Fight Night Round 4 Review

[allBthere]

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Have you guys seen the Cabs out there? Some are so sick, no need for DLC.

And yes, this game is amazing...Made me completely forget about UFC.

UFC is a much better playing game in the octagon/ring imo. I like FN4 (I own it btw), but i'd give it a 7.5-8/10. The jabs and crosses should be more like in the ufc game where they are sharp and have pop.

I like the career mode and gameface, and will do a lot of offline w/ fn4. All of my online time will be with UFC.

I think camparisons are fair between the two games. They are both combat simulations - and if you like both sports equally as i do, I think the UFC did a better job of capturing the sport.

[metallicatz]

I agree with both the review commentary and the final score. This game is awesome. I still think NHL 10 will be the sports game of the year (as NHL 09 was/is clearly the best hockey game ever made), but this is right there alongside it.

[CBMerling]

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Alright. Most reviews from what I have seen, bashed Legacy mode. Some of them have not, though. Plus not penalty for people disconnecting during bouts online.

I personally enjoy it.

Now comparing UFC: Undisputed and Fight Night Round 4. Just because Fight Night Round 4, is more difficult, I enjoy it more.

But playing online, I would give it to UFC: Undisputed. But either way, I am not comparing to two. They are both different sports. IMO, Fight Night Round 4 is more polished than UFC: Undisputed.

Though I enjoy both of them.

I would give Fight Night Round 4, around 8/10. Forward step from it's past releases.

[metallicatz]

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Well the Gamespot review critique of the mini games in Legacy was amusing I thought. They were complaining that A) not enough points available for each training session, and B) that the mini games are "too hard". Sorry, but the only tough part about the minigames is the heavy bag minigame where you push it along the track. Everything else is pretty easy once you get it down. The footspeed game i've heard complaints about (where you move around in circles to the designated spot on the floor) is easy if you don't over-commit on a string of punches and, therefore, get caught wasting time finishing the string once the spot moves again. And over the course of 60 or so fights in a career of course you should only be able to max it out at about 5 or 6 points per session or else you'd be rated in the 90's before you even cracked the top 20 if Gamespot had their way. It seems like they didn't want to spend any time learning how to do it properly and then marked off some points because it was too hard for them. LOL. I think the OS review is spot on.

[Fiddy]

solid review, im always tempted to buy games like this after i read reviews like this. bah, maybe i will rent it..

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

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what can you do with downloaded boxers? How many of them can you have at once?

[Holt82]

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I've downloaded 30 boxers. I think you can download a lot. Got both Klitschko's, Mayweather, Holyfield, Trinidad and many of the other top names.

Had my first online match yesterday against my friend, he picked Foreman and I picked Wlad. He was seeing the obvious reach advantage I had because I kept jabbing him in his face.

I used that jab to keep him back since I'm aware of Foremans power on the inside.

Was a tactical match, I wanted to stay on the outside and jab constantly then go into the body and then move out.

I ended up winning on a KO I believe in the 5th round, hit him with a iron fist right hook to the head.

My friend ended up gassing Foreman out by the 5th round. He kept trying to go for the knockout and didn't have much in the tank cause he was talking about his stamina was so low and I told him his punches were ever so slow that I had no problem dodging them, that's when I went in for the kill and ended him.

Anyone who thinks FN3 is better then FN4 doesn't know boxing nor have they stepped into the ring. Depending on what fighter you have whether it's Ali and sticking to the outside and winning or Tyson on the inside and winning, you must use the boxers style to your advantage, his head movement, foot speed, punching power in different arms.

FN3 died fast on me but FN4 with it's punches not always hitting the same spot and slipping, bob and weaving and the reach of boxers mattering along with DLC and downloading peoples made boxers will make FN4 stay in my system for a long time.

For those that don't know, in the settings menu I think you can go to the training area and do I believe 5 training options, double end bag, punching bag, free sparring etc. This will help improve your boxing when you step online, practice, practice, practice.

[Holt82]

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Also about the jabs and crosses. They are right. I don't want to hear about how the jab needs anymore power. I'll say it again, step in the boxing ring before you comment on jabs.

Jabs are not meant and never were meant to knock anyone out. They are your foundation for your other punches. They don't need anymore "pop" all it needs to be is quick which is what jabs are meant to be and I think FN4 nails that down.

And then people talking about how crosses are not KOing anyone. Well I've Ko'd people with crosses in this game so I haven't seen an issue with it.

And if you have issues with the TPC and you are throwing crosses instead of jabs, then there is something wrong with you or your controller.

Using the stick is the new way down the road, it's called "change". It's innovative instead of just having to "press" buttons.

As for comparing UFC Undisputed 09 to FN4. They are two different sports obviously but I feel FN4 is more polished overall.

[Rawdeal28]

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I've downloaded 30 boxers. I think you can download a lot. Got both Klitschko's, Mayweather, Holyfield, Trinidad and many of the other top names.

Had my first online match yesterday against my friend, he picked Foreman and I picked Wlad. He was seeing the obvious reach advantage I had because I kept jabbing him in his face.

I used that jab to keep him back since I'm aware of Foremans power on the inside.

Was a tactical match, I wanted to stay on the outside and jab constantly then go into the body and then move out.

I ended up winning on a KO I believe in the 5th round, hit him with a iron fist right hook to the head.

My friend ended up gassing Foreman out by the 5th round. He kept trying to go for the knockout and didn't have much in the tank cause he was talking about his stamina was so low and I told him his punches were ever so slow that I had no problem dodging them, that's when I went in for the kill and ended him.

Anyone who thinks FN3 is better then FN4 doesn't know boxing nor have they stepped into the ring. Depending on what fighter you have whether it's Ali and sticking to the outside and winning or Tyson on the inside and winning, you must use the boxers style to your advantage, his head movement, foot speed, punching power in different arms.

FN3 died fast on me but FN4 with it's punches not always hitting the same spot and slipping, bob and weaving and the reach of boxers mattering along with DLC and downloading peoples made boxers will make FN4 stay in my system for a long time.

For those that don't know, in the settings menu I think you can go to the training area and do I believe 5 training options, double end bag, punching bag, free sparring etc. This will help improve your boxing when you step online, practice, practice, practice.

Also about the jabs and crosses. They are right. I don't want to hear about how the jab needs anymore power. I'll say it again, step in the boxing ring before you comment on jabs.

Jabs are not meant and never were meant to knock anyone out. They are your foundation for your other punches. They don't need anymore "pop" all it needs to be is quick which is what jabs are meant to be and I think FN4 nails that down.

And then people talking about how crosses are not KOing anyone. Well I've Ko'd people with crosses in this game so I haven't seen an issue with it.

And if you have issues with the TPC and you are throwing crosses instead of jabs, then there is something wrong with you or your controller.

Using the stick is the new way down the road, it's called "change". It's innovative instead of just having to "press" buttons.

As for comparing UFC Undisputed 09 to FN4. They are two different sports obviously but I feel FN4 is more polished overall.

my thoughts exactly.

[BlackRome]

jusmegamer: It's basically how this site reviews games. They gave MLB the show a great score and online didn't work at the time. They gave NBA2k10 a great score and it may have been the worst version of 2k I have ever played. You have to take there reviews with a grain of salt.

Unfortunately you have enough fan boys to ditto whatever they say.
While your stuck with a 59.00 coaster.

I would also never take there reviews very seriously when it comes to the online portion of the game. They rush there reviews out before you can really tell how well the online version works.

Do what I do from now on. I won't buy a game without renting it first.

[dorismary]

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You must not play baseball games and The Show 09!

Great boxing game, no doubt, but The Show is Game of the Year, if you know baseball.

Sorry man but the show 09 could have been the best ever but it has major flaws do to over the top clutch and pitcher confidence issues that anyone who plays more then 3 games a day can tell .
Did Jackdog send you ?
Lots of 1 run games , late innings spurts by the cpu like your not even playing and then it magically stops when it gets what it wants lol ect ,
Oh the Drama , Hollywood couldnt have written a better script but please back on topic of possible the Best sports game of the year FNR4 but we cant forget EA NHL series also .
DLC will just put this game over top and may just be how many sports games are made every other year , trust me it will be the norm in sports games soon .

[swiftychampleone]

Sorry Holt82, but I know what occured when I used the stick in the demo. Straight and simple, the TPC is inaccurate. I want to see someone perform the motion on the analog 50 times of a specific punch and see how often the incorrect punch is thrown.

Let's get the button in so gamers can have a choice in how they play.

[Holt82]

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Sorry Holt82, but I know what occured when I used the stick in the demo. Straight and simple, the TPC is inaccurate. I want to see someone perform the motion on the analog 50 times of a specific punch and see how often the incorrect punch is thrown.

Let's get the button in so gamers can have a choice in how they play.

I'm sorry but I don't know what to tell you. At first I did think something was wrong with the stick when I wanted to throw a hook to the face it was going to the body till I went back into the training area and kept practicing and now I have no issue throwing any punches I want.

I'm not a fanboy of the Fight Night series as FN3 was out of my system quickly because it was the same old thing over and over, no difference at all really with the boxers in there, no such thing as reach and so forth.

The reason why they only allow people in FN4 to use TPC is because that's the way it's intended to be. That's the direction in my guess is where they would like to get the direction to go towards and to make people use the stick and get used to it.

And who knows what else they could use the buttons for by just using TPC? Using only TPC leaves the buttons open for more possibilities in the future so maybe that's why they had only gave us the stick because they may have plans to use the buttons for some other type of features for when you are in the ring, who knows? I can only speculate on that.

FN4 is the game that people who enjoy the sport of boxing can really appreciate.

You can feel the blood rushing through your veins as you're trying to keep Tyson out of crowding you and unleashing combos on your head. Or the lighting quick speed of Ali making you eat his punches for breakfast as his reach becomes a problem to deal with.

I remember there was talks awhile ago about how the Fight Night series might have been dropped all together, I'm just happy with what that team did with this game and what we have in our laps.

[Complex]

Good Review. A 9 in my book as well.

[DLaren]

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Now that I've had a full-week of playing this game (got it early ), the A.I. alone makes this game an 8 in my eyes; add in the presentation, the physics, and the ability to share created boxers and this game gets a solid 9 in my book.

If they use DLC/patches to add more sliders, the ability to throw punches with the buttons, and clean up some of the random anomalies in the gameplay...this might be my sports-game of the year.