Finish The Fight - EA Sports UFC 2 Now Available

Finish The Fight - EA Sports UFC 2 Now Available

Redwood City, CA - Mar 16 2016: of Electronic Arts has Inc. (the NASDAQ: EA's) announced the release of EA's SPORTS ™ the UFC ® 2 , the game appeared in retail stores and is available for digital download on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Finish The Fight - EA Sports UFC 2 Now Available

The game It presented the most impressive list of fighters ever assembled in the official video game UFC : more than 250 athletes, including famous stars, whose portraits adorn the cover - the champion of the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousay not. The game also presents the legendary fighters - Mike Tyson, Bas Rutten, Kazusa Sakuraba and Bruce Lee. You will be able to play for them, having reached success in career mode. EA's the UFC SPORTS 2 also presents you a new physical model of a knockout Knockout the Physics the System , with a high level of detail exterior and character animation makes knockouts brighter and more realistic.

"We listened to the views of their fans, honing basic features, paying special attention to the innovations in gameplay and expands the possibilities of game modes. All this, it seems to us, has helped to raise the franchise and the game in mixed martial arts to new heights, - said Brian Hayes, Creative Director, EA SPORTS UFC 2 -. We are happy to talk to players that it's time to look into the eyes of his opponent, bite mouthpiece, jump into the fray and fight to complete victory. "

The EA SPORTS UFC 2 every fan will find a suitable mode of the game , these include the introductory part of the Event Creator the Custom, the UFC ® the Ultimate the Team ™ and Live Events, which allows you to play the matches and place bets on the fights that will take place in the real world. Still in the game is represented by the new regime knockout Knockout Mode, which departs from the clinch, grabs and throws, and prefers a devastating and spectacular impact. EA's SPORTS the UFC 2 proposes to assess the Grapple Assist , an integrated visualization tool to help players learn and to work to perfection transitions on the carpet, throws and catches.

"This is a game - a perfect representation of our brand, and our sports men - says Tracy Blezinski, senior vice president of consumer products UFC. - This is as close as possible picture of what is really going on when you go out into the arena "Octagon". From the exit the arena and use the latest equipment to UFC incredible passions during the match between the best fighters of the world - in the game all it represented. "

From Concept to Completion: Mike Tyson in EA Sports UFC 2

It all depends on the smallest details. In our "From concept to completion" series, we learn how in the development of added environment, characters and other elements in video games.

When the development team began to discuss UFC game EA SPORTS UFC 2, very soon the conversation turned to the legendary boxer.

"When someone expressed the idea of ​​adding Mike Tyson in EA SPORTS UFC 2, all instantly agreed, - says Ian Lloyd (Ian Lloyd), creative director working with characters. - Mike - a living legend, and it can often be seen in the events of UFC .

The team was ecstatic about the idea.

"He is one of the most recognizable fighters in the history of martial arts - says creative director Brian Hayes (Brian Hayes). - One of the most stunning and formidable fighters of all time, and he has made all of this at a very young age. "

To properly add the legendary heavyweight in MMA, the team had expanded his skills on the shelves.

"In the game Mike can not perform takedowns, painful receptions or even kicking - says Hayes. - He can move on the ground or in the clinch, to defend against takedowns, and it blows just crushing. "

Typically, when you add UFC fighter command uses its data from the very UFC Association. But as the team prepared two quite different versions of Tyson - 1988 and 2003 - this is not an option.

" Each version has its own physical characteristics that we were right to pass ", - says Lloyd. Even if Tyson and appeared in a series of Fight Night, these resources can not be used in this project.

" In those days, it used a much lower resolution, and although resources could add their quality does not fall within the standards in 2016. We have used these resources for information, but created the characters manually , "- says Lloyd.

" Have not yet been to create characters from the period when the high-resolution photos to go, is always much more difficult - says Hayes. - But our artists are incredibly talented and willing to take on such a difficult job . "

The team created a bust in high resolution in Z-Brush, paint program, and create sculptures in the ultra-high resolution to recreate the structure and detail of his face.

" His body was created with the help of our patented BodyBuilder tool that allows you to create soldiers with most varied proportions and ensures that the scale of change in the collision, and other systems are well combined with each other ", - says Lloyd.

Observations and comments on Tyson's team helped us to add specific aspects such as the length of his torso, head and body proportions, as well as its slope trapezoid muscle and the size of the hips.

" Their comments have helped us to focus on the smallest details and to recreate its full likeness. Both versions of it , "- says Lloyd.

When his body was created, the team switched to a more cosmetic items, such as equipment for the ring and his hairstyle.

" We had already decided that Mike will not wear boxer shorts and MMA Shorts - Lloyd recalls. - We thought it was important as far as possible to immerse it in a mixed martial arts while maintaining its legendary traits . "

To recreate Tyson in the UFC, the team did not forget to add a detail, so familiar to his fans.

" He goes by the music that went before. It comes only with a towel with a hole for the head , "- says Hayes. Team registration character created specifically for Tyson towel.

When you get in the Octagon with Mike Tyson, you feel its power. " You feel a certain confidence ," - says Lloyd.

Players finally learn how the legendary fighter could act in the UFC.

"He is truly endowed with incredible physical abilities, thanks to which he became a formidable fighter, but if he does not know how to defend themselves from going to the ground or track kicks, even the best drummer for a long time did not hold out , - says Hayes. - I wonder what would happen if this force was able to carry out devastating takedown or two feet to strike the thighs with their powerful legs? It is extremely interesting from a hypothetical point of view . "