EA Sports UFC 4 Reviews

EA Sports UFC 4 is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.4 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2016

EA Sports UFC 4 shows that the quality of a sports game is far more important than the amount of quantity in it. UFC 4 improves and adds areas that needed work. It brings in new systems and tighter control designs to make the experience for more entertaining than previous years. This is the best of the best in the UFC series right now, and there is still good room to grow it.

Read full review

9.5 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2020

Without a doubt the best MMA videogame ever made, EA Sports UFC 4 supplements a welcome array of new offline and online modes with a revamped and endlessly sophisticated combat system that everybody can enjoy. For MMA fans it doesn't get any better than this.

Read full review

Heavy
Top Critic
8.8 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2020

EA Sports UFC 4 attempts to right the wrongs of past entries and succeeds in the process. This sequel’s career mode is a far more enjoyable endeavor now that the Fighter Evolution and relationship systems have been added to its proceedings.

Read full review

3 / 5.0
Aug 14, 2020

EA Sports UFC 4 is a fun albeit bland fighting game.

Read full review

8.5 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2020

With a retooled career mode, strong upgrades to gameplay, and the fun Blitz Battles online mode, UFC 4 delivers a complete package

Read full review

Shacknews
Top Critic
7 / 10
Aug 14, 2020

The gameplay of UFC 4 is stellar and rewarding, but once the novelty begins to wear off, there’s not much more to keep players invested.

Read full review

6 / 10
Aug 14, 2020

Everything is about the same as it was in UFC 3, but with some minor changes. Outdated graphics and animation may push new players away. UFC 4 is a game for fans, and they can add another point to the final score.

Review in Russian | Read full review

80 / 100
Aug 14, 2020

UFC 4 is more accesible than previous entries in the franchise, yet its controls are still demanding. The game looks great and feels like watching an authentic match on TV.

Review in Spanish | Read full review

6 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2020

EA Sports UFC 4 comes with a good revamped Career Mode and some new gameplay futures, however, the game lacks any truly new innovation alongside disappointing graphics loaded with microtransactions. huge similarity with UFC 3 that alot of times you’d think it’s just a big update for $60.

Review in Arabic | Read full review

86 / 100
Aug 14, 2020

EA Sports UFC 4 is the best MMA game to date. With an improved career mode, robust online options and significant updates to the core combat, fans of the franchise will be in awe at what steps into the octagon.

Read full review

85 / 100
Aug 14, 2020

With upgraded grappling and submission mechanics, better training and fewer flash knockouts, UFC 4 manages to deliver on the promise of its predecessor. Cosmetic microtransactions come across greedy, but there's nothing lacking in the main product. Framerate hitches and a few bugs remain at launch, as does persistent voice repetition, but overall if you enjoyed UFC 3, there's a lot to like about UFC 4.

Read full review

Aug 14, 2020

UFC 4 is a better game than UFC 3.  While some of the systems might take a little bit of getting used to, there's a more refined experience here.  One that's a little bit more welcoming to many different types of players and that's been done without sacrificing the level of depth and quality to the fighting that fans have come to expect from the series.

Read full review

Forbes
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2020

There is no such thing as a perfect game, but there can be a perfect experience with a title because the slight issues you may experience don’t drastically hinder your enjoyment. The latest UFC game is very close to that rare benchmark.

Read full review

8 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2020

EA Sports UFC 4 is great, with an improved career mode and clinch system, though its ground game still needs work

Read full review

7 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2020

UFC 4 brings some great new ideas to created fighters, online play, and clinch gameplay, but can't live up to its full potential with the end product.

Read full review

84 / 100
Aug 14, 2020

Equipped with its revamped combat system, new animations and expanded career mode, UFC 4 is better than its predecessor in all of its most important aspects, even if the low amount of game modes limits the success the game as a whole has.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

85 / 100
Aug 14, 2020

Fighting in the octagon never felt so good. “UFC 4” delivers satisfying MMA-Gameplay with some state-of-the-art graphics and presention. Along with a well designed career and a variation of online-modes, “UFC 4” is the total package when it comes to fighting-sims.

Review in German | Read full review

Aug 14, 2020

Overall if you're a veteran of the series, UFC 4 makes some adjustments you've been asking for and has some new features to dive into. If you're a beginner you've got a long climb ahead of you, but it's worth the grind. The game doesn't break new ground, but it seems to have refined what was already there.

Read full review

8.5 / 10.0
Aug 15, 2020

UFC 4 is a great swan song for the series this generation, and is the best of the four EA Sports-developed UFC titles.

Read full review

8.5 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2020

EA Sports UFC 4 keeps all the good features of the successful previous episode, further improving the Campaign mode and adding some welcome changes to the combat system. It still needs some refinements especially regarding the ground game and transitions management, but it undoubtedly remains the best fighting sports game around.

Review in Italian | Read full review