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Fight Night Round 4
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Fighting
Common Sense Media says
Fighting game pits boxing greats against each other.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a boxing game that looks ultra realistic. Along with violence that is part of violence and bit of blood, this boxing sim contains scantily-dressed women and some off-color lyrics in a few of ths rap/hip-hop songs.
What's it about?
If you think EA Sports' FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 looks good with these posted screen shots, wait until you lay your eyes on the real deal. Creating the best-looking and most realistic professional boxing game was EA Sports' ambitious goal for this sequel, and from what we've seen -- and played -- they're proven themselves as the reigning champs in this genre. The game features an all-new physics-based fighting engine that delivers a different boxing experience each time based on the power and direction of punches, blocks and ring movement (as well on body size and fighting style). For dramatic effect, knockout punches are replayed in slow motion with crunching sound effects, flexing muscles under the skin and rippling of the face.
Is it any good?
But great graphics doesn't necessarily mean a good video game. Oh sure, matching up the nearly 50 boxing greats -- such as Muhammad Ali versus Iron Mike Tyson in a fantasy bout -- is a blast to watch, but the game feels great, too. The controls are intuitive and responsive, so it's easy to pick up and perform jabs, uppercuts, hooks as well as a host of defensive maneuvers. Stockier brawlers, like Tyson, will attempt weave inside and deliver punishing hooks to an opponent's head and torso, while taller fighters, like Ali, will use their massive reach to jab while staying out of range of an opponent’s swings. The only thing more fun than sharpening your skills in the various single-player games, including a beefy career mode, is the multiplayer options pitting two boxers on the same TV or over the Internet.
Online interaction: You can chat over a headset microphone while playing online. As with other games, this means inappropriate language might be heard from another player.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about whether the game's near photorealistic graphics means the violence is more of a concern than the cartoon-like Punch-Out!! from Nintendo, as the latter lets you "punch" using the motion-sensing controllers. Which ones is "worse"?
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Parent of 17 year old
July 30, 2009
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Best gamer ever
Love it best game on the market!
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Teen, 13 years old
May 1, 2010
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boring it is hard to play and it is stupid
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Teen, 14 years old
January 16, 2010
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good for teens.
best fighting game on the market and is so much fun. being able to put the best fighters against one another is amazing, the only thing i might worry about is some of the song lierics.
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Teen, 13 years old
January 3, 2010
AGE
Perfect for teens
Fight night round 4 is an advanced boxing game with amazing graphics. But there is quite a bit of violence because well. Its a boxing game. When hitting knockout punches blood can fly everywhere which can be a little disturbing. There are crunching noises too. The sex is very moderate its just ring women in a bra and underwear holding up a sign for 5 seconds. Its ok for 13 really. Younger perhaps.
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Kid, 10 years old
September 11, 2010
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for eight and up
the game is good . its a boxing game its going to have blood and violents
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Teen, 14 years old
March 28, 2010
AGE
PERFECT FOR BOXING FANS
This game is pretty good. Not better than UFC Undisputed, but good. You can download roster updates and play online.
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Kid, 9 years old
March 25, 2010
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Best game ever! BUT...
It's a fun game. You change some settings. You can play as a dead or retired boxer. Create a boxer. HD. It's endless! But when you throw a big punch. there's a LITTLE blood. And ther's women in bikinis at the end of every round.
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Kid, 12 years old
June 19, 2010
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Awsome graphics and great game.
This boxing games is great. It has AMAZING graphics. You can see the sweat dripping off the bozers face. You have to get used to the controls. The game is very fun. I also think there should be more blood.
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Parent of 10 and 12 year old
January 28, 2013
AGE
Fun for the boxing fan!
This game is a fun game for those who are fans of old-school boxing as well as for those interested in up-and-coming boxers of today. In my opinion this game is more suitable for kids 13 and up. I play along side my son to make sure lyrics from songs or other visuals that may be inappropriate are skipped. Overall a good game.
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Fighting |
| Developer: | EA Sports |
| Release date: | June 25, 2009 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Mild Blood, Mild Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) |
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