Unlike a wrestling management sim, there is always the risk of an upset. Fighters have attitude and egos, even more than the wrestlers of TEW, and they can throw a monkey wrench in your plans, for sure. In fact, every aspect of management and the world at large feels more organic, more alive. Contract negotiations have been overhauled and are a battle onto themselves, a game of chicken that is much improved. In this area, WMMA3 is a step up from even my beloved TEW 2010. The bulk of the game play is pure management sim: hiring and firing fighters, scheduling and booking cards, working the finances, and so on. I was rapt as I watched a couple of fights play out in this mode, while I can imagine most people being unimpressed.
The fights are fought via a barebones play by play that calls out the moves as they happen, with notifications for big moves, like takedowns or big strikes. As with all text based management sims I have reviewed, I have a hard time unequivocally recommending this game without sending the potential player to the demo. Since this is available in the demo, it is a great way for potential players to find out if WMMA3 is the game for them. This fun little doohickey allows the player to bypass the limitations of the main game and book a fight between any two fighters they choose and watch the battle play out. The extra button is the Quick Match button. The customizable nature of WMMA is important here, as I have no doubt there will be more renders to choose from in the future, if there are not already, and there will assuredly be replacement skins.
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Instead, WMMA3 has a number of almost disturbingly detailed warriors, with popping veins and too realistic skin blemishes. Nowhere to be found are the cartoonish renders that were so controversial in TEW 2010.
While the two games share renders for some fighters, there is a different look for the bulk of them. The stock skin and color scheme is very dark and metal, a notable difference from the brighter wrestling title. The menu bar across the top is nearly identical, save one button I will get to in a moment. Upon loading WMMA3, the first thing I noticed, as a veteran of the TEW series, is the similarity to that series. The third time proved to be the charm, as I have a limited amount of spare time and the desire to take a break from TEW 2010. I almost bit on the second title, but a lack of time made it untenable. Yes, Adam Ryland had produced my favorite wrestling series, TEW, but my interest in MMA was at a nadir and there was no reason to bring another management sim into my life.
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When Grey Dog Software announced the first World of MMA, I was uninterested. After all these misfires, I began to suspect that the speed and danger of MMA ultimately make it impossible to produce a quality simulation. Even EA’s attempt at an MMA game lacked the standup game to be enjoyable. The last two UFC games were monotonous and still lack the feel of a big fight. Fights often turned into timed button press competitions and were unsatisfying. UFC for the Dreamcast was beautiful, for the time, but it was also stiff and boring. The legacy of MMA games is muddy at best. With the best part of a wrestling game, the fighting, without the worst parts, the plot and contrived moves, a quality MMA game could be a world beater. In the back of my mind, however, I have always wanted an MMA game to be good.
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A good pro wrestling game trumps any other genre for me. Fire Pro, Smackdown, and, most of all, Total Extreme Warfare, have eaten hundreds of hours of my gaming life.
As much as I love wrestling, I have loved the games more. I still love pro wrestling these days, though markedly less and in an assuredly different manner than I did five years ago. While watching my favorite Pride fighters get jobbed out in UFC was hard, even harder for me was the knowledge that the simple, magnificent concept of putting two finely honed athletes into a ring to fight was lost on the world. UFC always seemed joyless, dank, and small, like a snuff film, not at all like the spectacle of Pride. Pride had been the last bastion for the flavor of MMA I enjoyed: big, boisterous, and over the top. Basically, what I am saying is that I am a fanboy, but I will try to keep it in check for this review.įor me, MMA died May 25th, 2007, when Pride FC closed their doors for good. Thirdly, I have corresponded in the past with Adam and consider him an acquaintance. So long ago that there was still a WCW and no one could figure out if Erin Bray was a guy or a gal. How long? I was playing his wrestling sims when they didn’t even have pictures of the wrestlers. Secondly, I have played Adam Ryland’s games for a very long time. First off, I am a very active member of the Grey Dog Software community, less so now than in years past, but I still poke my head in from time to time. Disclaimer: I want to clue you in on a few things before you read this review.
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