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Fight Night Round 4

October 21, 2023

Fight Night Round 4 is a boxing video game developed by EA Sports. It is the sequel to Fight Night Round 3, released in 2006. It was released in 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry.[2] The game's featured boxers are Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.[3] It contains 48 licensed boxers[4] as well as several new modes, such as Legacy mode.[5]

Fight Night Round 4
Cover art featuring Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson respectively
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows Mobile
BlackBerry
Release
  • NA: June 23, 2009
  • EU: June 26, 2009[1]
  • AU: July 2, 2009
  • JP: January 28, 2010
Windows Mobile
  • NA: September 22, 2009
BlackBerry
  • NA: October 23, 2009
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Marketing Edit

Demo Edit

On May 14, 2009, a demo of the game was made available to those that had pre-ordered the game from GameStop, although it was made available for everyone to download later that month via Xbox Live or PlayStation Network. The demo features a three-round exhibition match between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao in the wake of their fight on May 2, 2009. A tutorial mode is also accessible at the beginning of the demo, which is featured in the final release.

On August 27, 2009, a new updated demo was released. It now features a ten-round exhibition match between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, in addition to the previous Hatton vs. Pacquiao match. It also features the return of the classic control scheme for the game where players can use the controller buttons for most controls instead of the right analog stick. This control scheme was originally in all previous Fight Night games, and it was brought into Fight Night Round 4 after fans were complaining about using the new control scheme and sufferings form clusters.[6]

Downloadable Content Edit

On July 27, 2009, the first piece of downloadable content for Fight Night Round 4 was released. It is free of charge, and includes a new training gym, new gameplay sliders, new equipment and an alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard.

Additional trunks, gloves and shorts were released along with face button control support in a free update at the end of August.[7]

The next piece of downloadable content, the Boxer Pack, contained Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko, as well as alternate versions of James Toney and George Foreman was released on 27 August and can be purchased through the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace.

In early December, a new pack including Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston and two new modes (Old School Rules & Ring Rivalries) was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

PlayStation Home Edit

On July 16, 2009, EA Sports released a themed game space for Fight Night Round 4 as an expansion to the EA Sports Complex in the European and North American versions of PlayStation Home.[8] The game space is called "Club Fight Night" and features a Club-DJ mini-game with rewards, two video screens and seating for avatars. In an update, there would be a robot boxing mini-game available to play. This space was released in the Japanese version on October 9, 2009. On November 25, 2009, two producers of Fight Night Round 4, Mike Mahar and Brian Hayes, were in the space for a live chat with the Home community.[9]

Features Edit

Physics based controls, Career mode is redesigned and replaced with legacy mode, players Can use photo game face to more easily put the player in the game, boxers can only block high and low, More focus on counter punching, User controlled cutman is removed and replaced with a point system, and Downloadable characters. Fight Night Round 4 Also added Flyweight and Bantamweight weight classes for the first time in a game. New boxers to the franchise allowed recreations of fights such as Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi, Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns and Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire.

The game features 12 arenas, including Boardwalk Hall and the MGM Grand.

Reception Edit

Fight Night Round 4 received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[27][28] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of three sevens and one five for a total of 26 out of 40.[29]

GameSpot's Justin Calvert praised the game's fast action and its online play.[16] 1UP.com's David Ellis commented that the physics engine improved the gameplay, and made punches feel more realistic.[30] Game Revolution said "Its incredibly accurate physics system doesn’t just set a new bar for boxing games, but for all games across all genres." GameSpy's Will Tuttle noted the game's "stunning visuals", and praised the online gameplay.[17] GamePro's Andrew Hayward thought that the gameplay flowed better as a result of the frame rate, which ran at sixty frames per second.[14] IGN's Nate Ahearn felt that the game delivered "the best pure boxing ever seen in a video game."[22] Destructoid said "It doesn’t matter if you care about boxing; this superb game is worth a look from everybody; the game itself is a blast to play, and that’s what stands out." Eurogamer described it as "An intense, heart-rattling experience that gets more rewarding the more time you invest in learning the nuances. With incredible attention to detail, technical achievements are more than mere eye candy and a deeper, more rewarding fighting system than ever before, it's an essential purchase for boxing fans and fighting game aficionados."

Criticisms were mostly focused towards the single player aspects of the game. IGN's Nate Ahearn commented that the minigames found in the legacy mode were too difficult, a sentiment echoed by GameSpy and GameSpot.[16][17][22] Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann criticized the legacy mode for being wrapped in "layers of unnecessary menus".[21] Official Xbox Magazine said "Despite the uphill difficulty curve, repetitive commentary, and long loading times, Round 4 is a force that topples its mind-blowing predecessor in every category." GamesTM said it was "A calculated and intelligent game that favours forethought and tactics over button mashing and impatience."

The game topped the UK sales charts for several weeks.[31] Total sales exceeded 1 million units.[32]

References Edit

  1. ^ Ellie Gibson (May 12, 2009). "Get early access to Fight Night 4 demo". Eurogamer. from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  2. ^ . Electronic Arts. Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Nate Ahearn (March 9, 2009). "Tyson and Ali on Fight Night Round 4 Cover". IGN. from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. ^ . Electronic Arts. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Nate Ahearn (June 15, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4: Legacy Mode Revealed". IGN. from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Tim MaCdonald (August 27, 2009). . NigHtmares. Archived from the original on August 29, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Jim Reilly (August 12, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Getting First Boxer Pack". IGN. from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Locust_Star (July 15, 2009). "This Week in PlayStation Home: BUZZ! and Fight Night Space Launches, and More!". PlayStation Blog. SCE. from the original on September 20, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  9. ^ Locust_Star (November 25, 2009). . PlayStation Blog. SCE. Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  10. ^ a b Samit Sarkar; Anthony Burch; Brad Nicholson (July 10, 2009). "Review: Fight Night Round 4". Destructoid. from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Fight Night Round 4 (X360)". Edge. No. 204. August 2009. p. 103.
  12. ^ Kristan Reed (June 25, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 (X360)". Eurogamer. from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Matthew Kato (August 2009). "Fight Night Round 4: Round 1". Game Informer. No. 196. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  14. ^ a b c Andrew Hayward (June 23, 2009). . GamePro. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  15. ^ a b Jesse Costantino (July 2, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Review". Game Revolution. from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  16. ^ a b c d Justin Calvert (June 29, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Review". GameSpot. from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  17. ^ a b c d Will Tuttle (June 25, 2009). "The Consensus: Fight Night Round 4 Review". GameSpy. from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  18. ^ a b . GameTrailers. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  19. ^ Michael Lafferty (June 24, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  20. ^ Steven Hopper (June 24, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 - 360 - Review". GameZone. from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  21. ^ a b c Jeff Gerstmann (June 23, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Review". Giant Bomb. from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  22. ^ a b c d Nate Ahearn (June 23, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4 Review". IGN. from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  23. ^ Ryan McCaffrey (August 2009). . Official Xbox Magazine. p. 64. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  24. ^ "Review: Fight Night Round 4". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. August 2009. p. 64.
  25. ^ a b Joe Roche (July 3, 2009). . 411Mania. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  26. ^ a b Tom Hoggins (June 26, 2009). "Fight Night Round 4". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  27. ^ a b "Fight Night Round 4 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  28. ^ a b "Fight Night Round 4 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  29. ^ "Famitsu Scores 1/20/10 End of Eternity Edition". NeoGAF. January 20, 2010. from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  30. ^ David Ellis (June 23, 2009). . 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  31. ^ "EA Titles Dominate U.K. Charts, as Fight Night Wins Again". 6 July 2009. from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  32. ^ "These console games each sold over 1 million in 2010".

External links Edit

  • Fight Night Round 4 at MobyGames
  • Fight Night Round 4 Official Game Page

October 21, 2023
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Fight Night Round 4 is a boxing video game developed by EA Sports It is the sequel to Fight Night Round 3 released in 2006 It was released in 2009 for the PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows Mobile and BlackBerry 2 The game s featured boxers are Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson 3 It contains 48 licensed boxers 4 as well as several new modes such as Legacy mode 5 Fight Night Round 4Cover art featuring Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson respectivelyDeveloper s EA CanadaPublisher s EA SportsPlatform s PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows MobileBlackBerryReleaseNA June 23 2009EU June 26 2009 1 AU July 2 2009JP January 28 2010Windows MobileNA September 22 2009BlackBerryNA October 23 2009Genre s SportsMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Marketing 1 1 Demo 1 2 Downloadable Content 1 3 PlayStation Home 1 4 Features 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksMarketing EditDemo Edit On May 14 2009 a demo of the game was made available to those that had pre ordered the game from GameStop although it was made available for everyone to download later that month via Xbox Live or PlayStation Network The demo features a three round exhibition match between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao in the wake of their fight on May 2 2009 A tutorial mode is also accessible at the beginning of the demo which is featured in the final release On August 27 2009 a new updated demo was released It now features a ten round exhibition match between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson in addition to the previous Hatton vs Pacquiao match It also features the return of the classic control scheme for the game where players can use the controller buttons for most controls instead of the right analog stick This control scheme was originally in all previous Fight Night games and it was brought into Fight Night Round 4 after fans were complaining about using the new control scheme and sufferings form clusters 6 Downloadable Content Edit On July 27 2009 the first piece of downloadable content for Fight Night Round 4 was released It is free of charge and includes a new training gym new gameplay sliders new equipment and an alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard Additional trunks gloves and shorts were released along with face button control support in a free update at the end of August 7 The next piece of downloadable content the Boxer Pack contained Oscar De La Hoya Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko as well as alternate versions of James Toney and George Foreman was released on 27 August and can be purchased through the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace In early December a new pack including Bernard Hopkins Evander Holyfield Sonny Liston and two new modes Old School Rules amp Ring Rivalries was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 PlayStation Home Edit On July 16 2009 EA Sports released a themed game space for Fight Night Round 4 as an expansion to the EA Sports Complex in the European and North American versions of PlayStation Home 8 The game space is called Club Fight Night and features a Club DJ mini game with rewards two video screens and seating for avatars In an update there would be a robot boxing mini game available to play This space was released in the Japanese version on October 9 2009 On November 25 2009 two producers of Fight Night Round 4 Mike Mahar and Brian Hayes were in the space for a live chat with the Home community 9 Features Edit Physics based controls Career mode is redesigned and replaced with legacy mode players Can use photo game face to more easily put the player in the game boxers can only block high and low More focus on counter punching User controlled cutman is removed and replaced with a point system and Downloadable characters Fight Night Round 4 Also added Flyweight and Bantamweight weight classes for the first time in a game New boxers to the franchise allowed recreations of fights such as Ricky Hatton vs Paulie Malignaggi Marvin Hagler vs Thomas Hearns and Fernando Montiel vs Nonito Donaire The game features 12 arenas including Boardwalk Hall and the MGM Grand Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePS3Xbox 360Metacritic88 100 27 87 100 28 Review scoresPublicationScorePS3Xbox 3601Up com91 N ADestructoid Sarkar 8 5 10 Burch 8 10 10 7 10 10 EdgeN A8 10 11 EurogamerN A8 10 12 Game Informer9 10 13 9 10 13 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 GameRevolutionA 15 A 15 GameSpot8 10 16 8 10 16 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 GameTrailers8 9 10 18 8 9 10 18 GameZone8 9 10 19 9 10 20 Giant Bomb nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 IGN8 8 10 22 8 8 10 22 PlayStation Official Magazine Australia90 N APlayStation Official Magazine UK80 N AOfficial Xbox Magazine US N A9 10 23 Play84 N APlayStation The Official Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 24 N APSM380 N AVideoGamer com90 N A411Mania9 10 25 9 10 25 The Daily Telegraph9 10 26 9 10 26 Fight Night Round 4 received favorable reviews on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 27 28 In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of three sevens and one five for a total of 26 out of 40 29 GameSpot s Justin Calvert praised the game s fast action and its online play 16 1UP com s David Ellis commented that the physics engine improved the gameplay and made punches feel more realistic 30 Game Revolution said Its incredibly accurate physics system doesn t just set a new bar for boxing games but for all games across all genres GameSpy s Will Tuttle noted the game s stunning visuals and praised the online gameplay 17 GamePro s Andrew Hayward thought that the gameplay flowed better as a result of the frame rate which ran at sixty frames per second 14 IGN s Nate Ahearn felt that the game delivered the best pure boxing ever seen in a video game 22 Destructoid said It doesn t matter if you care about boxing this superb game is worth a look from everybody the game itself is a blast to play and that s what stands out Eurogamer described it as An intense heart rattling experience that gets more rewarding the more time you invest in learning the nuances With incredible attention to detail technical achievements are more than mere eye candy and a deeper more rewarding fighting system than ever before it s an essential purchase for boxing fans and fighting game aficionados Criticisms were mostly focused towards the single player aspects of the game IGN s Nate Ahearn commented that the minigames found in the legacy mode were too difficult a sentiment echoed by GameSpy and GameSpot 16 17 22 Giant Bomb s Jeff Gerstmann criticized the legacy mode for being wrapped in layers of unnecessary menus 21 Official Xbox Magazine said Despite the uphill difficulty curve repetitive commentary and long loading times Round 4 is a force that topples its mind blowing predecessor in every category GamesTM said it was A calculated and intelligent game that favours forethought and tactics over button mashing and impatience The game topped the UK sales charts for several weeks 31 Total sales exceeded 1 million units 32 References Edit Ellie Gibson May 12 2009 Get early access to Fight Night 4 demo Eurogamer Archived from the original on September 23 2015 Retrieved November 3 2010 FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 Electronic Arts Archived from the original on October 13 2010 Retrieved February 27 2016 Nate Ahearn March 9 2009 Tyson and Ali on Fight Night Round 4 Cover IGN Archived from the original on September 14 2015 Retrieved February 27 2016 FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 Boxers Electronic Arts Archived from the original on April 6 2009 Retrieved February 27 2016 Nate Ahearn June 15 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Legacy Mode Revealed IGN Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 Tim MaCdonald August 27 2009 New FEAR 2 Fight Night Round 4 DLC Demos Online NigHtmares Archived from the original on August 29 2009 Retrieved February 27 2016 Jim Reilly August 12 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Getting First Boxer Pack IGN Archived from the original on March 22 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 Locust Star July 15 2009 This Week in PlayStation Home BUZZ and Fight Night Space Launches and More PlayStation Blog SCE Archived from the original on September 20 2009 Retrieved July 16 2009 Locust Star November 25 2009 This Week in PlayStation Home New Red Bull Space Event Fight Night Producer Chat amp More PlayStation Blog SCE Archived from the original on November 28 2009 Retrieved November 25 2009 a b Samit Sarkar Anthony Burch Brad Nicholson July 10 2009 Review Fight Night Round 4 Destructoid Archived from the original on September 22 2015 Retrieved February 28 2016 Fight Night Round 4 X360 Edge No 204 August 2009 p 103 Kristan Reed June 25 2009 Fight Night Round 4 X360 Eurogamer Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 a b Matthew Kato August 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Round 1 Game Informer No 196 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b c Andrew Hayward June 23 2009 Fight Night Round 4 GamePro Archived from the original on June 26 2009 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b Jesse Costantino July 2 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Review Game Revolution Archived from the original on March 2 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 a b c d Justin Calvert June 29 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Review GameSpot Archived from the original on September 21 2015 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b c d Will Tuttle June 25 2009 The Consensus Fight Night Round 4 Review GameSpy Archived from the original on March 7 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b Fight Night Round 4 Review GameTrailers July 1 2009 Archived from the original on July 6 2009 Retrieved February 28 2016 Michael Lafferty June 24 2009 Fight Night Round 4 PS3 Review GameZone Archived from the original on June 28 2009 Retrieved February 28 2016 Steven Hopper June 24 2009 Fight Night Round 4 360 Review GameZone Archived from the original on June 28 2009 Retrieved February 28 2016 a b c Jeff Gerstmann June 23 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Review Giant Bomb Archived from the original on June 27 2015 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b c d Nate Ahearn June 23 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Review IGN Archived from the original on March 22 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 Ryan McCaffrey August 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Incomplete Official Xbox Magazine p 64 Archived from the original on June 27 2009 Retrieved February 28 2016 Review Fight Night Round 4 PlayStation The Official Magazine August 2009 p 64 a b Joe Roche July 3 2009 Fight Night Round 4 PS3 Xbox 360 Review 411Mania Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b Tom Hoggins June 26 2009 Fight Night Round 4 The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on March 20 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b Fight Night Round 4 for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on March 8 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 a b Fight Night Round 4 for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on April 20 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 Famitsu Scores 1 20 10 End of Eternity Edition NeoGAF January 20 2010 Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 David Ellis June 23 2009 Fight Night Round 4 Review 1UP com Archived from the original on June 10 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 EA Titles Dominate U K Charts as Fight Night Wins Again 6 July 2009 Archived from the original on 27 March 2017 Retrieved 26 March 2017 These console games each sold over 1 million in 2010 External links EditFight Night Round 4 at MobyGames Fight Night Round 4 Official Game Page EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fight Night Round 4 amp oldid 1159392408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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