{"id":582473,"date":"2020-08-17T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T04:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1100-6481009"},"modified":"2021-10-29T13:59:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:59:46","slug":"ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-crit\/1100-6481009\/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f","title":{"rendered":"EA Sports UFC 4 Review Roundup &#8212; Here&#8217;s What The Critics Are Saying","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div readability=\"92.614768174013\">\n<p>After taking the year off in 2019, EA Sports brought back the UFC series with <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/games\/ea-sports-ufc-4\/\" data-ref-id=\"5000-515515\">UFC 4<\/a>, which is out now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. To help you decide if the MMA game is worth your time and money, we&#8217;re collecting review score excerpts from across the internet.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 4 introduces a series of notable changes to the gameplay surrounding clinches and striking, while the Real Player Motion technology from EA&#8217;s other games has been brought to UFC. On the broadcast side, the game <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/ea-sports-ufc-4-dev-on-the-biggest-gameplay-change\/1100-6480126\/\" data-ref-id=\"1100-6480126\">dropped the real-world UFC commentator, Joe Rogan<\/a>, while the game <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/ea-sports-ufc-4-dev-on-the-biggest-gameplay-change\/1100-6480126\/\" data-ref-id=\"1100-6480126\">does not feature an Ultimate Team mode this year. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down the page to check out excerpts from reviews for UFC 4. You can also visit GameSpot sister site <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/search\/all\/ufc%204\/results\" data-target=\"true\">Metacritic <\/a>to see a wider look at UFC 4&#8217;s review scores.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game: <\/strong>EA Sports UFC 4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Platforms: <\/strong>PS4, Xbox One<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developer: <\/strong>EA Vancouver<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release date: <\/strong>August 14<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> $60<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure data-align=\"center\" data-size=\"large\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying.png\" data-ref-id=\"1300-3721799\" data-ratio=\"0.53669319186561\" data-width=\"1131\" data-embed-type=\"image\"><a class=\"fluid-height\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying.png\" data-ref-id=\"1300-3721799\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No Caption Provided\" src=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying.png 1131w, https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying-2.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\" data-width=\"1131\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Forbes <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;There is no such thing as a perfect game, but there can be a perfect experience with a title because the slight issues you may experience don&#8217;t drastically hinder your enjoyment. The latest UFC game is very close to that rare benchmark. In this day and age where release day is just the beginning of the game&#8217;s journey through patches and tweaks, EA UFC 4 is perhaps an update away from its own brand of perfection.&#8221; &#8212; <em>Brian Mazique<\/em> [<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/games\/2020\/08\/14\/ea-ufc-4-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-bottom-line\/#7fe9de943bf8\" data-target=\"true\">Full review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>DualShockers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;In short, UFC 4 is the definition of fine. While you&#8217;ll probably get several hours of fun out of beating the sport\u2019s best to a pulp, I think I&#8217;d still rather dig out my Xbox 360 and play through Fight Night Champion or Undisputed 3 again.&#8221; &#8212; <em>Ricky Frech <\/em>[<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dualshockers.com\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review\/\" data-target=\"true\">Full review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Game Informer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Whether you want to challenge the best in the world online or simply claim your throne in career mode, this is a terrific next step for EA Sports&#8217; MMA franchise. UFC 4 effectively evolves its gameplay and career mode, giving you more than enough reason to step back into the Octagon.&#8221; &#8212; <em>Brian Shea <\/em>[<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/ea-sports-ufc-4\/ufc-4-review-another-worthy-title-defense\" data-target=\"true\">Full review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<figure data-align=\"center\" data-size=\"large\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying-1.png\" data-ref-id=\"1300-3721800\" data-ratio=\"0.52941176470588\" data-width=\"1139\" data-embed-type=\"image\"><a class=\"fluid-height\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying-1.png\" data-ref-id=\"1300-3721800\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No Caption Provided\" src=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying-1.png 1139w, https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-critics-are-saying-3.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1139px) 100vw, 1139px\" data-width=\"1139\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Shacknews<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I absolutely loved how I learned new moves, had opportunities to train and improve them, and was able to craft the perfect fighter for my style. I wanted a devastating overhand right and I got it. I found out part way through my career I needed a better submission game, and I worked for it. The gameplay of UFC 4 is stellar and rewarding, but once the novelty begins to wear off, there\u2019s not much more to keep players invested.&#8221; &#8212; <em>Bill Lavoy <\/em>[<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shacknews.com\/article\/119781\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-split-decision\" data-target=\"true\">Full review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PlayStation Universe <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Without a doubt the best MMA videogame ever made, EA Sports UFC 4 supplements a welcome array of new offline and online modes with a revamped and endlessly sophisticated combat system that everybody can enjoy. For MMA fans it doesn&#8217;t get any better than this.&#8221; &#8212; <em>John-Paul Jones <\/em>[<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/reviews\/ea-sports-ufc-4-ps4-review\/\" data-target=\"true\">Full review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>IGN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;EA Sports UFC 4 is a largely iterative sequel that tightens up some looser parts, makes a few smart tweaks here and there, and doesn&#8217;t rock the boat all that much. And in that sense, it&#8217;s a success. The new submission system is a big improvement over prior years, there are some great changes to career mode that make it much more fun to mold a fighter that suits your own playstyle, the new grapple assist system is a great tool to help complete newcomers not feel lost if they get taken down, and as a whole, the fighting system remains incredibly deep. Longstanding problems still remain in the ground game and some dated visuals, but without any competition for the title, EA Sports UFC 4 still remains the king of combat sports.&#8221; &#8212; <em>Mitchell Saltzman <\/em>[<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review\" data-target=\"true\">Full review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers.<\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-crit\/1100-6481009\/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f\">Source: https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/ea-sports-ufc-4-review-roundup-heres-what-the-crit\/1100-6481009\/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After taking the year off in 2019, EA Sports brought back the UFC series with UFC 4, which is out&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":1,"featured_media":582475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","type":"","auto_type":false,"post":"","stream":"","stream_url":"","waveform_data":[],"duration":0,"bpm":0,"downloadable":false,"download_url":"","purchase_title":"","purchase_url":"","post-count-all":0,"like_count":0,"download_count":0,"editor_note":"","copyright":"","captions":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[660,185,2770,409,873,416,763,716,362,430,604,224,1229,884,507,229,230,175,959,443,511,234,235,821,446,244,522,450,1597,2116,828,1183,344,259,2203,261,541,1327,615,844,995,1053,1950,1762,1303,1428,1000,396,1514,587,622,279,282,2538,486,294,1017,491,1119,404,560],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1477656,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582473\/revisions\/1477656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}