You probably wont like UFC Nightshade. It just doesnt seem like your type of game and most people will mostly likely base their opinions of this game on playing the demo for 20 minutes or so....which wont do it justice at all. I am of the mind that you do at least have to be knowledgable and be a fan of MMA to completely enjoy this game or at least want to take the time to delve into the depths of this amazing fighter.

I am however still loving this game. Been drinking and playing all damn day long, dont plan on stopping any time soon, and I love it. Except drinking wine out of a cup makes me feel like an alcoholic but thats beside the point.

The achievements in this game are fucking hard as hell. I am not playing the game to get any chievies but I would have thought Id have a lot more than I do at this point but no, hardly any at all. You really really have to work for them and spend hours and hours with the game in general to get much of anything both skill wise or achievement wise.

Ive been trying to get the "call me "No Touch" achievement today but that is harder than I thought. I figured if I just put the game on beginner and played throught a weight class I would get it no problem if I just went to dashboard if I lost but I swear there are just fighters that you cannot beat what-so-ever if your stats are not up to par according to how said player fights no matter how many times you fight them. Not to mention even with the difficulty on easy it doesnt matter when you get up there in the ranks with your created fighter you can still get your ass beat down by the all star fighters in your class reguardless of what you think you can do.

Honestly at this point I wish I would have just bought the game as Im having so much fun with it that I dont know if Ill be able to part with it in a month but we will see. Anyways Im buzzed right now so Ill just go back to playing.

Punk bitch is calling yous out! Dayum!

Well aweseome then. I stant corrected sir. Im going to try to hold on to my copy as long as possible. Speaking of which I think its about time to pop it in for the night.

New light heavyweight champ ` way to go lyoto

The game is amazing.  I stopped playing online though because I've ran into the quit glitch, which works for both PS3 and 360.  My record is 15-6, but it should be 21-6, and I'm not playing anymore until they fix people being able to quit without suffering a loss.  I beat a level 60 guy twice in a row with Brock Lesnar last night.  The only reason I played him the second time was he kept PMing me saying his little brother was playing and he was sorry, etc.  BULLSHIT.  He lost with Frank Mir (best in the game).

I must say I am pretty unstoppable as Brock Lesnar though.  It almost seems cheap.  The only person that has beaten me as Brock has been Frank Mir (thrice).  I have about 16 online wins with Brock though, and at least 50+ more against RL friends.  They won't even play me as Brock anymore.  He's just a fucking beast.  He is the definition of a beast.

Submissions aren't my strongest point, but I have made two people tap out with Frank Mir.  Frank is tall and lanky and can actually punch like Brock Lesnar, but also can lock on a submission from ANY position in the game except both standing.  Which is something no one else in the game can do.  Well, some of them can, but they aren't NEARLY as effective as Mir.

Favorites -
Heavy: Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Tim Sylvia
Light Heavy: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Chuck Liddell, Mauricio Shogun Rua

I haven't played with everyone though, but these are the main guys I pick because I know most of their moves by heart.  You basically just have to remember templates of moves, which are different whether you are striking or grappling.

Example, you can have a Boxer, Kickboxer, or Muay Thai striker with a Wrestling or BJJ grappling style.  Wrestlers ground and pound and BJJ are mainly submissionists.  There are exceptions to the rules but the game is superbly done.  Easily one of the best fighters ever.  Including Fight Night IMO.

I'll probably end up buying the game.  I have to take it back tomorrow, but I'll probably get it again.  I only have 25% or so of the trophies, and you really have to earn them.  I am close to having the No Touch Gold trophy though, my create a boxer is 21-0.  I had a very rough time from about 8-0 to 15-0.  After my 15th match, my stats were so good that most people couldn't make it out of round 1, except Rampage Jackson and Liddell, as they have good chin.  Make sure your boxer is 100% stamina when you fight your matches, and spend a lot of "spar" points on DEFENSE, not offense.  Because you can win with 20 offense power, but you will get your ass kicked if you have 20 defense power.  My offense is like 30 for everything except striking power (50). My defense is nearly 50 for everything.  60 for Grapple Defense so no one can mount me.

Yeah, that's right bitch, no one can mount me.

Someone hurry up and get this shit for the 360 already god dammit! Im ready for human competition aside from random assholes online. I want to test my skills against someone other than AI and play with people I actually know are cool.

Do people play with created fighters online or just pick established fighers? I guess thats directed at SCoLD since hes the only one whos played the MP.

Right now my ideal type of fighter is one whos good in kickboxing for striking and Judo for grappling. I like to keep my distance and throw lots of head, body, and leg kicks with a few punches mixed in for good measure and then try for the takedown, then ground and pound. I also still need to work on my submission so my ground game will be complete. I dont know if this is a solid combination against real opponents but I crush the AI with it although I still need to just play some Exhibition on Expert to see how far I can really take my current style of playing.