Fight Night Round 4

[DT778]

Full Roster

Amin Asikainen
Anthony Mundine
Arthur Abraham
Arturo Gatti
Billy Dib
Carlos Monzon
Corey Spinks
Diego Corrales
Eddie Chambers
Edwim Valero
Emanuel Agustus
Erik Morales
Fernando Montiel
George Foreman
Jake Lamotta
James Toney
Jermaine Taylor
Joe Calzaghe
Joe Frazier
Jorge Armando Arce Arementa
Julio Caesar Chavez
Kelly Pavlik
Kermit Cinteron
Lennox Lewis
Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marvin Hagler
Miguel Cotto
Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Nate Campbell
Nonito Donair
Paulie Malignaggi
Pernell Whittaker
Ray Leonard
Ray Robinson
Ricky Hatton
Roberto Duran
Roberto Guerrero
Roy Jones Jr.
Sergio Mora
Shane Mosely
Thomas Hearns
Tommy Morrison
Victor Ortiz
Vinny Paz
Vivian Harris
Winky Wright
Yuriorkis Gamboa

[Scorch]

No De La Hoya?

[DT778]

Also no Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, or Floyd Mayweather Jr.

But I'm really glad to see Julio Caesar Chavez in there.

[KaneRobot]

Tommy Gunn is in there? Sold!

But, yeah. No Mayweather Jr. in there is disappointing.

[slickkill77]

Well remember guys they have to pay money for each boxer...


These videos look amazing.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49058.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49056.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49054.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49101.html

[Raconteur]

Wow, nice!

[DT778]

Game looks great. Don't know if I like having the HUD back on there.

[XXXplosive1]

This is my most anticipated game of the first half of 2009. I played round 3 to death on 360 and PS3 and I can't wait for this one to drop.

I hope you can toggle off the HUD though.

[Scorch]

UFC has completely killed my hype for this game. I wonder if anyone else feels the same.

[Raconteur]

Nope, actually, FNR4 killed my hype for UFC.

[necrojustice]

I didn't care for the UFC demo

[steveinneed]

Anyone here a boxing fan but didn't care much for FNR 3? I thought the demo was awesome so I bought it. But after playing it for like a week I never really touched it again.

I don't know what the problem was...

[Raconteur]

Anyone here a boxing fan but didn't care much for FNR 3? I thought the demo was awesome so I bought it. But after playing it for like a week I never really touched it again.

I don't know what the problem was...
Maybe you sucked at it? :lol:

I wasn't addicted and I hated playing online because some people were way too good, but I loved playing it with my friends.

[steveinneed]

Maybe you sucked at it? :lol:

I wasn't addicted and I hated playing online because some people were way too good, but I loved playing it with my friends.

I played online a couple times and I was pretty mediocre. I don't think that is it though as I couldn't even bring myself to finish the career mode.

[CheaperThanYou]

With the era of DLC frenzy, I wouldn't be surprised if EA is holding out on some boxers for 400 points each

[homeland]

UFC has completely killed my hype for this game. I wonder if anyone else feels the same.

In the same boat. Loved FNR 3 and have been waiting for 4 to come out. Once I played the UFC demo, FNR 4 became a distant thought. Will probably pick up FNR 4 at the end of the year when its cheap though, it still looks amazing and alot of fun. Just can't seem to justify having 2 fighting games.

[Pure Apathy]

UFC has completely killed my hype for this game. I wonder if anyone else feels the same.

Same here.

[Soodmeg]

Just pre ordered this and got a early demo card for tomorrow, which is cool.

If no one else has it I will come back and tell you guys about it.

[crunchb3rry]

Since this isn't an "official" boxing product, they should have a little fun and put all the Rocky boxers in. Lang, Creed, Drago, and Balboa. Shit, the sales would probably increase tenfold. Maybe if they kinda stayed true to boxing by having Rocky characters unlockable or as DLC, so as to not piss off any purists.

[steveinneed]

Since this isn't an "official" boxing product, they should have a little fun and put all the Rocky boxers in. Lang, Creed, Drago, and Balboa. Shit, the sales would probably increase tenfold. Maybe if they kinda stayed true to boxing by having Rocky characters unlockable or as DLC, so as to not piss off any purists.

this is a little off topic, but, did you just play a game of gears 2 warzone?

[slickkill77]

Since this isn't an "official" boxing product, they should have a little fun and put all the Rocky boxers in. Lang, Creed, Drago, and Balboa. Shit, the sales would probably increase tenfold. Maybe if they kinda stayed true to boxing by having Rocky characters unlockable or as DLC, so as to not piss off any purists.


Yea but then they would of had to pay for them. You can always just create them. People made great CAPs for FNR3

[Soodmeg]

Been playing the demo for a while and its pretty damn good. I dont like the full analog controls though because, like skate sometimes its just hard to train your thumb not to move the sticks a certain degree.

Other than that it was kinda sweet.

[Matt Young]

When is the demo going to be released for the general public?

[darknight88]

I got a demo code. Willing to trade for inFamous Amazon pre-order Home content code.(obviously when you get the email)

[Soodmeg]

2 weeks from now I think.

[archibishopthedoge]

2 weeks from now I think.

Yea. It goes wide on the 28th. Gamestop has a two week exclusive for preorders.

[guyver2077]

anyone seen the demo up for download on sites yet?

[Chris Dillon]

OMG, can't wait to box some friends with sweat pea. Battles could be epic.

[Soodmeg]

No, you have to have a gamestop preorder thing in order to get it now. If you dont wait 2 weeks and then it will be there for download.

The demo itself isnt that good but it does show that the game has some great potential. You only get 3 rounds and the game seems to be set up so that you have to really take your time and pick your spots over the long haul.

3 rounds is a little short to get the full experience.

[guyver2077]

finally got my hands on a dl..


well it certainly feels... different..

doesnt have the same pick up and play control factor like the other... gotta keep playing it..

[DT778]

3 rounds isn't enough to get a good feel for the game. 5 rounds would have been great.

[guyver2077]

im liking it more now.. very fast paced.. i miss the old counter system though..

[KaneRobot]

Since this isn't an "official" boxing product, they should have a little fun and put all the Rocky boxers in. Lang, Creed, Drago, and Balboa. Shit, the sales would probably increase tenfold. Maybe if they kinda stayed true to boxing by having Rocky characters unlockable or as DLC, so as to not piss off any purists.

All I ever do with Create-A-Fighter is make Rocky characters, so I don't disagree. I doubt it would ever happen because of licensing rights...but then again, it's not that much weirder than Fight Night Round 2 for Gamecube having Super Punch-Out!! as an unlockable extra.

Downloading demo now.

[doubledown]

Anyone have any issues with the demo? I cannot get it to work. I start it up and it just hangs at the start-up FNR4 screen. Does it take a long time to start?

[crunchb3rry]

Lol at this dude's profile video.

http://beta.easports.com/media/play/video/5810532

[Scorch]

Does it take a long time to start?

Yes. Demo works fine, you're just being impatient. It's probably better if you don't play the demo, though. After playing UFC, FNR4 is pretty bad.

[FriskyTanuki]

All I ever do with Create-A-Fighter is make Rocky characters, so I don't disagree. I doubt it would ever happen because of licensing rights...but then again, it's not that much weirder than Fight Night Round 2 for Gamecube having Super Punch-Out!! as an unlockable extra.

Downloading demo now.
The trailer included with the demo says that players can share created boxers online, so expect all of the classic boxers that you can think of to be on their quickly.

Enjoyed the demo, though I don't think I have a grasp of the controls enough to do much damage. I won by decision with Hatton but won for just throwing more punches and connecting about the same percentage as Pac-Man. It was fun though as my first FN game, though UFC seems to be easier to get a hold of and get some satisfying fights out of it.

[sociopharm02]

Played the demo and was really not that impressed. I wanted to love it but found that it was just OK. I have to say that after playing UFC for the past couple weeks this one does not top that. Hopefully the full game will be a little better and once I can use other boxers maybe my mind will change.

[whiptcracker]

Loved almost all the Fight Night games. Did not love the demo for Round 4. The new total punch control doesn't feel right, a lot of times I'll make the motion for hooks or uppercuts and instead it'll go for hooks to the body. Why couldn't they have made the left trigger the modifier for all body punches instead of just for some body punches? The game is about timing punches for the best result and there are times I'll throw a different punch than what I was trying for. Fail.

Round 3 had no HUD, this one has 3 different bars for each fighter cluttering up the screen.

I miss countering punches, but this is more realistic. Graphics are great, especially the arena and crowd. The fighters animate much better than FNR3.

[KaneRobot]

UFC did nothing for me. After playing the demo for this, I wasn't too impressed either. FN3 was pretty much exactly what I wanted, it was just lacking as far as bells and whistles. This new control setup is going to take some getting used to, I'll keep giving it a shot to see if I can adjust.

[Soodmeg]

You guys are killing me with this UFC stuff.

UFC, although the best UFC game every made isnt that amazing of a game. I played around 50 matches with a buddy of mine and it was a blast but certainly not the second coming of jesus like you guys are making it seem. I think some of you are letting being a fan of UFC cloud your vison of the game being amazing. Though it is nice that you finally got a game worthy of the sport.

I dont even know how you guys are comparing the 2 since they are completely different in nature.


I think both games will be very solid and extremely fun to play.

[slickkill77]

Its funny that you say that because Ea just announced an MMA game

[DT778]

Game's coming out June 25th.

[depascal22]

Played the demo yesterday and I'll probably stick with 3. It doesn't seem like a huge leap forward and the HUD actually makes it feel like a step backward. Wasn't the whole point of the next gen Fight Night to make you actually pay attention to the fight instead of just using a HUD?

[whiptcracker]

Played the demo yesterday and I'll probably stick with 3. It doesn't seem like a huge leap forward and the HUD actually makes it feel like a step backward. Wasn't the whole point of the next gen Fight Night to make you actually pay attention to the fight instead of just using a HUD?

That's what I'm talking about. I would've been fine with some minor improvements to FNR3 and some additional modes or something. Seems like they fixed something that wasn't broken.

[Soodmeg]

Hmmm. Now that you mention it, I agree. I dont know why there was a hud...I am sure you can take that off though.


I plan on gameflying this anyway so I guess its not a big deal.

[doubledown]

Yes. Demo works fine, you're just being impatient. It's probably better if you don't play the demo, though. After playing UFC, FNR4 is pretty bad.

I guess I am impatient....I let it sit at the title screen for over a minute...how long does it take?

[Scorch]

WOW. Interest seems to be at an all time low.

GameCrazy should be same-day shipping this title and have it in stores tomorrow afternoon.

[seen]

Well, UFC is a decent fighting game in comparison. I was previously a Fight Night fan but even with the graphical and physics improvements the demo feels clunky, ala rock-em sock-em robots. I'll rent it due to being a boxing fan but the game play does not feel like a new experience. There are also documented issues from the demo that different punch combinations really don't matter in comparison to just throwing hay-makers.

[Matt Young]

WOW. Interest seems to be at an all time low.

GameCrazy should be same-day shipping this title and have it in stores tomorrow afternoon.

UFC killed a lot of my interest. Plus, (A) I just got FNR3 in March, and (B) While it looked great, I'm not sold on the new gameplay from the demo.

[Ivanhoe]

Just ordered it.
Played R3 for a good 2-3months.non-stop.
Hopefully I'll get 2-3months out of R4 too.


I hear you cant config the controls?
And is their no option to turn off the hud??

[archibishopthedoge]

I think they botched the launch of this big time. I can't wait for it. Lots of stores disappointed about the lack of a midnight. They coulda had one.

The only thing I am disappointed about is the lack of Floyd.

[FrankySox]

You can turn off the HUD, just not in the demo. I swear I saw a video saying that NO HUD was the default setting so I was a little surprised to see it in the demo. Either way I'm keeping my pre-order from Amazon and I can't wait to play it.

[seanr1221]

I'll be picking this up today, but the lack of reviews make me a little nervous.

Hopefully it doesn't stink.

[Ivanhoe]

My order shipped from Play asia yesterday!
No clue how long its gonna take to get to New Zealand.


Also it has been rumoured that the controls cCAN be configed for offline play??
Someone who has the game can u confirm this?

They could of had a big promotional event in LA/NY with some type of boxing match setup. But seems like they didnt make any kind of effort to sell this game.

And no holyfield vs tyson? no headbutts and ear bitting? :-((

[guyver2077]

all the ads say june 25th.. who has it out today?

[slickkill77]

Check the deals forum. Gamestop has a trade in deal for this. Trade 3 games from a list and get FNR4 free. It might work for some of you.

[quis79]

well i went to gamestop today and the people who pre ordered it can pick it up this afternoon

[archibishopthedoge]

all the ads say june 25th.. who has it out today?

They bumped the ship date up to the 23rd a few weeks ago.

My local Gamestop won't have it in until tomorrow. Typical for us.

[homeland]

wow that gamestop deal is pretty nice, especially since I got a few of those games for dirt cheap!. I think I'm going to check the game out now.

[crunchb3rry]

Wow, my copy showed up today, thought for sure it wouldn't get here until tomorrow.

Character creation kinda sucks. You're pretty much forced to use GameFace or buy a camera if you want full control. Preset character faces can't be edited and damn near all of them look like variations of Pacquiauo.

[Ivanhoe]

Can you configure the controls?
NO (found answer on the 1up review)

I find it amazing that they REMOVE more options from preivous titles. (ea loves removing options)
If they were so worried about "Fair fights" with button configs and analog configs why not seperate them online ? And llet players who prefer buttons over analog CONFIG their own controls.


Can you remove the hud?

I haven't found the answer to this question yet but I am going to guess and say they removed this as well.
Something that really made the Round 3 game stand out was having NO stupid hud.

[guyver2077]

did they incorporate the facebreaker camera face thing?

[seanr1221]

Yea, you can upload your face. I'm doing it now.

I stiiiiink at countering. Any tips?

[seen]

Lean a bunch?

[Snake2715]

So how is the game... waiting to pick up my preorder but wanted to hear about it... This may not be a good sign.

[seen]

Found this review at IGN, I'll post when I find others.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/997/997247p1.html - Written review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ifV3uCwt8 - Video review

[SteveMcQ]

Yea, you can upload your face. I'm doing it now.

I stiiiiink at countering. Any tips?How does this face upload work? You send in a pic and it sends you a code to type in to get the facial attributes? Or does it send it directly to your Gamertag by signing on with your console?

If there's a site to do this now, would you mind putting up the link? I'm supposed to receive the game tomorrow. Wanted to try something today in preparation.

[guyver2077]

How does this face upload work? You send in a pic and it sends you a code to type in to get the facial attributes? Or does it send it directly to your Gamertag by signing on with your console?

If there's a site to do this now, would you mind putting up the link? I'm supposed to receive the game tomorrow. Wanted to try something today in preparation.


It is probably the same as Facebreaker. You upload your face via the live camera. It worked very well in Facebreaker.

[SteveMcQ]

It is probably the same as Facebreaker. You upload your face via the live camera. It worked very well in Facebreaker.I was thinking of another game that allowed you to send pics and they'd give you a code that gives you the face. I guess I can wait another day and try it myself. I was kinda hoping there'd be an easier way to create the likeness of historic characters rather than manually trying to alter the characters (which from some impressions show is fairly limited).

[guyver2077]

I was thinking of another game that allowed you to send pics and they'd give you a code that gives you the face. I guess I can wait another day and try it myself. I was kinda hoping there'd be an easier way to create the likeness of historic characters rather than manually trying to alter the characters (which from some impressions show is fairly limited).



GameFace actually works pretty well. I just tried it myself and its identical to Facebreaker. (one of my original wishes for this game)

They even brought the boxer gallery from that game where people can upload their boxers. They already have a few good ones. Downloaded holyfield, de la hoya, and rocky balboa.

Wish the intros were a little longer to take advantage of intro music, but regardless anyone know any signature songs?

[Matt Young]

I did Gameface for Tiger Woods '09 and I ended up looking like a retarded zombie version of myself. I actually got much better results using the Xbox camera with World Series of Poker 2008. I didn't try the Xbox camera for Tiger, though.

[darth007]

Anyone have strategies for beating Ali or Tyson on G.O.A.T. difficulty? During my failed attempts, Tyson punched me (as Ali) once at the start of round 1 and instantly dazed me. G.O.A.T. difficulty is insane.

[crunchb3rry]

Tried Tyson on G.O.A.T. Laid my ass out with one punch...literally it was like one of those cartoon knockouts where a guy falls stiff as a board and someone yells "TIMBER!". Wish like crazy I saved that replay. He hit me again and I couldn't get off the mat the second time.

Ivanhoe, yes you can remove the HUD. You can configure controls but only a little bit. Four preset configs, and an option for "classic total punch control" where it's like FNR3 where you have to hold the lean button to throw hooks and uppercuts to the body.

[Jimbo Slice]

What the fuck is up with not being able to use the buttons? Why take stuff away. Really ruins what would otherwise be an absolutely amazing game to me.

The whole "unfair in online fights" thing is stupid, because that shows that the analog sticks are not the ideal control scheme. By taking out the buttons, it is showing that players who use the button set-up play the game better. Thus, the buttons are a more ideal control scheme. I know that's not the best way to explain but you know what I mean? Reminds me of PS3 games with forced Sixaxis support or Wii games with awkward motion controls.

This would be one of my top 10 of the year if I could just use the damn buttons. They literally just lost 180 dollars of sales, because me and both of my brothers aren't going to buy it now. I know 180 dollars isn't a lot to EA, but I bet they're losing out on thousands of customers because of this oversight.

/rant

[Ivanhoe]

What the fuck is up with not being able to use the buttons? Why take stuff away. Really ruins what would otherwise be an absolutely amazing game to me.

The whole "unfair in online fights" thing is stupid, because that shows that the analog sticks are not the ideal control scheme. By taking out the buttons, it is showing that players who use the button set-up play the game better. Thus, the buttons are a more ideal control scheme. I know that's not the best way to explain but you know what I mean? Reminds me of PS3 games with forced Sixaxis support or Wii games with awkward motion controls.

This would be one of my top 10 of the year if I could just use the damn buttons. They literally just lost 180 dollars of sales, because me and both of my brothers aren't going to buy it now. I know 180 dollars isn't a lot to EA, but I bet they're losing out on thousands of customers because of this oversight.

/rant

Yeah man I agree. It sucks. Could of easily limited online fights to "button vs button" only fight and have analog vs analog only fights.

Crunchb3rry,
THANKS! Cant wait to remove the hud now !
So you cant config to use buttons instead of analog correct?

[guyver2077]

wow ppl actually use the buttons.. after fn3 and the sticks... i could never go back.

[gareman]

wow ppl actually use the buttons.. after fn3 and the sticks... i could never go back.


Agreed.

After FN2 I was hooked on the analog control. I thought the analog control was one of the reasons why the fight night series is so amazing.

[Whomeam]

After trying to play Fight Night Round 3 vs. someone who was using buttons, i'm very glad it's not back. Once the dude started losing, IMMEDIATELY started spamming JAB JAB JAB JAB until I got knocked down, and he won. With the way Round 3 was setup, it was the easiest sure fire way to win against someone. So far i've been watching a bunch of videos of people fighting and all they do is spam a jab, or a straight until they win. Ridiculous.

[seanr1221]

What the fuck is up with not being able to use the buttons? Why take stuff away. Really ruins what would otherwise be an absolutely amazing game to me.

The whole "unfair in online fights" thing is stupid, because that shows that the analog sticks are not the ideal control scheme. By taking out the buttons, it is showing that players who use the button set-up play the game better. Thus, the buttons are a more ideal control scheme. I know that's not the best way to explain but you know what I mean? Reminds me of PS3 games with forced Sixaxis support or Wii games with awkward motion controls.

This would be one of my top 10 of the year if I could just use the damn buttons. They literally just lost 180 dollars of sales, because me and both of my brothers aren't going to buy it now. I know 180 dollars isn't a lot to EA, but I bet they're losing out on thousands of customers because of this oversight.

/rant

I was angry too, but now I'm getting used to the controls. Plus, you can lean and do certain attacks.

[guyver2077]

I am still trying to learn it. My first match in when I played the game at default setting i got beat. Put it down to easy and trying to learn the controls better.

I miss the old counter system though....

[n4styn4t3]

Photo Game Face worked much better in Tiger Woods. I used the same picture that I used in Tiger (was still on the EA servers) and it went from looking just like me in Tiger to looking like i had a mexiplasty.

[Matt Young]

That's how it ended up for me when I tried the feature on Tiger '09, LOL.

[homeland]

Well seems I'm fucked. The game freezes at the opening screen. Restarted and tried several times and can never get into the game. Googling says it might be custom soundtracks but, I never used music on my 360. Installed the game to the HDD and still locks up.


I disconnected my 360 from xbl and the game loaded up fine. Wierd shit.

[FrankySox]

I just got my copy delivered but probably wont get to try it out until tomorrow. I really can't wait to beat the living shit out of some featherweight with Mike Tyson.

[Matt Young]

Even better- use photo Gameface to put your worst enemy's face on said featherweight jabroni. ;)

For some reason, I'm really tempted to get this game even though I was iffy on the demo and probably wouldn't play it as often as UFC. And just as a note, UFC had logos for FNR4 on the mat at this past weekend's show.

[crunchb3rry]

Crunchb3rry,
THANKS! Cant wait to remove the hud now !
So you cant config to use buttons instead of analog correct?

No, not currently. EA kinda half-implied they might add button contols via patch. I'd count on it though, based on the feedback no matter which board you visit talking about the game.

[FrankySox]

Even better- use photo Gameface to put your worst enemy's face on said featherweight jabroni. ;)

For some reason, I'm really tempted to get this game even though I was iffy on the demo and probably wouldn't play it as often as UFC. And just as a note, UFC had logos for FNR4 on the mat at this past weekend's show.


I'll keep that in mind! I was going to get the "In the movies" game from Amazon for 19 with the camera but never pulled the trigger, I might do that now. You should definitely get the game, I can only imagine the conversation during a violent fight...! Pure greatness!


EDIT: Just ordered it, I'll have the camera next week!

[seanr1221]

Any tips for beating Ali on GOAT? The judges give him the win no matter what :bomb:

I even got him dizzy twice and they STILL gave him the win.

[seen]

^Crowd him and don't let him rope-a-dope.

[FrankySox]

Any tips for beating Ali on GOAT? The judges give him the win no matter what :bomb:

I even got him dizzy twice and they STILL gave him the win.


I can't recall the complete roster right off the bat but Thomas Hearns? Is he in the game? That would be my best guess. Like the previous guy said crowd him and throw those power punches to the body.

[Matt Young]

I'll keep that in mind! I was going to get the "In the movies" game from Amazon for 19 with the camera but never pulled the trigger, I might do that now. You should definitely get the game, I can only imagine the conversation during a violent fight...! Pure greatness!


EDIT: Just ordered it, I'll have the camera next week!

Yeah, I'm still tempted to buy it despite what I said. I'll spend more time with the demo once I wrap up achievements in Round 3.

Also, you can upload a photo to EA's site. No need for the Live camera for Gameface.

YOU should get the amazing UFC 2009 so we can have fights that involve head kicks, submission holds, and championship belts.

[n4styn4t3]

Well seems I'm fucked. The game freezes at the opening screen. Restarted and tried several times and can never get into the game. Googling says it might be custom soundtracks but, I never used music on my 360. Installed the game to the HDD and still locks up.


I disconnected my 360 from xbl and the game loaded up fine. Wierd shit.

I read that it has something to do with windows media center (I guess where you link your 360 to your pc). So maybe just disable that?

[homeland]

I read that it has something to do with windows media center (I guess where you link your 360 to your pc). So maybe just disable that?

Thats what it was, its why disconnecting my wifi adapter, made the game work. There's some pissed off people on EA's boards. There are even some blaming the games freeze screen for causing RROD. Wierd though that it only affects some people, unless not many 360 users have their 360 able to connect to their pc's public folders.

[guyver2077]

the game has frozen on me... though only when viewing the "boxer share" section

[darth007]

This might help some but my freezing issues stopped after I deleted the demo off the hard drive.

I also managed to beat both Tyson and Ali on G.O.A.T. using these cheap but effective strategies:

1. Rely on haymakers and signature moves for most of the match. Switch between those moves and regular jabs and straights every now and then.

2. Go to the settings and change the following bars to max:
Ref Damage Awareness
Boxer Toughness
Boxer Power

3. While in options, change these bars to empty
CPU offensive awareness
CPU defensive awareness
CPU punch output

For the rest of the bars do whatever setting you want. This is also optional, but change boxer speed to a higher level than default. I like to play it one setting above the default.

[homeland]

For the cities, where the fuck is Brocktown? If they are referring to the city of Rocky Marciano its Brockton. For fuck sakes EA.

[Soodmeg]

I am getting this from gamefly in a couple days. I am still on the fence about it but it sounds good.

[thingsfallnapart]

Even better- use photo Gameface to put your worst enemy's face on said featherweight jabroni. ;)

For some reason, I'm really tempted to get this game even though I was iffy on the demo and probably wouldn't play it as often as UFC. And just as a note, UFC had logos for FNR4 on the mat at this past weekend's show.

I wonder how many people upload a picture of their boss or ex wife and do this?

Is Mike Tysons' special punch the ear chomp?

[SteveMcQ]

They really jacked up Gameface from Tiger 08. Worked great there. Not getting very good results now. Boxing's great, though, so only minor complaints thus far.

[Matt Young]

I don't know about '08, but the Gameface on Tiger '09 was atrocious.

[darth007]

Is Mike Tysons' special punch the ear chomp?

Ha all my friends wondered the same thing too. Tyson does not bite the opponent's ears off unfortunately. The only illegal moves are the headbutt and low blow.

[SteveMcQ]

I don't know about '08, but the Gameface on Tiger '09 was atrocious.That's surprising, though I haven't tried Tiger '09 yet. I was amazed how great the feature was in '08. It really worked as I had hoped, but this isn't coming anywhere close. It doesn't seem to be stretching the face map over the 3D model head like in '08. All it seems like is making a close approximation of the head dimensions. Kinda disappointing.

Anyway, I can't get the timing down at all on the blocking. Are you guys even able to read the punches coming in more than 50% of the time? 'Cause almost all the time when I block, I just get lucky if it works. And my countering isn't much better, even on easy.

[FrankySox]

Well I'm 13 fights through my Welterweight career and I'm having a blast with it. However it seems like it might take quite a while to get your boxers rating up to the level it should be to fight the higher ranked guys. Some of the training games are kind of stupid but you can sim them if you want.

[n4styn4t3]

That's surprising, though I haven't tried Tiger '09 yet. I was amazed how great the feature was in '08. It really worked as I had hoped, but this isn't coming anywhere close. It doesn't seem to be stretching the face map over the 3D model head like in '08. All it seems like is making a close approximation of the head dimensions. Kinda disappointing.

Anyway, I can't get the timing down at all on the blocking. Are you guys even able to read the punches coming in more than 50% of the time? 'Cause almost all the time when I block, I just get lucky if it works. And my countering isn't much better, even on easy.

Yea I dont think it uses the actual picture but probably just the little markers you place. Someone said that FNR4 uses so many more facial animations than Tiger thats why they don't use the same process or look the same. Makes sense to me.

[IvanHood]

I am having a lot of fun with this game so far, and I haven't had any freezing issues yet. The Boxer Share feature is great--already staged some of the most historic boxing match-ups of all time, like Balboa vs. Creed, Obama vs. Harry Potter, and Borat vs. Ron Burgundy.

[thingsfallnapart]

I am having a lot of fun with this game so far, and I haven't had any freezing issues yet. The Boxer Share feature is great--already staged some of the most historic boxing match-ups of all time, like Balboa vs. Creed, Obama vs. Harry Potter, and Borat vs. Ron Burgundy.

I want to do Charles Manson vs Mike Tyson I

[$hady]

Well this sucks! I didn't get around to playing the demo and just got this today from Gamefly... EA is bullshit, why did they take away button punching? I understand that the stick punching is more controlled and you don't wear your guy out just throwing bombs but they just ruined the whole pick up and play part of the game. No longer can you have people over and just play for fun untill everyone gets the control punching down. I don't care about online and if that's the reason it's gone they could've just not let you use buttons in ranked games.

I was really looking forward to having fun with this for a few weeks untill NCAA came out. I don't wanna learn the sticks since i'm not in it for the long haul... BLAH glad I didn't buy it.

[FrankySox]

Well this sucks! I didn't get around to playing the demo and just got this today from Gamefly... EA is bullshit, why did they take away button punching? I understand that the stick punching is more controlled and you don't wear your guy out just throwing bombs but they just ruined the whole pick up and play part of the game. No longer can you have people over and just play for fun untill everyone gets the control punching down. I don't care about online and if that's the reason it's gone they could've just not let you use buttons in ranked games.

I was really looking forward to having fun with this for a few weeks untill NCAA came out. I don't wanna learn the sticks since i'm not in it for the long haul... BLAH glad I didn't buy it.

I really didn't have any problem learning the sticks. When I had friends over to play FN3 they really didn't have problems learning the system, it's pretty simple. They aren't going to be great right away but still should be able to throw some punches.

[Matt Young]

I like the sticks, but it's going to take some getting used to, to hold the bumper and turn the right stick at the same time for a power punch/haymaker. That, and the completely new counter system is a big change. I'm not saying these are bad things, but they are causing me problems since I just got FNR3 in March and I'm very used to that system.

[DT778]

Have you guys tried the entrance music feature? I tried to quick search online to find a couple of Tyson's themes (the ones with only the sound effects) but no luck.

[FrankySox]

I'm not the greatest player and I'm definitely new to the video editing feature but I thought this was kind of a cool knockout using Mosley's signature punch against Cotto to get the Ecko Trunk Challenge Achievement

http://beta.easports.com/media/play/video/6666842

Also does anyone know how to get the updated stats for your created boxer in Fight Now mode? I have my boxer up to a 67 but when I go to use him in fight now he's still at 58 or whatever which is where he was when I created him.

Have you guys tried the entrance music feature? I tried to quick search online to find a couple of Tyson's themes (the ones with only the sound effects) but no luck.
I'm also curious about this but haven't looked to hard.

Anyone up for a match tonight? We should start a league of some sorts.

[Matt Young]

We should start a league of some sorts.


I was going to suggest that if/when I got the game. I want to play the demo more, but the tutorial every time... Why do they do that shit? Wolverine forced you to sit through a long cut scene every time on that demo, too.

[Pure Apathy]

I was going to suggest that if/when I got the game. I want to play the demo more, but the tutorial every time... Why do they do that shit? Wolverine forced you to sit through a long cut scene every time on that demo, too.

They don't force you to do the tutorial every time... Just hit start and press skip tutorial.

[FrankySox]

I was going to suggest that if/when I got the game. I want to play the demo more, but the tutorial every time... Why do they do that shit? Wolverine forced you to sit through a long cut scene every time on that demo, too.

You can skip the tutorial by pressing START, then skip tutorial. But yeah no way that I know of to skip the wolverine one, that sucked ass.

[FrankySox]

They don't force you to do the tutorial every time... Just hit start and press skip tutorial.

Oops beat me to it.

I'm the "Man in the Mirror"


Matt, I like the counter system much more in this game, it easy to get used to and I think it works a lot better than FN3.

[$hady]

I played more last night and sticks are not as horrible as i thought they would be but I still miss buttons. You darn kids and your fancy pants controls! Lol

[Matt Young]

Oops beat me to it.

I'm the "Man in the Mirror"


Matt, I like the counter system much more in this game, it easy to get used to and I think it works a lot better than FN3.

I may just need to get used to it. I loved FN3, and 4 looks beautiful. The new approach to career and the online belts are things I think I'd really like. I just have to give it more time before I make a decision one way or another. I'll probably play the demo more once I'm done with Gunstar Heroes.

[crunchb3rry]

The sticks are probably initially intimidating to newbies, but trust me, eventually you wind up doing some crazy shit with them. Bobbing, weaving, buffering punches, targeting multiple openings in a row better. So much more flexibility than FNR3.

I thought training sucked, but really you should sim the ones you are weak at until you get your stats all up to like 70-75. Then you can do the training games and your increased stats will make it so much easier to at least get Contender everytime and avoid the 50% sim penalty. After that you can slowly start getting towards a fully maxed fighter. I've found it's easier if you always fight the guy one above you (so his stats are closer to yours) then schedule the fight further ahead so you get two training sessions to focus on your weakness versus the fighter you're going up against.

We should set up a weekly tournament or something. I'm afraid to play with the unwashed masses online. Heard it's nothing but people flailing away with punches and quitting when their bars drop too far below the other guy.

[Ivanhoe]

Finally got the game.
TPC sucks.

Think im just going to use the game as a coaster until EA decides to release an update/patch to include button configs.

I think wombat or cheapy mentioned R4 in the last cagcast dunno if their buying the game or not but id like to hear their thoughts about this clustercrap TPC only controls.

[Matt Young]

I still don't understand why people would want to limit themselves with button punching rather than having a lot more available to them with total punch control. It's really not hard at all to learn, either.

[seanr1221]

I'd be in for a tournament.

[guyver2077]

yea.. since fight night 1 introduced the fight sticks.. there is just no going back to buttons...

Im not good at all with countering or blocking in this game though.. i wish they had left the old counter system.

[Soodmeg]

What is the deal with all the fight now cheesemints? I dont know why I have a slight problem with this...just seems strange.

[guyver2077]

as far as themes go. Here are the ones i am planning on putting in.

Antonio Tarver (download) - Three Six Mafia- It's a fight (rocky 6 theme)
Roy Jones JR- Roy JOnes JR- Can't be touched
Rocky (download)- Eye of the Tiger or CLASSIC ROCKY THEME


Need some more for the official boxers

[FrankySox]

I would also be in for a CAG tournament.

[IvanHood]

If there's a CAG tournament some time over the next two weeks I would definitely be in.

[Matt Young]

After playing the demo a lot more, I really love this game. It seems more arcadey than FNR3, but also more enjoyable. I have seen the light. I guess The Conduit will have to wait, because my money's going toward Fight Night.

Count me in for a tournament or league as well. I suck, but I should have the game on Thursday or Friday.

[FrankySox]

Has anyone switched weight classes in their legacy? I was just wondering if you are penalized any stat points when doing so. Also the Heavy Bag Push training session really pisses me off, any strategies for that?

I'm 19 fights in 19-0 with an 82 rating right now, hopefully I can get him up to around 90ish before he starts to go down.

[SteveMcQ]

Has anyone switched weight classes in their legacy? I was just wondering if you are penalized any stat points when doing so. Also the Heavy Bag Push training session really pisses me off, any strategies for that?

I'm 19 fights in 19-0 with an 82 rating right now, hopefully I can get him up to around 90ish before he starts to go down.There's no stat penalty when going up a weight class.

The heavy bag sucks. I haven't been able to figure it out at all. And good luck getting up to a 90. I'm 46 fights in and I've only made it up to 86 overall. Stat points get really stingy once you get in the mid 80s on each stat.

[n4styn4t3]

My buddy said he just adjusts the sliders whenever he has to do the heavy bag push and it makes it way easier. I just sim that one and the heavy combo bag because I usually just end up getting prospect on those two. The others are relatively easy. Just make sure you only throw body uppercuts on the double end bag, and just try to keep the combo going on that and on the maize bag and you will usually get champion.

Also, I've gotten through about 25 fights in my legacy and was having a really tough time with the top 10 boxers, so I bumped the difficulty down to amateur and it's ridiculously easy. Kinda cheap, but I really didn't want a loss. So if you have no dignity, thats one option.

[FrankySox]

My buddy said he just adjusts the sliders whenever he has to do the heavy bag push and it makes it way easier. I just sim that one and the heavy combo bag because I usually just end up getting prospect on those two. The others are relatively easy. Just make sure you only throw body uppercuts on the double end bag, and just try to keep the combo going on that and on the maize bag and you will usually get champion.

Also, I've gotten through about 25 fights in my legacy and was having a really tough time with the top 10 boxers, so I bumped the difficulty down to amateur and it's ridiculously easy. Kinda cheap, but I really didn't want a loss. So if you have no dignity, thats one option.

My next fight is against the number 8 boxer but I had a pretty easy time beating up on Paulie Maligani or however you spell it.

[Soodmeg]

I dont understand this. The game looks fantastic, controls fluid and responsive, create a boxer decent, legacy pretty good, presentation top notch, yeah its a little aracdey but not over the top.

Yet, for some reason I am not having fun while playing. Hmmm. Strange.

I will say this though,to this day do not understand why the hell they put repetitive "training," mini games into things like this. Does anyone really enjoy the mini games enough to want to do them for a entire legacy.

[homeland]

Didn't think I would care for this game either. I got the game from the GS Trade in 3 get it free deal in order to basically flip it. Now that I've sold it and already mailed it, I really wish I had given it a chance before I sold it. If there's going to be a tournament count me in as well. Will be getting this game again next week.

[guyver2077]

i cant believe theres this little posts/interest... this is a big release.. wtf

[Matt Young]

i cant believe theres this little posts/interest... this is a big release.. wtf

Well, there have been a lot of people on my friend list playing it.

[DomLando]

Anybody find any good created boxers to download?

I was looking on the top downloaded list and some of the boxers look accurate but there ratings are kind of off.

[seen]

I played the demo again this evening and can't get Rock-em sock-em robots out of my head while playing.
EA bring back the buttons, casual gamers have better things to do then remember useless analog stick movements!

[SteveMcQ]

What is the deal with all the fight now cheesemints? I dont know why I have a slight problem with this...just seems strange.It seems career fights go towards the achievements that are for "Fight Now" mode. I unlocked the "Win 50 Fight Now" matches achievment and I'd only played 3 or 4 in Fight Now. The rest, I'm assuming is from my 46 career matches.

[Matt Young]

I played the demo again this evening and can't get Rock-em sock-em robots out of my head while playing.
EA bring back the buttons, casual gamers have better things to do then remember useless analog stick movements!

Again, what's the appeal of the buttons? It seems that most people who used the buttons on 3 were cheesers. I know you're not one, but just give the sticks a shot. I was just as reluctant to switch to stick control on NHL 08, but now I can't go back. And the rock 'em sock 'em robot feel will be there regardless of input method.

[seen]

I hate the stick movements, they started when skate came out practically beat the game but then couldn't do the precise stick combination to beat it(some crazy trick); hence I have little faith in the analog stick system.

Matt, the buttons appeal to me as it is easier to remember a button combination press then which direction to half spin or full spin, etc.

[Matt Young]

I hate the stick movements, they started when skate came out practically beat the game but then couldn't do the precise stick combination to beat it(some crazy trick); hence I have little faith in the analog stick system.

Matt, the buttons appeal to me as it is easier to remember a button combination press then which direction to half spin or full spin, etc.

Understood. I disagree, since you have a wider variety of punches available with the stick and I am familiar with most of the motions from owning Round 3 for a couple months, but I cannot fault you for preferring a different control scheme.

I've never played Skate, but UFC involves a ton of right stick work as you know, and I do fairly well in that while on the ground (except against cgarb's crazy mounting abilities, heh).

To clarify for any future replies, I wasn't trying to start a stick vs. buttons war... I was just curious as to why people preferred the face buttons.

[Soodmeg]

Oh no, Matt. I have played Sakte 2 and what he is talking about is no where near what happens in UFC. They can not even be mentioned in the same sentence.

The stick movement required in Skate 2 is fucking ridiculously sometimes because it needs the exact degree. UFC a major transition will work everytime as long has you start the stick further than the straight up.

I also had concerns of a pure stick control in Fight Night 4 before playing it solely due to how crappy it was to deal with in Skate 2.

[SteveMcQ]

Anyone started with a heavyweight in Legacy? I'm wondering how the career rankings work since reaching Superstar/Legend/G.O.A.T. requires going up a weight class.

[Soodmeg]

I am just not feeling this game at all. Its not bad, I just cant get into it. I am surprised that this game isnt get any love here on CAG, constantly buried in the 2nd page.

[n4styn4t3]

Anyone started with a heavyweight in Legacy? I'm wondering how the career rankings work since reaching Superstar/Legend/G.O.A.T. requires going up a weight class.

I did a legacy as a heavyweight and retired as GOAT. Didn't have any requirements on going up a weight class. Didn't get the achievement for going up a class though.

[DT778]

I love the fight night series but this game is terrible. I think I prefer the sweet science of round 3 rather than this slugfest game.

[seanr1221]

http://kotaku.com/5309408/ea-announces-fight-night-round-4-dlc-button-controls-slated-for-september

Button control coming in September.

[seen]

http://kotaku.com/5309408/ea-announces-fight-night-round-4-dlc-button-controls-slated-for-september

Button control coming in September.

Whoa, EA is actually listening to the consumer?

[KongaKing]

Damn I HATE USING THE STICKS, I wish that button-patch was out way sooner. Realy, how hard is it to re-map some face buttons? I guess this will go back onto my shelf for 2 months 'til the patch

[seen]

So I got the game yesterday from Gamefly...The boxing share feature is really cool, however the gameplay itself is too 1 dimensional I didn't notice "different styles". Maybe buttons would make it a lot easier but UFC is a much funner game(and truer to the sport) and this is coming from a boxing fan.

[GuilewasNK]

Damn....

I was playing online last night. I was using Marvin Hagler and the other guy was using Floyd Mayweather Jr. I was fighting a good fight, not being overly agressive. The commentators kept saying I was way ahead, which I was. I think only 1 round was scored against me. However, when I got to the 10th round I got busted open and lost. It was my fault though because I rung dudes bell twice in the match but he was able to back away from me each time before I could knock him out.