You and your opponent can guide your marker around the octagon, and you’ll attempt to keep your marker overlapping your opponents for a certain amount of time. When initiating a submission you’ll get an onscreen marker in the shape of an octagon. My only real complaint about the new submission system is that it’s pretty damn hard to get one to stick when working against another player. The submission game has changed a bit, so instead of just furiously moving your analog stick in a circle, you’ve got a little on-screen guidance now. Flash K.O.’s are still a thing, along with getting “rocked” which causes you to enter a stunned state that leaves you extremely vulnerable for a short amount of time. Various fighters excel at different mechanics, with a few hybrids amongst the vast roster. UFC Undisputed 3 combines striking, grappling, and submission techniques into its fighting system. It’s also been supplemented with the inclusion of Pride, a Japanese MMA division that comes complete with a few more roster entries, a new ring, new announcers, and new entrances for the fighters. There are a number of fighters on the roster taken from the Bantamweight to the Heavyweight divisions, with probably the largest roster in either a fighting or wrestling title that I’ve ever seen. The game still shares most of the core mechanics found in the series to date, so fans of the previous games will still feel right at home with Undisputed 3.

I’ve found myself far more addicted to the game than I ever was with 2010, and there have been a number of changes that feel like a step in the right direction.

And taking that year off to go back and refine the game from its last entry certainly seems like it paid off. UFC Undisputed 3 comes out nearly two years after the second entry in THQ and developer Yuke’s take on the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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