EA announces FIGHT NIGHT RD 4

Call me HYPED!!!

Why? Not only is the best Pugilist game returning, but it brings us what the fans have always wanted. A playable “YOUNG” Mike Tyson!

What’s the significance of young vs old? The Young Mike Tyson was called Kid Dynamite, the old Mike Tyson has tribal tats on his face and quits on his stool. I’m sure many of you new gamer (birth certificate reads born 1990) don’t know who or what was great about Iron Mike, but pre-Robin Givens he was THE it thing in Boxing. People were literally afraid to fight him. For good reason!

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He was so popular that Nintendo chose him to headline their initial boxing franchise.

When you got up to the Champ he literally leveled you with one punch if he connected during the first 1:30 of the first round. (Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 in the first round) To understand that undertaking is to be a fan of Boxing.

Now EA turns him loose in their excellent Fight Night series, with what promises to be a new and improved fighting system that caters to different styles. Now we can finally see what a Mike Tyson in his prime would’ve done against an Ali. My personal thinking is Muhammad could take a punch so he would’ve given Mike problems, but Iron Mike had the come uppings!

Quote from EA Press Release:

“The EA SPORTS Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre”, said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA SPORTS. “EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future.”

Featuring a re-written gameplay engine, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will add a variety of fighting styles and boxer differentiation to authentically emulate the greatest fighters of all time. Pressure your opponent with the brawling inside style of young Mike Tyson, bobbing and weaving to set up powerful hooks and uppercuts. Capitalize on Muhammad Ali’s reach, hand speed and fleetness of foot to bewilder your opponent with lightning fast jabs and straights from the outside. For the first time in history, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 gives you the opportunity to pit these legendary heavyweights against one another and name a true champ.

No fight will be the same with an all-new physics-based animation system that recreates the full spectrum of true-to-life punch impacts, giving boxers a devastating arsenal of punches, blocks and ring movement. The new physics system allows for missed punches, glancing punches, knockout blows and for the first time ever, rough and tumble inside fighting. Fatigue, adrenaline, footwork and timing all come into play as you hammer away at your opponents.”

Here’s hoping this rings true