Lol. Point well made.

(I'm not disagreeing with you either - I've been playing VF and Tekken since... VF and Tekken. And until now, VF is the best of the 3D fighters.)

Just got my call from gamestop, my UFC 2009 is gonna be there in the morning. So I know what my after-work-scenario is gonna be lookin like for a month or so. UFC 2009 should wash away my
where-is-VF5R-For-the-Consoles-Blues for a while.


I think any VF players that get into this will have the chops to deal with it. On the other hand, I think any Tekken players (who only play VF on the side) will only have half the chops to deal with UFC 2009. This will probably be reflected in the
rankings

Out of those players whose main game is VF or Tekken that end up
playing UFC 2009 online, I would venture to say that the VF players will have the highest ranks My Tekken Brothers & Sisters Don't H8 just contemplate

Its not that I have anything against Panda, Kuma, the Kangaroo,
Combot, Roger Jr, or Mokujin [pause wait-a-minute] who am I kiddin; Yes! I do have a problem with them and their firebally ten hit combos Its all so sordid and perverse The mere idea of Jeet Kun Do against Kuma Its sick

Maybe a good strong dose of UFC 2009 will be just what the doctor ordered for my Tekken brothers and sisters

I've just about got that Muay Thai head clinch down to a science
I can't wait til tommorrow

I know you'll probably be too busy playing UFC for the next few weeks, but once you get at least a bit familiar with the game, would you mind writing a bit about it here?
It would be greatly appreciated

Tomorrow, its on like a prawn who yawns at dawn!

Anyone here who's getting it for PS3 can hit me up. My PSN id is White_Worm

I pre-ordered Friday afternoon and pre-paid as well. They're having a midnight party to release the game but I really would not bother to go to a midnight release for any game ever.

If you have the game, in the store on Monday, just sell it to me (I already paid)... There's no way I'm coming into Gamestop at 12 AM when I have to work at 9AM the next day, WTF? Shouldn't they at least do the midnight release on a Friday night so non-full-time-jobless-gamers can go? I really can't imagine more than 4-5 people coming into Gamestop at 12AM on MONDAY night period; so why bother making your employees deal with such painful work hours???

Probably cost them more $ to pay their employees to be there than profits from the number of copies sold... Who am I though? I don't know anything about it really... Just wish they'd give me the game today...

I hear U on this one, but, I've met some good peeps standing in line at a few midnight releases. Actually you might think that all avid players of the game play online (not necessarily),
I met peeps with the some of the same interests as me, that I probably would've never met otherwise(because they don't play online). I was wacky enough to stand in a midnight release line for game X, these other folks are wacky enough too, in turned out we had more than the game in common. And nothin beats having the local news channel covering all of the gamer freaks
that are wacky enough to stand in line for a midnight release.
I've had news cameras give me close-ups at lease twice


Besides (You have to use the personal days for somethin :D)
And after your boss has seen you on the news standin in one of those midnight releases, he'll probably give you some time
off anyway

I read a couple of reviews... They all rave about the gameplay and depth of the game... I'm pretty pumped for this game, I think there's going to be a lot to learn and perfect which is what I love about fighters in general.

From my plays on the demo and the specific mentions of nuance and depth in the reviews, I think this game sounds very promising.

Plus, corresponding with Sixtwo in this thread also leads me to believe this game will be a high quality experience...

Here's the new and fresh Gametrailers review of the game. If you'd like to have all the info about the game presented in a nutshell, don't hesitate to watch it.

UFC 2009 Undisputed Gametrailers' review

Wow, this game is deeper than I thought! After playing the retail version for about 7 hours straight now, I'm really impressed with the work that went into UFC 2009.

The career mode is great. You work your way up through the ranks while training and improving your skills. In a funny way, it reminds me of Monster Rancher 2 (one of my favorite games of all time). You choose what to do each week, and doing things like training/sparring lowers your stamina. You can rest for a week to raise your stamina back up. You can also do special events such as visiting another camp or doing some PR (signing photos, dvds, ect). You have to plan your schedule out so that you're not exhausted for your upcoming fight. I made that mistake once... ONCE!

Theres also a whole "cred" system I didn't know about. Its really cool and unlocks a bunch of stuff. You gain cred from just about everything, but there are subtle little things you can do to increase the amount of cred you gain. Its the kind of feature that the hardcore fans like me will go all out for, but the action gamer types don't need to mess with in order to have a full career.

My understanding is that you can't fight with a custom made fighter until they've retired from career mode, so it will be a while before I can go online with my custom fighter. Thats ok though, I can always pick GSP and go beat down some scrubs

I can just SMELL a "UFC Good Games" thread in our future (as long as its allowed).

You know what's so awesome about this game? There's all of this depth and a solid system and it's just their first outing. I can't wait to see and hear what they've got cooking for the next iteration. I've only experienced this kind of fighting game epiphany twice before.

Virtua Fighter 2
Soul Calibur

Pretty good company.