Fight Night Round 4 (PS3)

Decide Your Legacy

Round 4's Fight Now mode is where you'll find standalone one-on-one bouts between any two fighters of your choice, whether it's legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson or more contemporary brawlers like Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. Alternately, you can create your own character using the robust editor (which includes the ability to use a real-life image for the face) or even download someone else's created fighter.

Most of your offline time will probably be spent in the new Legacy mode, which replaces Round 3's rudimentary career offering. You start in an amateur tournament and work your way up through the ranks. What gives the mode real weight is a sense of existing in a persistent world -- as the years add up, other fighters retire, you'll win awards, and you have a fair amount of say in how your career build and ultimately ends. It would've been nice to see some out-of-the-ring activities or more interesting interactions with the other fighters or promoters, though.

Fight Night Round 4

Comments [14]

post a comment

Puddles

If so much emphasis is supposedly claimed to be about user control how come the option to map the punch buttons on the face buttons is absent from this game, EA blew the whistle yet again... Ummmmm No thanks i'll pass!!!!

EJStrat

Gonna pick it up, wonder which system it plays better on. Do you editors play on PSN or XBL?

BLackdragon201

Got it. It's tight. Don't fall into that whole controls blah. I'll say it again. If you want to button mash go play Tekken.

Da_Real_Rebel_XD

Got it. It's tight. Don't fall into that whole controls blah. I'll say it again. If you want to button mash go play Tekken.
What? Wanna mash buttons play Tekken? Obviously don't know how to play Tekken. Those are the only Tekken player who'd mash buttons. The control layout for FN3 was perfect. The fact that all punches are done using the sticks don't even feel right and for that reason only I too will pass on getting this game. They shouldn't have tried to fix what wasn't broken to begin. Oh well, there's still FN3.
Da_Real_Rebel_XD

On a better note, the game looks better but that's not enough to out weigh the bad control choice. They should have at least made the way to play it be optional with control mapping, you know? Like almost every other new game under the sun. In this day and age, not having control button mapping should be illegal. What a waste, I was really looking forward to this game too.

Jebuslovesu

Dude, I bought the game, knowing it wouldn't have the button layout that I always used, and I'm regretting it bad! I feel F'N handicapped by TPC set up. EA F'D up the FN series for me man...and it looks like I'm not the only one:(

denveraic

Wow, this game has flop all over it. Only one page from the reviews? Anyways, I played it. It's okay. Not great. I'm actually disappointed. It's good, but not $60 good. To repetitive and bland.

Post a Comment