UFC: Tapout
UFC: Tapout is a video game in the fighting genre based upon the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The game was released in North America on February 28, 2002 for the Xbox console. Tapout was published by Crave…
UFC: Tapout is a fighting developed by DreamFactory, released 17 February 2002 on Xbox.
What UFC: Tapout is
UFC: Tapout is a fighting game developed by DreamFactory and released in 2002. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Xbox only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
UFC: Tapout is a video game in the fighting genre based upon the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The game was released in North America on February 28, 2002 for the Xbox console. Tapout was published by Crave Entertainment and developed by DreamFactory. The subtitle Tapout refers to a fighter tapping his hand indicating that he has submitted to a submission hold. A tapout, along with a knockout, judge's decision, and referee stoppage, is one of the ways of ending a UFC bout. The game features many of UFC's top stars including Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell, Mark Coleman, Frank Shamrock, and Tito Ortiz. Competitions can take place in several modes such as exhibition, tournament, arcade, and…
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the UFC series
UFC: Tapout is the first of 14 entries we hold in the UFC series. The next entry was UFC: Throwdown in 2002. Its critic score of 86 is 10 points above the series average of 76. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
UFC: Tapout holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What it launched against
UFC: Tapout launched on 17 February 2002, within three weeks of Jet Set Radio Future, Enclave, RalliSport Challenge and Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Jet Set Radio Future, Enclave, RalliSport Challenge, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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