Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

[fistofrage]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

sorry for this but:

....so are you saying the madden game plays the way it does because people cant relate to football?? because that game is just as fundamentaly broken as boxing games have been??

the fundamentals of the sport should remain intact if your trying to represent said sport in a video game.

Madden is light years ahead of any boxing game we have. We don't even have a boxing game on the next gen that has rankings.....Thats the equivalent of Madden not having standings or a franchise mode.

We can debate the technical aspects of boxing until we're blue in the face. But Prizefighter's and even FN round 2's gameplay are almost close to sufficient with a few tweaks. What we really need is a robust career mode with rankings and everything else we've mentioned and you'll make alot of boxing fans happy.

[Complex]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

Madden is light years ahead of any boxing game we have. We don't even have a boxing game on the next gen that has rankings.....Thats the equivalent of Madden not having standings or a franchise mode.

We can debate the technical aspects of boxing until we're blue in the face. But Prizefighter's and even FN round 2's gameplay are almost close to sufficient with a few tweaks. What we really need is a robust career mode with rankings and everything else we've mentioned and you'll make alot of boxing fans happy.

I actually prefer the game play of FN3 (minus the parrying issue) for the most part. Yeah some tweaks are needed but FN2 was haymaker city.

[fistofrage]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

I actually prefer the game play of FN3 (minus the parrying issue) for the most part. Yeah some tweaks are needed but FN2 was haymaker city.

I can live with either game if they really boost the career mode. Round 2 may have had the haymaker issue which seemed a little ridiculous, but if you got hit with a haymaker, you just didn't have defense. Yes, the parry looked dumb, but look at what it represented. If someone throws a haymaker and you see it coming and either block it or duck it, there should be a huge advantage to the counter punch. Haymakers, special punches need to have a huge risk/reward factor regardless of how its implemented.

Anyway, I think we all pretty much want the same game, but to me the career mode may even be more important than the in ring action to some degree. I can live with FNRD2, PF but the game lacks real replay value to me because I want a great open ended career mode.

[Complex]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

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[Complex]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

I can live with either game if they really boost the career mode. Round 2 may have had the haymaker issue which seemed a little ridiculous, but if you got hit with a haymaker, you just didn't have defense. Yes, the parry looked dumb, but look at what it represented. If someone throws a haymaker and you see it coming and either block it or duck it, there should be a huge advantage to the counter punch. Haymakers, special punches need to have a huge risk/reward factor regardless of how its implemented.

Anyway, I think we all pretty much want the same game, but to me the career mode may even be more important than the in ring action to some degree. I can live with FNRD2, PF but the game lacks real replay value to me because I want a great open ended career mode.

Agreed. A substantial career mode and improved gameplay would be welcomed additions.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

Madden is light years ahead of any boxing game we have. We don't even have a boxing game on the next gen that has rankings.....Thats the equivalent of Madden not having standings or a franchise mode.

We can debate the technical aspects of boxing until we're blue in the face. But Prizefighter's and even FN round 2's gameplay are almost close to sufficient with a few tweaks. What we really need is a robust career mode with rankings and everything else we've mentioned and you'll make alot of boxing fans happy.

I wish we could have the career mode from FN2, there was just so much you can do in that career. I never really cared for the insane amounts of haymakers, but it wasn't a bad game overall. Hopefully EA does bring back a robust career mode for FN4.

[fistofrage]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

I wish we could have the career mode from FN2, there was just so much you can do in that career. I never really cared for the insane amounts of haymakers, but it wasn't a bad game overall. Hopefully EA does bring back a robust career mode for FN4.

Does anyone know why Fight Night Round 2 isn't backward compatable?

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Why are boxing games held to a lower standard of realism?

Does anyone know why Fight Night Round 2 isn't backward compatable?

It is on the PS3 and Wii, but not the Xbox version. A few were saying way back because of FN3 and EA not wanting to hurt sales......but that was just a rumor. This would be a nice BC title, I was reading on IGN that the game loads but then locks up on the 360 since it isn't one of the supported titles.