UFC Undisputed 2009 Demo

So about a month ago, I got to play the UFC demo. It was released earlier to America, than to Europe, but by following the instructions on the UFC Undisputed forum, I got to burn it to a disc and play it at the same time the rest of America did.

The demo is very, very good. It really feels like the UFC. You only have two playable characters (Chuck Liddell and Shogun Rua), but both have their own styles as in real life. Liddell being a kickboxer, and Shogun using the muay thai style. So, naturally enough, Chuck is great when he's standing up, but Shogun has the advantage when the fight is taken to the floor. You won't see Chuck doing a rubber guard!

There are a lot of controls, and the tutorial will probably take more than one run through to take it all in, but it is broken down into small enough 2-5 min chunks. knockouts can happen at any single moment just like the real life. Although, when you are hammering your opponent, and he KO's you in one kick, this has the potential to get very annoying (especially for online play).

The ground transitions are done very well, the standing combat has all the standard kicks you'd expect to see normally and the graphics are unbelievable good.

There are so many moves you can pull off in so many different situations that if you just go in and bash buttons, you'll be knocked out easily by someone who knows what they are doing. That can only be a good thing. I'd rather have the ability to do lots of moves with lots of controls than to have a small amount of controls and a small move-set.

Its released on 22nd of May, going to buy it then. No doubt!