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EA raises the bar with Fight Night Round 4

Posted on May 23, 2009 at 04:11 PM.

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Played the demo for fight night round 4 last night and was very impressed. Physics-based gameplay in the next-gen for boxing is finally here, let's hope Madden can follow suit... Graphics are second to none, i felt life i was watching a pre-rendered cg video during the live gameplay!
On the downside, controls are poor but i've read EA is already addressing the issue by adding face button punching which the demo lacks. The other area that was disappointing was the sound effects. With such a beautiful game should come varied, distinguished punch sound effects, not repetitive stale thuds that becomes very annoying well into the rounds. The boxers seemed mute through the match as well. I know boxers speak with their fists, but give us some aggressive grunts, heavy breathing, etc. to go with those great visuals.
Never seen a game with such great body detection as the arms and limbs intertwine, it really is a thing of beauty. Can't wait for June 30! Great work, EA.