay is thattaway 👉
But get the PS3 version if possible. It has less performance issues, and copies with the online pass are easier to find.
I just got one on eBay for $10, recommended it
@@nicksrandomreviews Forgive my noob question but how can the online pass come with the PS3 disc? Doesn't the online pass and its DLC have to be installed from the PS store?
@@RIUUI007 It was printed on the back of the manual. So you go into the PS/Xbox store, go down to redeem code, and enter the code there.
Sadly, the code was a one time use, and if you bought the game used, THEN you'd have to get it from the store, for $10, or 1000 Microsoft points, of Doritos, or whatever fucking currency Microsoft used at the time.
It was a whole mess that affected too many games to count.
@@nicksrandomreviews Ah okay, thanks bro.
So if I somehow should find a brand new copy with the redeem code, it should still work to get the online season pass?
I already have the PS3 disc of Undisputed 3, but never had the opportunity to get all the DLC stuff.
So I guess I'll start hunting for a brand new copy. Wish me luck :)
love this video, awesome review. W mans
Glad you enjoyed it!
Are takedown knockouts possible In this game? For example suplexes and judo hip toss knocking someone out? That's my favourite way of getting a victory in EA UFC 3
Yes, though they are pretty rare.
I think certain fighters can get KOs from defensive slams during armbars, triangles and groundbusters, too. There's a ton I didn't see that I remember happening in older playthroughs. Like, I don't think I saw a single leg kick TKO in my entire 15 hours of playing for this review.
I find they happen A LOT in EA UFC 3, which I like because I tend to prefer wrestlers over strikers.
@@nicksrandomreviews UFC undisputed 3 was actually the first to include Leg Kick TKOs including the Achievement “Chop em Down”
It was, I just never saw it happen while playing for this review.
I actually found that you have to really work the legs for two or three rounds before you see some leg snapping goodness.
@@nicksrandomreviews no not at all, just be very consistent with them lol I get em in the first all the time. The lead leg kicked timed right does a ton of damae
4:51 100% right. The EA games feel like soulless husks compared to undisputed and have been dropping rapidly in quality since EA UFC 3, but they definitely do better with submissions than the undisputed series.
Good example is ufc 4 where they use pretty much the same cat and mouse game as undisputed for chokes, but a different version for leg locks and armbars, while also giving opportunities to chain the submission into a new one. It does actually add variety to the gameplay if you decide to lean heavy into submissions.
@@brendan9868 I would say 5 is a good game. Not great, but good. 4 is...we'll get to that eventually. I'm sitting on at least 3 different drafts for that script, and want to get my criticisms just right when I discuss it.
Soulless is probably the word I would use. 3 and 5 feel the least soulless to me. 1 felt like "we are contractually obligated to make this", while 2 is better it still isn't perfect.
3 seems to be the magic number for UFC (unless you put another 3 right beside it, as UFC 33 proved).
@@nicksrandomreviews I haven’t really played 5 beyond like an hour long free trial that was just bugged beyond belief, so I can’t really speak on that one lol.
4 is definitely super flawed, really only brought it up because of the cat & mouse subs comparison it has with undisputed 3.
It’s annoying cause I do think EA is capable of not just making good mma games, but just good sports games in general. They just always shoot themselves in the foot and release the most unremarkably average games possible then put all their resources into ultimate team and other online modes
@@brendan9868 The free trial is completely broken. The camera sucks balls though. Not sure how EA messed that up, but they did. The rest is solid.
I feel like the development team does as good of a job as they can, but then are bottlenecked by EA's insistance on not giving the fastest growing sport in the world the respect its owed.
Bro your thumbnail is SICK!!!!!
What’s the music when you are talking about the career mode?
Thank you for this I appreciate it
I appreciate your appreciation.
The submission game is way deeper than you think if someone is dumping shots on you in mount you can catch them with low stam and sub them quickly also the better your stats were depended on the size of your bar like a high sub stat longer bar a low sub defens shorter bar it actually makes more since than any other games sub system also the more tired you are the slower the bar moves
Something I never touched on is that you can often strike during submissions, or strike to set submissions up.
Those things, and everything you mentioned are things I plan on mentioning in the event I re-review Undisputed 3. There's quite a few mechanics I didn't bring up in this video.
Perfect timing!
Edit: This is the love story I'm here for
Its a better love story than Twilight.
does the vibration work on xbox 360, i recently got this game and there is no haptic feedback at all!
I recall it having it, but it's been a good while since I've played. I want to say check your settings to see if you have it on, but I want to say it does have it.
I adore this game. Pure simulation. Thought about talking about the 3 undisputed games on my channel. I did your channel man. Subbed
You still can, definitely enough room on RUclips for two dudes to cover this wonderful, sorely underrated series, and maybe you'll cover some stuff I missed.
@@nicksrandomreviews for sure . I think you hit the mail on the head though. I’m a huge fan of your channel man. Love your work
A remake or juste à remaster 4k 60fps and i happy^^
I like the submissions way better than ea sports but it might just be that the ground game in ea is so bad I never got around to understanding it
I wouldn't say its "bad" in EA MMA, just really basic. You got your button for transitioning, and one for blocking.
But Undisputed's ground game has that nuance grappling requires. You can move left and right, make big or small moves, hold the opponent down.
Undispute 3's submissions are way better in the sense I can explain them to a friend that has never played before, and still have some great submission battles.
@@nicksrandomreviews I meant ea sports ufc. I’ve never actually played ea mma
@@nicksrandomreviews so is there no way to get the fighters that were part of dlc anymore?
In short, no.
In long, literally everything of the game has been scrubbed from online stores, including the game's demo. I think if you emulate the game, you can probably snag them, but no official, or legal ways. Shame, because Overeem was crazy fun to play as.
I actually really like the way the EA UFC games handle it, where each move has a set amount of gates. My only issue is they aren't very well balanced.
Its super easy to use something with 2 gates and secure a win if you know what you're doing. Not to mention that subs become totally worthless in career mode if you play above normal difficulty.
Looking back, I definitely think Undisputed 3's simpler submissions is its greatest strength. EA UFC is good, but it gets wrapped up in so many systems and mechanics, that it bogs it down a bit.
I have just been looking at this game in my collection for like 3 yrs… 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️… still haven’t gotten around to this
You should get to it, it's a fantastic game that's probably the best simulation to real MMA that we've ever had.
I've ordered this game. I'm excited. Big fan of Pride fc.
Considering buying e.a mma although I'm not sure yet.
I only own xbox 360.
Ps great video.
Get EA MMA. It has legally safe Pride rules, and the career mode is a lot better. Gameplay wise, if you can get used to the much faster, and looser combo structure of EA MMA, its a great time. Both are fantastic games, and are valued parts of my MMA game collection.
If you're lucky, you're copy might be unopened. I know a lot of people are selling new old stock of Undisputed 3, and the online is actually still up for friend matches, just not for randoms.
@@nicksrandomreviews cool. I might just get both.
Good idea. You can find it for about $10. It is also available digitally on the PS3, if you ever get one. I also reviewed EA Sports MMA on this very channel.
@@nicksrandomreviews Ha, I was playing undisputed 3 as you replied. It's good.
My copy of E.A Mma was damaged when it arrived 😔.
Yes ive watched it thanks!
Which game do you prefer?
@@KrisVic91 I prefer Undisputed 3. Overall, its a much more fun game.
This game is better than all EA game.
( M'y opinion^^)
Oh, for sure. It lacks the smoothness of any of the EA games, but makes up for it by giving the player so many options in fights.
Its like comparing Dark Souls to Devil May Cry. Undisputed is about being slow and methodical, forcing players to commit to things. You won't be spamming spinning kicks.
EA UFC is good, but its more of a sit-with-friends kind of game. You can make way more mistakes in EA UFC, compared to Undisputed, and as a result, spamming and button mashing are a bigger deal in those games.
I second this! I think is THE game that all other MMA games are measured up to. 11 years later and it's still the golden standard. I know there's a handful of people who say that EA MMA is the game to beat, and while I don't agree, I can respect everyone has their own opinion. I tried hard to get into EA MMA and it just never clicked with me. However, I do feel EA MMA had some good things going for it, like the online fight cards(why doesn't EA include this feature in their UFC games?!?!??), probsbly the best head and body damage regeneration system, and the ability to change fight organizations in career mode. Personally I just didn't like the actual gameplay but they definitely had some good concepts.
EA MMA is definitely a contender, but I feel Undisputed 3 edges it out ever so slightly. Had EA MMA had more content, I think it might be different, but Undisputed 3 has so damn much to it.
@nicksrandomreviews5196 I have a ton of gripes with EA MMA, but the largest one, for me anyways, is there is no real fighter individuality. They all pretty much have the same movesets, move exactly the same, don't have any of their signature strikes.
This is the area I feel Undisputed 3 really has a huge lead. All the big name fighters have their trademark strikes; Liddell had his overhand right, Machida has the Switch kick, Cro Cop has his trademark left high kick, Spider has his famous front kick, GSP has his spinning heel kick, and so on. But in EA MMA, Fedor doesn't really feel much different than Nick Diaz, or Couture, or Bob Sapp for that matter. I know a handful of people do prefer EA MMA, and everyone has their own tastes and opinions.
I tried so hard to love it, when I first heard about it my thoughts were "well they make killer boxing games so its gonna be amazing". Guess I didn't realize at the time how much more has to go into an MMA game than boxing. And I'll be honest, the roster really had me hyped beyond belief. I know some people say not having the UFC license kinda killed it from the get go, but I don't think that's the case, we'll not for true MMA fans. The roster they pulled out of their ass, with not having the UFC license, was nothing short of phenomenal.
I was so pumped to play as Fedor, or Manhoef, Nick Diaz, Couture, Cung Le, etc. I just found the gameplay a little shallow but hey it was their first attempt, and Undisputed 09 didn't exactly knock it out of the park either so maybe if they made a few more EA MMA games maybe they would have finally struck gold.
@@crimsontide1980 I think EA got better with their UFC games. They still ran into the problem with most people being similar, but they found a nice balance of universal moves and unique signatures.