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| UFC: Throwdown |
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| Description |
| In the Ultimate Fighting Championship, two men enter the confines of the octagon, and their goal is to make their opponent tap out via submission or pummel him into unconsciousness. The gameplay in UFC: Throwdown makes use of a control scheme similar to that of the Tekken series, where each of the gamepad's four face buttons corresponds to a limb, and combinations of these buttons perform special techniques, such as punch and kick counters and shoots. Shooting in on an opponent to perform a tackle, a body slam, or other takedown is how fights are taken to the ground, where the Ultimate Fighting Championship games' fighting system shows its thoroughly unique nature. When on the ground, fighters are placed into either the top or bottom position, with the top fighter having the advantage of leverage and thus the ability to put more force behind his punches. Here, fighters can reverse positions, throw punches, or attempt submission maneuvers. When a character is caught in a submission hold, he has a brief instant to attempt to fight out of it. Otherwise, his entire health meter diminishes instantly, and the fight is over. That's how UFC matches are quite different from those found in traditional fighting games--someone can come from behind with a tap-out victory at seemingly any moment. These fighters can compete in single exhibition matches, an arcade mode that challenges you to defeat as many fighters as you can in a single streak, player-made tournaments, and a UFC mode, where the athletes face off to see who will come out on top. |