[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-ea-sports-ufc-2":3,"game-ea-sports-ufc-2":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":22},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":27,"platforms":30,"reviews":33,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":205,"userReviewCount":120,"previewCount":120,"publishers":206,"developers":207,"userReviews":208,"hasUserReviewed":22,"steamAppId":17},18812,"EA Sports UFC 2","EA Sports UFC 2 is a mixed martial arts fighting video game developed by EA Canada, and published in March 2016 by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The sequel to 2014's EA Sports UFC, it is based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand. The game's cover art features Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor.\n\nGameplay heavily resembles real UFC fights. The player can select from over 250 fighters and may customize various aspects of the fight, such as the rules. The fighter can perform an array of attacks, such as kicks, punches, grapples, submissions, and takedowns. The player can fight in a variety of game modes, including the career and ultimate team modes. The player can create customizable fighters and the game features both male and female fighters.","18812\u002Fco2bz5_webp","18812\u002Fqlwqtbnnfwfajrwrsklt_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=m97UWd2QuAI","2016-03-15",74,19918,"ea-sports-ufc-2",null,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Electronic Arts",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"EA Canada",[28,29],"Fighting","Sport",[31,32],"PlayStation 4","Xbox One",[34,49,62,77,92,106,121,135,148,163,176,190],{"id":35,"author":36,"outlet":39,"summary":45,"review_url":46,"review_date":13,"original_score":47,"normalized_score":48},27549,{"id":37,"name":38},2851,"Richard Wakeling",{"id":40,"logo":41,"name":42,"website_url":43,"score_format":44},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","10","Round two. Fight!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review\u002F1900-6416384\u002F","7.0",70,{"id":50,"author":51,"outlet":54,"summary":59,"review_url":60,"review_date":61,"original_score":47,"normalized_score":48},29039,{"id":52,"name":53},3043,"Ravi Sinha",{"id":55,"logo":56,"name":57,"website_url":58,"score_format":44},29,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming%20Bolt%20Logo.png","GamingBolt","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com","EA Sports UFC 2 is a much better excuse to go looking for a fight than the previous game, even if it's missing the allure that made UFC Undisputed 3 so great.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review","2016-03-17",{"id":63,"author":64,"outlet":67,"summary":73,"review_url":74,"review_date":13,"original_score":75,"normalized_score":76},38499,{"id":65,"name":66},3751,"Dean James",{"id":68,"logo":69,"name":70,"website_url":71,"score_format":72},50,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FAttack-Of-The-Fanboy-Logo.jpg","Attack of the Fanboy","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002F","5","Offering improvements to Career Mode and introducing new modes like Ultimate Team and Knockout Mode, EA Sports UFC 2 builds upon the already solid gameplay and presentation to bring fans a fun experience for yourself or with friends that are either a fan of UFC or just can’t wait for a new Fight Night game.","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002Freviews\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review\u002F","4.0",80,{"id":78,"author":79,"outlet":82,"summary":88,"review_url":89,"review_date":13,"original_score":90,"normalized_score":91},36548,{"id":80,"name":81},90,"Tyler Treese",{"id":83,"logo":84,"name":85,"website_url":86,"score_format":87},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","100","Despite a rash of injuries and supposed oversaturation, mixed martial arts is more popular now than ever before in North America. This is largely thanks to EA Sports UFC 2’s two cover stars, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor. Both boisterous fighters have had recent setbacks inside the Octagon but can the game that bears their likeness succeed where they have stumbled as of late?","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review\u002F","73",73,{"id":93,"author":94,"outlet":97,"summary":102,"review_url":103,"review_date":61,"original_score":104,"normalized_score":105},73816,{"id":95,"name":96},1247,"John Robertson",{"id":98,"logo":99,"name":100,"website_url":101,"score_format":44},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","While UFC 2 certainly looks the part, it doesn't feel it. Strikes are razor sharp, kicks are satisfyingly heavy, and each and every fighter is beautifully sculpted and recreated, but each and every element is too robotic and rigid to recreate the dynamism and unpredictability that draws me to real UFC fights. Those fights are often won by finding those spaces between the lines that your opponent hasn't thought to cover, but those spaces simply don't exist here. As a fighting game it's worth your time if you're seeking something other than the usual options, but as a recreation of the UFC it falters before the final bell.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F17\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review","6.4",64,{"id":107,"author":108,"outlet":111,"summary":116,"review_url":117,"review_date":118,"original_score":119,"normalized_score":120},77475,{"id":109,"name":110},5862,"Aran Suddi",{"id":112,"logo":113,"name":114,"website_url":115,"score_format":44},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","As someone who has played almost every MMA game since UFC Undisputed 2009, many of the controls came naturally to me, but UFC 2 features quite the learning curve if you’ve never played a UFC game before. Whether it’s Ultimate Team, knockout physics or improved grappling, EA have made great strides to improve and make UFC 2 the best MMA game on the market so far. That isn’t to say there isn’t still room for improvement but there is a lot of fun to be had here.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F18\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review\u002F","2016-03-18","",0,{"id":122,"author":123,"outlet":126,"summary":131,"review_url":132,"review_date":133,"original_score":134,"normalized_score":76},79900,{"id":124,"name":125},5925,"Nathan Carter",{"id":127,"logo":128,"name":129,"website_url":130,"score_format":44},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","EA UFC 2 is certainly an improvement over the original game and while it does add more game modes and more to do, it's just disappointing that the main game mode, the career mode has almost gone untouched and the new additions don't really add much to the experience. EA UFC 2 isn't a knock out but it's good enough to earn a 29-28 decision victory.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F5083\u002FEA-Sports-UFC-2\u002F","2016-03-22","8.0",{"id":136,"author":137,"outlet":140,"summary":145,"review_url":146,"review_date":147,"original_score":119,"normalized_score":120},88534,{"id":138,"name":139},4119,"Mat Growcott",{"id":141,"logo":142,"name":143,"website_url":144,"score_format":44},75,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F","For some of us, EA Sports' UFC 2 is a perfect simulation of our physical skills. I spent half my time trying to pull of awesome moves and missing my opponent by about a mile, and the other half crying on the floor while someone kicked me in the head. Finally - a realistic fighting game.","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002Freview\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review-grapple-time\u002F","2016-04-05",{"id":149,"author":150,"outlet":153,"summary":158,"review_url":159,"review_date":160,"original_score":161,"normalized_score":162},148051,{"id":151,"name":152},8054,"Richard Walker",{"id":154,"logo":155,"name":156,"website_url":157,"score_format":87},152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","Where the first EA Sports UFC failed to go big on content, EA Sports UFC 2 delivers big time. That it also successfully improves upon the strong foundations laid by UFC 1 in the gameplay stakes, makes UFC 2 nothing short of superlative. It's a winner.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2\u002Freview\u002F","2016-03-10","85",85,{"id":164,"author":165,"outlet":168,"summary":119,"review_url":173,"review_date":160,"original_score":174,"normalized_score":175},174933,{"id":166,"name":167},2513,"David Meikleham",{"id":169,"logo":170,"name":171,"website_url":172,"score_format":72},14,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamesRadar%20Logo.png","GamesRadar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamesradar.com","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamesradar.com\u002Fea-sports-ufc-2-review\u002F","3\u002F5",60,{"id":177,"author":178,"outlet":181,"summary":186,"review_url":187,"review_date":188,"original_score":189,"normalized_score":76},2759645,{"id":179,"name":180},7065,"James Clarkson",{"id":182,"logo":183,"name":184,"website_url":185,"score_format":72},128,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FThe-Outerhaven-Logo.jpeg","The OuterHaven","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002F","UFC 6 feels like a 1 step forward 2 steps back situation, Yes the things added are very good, but there isn’t enough of a difference from previous games that might warrant a whole new instalment. On the other hand, I think it is getting harder to make advancements in sports games, so stagnation will happen.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002Fea-sports-ufc-6-review-kicking-into-action\u002F","2026-06-11","4.0\u002F5",{"id":191,"author":192,"outlet":195,"summary":200,"review_url":201,"review_date":202,"original_score":203,"normalized_score":204},2783618,{"id":193,"name":194},15820,"Warlord",{"id":196,"logo":197,"name":198,"website_url":199,"score_format":87},151,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fnoobfeed-logo.png","NoobFeed","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002F","A deeper, smarter fighting system held back by recycled systems, familiar modes, and uneven progression.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002Freviews\u002Fea-sports-ufc-6-review","2026-06-13","78",78,12,[21],[26],[]]