[quote name='betamax']i played them demo & found the heavyweight fight to be clunky and awful. slow, lumbering, frustrating. then i tried the welterweights and found a really fun fluid game silimar to what i previously played with round 2.
everyone in this game seems to fight much heavier than in past games. i don't know if that's more realism, but hopefully i can enojoy fighting with someone over 140lbs...
either way, if my code actually works this will be a great deal.

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I would play Fight Night 3 when friends come over because FNR3 was so easy to pick up and play and the gameplay was responsive and smooth. I will admit it is not a very realistic boxing game, but its more fun
In Round 4 the pacing is much slower and the controls do feel clunky. Look how fast the game got so cheap for. It must tell you guys that not many people enjoyed the demo. I hated it and nearly every friend who downloaded shared the same opinion, the game became too realistic and less responsive.
If you are looking for the most realistic simulation of boxing then get FNR4, If you want a fast paced arcade like boxer then try FNR3 (should be less than $10)