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Not as good as 2004

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off, forget whatever revies youve read about Fight Night 2004. If you have any sense of hand eye coordination, it is the best boxing game ever made. The xbox version, utilizing the trigger and joystick combination to leane and block, makes for an extremely fast paced, exciting game. Now, with Round 2, they had the right ideas, but it just didnt work out as well as the first. The gameplay is slowed down, the range of motion for the characters is a lot smaller, and the camera angles swing around so much (especially after a hard punch)that it is hard to keep a good lead going. They have added great new features, particularly the haymakers and the Cut Man, but overall these tend to take away from the flow of the game. Combos are near impossible to pull off sequentially, and the punches move so slow it is ridiculous. Despite the slow punching, the lean and block maneuvers still allow you to be hit, no matter where you are. Overall, this game is a nice novelty item, but if you want a fast-paced, smooth playing game, keep your copy of Fight Night 2004. The only thing that might save it is the addition of Super Punch Out, and thats only if you are a fan of old school Nintendo games.

rent first

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: March 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Take my advise, rent this game first and ignore the plants here who rave about the game. It is far inferior to last year's version, so pick that one up for 19.99.

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