Fight Night Champion

Failed · November 14, 2010, 05:39:02 PM

EA Canada announced Fight Night 5 back in July with Fight Night Champion, promising new features, a larger roster of fighters and brand new single player mode.

Saying at the time:

Quote from: EA Canada
Fight Night Champion will break the mold of what is expected in a single-player sports game. Players will be introduced to an entirely new way to step between the ropes and experience the drama, emotion, excitement and tragedy of world championship boxing.

Fight Night Champion is due March 2011 and here's a Trailer

GamerMan316 · November 14, 2010, 06:44:31 PM

Another crap boxing game incoming, oh joy!

zerosum · December 09, 2010, 04:22:56 AM

They kinda broke the mold with FNR3 - not sure anything that they've offered since really appeals. Might have some to do with the lack of interest in boxing in general.

GamerMan316 · December 09, 2010, 01:00:50 PM

The 54 boxers of Fight Night Champion

EA has named the 54 boxers it will recreate for Fight Night Champion.

Among them are British hero Joe Calzaghe, grilled food expert George Foreman, porker Erich "Butterbean" Esch, Jake "The Raging Bull" LaMotta and Ukranian monsters Wladimir and Vitali Klistchko and British junkie Ricky Hatton (I added that last part)

The big-buck inclusions of legends Tyson and Ali are also present.

The full roster of 54 boxers is:

1. Augustus, Emanuel
2. Calzaghe, Joe
3. César Chávez, Julio
4. Corrales, Diego
5. Cotto, Miguel
6. Donaire, Nonito
7. Foreman, George
8. Frazier, Joe
9. Gamboa, Yuriorkis
10. Guerreo, Robert
11. Hagler, Marvelous Marvin
12. Hatton, Ricky
13. Hearns, Thomas
14. Jones Jr, Roy
15. LaMotta, Jake
16. Lewis, Lennox
17. Chad Dawson
18. Monzon, Carlos
19. Mora, Sergio
20. Morrison, Tommy
21. Mosley, Shane
22. Ortiz, Victor
23. Pacquiao, Manny
24. Pavlik, Kelly
25. Paz, Vinny
26. Robinson, Sugar Ray
27. Taylor, Jermain
28. Tyson, Mike
29. Whitaker, Pernell
30. Wright, Ronald "Winky"
31. De La Hoya, Oscar
32. Holyfield, Evander
33. Hopkins, Bernard
34. Klistchko, Vitali
35. Klistchko, Wladimir
36. Liston, Sonny
37. Sugar Ray Leonard
38. Ali, Muhammad
39. Danny Jacobs
40. Erislandy Lara
41. Roberto Duran
42. Cristobal Arreola
43. Tim Bradley
44. Anthony Mundine
45. Billy Dib
46. Fernando Vargas
47. Kevin Kelley
48. Eddie Chambers
49. David Haye
50. Jesse James Leija
51. Peter Manfredo Jr.
52. Butterbean
53. Zab Judah
54. Kendall Holt

GamerMan316 · December 13, 2010, 12:09:22 PM

David Haye is Fight Night Champion's cover star

EA has announced that David 'The Haymaker' Haye, the current WBA World Heavyweight Champion, will be adorning the UK box for Fight Night Champion.

Haye will also be fully playable in the game and, as "a champion in every sense", will lead a roster of "many other current boxers and all time greats".

The game features a revamped control system, excessively named "Full Spectrum Punch Control". Apparently this is the "most realistic punching system ever seen", whilst still being accessible for newcomers.

GamerMan316 · February 06, 2011, 01:38:14 PM

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sambo · February 14, 2011, 01:43:19 PM

EA has put out two new trailers for Fight Night Champion, one showcasing offensive tactics and the other defensive ones.

Gameplay producer Brian Hayes walks you through the tutorials, explaining the game's revised analogue controls, which have been designed to be more accessible than those in previous Fight Night titles.

Punching and blocking are now easier to get to grips with, but we do worry that the series could lose some of its organic feel and skill level for the sake of accessibility, and there's a danger of punches becoming too quick and snappy if a simple flick is all that's required.

Handshakes · February 14, 2011, 02:29:08 PM

I'm loving the demo of this game. The fighting feels like it has some real depth.

zerosum · February 14, 2011, 05:55:07 PM

Agreed - tried fighting as Tyson vs. Ali and at first, I couldn't resist going in full brute force, but after a couple of replays found the need strategize a more concise plan of attack to even get a decision.

HurricanE 184 · February 15, 2011, 02:59:04 PM

with boxing a little strategy goes a long way.

Handshakes · February 15, 2011, 05:12:45 PM

My wrist is so sore from playing this demo too much.

Gamestop has Fight Night 4 for $15. How much is FN4 like FN:Champion, anybody know? Is it a worthy investment?

zerosum · February 15, 2011, 05:26:55 PM

I don't know, but I remember not liking the demo for FN4 as much as I'm liking this one. It may have been that it(FN4) felt too loose compared, (with regards to controls) to FN3, which I enjoyed pretty well. FN: Champion feels more like a balance between the two, IMO.

zerosum · February 21, 2011, 08:27:39 PM

This could prove interesting: