Parents' Guide to

Fight Night Round 4

By Marc Saltzman, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Fighting game pits boxing greats against each other.

Game PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 2009
Fight Night Round 4 Poster Image

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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Based on 2 parent reviews

Dhump43
Dhump43 Parent of 10 and 12-year-old
January 28, 2013
age 13+

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.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much consumerism
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
poopygamefreak
poopygamefreak Parent of 17-year-old
July 30, 2009
age 6+

Best gamer ever

Love it best game on the market!
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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?

Our review:
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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.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • 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"?

Game Details

  • Platforms: PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
  • Available online?: Available online
  • Publisher: EA Sports
  • Release date: June 25, 2009
  • Genre: Fighting
  • ESRB rating: T for Mild Blood, Mild Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
  • Last updated: August 31, 2016

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