This feature was also available in Fight Night Round 4, of course, although you had to wait for an update rather than getting it straight out of the box.įlicking the right stick always registers like it should too, so if you hit a direction several times in quick succession, it'll all play out exactly as you'd expect, meaning you need to carefully consider each jab and uppercut you throw, lest you end up paying the price while the animation you initiated finishes. You're also able to mix it up with face buttons if you like, which actually feels quite natural.

It's called 'Full Spectrum Punch Control', and is certainly more fluid and responsive than in previous instalments of Fight Night. Yes, you can use the face buttons to fight if you're not a fan of EA Sport's long-standing right stick-flicking punch system, present in Fight Night Champion in a revamped form with a catchy new name to slap on the back of the box. Still, it's fights like these that hammer home the importance of steady strategy over out and out button mashing. It's slightly ridiculous and is enough to make you want to give up on Bishop altogether. You'll pound your way through several opponents without breaking a sweat, before coming across one who's impossibly resilient to a flurry of blows to the head and can knock you down with a single left hook. It's fairly engaging and enjoyable while it lasts, but the learning curve can leave a lot to be desired. You're then asked if you want to continue with Champion Mode, or go to the main menu and check out the numerous game types on offer.Ĭhampion Mode is Fight Night's new story-driven component that has all the great boxing stereotypes, from the grizzled old trainer, to the sleazy douchebag boxing promoter, the cyborg-like, cold and mechanical rival and the annoying sibling. After winning the fight, Bishop gets a good kicking in the showers (where else?) before the action rewinds to four years prior, with the cocky fighter at the top of his game.

Fight Night Champion opens with the game's new titular Champion Mode, starring fictional pugilist Andre Bishop who finds himself fighting in a bare knuckle prison brawl. 'The 'who dropped the soap' dispute got way out of hand'

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