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 Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: Fight Night Round 4 Review |
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| Fight Night Round 4 Review by Jason |  | | PALGN Review: The return of the champ. | | [View Article] |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome review, and as an owner of the game, I highly recommend it. However, there is one glaring fault with the game that you have not touched upon: stamina usage vs. punches thrown. The previous entries in the series would heavily penalise a player who throws hundreds of punches without thought or planning, zapping their stamina. In this iteration however, a stick swinging happy player can throw over a thousand punches with very little impact to their stamina. We all know in real life any boxer would be down right exhausted after such a feat, if at all possible. This isn't experienced that much when playing against the computer, but once you tread online, be prepared to face many an opponent who endlessly spam punches in quick succession, more or less removing any strategic aspect of gameplay. Hopefully EA will address this.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the comment, but I'm not sure I agree. Perhaps that's true with an established boxer, but with a new boxer in legacy mode I found that my stamina is always low and is always where I spend my points, and I throw about 500 - 700 punches per 10 rounds.
Perhaps it's more generous than previous versions, I'm not sure.
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True, you are correct there, it's far more noticable on an established boxer. The amateur boxers aren't as 'ox' like  Still, it has a serious impact online.
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I don't like the game so am against a lot of things in it, but even so, I can't work out how a game with known bugs, laggy EA servers and no option for face button configs can score a 9.
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| Phreakuency wrote: | | I don't like the game so am against a lot of things in it, but even so, I can't work out how a game with known bugs, laggy EA servers and no option for face button configs can score a 9. |
Having only the stick control is good. It is an innovative way to play, and makes it fair. I remember in the third one if you used buttons, you couldn't do as many moves so playing online you would probably do worse, and two types of controls would make it unbalanced.
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| Phreakuency wrote: | | I don't like the game so am against a lot of things in it, but even so, I can't work out how a game with known bugs, laggy EA servers and no option for face button configs can score a 9. |
I'm all for the analogue feature, I didn't even know three had a button option. Though I reckon it was a bit weird to cut it out entirely, didn't Skate 2 have analogue only controls or could you use a button configuration as well?
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I don't know about the so called known bugs or laggy servers, but in my opinion no button mashing option is a good thing. There are plenty of other button mashing boxing games on the market already.
That being said, I also hate it when people use the three-click-mode in Tiger Woods rather than the stick, so I am biased.
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Would have thought there would be at least one screenshot of Anthony Mundine getting hit... Oh well!
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| Phreakuency wrote: | | I don't like the game so am against a lot of things in it, but even so, I can't work out how a game with known bugs, laggy EA servers and no option for face button configs can score a 9. |
ROFL were you abused by an EA mascot or something dude? I just had a look at your post history and you take every chance you can get to bag them out.
Seriously, "known bugs"? Something that every single program more complicated than 'hello world' ever written shares?
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I wanna buy this game. This game looks great. I really wanna go mike tyson and muhhamad ali. I wonder if roy jones junior in it?
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He is in the game yes
Heavyweight Division
*Tomasz Adamek
*Muhammad Ali
*Eddie Chambers
*George Foreman
*Joe Frazier
*Lennox Lewis
*Tommy Morrison
*James Toney
*Mike Tyson
Light Heavyweight Division
*Joe Calzaghe
*Roy Jones Jr.
*Anthony Mundine
*Jermain Taylor
Middleweight Division
*Amin Asikainen
*Marvin Hagler
*Jake Lamotta
*Carlos Monzon
*Sergio Mora
*Kelly Pavlik
*Ray Robinson
*Cory Spinks
*Ronald Wright
Welterweight Division
*Emanuel Augustus
*Julio Cesar Chavez
*Kermit Cintron
*Miguel Cotto
*Vivian Harris
*Ricky Hatton
*Thomas Hearns
*Ray Leonard
*Paulie Malignaggi
*Shane Mosely
*Victor Ortiz
*Manny Pacquiao
Lightweight Division
*Marco Antonio Barrera
*Nate Campbell
*Deigo Corrales
*Roberto Duran
*Arturo Gatti
*Roberto Guerrero
*Vinny Paz
*Pernell Whitaker
Featherweight Division
*Yuriorkis Gamboa
*Erik Morales
Bantamweight Division
*Billy Dib
*Fernando Montiel
Flyweight Division
*Jorge Acre
*Monito Donaire
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Really enjoyed FN Rnd3 however two things make me nervous about this, 1. I'm not sold on the use of only the analogue stick and 2. I'm still enjoying kicking people in the head in UFC and taking them to the ground and submitting them. So I'm not sure I'm going to get the 'complete' experience by going back to just punching..
we shall see.
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this game looks sick.
I want it
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| AlphaDark wrote: | Really enjoyed FN Rnd3 however two things make me nervous about this, 1. I'm not sold on the use of only the analogue stick and 2. I'm still enjoying kicking people in the head in UFC and taking them to the ground and submitting them. So I'm not sure I'm going to get the 'complete' experience by going back to just punching..
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1. I was worried about that too, but I think the controls in FN4 are better than 3. They feel more intuitive.
2. The punches in UFC are more satisfying and they feel like actual punches, where as in 4 it still feels like you're punching the crap out of someone, but it's like there's less weight behind them or something.
What boxers have you guys been using? My favourite so far is George Foreman.
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| Phreakuency wrote: | | I don't like the game so am against a lot of things in it, but even so, I can't work out how a game with known bugs, laggy EA servers and no option for face button configs can score a 9. |
I agree re the button config.
Flicking a stick around to punch is crap and for anyone who thinks the same there should be an option to use buttons instead.
The old game had this option and it was great. I used the buttons for standard punches where using a stick would be retarded, then used the stick for punches you need to wind up like uppercuts and haymakers.
Calling me a "button masher" is a crappy excuse, if I really wanted I could buy FNR4 and become a stick waggler, but I won't because that would be as boring as being a button masher.
No control options = me not buying this game.
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EA are considering the button option for a download. Not sure on the progress of that.
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| Jason Picker wrote: | | EA are considering the button option for a download. Not sure on the progress of that. |
Knowing EA it'd be DLC you'd have to pay for 
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The button option has been announced as DLC to be released in September.
So that's when I will buy it 
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I've played the demo to death, so when I'm back in aus, its going to be game on. This review only reinforced my opinion of this game. I'm pumped.
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