UFC: Throwdown
{{short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = UFC: Throwdown
| image = UFC - Throwdown Coverart.png
| caption = North American PlayStation 2 cover art
| developer = Opus
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|Crave Entertainment|JP|Capcom|EU|Crave/Ubi Soft}}
| director =
| producer = Taka Suzuki
Takeshi Shimizu
| designer = Koji Ishizeki
| programmer = Shoichi Iwasaki
| artist =
| writer =
| composer = Jun Enoki
| released = PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|June 4, 2002{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Miguel |date=May 15, 2002 |title=UFC: Throwdown goes gold |url=https://www.gamespot.com/app.php/articles/ufc-throwdown-goes-gold/1100-2865489/ |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}|JP|August 1, 2002|PAL|September 6, 2002}}GameCube
{{vgrelease|NA|July 30, 2002{{Cite news |last=Shelling |first=Michael |date=July 30, 2002 |title=CRAVE ENTERTAINMENT SHIPS UFC: THROWDOWN FOR GAMECUBE |pages=1 |work=Crave Entertainment |url=http://www.cravegames.com/corp/news/UFCThrowdown_GC_Ships.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618135751fw_/http://www.cravegames.com/corp/news/UFCThrowdown_GC_Ships.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-06-18 |access-date=April 12, 2023}}|JP|September 5, 2002|PAL|September 20, 2002}}
| modes = Single-player
multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 2, GameCube
}}
UFC: Throwdown (full title: Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown), known in Japan as {{nihongo|UFC 2: Tapout|UFC2 タップアウト|UFC2 Tappuauto}} on the PlayStation 2 and {{nihongo|UFC 2 Tapout Final Spec.|UFC2 タップアウト ファイナルスペック|UFC2 Tappuauto Fainaru Supekku}} on the GameCube, is a video game of the fighting game genre released in 2002 by Opus. The game is based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Overview
There are five different game modes; "Career", "UFC Mode", "Arcade", "Tournament" and "Exhibition". Career mode involves creating a fighter, giving him a fighting style, completing a number of "skill challenges" to build up his attributes, then winning five sparring matches before you can enter an eight-man tournament. After the tournament is over, the player picks a new fighting style to learn, and completes the same process until it has been done five times.
In UFC Mode, the player picks a heavyweight or light-heavyweight fighter and must win four fights before having a title match. On winning, the player receives a silver belt, which can later become a gold belt if UFC Mode is completed again with the same fighter. There is also an open-weight division, where the player can face fighters from outside their weight class.
In arcade mode the player selects a fighter and must win ten consecutive fights. Up to eight people can compete in the Tournament mode. Exhibition mode consists of single 1 vs. 1 fights.
The game cover features UFC fighter, Tito Ortiz and the late Charles Lewis Jr., better known as Mask, the founder of the TapouT brand. The full roster includes 28 fighters.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| Allgame_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35070&tab=review |title=UFC: Throwdown (PS2) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115000438/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35070&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |access-date=September 12, 2019}}
| EGM_PS2 = 6.33/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown (PS2) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=156 |date=July 2002 |page=120}}
| GI_PS2 = 8.25/10{{cite magazine |title=Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=110 |date=June 2002 |page=78}}
| GameRev_PS2 = C{{cite web |last=Gee |first=Brian |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33530-ufc-throwdown-review |title=UFC: Throwdown Review (PS2) |website=Game Revolution |publisher=CraveOnline |date=July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012064551/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ufc-throwdown |archive-date=October 12, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=September 13, 2019}}
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/24081.shtml |title=UFC: Throwdown Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |date=June 10, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206195535/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/24081.shtml |archive-date=February 6, 2005 |access-date=September 13, 2019}}
| GSpot_NGC = 7.2/10{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ultimate-fighting-championship-throwdown-review/1900-2876655/ |title=Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown Review (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |date=August 6, 2002 |access-date=September 12, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801084035/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ultimate-fighting-championship-throwdown-review/1900-2876655/ |url-status=live }}
| GSpy_NGC = 80%{{cite web |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/august02/ufcgcn/ |title=UFC: Throwdown (GCN) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=August 2, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217151604/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/august02/ufcgcn/ |archive-date=February 17, 2005 |access-date=September 13, 2019}}
| IGN_NGC = 6.7/10{{cite web |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/30/ufc-throwdown |title=UFC: Throwdown (GCN) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=July 30, 2002 |access-date=September 12, 2019 |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505204315/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/30/ufc-throwdown |url-status=live }}
| NP_NGC = 2.6/5{{cite magazine |title=UFC: Throwdown |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=158 |date=July 2002 |page=148}}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=July 2002 |page=102}}
| MC_NGC = 67/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/ultimate-fighting-championship-throwdown/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=September 12, 2019 |archive-date=March 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250317152242/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ultimate-fighting-championship-throwdown/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |url-status=live }}
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The game received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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See also
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References
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External links
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