Not only can you see the impact of punches, but some gameplay tweaks give you better control over their delivery. It's all over the ring - and Roberto Duran's trunks.įight Night Champion, the fifth entry in the series, does an excellent job of enhancing the experience in the ring. And once the blood starts flowing, you'll know it. You can tell the severity of a cut – from mere scrapes to deep gashes – on the cheek just by looking. You can practically see the imprint of the glove on someone's face when you tag them enough. My opponent's blood.įight Night Champion shows the brutal price boxers pay for stepping into the ring. After a moment, I realized it wasn't dye in the fabric, but blood.

A few rounds in, I noticed Duran's white trunks had this odd red pattern on them. It was my first fight as the great Roberto Duran. Great game with a very intresting story Mode! Gamers can box as or against more than 50 real-life stars of the sport, including Pernell Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali, as well as many other pugilist superstars from the past and present. Multiplayer boxing is supported for up to four on the same system, or for as many as ten online. As in previous Fight Night games, players can also create their own boxer character and battle their way up the ranks in 'Legacy' mode. The single player 'Championship' mode presents a story-driven campaign, with themes of greed and corruption that test an athlete's integrity outside of the ring, as well as his prowess within. The game's anaerobic stamina system models exhaustion in individual muscle groups so that using a favorite punch repeatedly will quickly fatigue the over-used muscles, and boxers are encouraged to stay on their toes and mix up their attacks.

The new 'Full Spectrum Punch' control system allows players to execute uppercuts, overhands, jabs, and even one-shot knock-outs, in an intuitive, realistic flow. The main attraction in Fight Night Champion may be the physics-based animated action, which applies the effects of each hit with individual precision.

EA Sports' title-holding boxing sim returns to the ring with a revamped game engine and a grittier, more mature presentation.

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