Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq:ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS(TM)Fight Night Round 4 is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS Fight Night is back with the most realistic "in the ring" experience to date, featuring some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime.
"The EA SPORTS Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre", said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA SPORTS. "EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future."
Featuring a re-written gameplay engine, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will add a variety of fighting styles and boxer differentiation to authentically emulate the greatest fighters of all time. Pressure your opponent with the brawling inside style of young Mike Tyson, bobbing and weaving to set up powerful hooks and uppercuts. Capitalize on Muhammad Ali's reach, hand speed and fleetness of foot to bewilder your opponent with lightning fast jabs and straights from the outside. For the first time in history, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 gives you the opportunity to pit these legendary heavyweights against one another and name a true champ.
No fight will be the same with an all-new physics-based animation system that recreates the full spectrum of true-to-life punch impacts, giving boxers a devastating arsenal of punches, blocks and ring movement. The new physics system allows for missed punches, glancing punches, knockout blows and for the first time ever, rough and tumble inside fighting. Fatigue, adrenaline, footwork and timing all come into play as you hammer away at your opponents.
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will be available for the Xbox 360(TM) system and the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and ships to retailers in 2009. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.
EA SPORTS(TM) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA(R) Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) and NASCAR(R) racing.
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Posted by:
boomtube
on May 7, 2008, 11:32 am
Will they add Little Mac as an unlockable character?
Posted by:
SG_Fred
on May 7, 2008, 11:42 am
I'm glad there is an all new inside fighting system. HOpefully that got rid of the damn parry.
Posted by:
Fort
on May 7, 2008, 11:51 am
If Tyson is in this, that is pimp. I agree about the poor inside fighting in the past. One of the reasons I got turned off from the game relatively quickly.
When choosing a career mode they should make it where you choose what era. 50's;60's;70's;80's; 90's and today. also make it look like that time of the era. old fashion to new fashion.
Nice
I can't wait! i hope they still allow button mashing for all the old school gamers
Posted by:
Vanquis1
on May 12, 2008, 4:42 am
Gotta have 2 player career modes imagine you and player 2 meeting at some point ie.e title fight, defence or unification.
Detailed press conferences and better moving weight classes than previously done before
Posted by:
HINTS818
on May 14, 2008, 5:12 pm
I LOVE FIGHT NIGHT 3. I JUST WISH NOW IN FIGHT NIGHT 4 THEY WOULD PUT BOXERS THAT THE FANS LIKE AND DELETE THOSE FAKE ONES LIKE BIG E.
the bxers that should be added are JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ SR AND JR, VARGAS, MAYORGA, COTTO, MOSLEY, TRINIDAD, JUDAH, MARGARITO, JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ, PAVLIK, MAYWEATHER, TARVER, TYSON, LEWIS.....
FOR INFO contact me at, jaimep818@yahoo.com
Stole my bike
Posted by:
Kojak25
on May 23, 2008, 6:50 am
Nice, adding Tyson finally.
I finally get to find out if ali has the chin to deal with a tyson uppercut
Posted by:
dmats35
on June 21, 2008, 12:55 pm
HURRY UP PLEASE
Will mike be able to bite
I wonder if his stats will diminish after the 4th round or will they have a desperation move that allows him to bite his opponent
Posted by:
17eb17
on July 25, 2008, 3:53 pm
When is this coming out and Mayweather better be on this 1
Cant wayt. Joe Calzaghe and Floyd Mayweather.
Yeah, I am ready for another round of Fight Night. I just hope they are putting in 1990 Tyson and not 2005 Tyson cause that would be a huge let down.
Hell, why not throw in Russel Crowe as The Cinderella Man, if your trying for some nostaliga.
Would love to see some locations that are as famous as the boxers themselves. Like dude above me stated make some eras like the 50's and 90's and so on.
There is a whole new team working on this Fight Night. The guy working on it actually trains and box some. He's very active in the forums(not this one)
http://www.youtube.com/user/FightNightFour
This is his Unofficial FightNightFour Channel
Posted by:
supertbj
on December 28, 2008, 5:02 pm
I truly believe... that this year you CANT make boxing game whitout the viking worrier Mikkel Kessler. The danish 3 time world champion who was 1 win from a total unification of all 4 super middelwieght championchips!!!
And dont just put Joe Calzaghe "in the game" becurse he defeated 2 of your old cover guys.. but becurse he is Undefeated!!! And why is it that we can take Mouhammed Ali and put him in the Ring against Holyfield.
When i cant play as Holyfield against Valuev.
Come one EA!!!!
Give us some REAL life fighters.
Make this game... like FIFA, Madden and NHL. The best game of the year... Please!!!
