Begin Your Fight Night Champion Experience for Under 5 Bucks (PS3 Exclusive)

[Steve_OS]

Jazz Brousseau, Producer of Fight Night Champion has posted the details on Fight Night Champion Customizable.

Hey fight fans, I’m here to give you the run-down on Fight Night Champion Customizable, available later today exclusively on PSN starting at $4.99.

With Fight Night Champion, we delivered a dramatically new gameplay experience. In creating Champion Mode, it was the first time that EA SPORTS had incorporated a story-based game mode into a sports title. Inspired by classic boxing movies, Champion Mode allows players to step into the shoes of Andre Bishop, an up-and-coming middleweight contender who learns that the road to becoming a champion in professional boxing is one that is filled with unimaginable highs and brutal lows. Champion Mode tells a story of redemption and perseverance in one of the toughest sports ever imagined.

Now with Fight Night Champion available as a customizable digital download exclusively on PSN, we’re once again delivering a new experience to gamers; we’re giving them the opportunity to customize their experience to meet their gaming needs. We anticipate a few questions, so here’s more detail on this unique approach to downloadable games:

How does the customizable download work?
Fans have the opportunity to purchase Champion Mode, downloading it via PSN as a standalone game and experience one of the richest narratives in sports gaming. Users can then customize their experience within the Fight Night Champion in-game store by subsequently purchasing any of the following modes: Fight Now, Legacy Mode and Online Play.

Why did you decide to offer Fight Night Champion as a customizable download on PSN?
It’s all about providing choice. We know that gamers play in different ways. Some people are very into battling opponents online. Others prefer narrative-based stories, like you’ll find in Champion Mode. It’s really about letting fans customize their own experience by purchasing the game a la carte.

Why offer Champion Mode as a standalone game at $4.99?
Champion Mode is really what sets this game apart from Fight Night Round 4. It’s the first time EA SPORTS has had a story-based game mode. Champion Mode is inspired by classic boxing movies and provides hours of captivating and emotional gameplay. It’s the most instantly accessible mode and we felt the story line would draw gamers in who may not be huge boxing fans. By releasing Champion Mode as a standalone at $4.99, it allows gamers who may not be looking to purchase a full boxing title an opportunity to try it out.

What kind of player was the Fight Now piece created for?
Fight Now is for people who just want to get in and fight. They’ll have access to all the boxers and venues in the game. They can even create or download their own boxer.

Can they take that boxer through a whole career?
For that they would want Legacy Mode in the Games Mode download. This is where you get to create your alter ego and put him in the ring against past champions. You start with training and then fight through all your scheduled bouts. You’re goal is to establish yourself as the fighter to beat.

Is there a way to take your ‘alter ego’ online and fight other boxers?
You can purchase the Online Mode which will allow you to play people head-to-head or you can compete for local or worldwide belts.

Will the PSN trophies work any differently with this customizable version?
No, there’s no difference in how PSN trophies work. That being said, there are some trophies that are associated with specific modes, so you’ll have to have downloaded those modes to earn them.

[oneamongthefence]

Actually sounds like a good business model. Pay for what you want. Imagine being able to just pay for franchise or just online. I think this a revolutionary addition to sports games in general.

[scottyo60]

Agree. I really like the thought. EA got this one right

[jtdribbles25]

except for the part that scews those of us who bought prior. the vitriol may not be as high if I only spent 10 bucks on some of this!

[statum71]

EA had people like me in mind on this one. Two thumbs up!

I skipped FNC because I didn't wanna pay 60 bucks for a game when I know I'm only gonna play Fight Now Mode......so this is perfect for me. I'm in.

[todd_10]

Nice work EA, GREAT concept!

[Hjkflannel]

I dont like having items in a menu i can't choose (EA already bug me with putting fighters in that are locked) and i know i would be too stingy to buy modes i wouldnt always want to play but actually quite enjoy as a change of pace. I think this could cause innovative new game modes to be dropped because they arent being taken up as strongly as the classics.

[fistofrage]

Not sure why anyone would pay $5 for a poorly done tutorial. The voice acting is done pretty well, but in the end this is just a tutorial done in story mode and its linear, you don't really even get to fight full boxing matches for the most part.