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Fight Night Round 4

First seen: 19 may 2008

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Great Deal: $59.99

  • User Score (107)
    7.1 7.1 from 107 reviewers
  • Expert Score (82)
    8.5 8.5 from 82 reviewers
  • Gameplay (54)
    9.2 9.2 from 54 reviewers
  • Graphics (61)
    10 10 from 61 reviewers
  • Sound (59)
    9.0 9.0 from 59 reviewers
  • Storyline (3)
    9.0 9.0 from 3 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (10)
    9.2 9.2 from 10 reviewers
  • Control (4)
    9.5 9.5 from 4 reviewers
  • Lifespan (2)
    9.5 9.5 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • powerful character creation tools, somewhat slower load times, the improved speed, simplified fight mechanics, accurate character creation
  • legacy mode sux, basic career mode, the glitches, the difficulty brick wall, obscure training mini games

EA SPORTS’ Fight Night Round 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year. Building off Fight Night Round 3 , one of the best-selling and critically-acclaimed Xbox 360® launch games, Fight Night Round 4 promises to be equally as ground-breaking and revolutionary. With an all new physics-based gameplay engine, truly unique and differentiated boxer styles, the fastest and most true to life representation of the "Sweet Science," and the most impressive boxer roster…

Specifications

  • Developer:
    EA Sports
  • Publisher:
    Electronic Arts
  • Genre:
    Sports
  • Release Date:
    6/25/2009
  • Console:
    Xbox 360
  • Game Rating:
    T (Teen) Mild Blood Mild Lyrics Mild Suggestive Themes Violence

Release Date

  • First seen
    19 May 2008

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  • Reviews of Fight Night Round 4

  1. Fight Night Round 4

    Reviewer: Operation Sports
    29 June 2009
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    After a three-year hiatus, the champ is back to defend its throne. But during the long layoff, we’ve witnessed the returns of Afro Thunder and Little Mac, the rise of Read more

  2. EA gives us the new king of the ring

    Reviewer: GamesRadar
    25 June 2009
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    Fans of beat-’em-ups such as Street Fighter 4 might not like it because it isn’t quick-fire combat and 10 second knockouts, while gamers who normally expect their boxing games to feature bobble-headed cartoon stereotypes might find it a little dry and serious. However, with a hugely accessible but technical control system, visuals so impressive you can see each bead of sweat fly off the fighters and a superb range of well-known pugilists to match up against each... Read more

  3. What has two thumbs and loves smashing virtual faces in?

    Reviewer: Game Revolution
    2 July 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Without a doubt, the first human to discover he had thumbs immediately made a fist and punched the nearest wise-ass square in the kisser . Not to be outdone, the wise-ass realized that he—like his more perspicacious compatriot—also had thumbs and swiftly returned the blow . And so boxing was born. EA’s Fight Night series taps into this venerable, thumb-centric history of boxing. Beginning with Fight Night 2004 , EA has been perfecting its thumb-warrior approach to... Read more

  4. Fight Night Round 4

    Reviewer: Xbox Evolved
    7 July 2009
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 10
    10
    Sound 8
    8.0
    Control 8
    8.0
     

    The game is a lot of fun, but will probably be a little disappointing to longtime fans of the series. Sadly, much of what it's missing comes in the form of various options that wouldn't have been that hard to include. Particularly disappointing is the lack of the customization in creating fighters Round 3 offered. The rigid control scheme is also a let down. Finally, as the personal recipient of a pretty horrible bug, I'm irritated that there wasn't better, more thorough... Read more

  5. Fight Night Round 4 Review

    Reviewer: PlayDevil
    15 September 2009
    Overall 9
    8.6
    Gameplay 9
    8.7
    Graphics 10
    9.6
    Sound 8
    8.2
    Multiplayer 8
    8.2
     

    It seems to have taken an eternity for "Fight Night Round 4" to be released and from the outset you can see the time and effort which has been put into making the game look and play as good as it does. Having said this it is by no means perfect and there are still many areas for improvement. Read more

  1. "Not the leap I was hoping for"

    Reviewer: CNET
    25 June 2009
    Overall 5
    5.0
     

    What can I say? It's another rendition of one of the best boxing games hands down. If you played the revious incarnation that came out 4 years ago, it's relatively easy to pick this up and jump right in. So, why did I give this game 2 stars? Because I know a lot of you are going to thik I have lost my mind when you see this but when you think about how much time EA has had to improve this title over the last one and when you really see the failed opportunities that EA... Read more

  2. Fight Night Round 4

    Reviewer: Boomerang Video Game Rental Online
    4 July 2009
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    I really enjoyed FNR3 so I had been really looking forward to playing the 4th version, but wow what a disappointment, the controls are laggy, the gameplay mechanics don’t work, and I got board of playing this after a few hours not much else to really say on this. Read more

  3. Fight Night Round 4 Review.

    Reviewer: Evan J Blaickley "Blake", Amazon
    18 December 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    A great game and fun to play. Visualy one of the best. You are forced to use the joy sticks, so if that is a problem for some, or you would rather have button controls, you will have problems playing. The lack of many boxers in the roster is disappointing and creating a character is basic. I wish there were more of the older boxers. Still this is a great game. If you have Round 3, rent this one first, to see if it is worth the cash for you to up grade. I feel that the... Read more

  4. Fight Night Round 4 for Xbox 360. was a huge dissapointment.

    Reviewer: Shopping.com
    4 July 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Fight Night Round 4 for the Xbox 360 was very dissapointing because You are basicaly forced to just Read more

  5. Just give it a chance

    Reviewer: GamePro.com
    6 July 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    After playing FNR3, I had super high expectations for this game... I mean, what could be better than taking a great game and adding fighters like Tyson and George Foreman. However, when I got it and realized EA had changed the gameplay I was quite disappointed to say the least. So, having bought the game I had no choice but to give it a chance and try and get used to this whole new concept. I started out on the legacy mode and decided to first run through all the... Read more

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