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Fight Night Round 2.1

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you have owned previous titles in this series, you are going to be disappointed. Not because this is a bad game, but because it is different. Not in the "Fight Night to FNR2" sense though. This game has taken a huge step sideways from the franchise.

Graphics: More along the first Fight Night line. The graphics are built around the FNR2 engine, with the same grainy feel of the first FN. Polygons fall through each other, particles are blocky, and all textures are fuzzier than FNR2. They brought back the old facial damage model from FN, which to me is a huge step back, as cuts will now form those same red lines straight down the face of the boxer, regardless of head angle. Facial details have improved slightly, but the whole feel of the experience is one of half-assedness.

Sound: Par for any EA Sports title, whic means more bumping hip hop tracks that anything else. Honestly i still cross my fingers for the occasional hard rock track, but alas, i think it will never be. Many of the announcer calls have returned from FNR2, as well as some new ones to accompany the newer features, but its more of the same. There are some especially cheesy effects during knockout sequences that are just obnoxious. The sound is like walking through pudding when you spray your opponent onto the mat. I do really like the hit sounds though, as well as the breathing (which comes in real handy if you are using the no lifebar option)

Gameplay: The meat and potatoes of any game. This is what earns the game its 4 stars. It is no FNR2, so dont expect the Modern Mike Tyson's Punch Out here. The game is slow. It is much more paced like real boxing, which i actually like. No more parrying matches against all haymakers. This round is more about picking your openings and fighting tactfully. With a wider range of styles represented, including the Rocky stand-there-and-get-hit-alot, you really have to know your opponent. You can even switch stances in mid fight from orthodox to southpaw. You really get into the fight if you turn the HUD off, as you must rely on the announcer, your breath, and the opponents reactions to gauge how close you are. When slow trading of jabs turn into a quick 3 hook combo, with your opponent staggering back, its nice, just nice. Dont buy into the hype about all these new punches, they are just variations of the EA Haymaker. In fact, its hard to tell the difference between all of them, and which one you are throwing. Regardless, it still makes you cringe when they hit.

So all in all, not a bad game, just disappointing to fans of the series, but i think the price tag takes at least a little of the sting off. Gamers new to the series will enjoy this title. Fans will be split, though i think i may be the only one on the happy side of the fence.

PROS: More "realistic" boxing experince, expanded roster, Rivals Matches, immersive.

CONS: Definitely made for next gen consoles, as game feels sloppy and patched together. Graphics could be way better. Big letdown from FNR2

Round 2 was 10X better

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is pathetic! Not only are the graphics worse and slower. They have hobbled the EA Sports Cutman (no longer has good interface and can't do above and below the eye). The game doesn't even score rounds right (You get 10/10 rounds and the total on the rounds doesn't add up correctly). More proof that QA no longer exists in todays software companies and they take NO PRIDE in their work.
The sounds are a joke and are unrealistic! I have only played for a couple of hours and I hate this game. I don't understand why they changed everything from FNR2 to be worse. It is as if this game was completely rewritten by a completely different company.
Rent this game and try it before you buy it. You'll understand. Fight Night Round 2 was 10X better.

DO NOT BUY!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: February 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It will ruin your TV. The fights are displayed only in widescreen and can not be changed. The fight action is very slow paced. Worst game ever played. I had to return it. I thought EA would do better on this game.

Boxing fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is ok for the regular xbox but is so much better on 360. The game play is pretty good and champion creator is interesting. However, the game is pretty easy, all you have to do is start off leaning and dodging, then hit some body shots, then throw your haymakers, and if opponent blocks just switch stance. Its not a bad game for the money.

Fight Night Round 3 KO'd

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought and enjoyed Fight Night Round 2 as it is a great button masher for parties. It's fun to beat up one another on the screen and the graphics were second to none in terms of boxing titles.

Simply put, DO NOT BUY Round 3. It's terrible. It is EXACTLY the same thing as Round 2. The "added features" of weigh-in brawls are terrible. )I still cannot figure out how to swing back in those things, so they're more like weigh-in beat downs as I try to block my angry opponent's punches.) The press conference fights promised on the back of the game do not exist. The in ring fights are exactly the same as Round 2, as are the training sessions for your fighters. This title has all the hallmarks of something rushed out of development a full 6 months before it was ready. EA should be ashamed. It's not even like a football or baseball game where the real life season means a hard and fast deadline. This is boxing where 6 months wouldn't have meant anything to EA.

Some other things that bothered me: when you win a championship belt there is no animations denoting this fact. All you get is a little text box that tells you you're the heavyweight champion of the world. Great. Thanks for having me spend 3 hours to get there EA. The fight entrances are always the same whereas they were customizable in Round 2. Maybe Round 3 has more boxing shorts available for purchase than Round 2, but if that's what EA thinks makes up for the disaster that this game is I'd be shocked.

You will find yourself mashing buttons endlessly in the off chance that something new and unexpected will happen. Don't waste your time or money. It won't.

Also, in the off chance that someone from EA reads this, whoever invented "Total Punch Control" should be forced to be the punching dummy to record accurate knockout animations. It's the most frustrating concept imaginable. Throwing left right combinations with it is impossible. It's not even worth trying to learn. I stick with the button mashing (which gets very repetitive) and I learned from Round 2 that total punch control is a complete waste of time.

I can't stress this enough. Don't buy Round 3. If you love boxing games buy Round 2 used, but Round 3 isn't even a rental unless you have a group of people who want to play.

Unbalanced

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The title says it all. the new haymakers are far too powerfull, landing ONE is enogh to put your oppenent in danger, even with full life and stamina. this game is all sizzle and no steak.....boring. FN-R2 is way better

Solid title (for non button mashers)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Why are so many people complaining about the total punch control? EA put this in the game for people who like something new(oh no not that!)in our games and us who like a challenge(oh God no!)Question...how come no one has anything to say when EA releases a "new" Madden yeah after year with the same graphics engine and one or two new features? Its because the games are updated each year. Key word, UPDATED. Now, I'm not huge EA fan, I think their NFL stunt was F'd up, but give it a rest. They probably took out some features to speed up the gameplay. Anyway. Graphics: almost the same as last year but not as sharp. Sound: good soundtrack, nasty K.O. sounds(after all, who wants to hear the real sound of a leather glove hitting a face. It's only good if it's a hit from B-Hop),commentary does get repetative. Stop whining about TPC and try to learn how to use it. It's much more rewarding when you lay your boy out using the analog stick and he's going nuts button mashing. Great game.

EA doesn't care.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Alright, now I know they put all sorts of effort in to the Xbox 360 version and the game is fantastic. The Xbox and PS2 versions were put together as afterthoughts however. They are terrible. For instance, you can heal any cut on your boxer in the 360 version and the commentary says things about it. In the Xbox and PS2 version you can't and they haven't even taken out the commentary about cuts that you can't heal. It can't get any more simple than that. The A.I. is unrealistic and practicing against it isn't going to make you fight another person in vs. any better. Simple things like being able to preview items you have to press a button for and then you can't even rotate your boxer to see what it looks like. It's very evident that they didn't care about these versions. In fact there's less content than there is in Fight Night Round 2. If you're looking for a good boxing game look back to the last game for a much cheaper price tag.

Don't answer the bell in Round 3

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I own all three Fight Nights and they almost seem to digress. I loved the first one, but I hated the announcer, so having a fairly sophisticated announcer in the Round 2 was a welcomed change.

All of the "upgrades" in Round 3 are disappointing. Sometimes you swing and miss, and your boxer is just frozen there to be punched for 3 seconds (I don't know what is with that). Before some of the fights you have to "weigh in". Fights break out but you can not punch, so it just becomes a chance to block while your opponent drills you. The announcer says the same thing every fight.

When it comes down to it, Round 3 is still a good game but it is not quite as good as the first two fight nights. The graphics for Round 3 on 360 are incredible, but they are no better than Round 2. If you do not have a 360, save your money until you do.

Sick!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well, I own Fight Night Round 3 for Xbox, and its one of the best games ive played. Wat the hell is up with all these bad ratings? I guess that some of these people prefer the cheaper way out by just pressing random buttins. The use of the nalog stick makes it realistic and fun, and the graphics are SWEET! the gameplay is also very realistic and fun. u can fix up your boxer, and there are hundreds of ways to custimize! This game is hot!

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