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Returning from EA Sports UFC 2 for this yearРІР‚в„ўs game is the Octagon submission control system, where players must press the right analogue stick in one direction in order to attempt to break the submission hold, and then press the left analogue stick in another to defend against the opponent who is trying to secure a tap out. Though the multi-faceted approach that EA Sports UFC 3 takes is deep and complex, there is one element that isnРІР‚в„ўt quite up to scratch, specifically how the submissions are handled.

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If you find yourself uninitiated with the sport however, and donРІР‚в„ўt know full guard from side control, or, a kimura from a dРІР‚в„ўarce choke, the extensive tutorials of EA Sports UFC 3 do a commendable job of cluing you in and getting things started in earnest. The career mode in EA Sports UFC 3 now requires players to actively promote their upcoming fights. As such, the act of slowly breaking down a fighter by chipping away at them with energy sapping jabs, kicks, elbows, knees and takedown attempts all add up to create a satisfying sum of digital combat that no other title can really replicate. You see, stamina governs everything from the speed and reactions of your fighter, to their ability defend and attack with grapples and strikes, a fighter simply cannot fight effectively if they are absent the stamina to do so. Ostensibly, and more so than any other fighting game on the market, a big part of any fighting strategy in EA Sports UFC 3 should be about managing your stamina reserves whilst simultaneously forcing your opponent to deplete theirs. Whether youРІР‚в„ўre ripping vicious hooks to the body to deplete an opponentРІР‚в„ўs stamina, faking a pawing jab to secure a takedown en route to a submission, or, baiting an opponent in to commit to an overextended attack so you can close the distance with a brain scrambling jab, cross and uppercut combination, the sheer volume of tactical possibilities available to the player is dizzying and ensures that each and every fight will never play out the same. In this way, the potential for fight strategy is limitless. EA Sports UFC 3 Review: The third time really is the charm

As before, this lends EA Sports UFC 3 a level of complexity that many other fighting games simply do not possess because though 100% of fights begin standing up, there are all sorts of striking, grappling and submission exchanges which can occur to vary the outcome of the contest. Whether youРІР‚в„ўre just changing stances, edging forward with your lead leg or swaying your head to avoid a stunning hook, all of it just feels right and the sublime animation manages to further cement that impression with aplomb.Р”Р‡urther continuing the ground work lain by its predecessor, EA Sports UFC 3 fully embraces all facets of Mixed Martial Arts, ranging from the striking and grappling disciplines through to the footwork and submission elements of the sport. Everything from the striking to the grappling feels great in EA Sports UFC 3.Р”В«eyond the palpable thud of shin bone slamming into the meat of an opponentРІР‚в„ўs calf, or the sickening squelch as furious hammerfists smash up a prone foeРІР‚в„ўs facial features, EA Sports UFC 3 convincing conveyance of physicality is also expertly reflected in other, less aggressive actions too. From the almost imperceptible snap of Demetrious JohnsonРІР‚в„ўs step-in jab, to the markedly more telegraphed and potentially fight-ending rear head kick of current champ Stipe Micoic every single combative action in EA Sports UFC 3 has a real sense of physicality assigned to it which separates it from any other fighting game on the market. More than ever before, each of the fighters in EA Sports UFC 3 carry a truly pronounced feeling of weight and heft. Quite honestly, itРІР‚в„ўs the feel of two highly trained, Mixed Martial Arts gladiators absolutely leathering the crap out of each other that EA Sports UFC 3 gets the most right.