THE CHAMP IS BACK! EA ANNOUNCES EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4
Mike Tyson Featured in First Boxing Videogame in Nearly a Decade
Maybe there's a career mode where you can bite opponents and then rape women.
Ah, Mike Tyson, our hero. - MDS
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> REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - May 7, 2008 - Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS)
> announced today that EA SPORTS(tm)Fight Night Round 4 is in development
> at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS Fight
> Night is back with the most realistic "in the ring" experience to date,
> featuring some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their
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> "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."
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will be available for the Xbox 360(tm)
> system and the PlayStation(r)3 computer entertainment system and ships
> to retailers in 2009. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or
> PEGI.
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> EA SPORTS(tm) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the
> world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL
> Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(r) hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA(r)
> Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(r) and NASCAR(r) racing.
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