Fight Night Champion will set a new standard in sports videogames by delivering the most dynamic simulation fighting experience to date, pushing visual boundaries and redefining the single player journey for the category. Fight Night Champion will break the mold of what is expected in a single-player sports game. Players will be introduced to an entirely new way to step between the ropes and experience the drama, emotion, excitement and tragedy of world championship boxing.
GenreOther Sports Games
Platforms xbox360
DEVELOPER EA Canada | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Fight Night Champion Reviews xbox360
gamerevolution.com review
The introduction of gyms brings a club atmosphere to the online game. As with clans and clubs in other games, the success of the gyms depends entirely on whether or not players end up using them. But knowing boxing culture, I think having inter- and intra-gym competitions is a perfect fit. While the fight mechanics have been refined and the online modes have been polished up, the big sell here is the revolutionary effort to bring complex storytelling to the sports genre. It’s something I never would have expected or even considered possible. All gamers—not just fans of boxing and sports games—owe it to themselves and to the talented risk-takers at EA Canada to play this game.
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gameshark.com review
One night, after taking out one of D.L.’s fighters, some thugs show up at your gym. When you try to defend yourself, they announce they’re police and take you away for assaulting an officer. Next thing you know, you’re serving time for assault and your career is gone, just like the freedoms you once took for granted. It’s a very long road to redemption and it’s your job to help Andre walk the path.
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gamepro.com review
Champion’s online options are thankfully improved for the better here, though, with the ability to win varying belts and awards, as well as join online gyms with pals and take part in seasons and tournaments, along with rival gym challenges. However, it’s hard to ignore what’s not here, and that is a feature to rival EA Sports MMA’s brilliant Live Broadcast mode, which spotlighted the best fighters in weekly bouts with real-life commentators calling the action. A Fight Night version would have been a perfect fit for boxing’s brand of boastful machismo, so I’m puzzled by its exclusion; but Champion is still the absolute best way to experience pretend pugilism, online or not.
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spaziogames.it review
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gamefocus.ca review
All steps taken by EA Canada to amplify and improve its cherished boxing franchise were so well orchestrated that there’s no other choice than give the Canadian developer props for what they’ve accomplished. It is certain that some of the gameplay tweaks won’t please all Fight Night vets but as an overall experience, I don’t see how fans of the series could hate what’s being offered. To me, Fight Night Champion floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee, times two. A solid knock-out!
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3djuegos.com review
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planetxbox360.com review
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computerandvideogames.com review
Stamina plays a bigger part than ever this time and it will wear down pretty quickly across the duration of ten rounds if you don’t conserve energy, making you slower and more prone to getting rocked should your opponent catch you with a good shot.
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1up.com review
The writing, presentation, and performances are on par with the later-era Rocky flicks: not remotely Oscar-caliber, but good enough to get you invested in the plight of your fighter. Playing through Champion Mode gives each fight a sense of context, emotion, and drama that you just don’t find in sports games (it also teaches you some valuable lessons that you can put into practice elsewhere in the game — like how to protect a cut over your eye when your opponent zeroes in on it). In a genre where developers are frequently accused of merely churning out incremental "roster updates," Champion Mode represents a truly bold, ingenious idea — one that I hope takes root and finds its way into all manner of other sports games in the near future.
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gamesradar.com review
Though the three- or four-hour-long story is relatively short compared to what can be imbibed by way of the returning Create-A-Player Legacy Mode, it actually does something we haven’t yet seen in sports games: it makes you root for the underdog. Sure, the whole idea of a story-based progression has happened before; Sony tried it to mixed effect with their The Life series of NBA titles, but by keeping things rather concise, the tale of betrayal and redemption by the surprisingly likeable Andre Bishop has the added benefit of presenting some interesting story-based challenges.
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telegraph.co.uk review
ight Night Champion –in its newly installed story mode– throws the well-worn cliches like a flurry of punches. And they’re just as subtle. Stiff jab. The talented, plucky hero, Andre Bishop. Straight right. The wisened old trainer that took Andre in when his parents died. Work the body. The naive baby brother making his own name in the sport. Left hook. The evil, scheming promoter. Right uppercut. The monstrous, heartless rival who doesn’t care who gets hurt on his way to the top. Knock-out.
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eurogamer.net review
As a trade-off, effective combinations can now find their way past your defence and hit home. So while you still need to keep your hands up, timing your block as a punch connects or leaning and weaving out of the way is still the most effective method of avoiding damage and setting up lethal counterpunch opportunities. But unlike Round 4, where the counter system was almost too powerful, counterpunches now have a narrower window of execution and feel more balanced.
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videogamer.com review
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