UFC: Throwdown (2002)

Developer: Capcom Production Studio 3, Genki
Publisher: Crave Entertainment
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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How it feels

Playing it feels like a methodical, realistic mixed martial arts contest where timing strikes, grapples, and submissions matters more than flashy combos.

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About

UFC: Throwdown is based on the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), mixed martial arts sports. The game places you in the position as a real-world fighter, utilizing various fighting styles, such as Freestyle, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Ju Jitsu, etc. Each fighter has a variety of real-life moves, in different categories. There are punches, kicks, grapples and takedowns. There are also ways of making your opponent submit, or "tapout", to gain a victory. You have the ability to perform combos, but these combos are realistic; you can perform a 1-2-3-4 punch combo, or a punch-punch-kick, or any variation of those. There are over twenty five fighters in the game, each one based off of real-life UFC fighters. The game includes fighter entrances and authentic voices.

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