Fight Night Round 4

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Fight Night Round 4.
Fight Night Round 4.jpg
Developer(s) EA Canada
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Designer(s) EA Sports
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Sport (boxing)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Distribution Blu-ray Disc, DVD-9

Fight Night Round 4 is a boxing video game developed by EA Sports. It is the sequel to Fight Night Round 3, released in 2006. It was released on June 25, 2009 in North America and on June 26, 2009 in Europe, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[3] The game's featured boxers are Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.[4] It contains 48 licensed boxers[5] as well as several new modes, such as Legacy mode.[6][7]

Contents

Soundtrack[edit]

  • Mercury - Bloc Party
  • In Effect - Beans
  • Flyentology (cassettes won't listen remix) - El-P ft. Trent Reznor
  • Run It (Duke Dumont Mix) - Scion A/V Remix Project
  • Exhibit A (Transformations) - Jay Electronica
  • I Come Prepared - K'naan ft. Damian Marley
  • Rocker - Mickey Factz
  • Tron - Mike Relm
  • Life in Marvelous Times - Mos Def
  • Again & Again (Matt Helder's remix) - Roots Manuva
  • You Can't Stop Me Now - RZA Bobby Digital ft. Inspectah Deck
  • The Baskervilles (Amplive Die Hard Remix) - Tokyo Police Club ft. Aesop Rock & Yak Ballz
  • Ready for the Fight - The Young Punx ft. Count Bass D
  • Cheah Beah (Fight Now Remix) - Young Dre The Truth ft. Snoop Dogg
  • Bang Bang - Lady Sovereign
  • N.A.S.A. Music - N.A.S.A ft. Method Man, E-40, DJ Swamp
  • Haterz Everywhere (Fight Night Remix) - B.o.B. ft. Young Dre The Truth
  • ROQ ROQ - Times Neue Roman
  • This is Easy - Mikey Rocks ft. Dude Royal & Hollywood Holt
  • Can't Hold Back - Aceyalone ft. Treasure Davis
  • Shove It (Three 6 Mafia Remix) - Santigold ft. Project Pat
  • Field of Dreams - Bliss N Eso ft. Paris Wells
  • The Rumble - Afrika Bambaataa ft. M.C. K~Swift & Young Dread

Marketing[edit]

Demo[edit]

On May 14, 2009, a demo of the game was made available to those that had pre-ordered the game from GameStop, although it was made available for everyone to download later that month via Xbox Live or PlayStation Network. The demo features a three round exhibition match between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao in the wake of their fight on May 2, 2009. A tutorial mode is also accessible at the beginning of the demo, which is featured in the final release.

On August 27, 2009, a new updated demo was released. It now features a ten round exhibition match between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, in addition to the previous Hatton vs. Pacquiao match. It also features the return of the classic control scheme for the game where players can use the controller buttons for most controls instead of the right analog stick. This control scheme was originally in all previous Fight Night games, and it was brought into Fight Night Round 4 after fans were complaining about using the new control scheme and suffering from blisters.[8]

Downloadable Content[edit]

On July 27, 2009, the first piece of downloadable content for Fight Night Round 4 was released. It is free of charge, and includes a new training gym, new gameplay sliders, new equipment and an alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard.

Additional trunks, gloves and shorts were released along with face button control support in a free update at the end of August.[9] EA Sports have also announced that the next piece of downloadable content, the 'Boxer Pack', will contain Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko, as well as alternate versions of James Toney and George Foreman which became available on 27 August and can be purchased through the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace.

On November 2, 2009, EA announced its newest DLC plans. In early December, a new pack including Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston and two new modes (Old School Rules & Ring Rivalries) would be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

PlayStation Home[edit]

On July 16, 2009, EA Sports released a themed game space for Fight Night Round 4 as an expansion to the EA Sports Complex in the European and North American versions of PlayStation Home.[10] The game space is called "Club Fight Night" and features a Club-DJ mini-game with rewards, two video screens and seating for avatars. In an upcoming update, there will be a robot boxing mini-game available to play. This space was released in the Japanese version on October 9, 2009. On November 25, 2009, two producers of Fight Night Round 4, Mike Mahar and Brian Hayes, were in the space for a live chat with the Home community.[11]

Reception[edit]

 Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 87.89% (PS3: 34 reviews)[12]
87.36% (360: 53 reviews)[13]
Metacritic 88% (PS3: 45 reviews)[14]
87% (360: 72 reviews)[15]
Review scores
Publication Score
Game Informer 9/10[16]
IGN 8.8/10[17]

Fight Night Round 4 garnered positive reaction from critics for its strategic gameplay and strong multiplayer component. The PlayStation 3 version received an 87.89% and an 88% from review aggregate websites GameRankings and MetaCritic respectively.[14][12] The Xbox 360 version garnered an 87.36% and an 87% from GameRankings and Metacritic respectively.[15][13]

GameSpot's Justin Calvert praised the game's fast action and its online play.[18] 1UP.com's David Ellis commented that the physics engine improved the gameplay, and made punches feel more realistic.[19] GameSpy's Will Tuttle noted the game's "stunning visuals", and praised the online gameplay.[20] GamePro's Andrew Hayward thought that the gameplay flowed better as a result of the frame rate, which ran at sixty frames per second.[21] IGN's Nate Ahearn felt that the game delivered "the best pure boxing ever seen in a video game."[17]

Criticisms were mostly focused towards the single player aspects of the game. IGN's Nate Ahearn commented that the minigames found in the legacy mode were too difficult, a sentiment echoed by GameSpy and GameSpot.[17][18][20] Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann criticized the legacy mode for being wrapped in "layers of unnecessary menus".[22]

Roster[edit]

Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight

Middleweight

Welterweight

Lightweight

Featherweight

Bantamweight

Flyweight

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/142/14235163.html
  2. ^ Ellie Gibson (2009-05-12). "Get early access to Fight Night 4 demo News — Page 1". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  3. ^ "FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 : Boxing Video Game : EA Sports". Fightnight.easports.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  4. ^ Nate Ahearn (2009-03-09). "Tyson on Fight Night Round 4 Cover". Ps3.ign.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  5. ^ "FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 Boxers : EA Sports". Fightnight.easports.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  6. ^ http://ps3.ign.com/articles/994/994965p1.html
  7. ^ Ahearn, Nate (2009-06-15). "Fight Night Round 4: Legacy Mode Revealed — Xbox 360 Preview at IGN". Xbox360.ign.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  8. ^ "New FEAR 2/Fight Night Round 4 DLC Demos Online". IncGamers. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  9. ^ Jim Reilly (2009-08-12). "Fight Night Round 4 Getting First Boxer Pack — Xbox 360 News at IGN". Uk.xbox360.ign.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  10. ^ "This Week in PlayStation Home: BUZZ! and Fight Night Space Launches, and More!". SCE. 
  11. ^ Locust_Star (2009-11-25). "This Week in PlayStation Home: New Red Bull Space + Event, Fight Night Producer Chat & More". SCE. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
  12. ^ a b "Fight Night Round 4 for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  13. ^ a b "Fight Night Round 4 for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  14. ^ a b "Fight Night Round 4 (ps3)". MetaCritic. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  15. ^ a b "Fight Night Round 4 (Xbox360)". MetaCritic. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  16. ^ Kato, Matthew (June 23, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4". Game Informer. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  17. ^ a b c Ahearn, Nate (June 23, 2009). "Review: Fight Night Round 4 Review". 1up.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  18. ^ a b Calvert, Justin (June 29, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Review for Xbox 360". GameSpot. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  19. ^ Ellis, David (June 23, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Review for the PS3, Xbox 360". 1up.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  20. ^ a b Tuttle, Will (June 25, 2009). "The Consensus: Fight Night Round 4 Review". GameSpy. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  21. ^ Hayward, Andrew (June 23, 2009). "Review: Fight Night Round 4 [Xbox 360]". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  22. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (June 23, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Review". Giant Bomb. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 

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