Holy s… EA has announced that the Martial arts legend that is BRUCE LEE will feature in UFC.
EA believe asking why Bruce Lee is in a UFC game is “the most ridiculous question,” because the game’s creative director, Brian Hayes explains that Lee’s philosophies “laid the groundwork for modern mixed martial arts.”
“I can’t conceive of a universe where bringing these two things together doesn’t make sense,” he wrote on the EA Sports blog.
“I know there are going to be countless fans that feel the exact same way and they will be eager play with such a legend in the UFC Octagon. I am one of them.”
EA were able to recreate the legend thanks to Bruce Lee Enterprises’ library of digital references. A life-cast of his body was used to create a 3D reference that is supposed to have realistically captured key aspects of his face and body.
“When we first heard that there was a possibility of adding Bruce Lee to the roster for EA Sports UFC everyone was excited at the prospect and more than a little nervous,” art director Ian Lloyd added.
“Nobody wants to tackle a legendary icon like this and mess it up.
“We had done a pretty exceptional job on our UFC roster to that point, with the majority having been scanned expressly for the game,” Lloyd added. “A handful of fighters were being built in the ‘traditional way’ – using whatever reference we could get our hands on. Bruce would have to be built the same way.”
The game just became infinitely more interesting.
