Fight Night Round 4

[Boxerboy]

The Don King game and this? Gotta go with the Fight Night games! I love the punch control system. Hope the career mode is a little better here though!

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq:ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™Fight Night Round 4 is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS Fight Night is back with the most realistic “in the ring” experience to date, featuring some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime.

“The EA SPORTS Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre”, said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA SPORTS. “EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future.”

Featuring a re-written gameplay engine, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will add a variety of fighting styles and boxer differentiation to authentically emulate the greatest fighters of all time. Pressure your opponent with the brawling inside style of young Mike Tyson, bobbing and weaving to set up powerful hooks and uppercuts. Capitalize on Muhammad Ali’s reach, hand speed and fleetness of foot to bewilder your opponent with lightning fast jabs and straights from the outside. For the first time in history, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 gives you the opportunity to pit these legendary heavyweights against one another and name a true champ.

No fight will be the same with an all-new physics-based animation system that recreates the full spectrum of true-to-life punch impacts, giving boxers a devastating arsenal of punches, blocks and ring movement. The new physics system allows for missed punches, glancing punches, knockout blows and for the first time ever, rough and tumble inside fighting. Fatigue, adrenaline, footwork and timing all come into play as you hammer away at your opponents.

EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will be available for the Xbox 360™ system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and ships to retailers in 2009. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.

EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and NASCAR® racing.

[Mulla]

Seriously excited for this!

Round 3 is one of my favourite games ever!

[GeorgeXVX]

Round 3 is still getting played in my house ever once in a while. I wish people still played online. I can tko the computer on the hardest difficulties if i want... i played that game way to much!

[~BLACK*RIDER~]

Im hyped because the fight night round 4 is gonna have Mike Tyson in it.

[FightingIrish]

Damn I can't wait for this game to come out! I really think that DK's Prizefighter will flop, so I think FNR4 will be the boxing game to look forward to.

[Ztous]

I loved Fight Night 3. I really want to but a PS3 now.

[~BLACK*RIDER~]

I was more of a fight night round 2 fan. I found round 3 was to slow and lost alot of the fun that 2 had.

[Boxerboy]

I agree! Thats crazy, I was actually about to post the exact same thing before you did. I played Round 2 last night (PBF v Cotto ), for the first time in ages and was amazed how fast it is compared to round 3. Combinations are faster and look more realistic.
The career mode is far better as well. With the rankings etc
The only thing better in round 3 is the variety of fighting bases and styles.

I also noticed something I hadn't noticed before, that the glove choices in R2 are better. Grant, Reyes(the puncher's choice) and Everlast are all in there. R3 gives you Dodge??? UnderArmour(They dont make gloves to my knowledge) and EA Brand. Its a small thing, but to boxing fans, it makes a hell of a difference.