HELP! EA UFC 2 won't load past the title menu (blank, nothing appears)

It does not seem to be a connectivity problem. Other games and applications work perfectly fine online. The first time I enter the game in a day it will even tell me how many coins I have waiting in ultimate team. But after I click "ok", nothing will load. After I click the options button from the main menu it will do the usual "checking for fighter updates" and "retrieving store information" but after that nothing will load. It is basically just the background featuring the UFC octagon and the UFC2 logo in the top left corner and the EAsports logo in the bottom right, with the usual music playing. There is no menu that you can navigate and select options such as "live event competition" or "UFC ultimate team". Any help would be greatly appreciated.