Platforms
- PlayStation 3Mar 1, 20118.5playscore8.418 Critics8.93.71K Players
- Xbox 360Mar 1, 20118.1playscore8.312 Critics8.042.2K Players
21 critic reviews · 11 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Even if online competition doesn't interest you, Fight Night Champion is a great game that has a lot to offer. The story-driven Champion mode is an entertaining addition to the series, and once you get into the Legacy mode you might find that it's hard to put down your controller even after you've spent dozens of hours using the same fighter.
Justin Calvert · Mar 01, 2011 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - Fight Night Champion has a lot of style. The presentation is excellent, the story is manageable at worst and engaging at best, the gameplay is rock solid, and the graphics are outstanding. That being said, legacy mode is a complete waste, newcomers will be frustrated at fighting seasoned veterans of the series, and the commentating is awful. There's some potential staying power here and if you really work hard at it, you can find yourself playing and enjoying Champion for quite some time.
Jake Valentine · Mar 01, 2011 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - Without the new Champion Mode, it would have been yet another successful installment under EA’s belt. But thanks to the game’s new Champion Mode, Fight Night Champion brings passion back to the sport of boxing and makes for the most entertaining sports game of all time. Fight Night Champion is a knockout, hands down. Everything else, is down for the count.
Anthony Severino · Mar 01, 2011 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - This well-conditioned sequel supplements its pumped-up-but-authentic treatment of boxing as a sport with a playable story that delivers drama and emotion. Anyone who enjoys a good one-on-one battle should be able to appreciate its playability, longevity, and the hard-hitting spectacle it delivers. With Fight Night Champion, the series has gotten leaner and smarter, and has packed on the features. In short, it puts in the effort to live up to its name.
Game Trailers · Feb 28, 2011 Reviewed on PS3 - Fight Night Champion gets the boxing right and adds a flawed but enjoyable story mode. I've always put a lot of stock in career modes, but Legacy mode here is just downright bad. The mini-games are too tough and get boring fast. The entire concept just seems off. What should greatly extend Fight Night Champion's playtime, made me like the game a lot less. Avoid the career mode, enjoy the story mode, and spend a few hours creating some dream boxing matches. That will make any boxing fan happy.
Hilary Goldstein · Feb 25, 2011 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - With online gyms comprised of your friends, smart gameplay changes, and improvements to Legacy mode, Fight Night Champion is more than your usual collection of modest EA Sports improvements. Some areas shine brighter than others, but the developer’s inspired Champion mode is the star feature that must be experienced.
Matthew Kato · Feb 23, 2011 Reviewed on PS3, X360 - In the single-player game, particularly with Bishop as a player, his combination of speed and power meant the power punches were effectively the only way to ensure fairly quick matches. In online, though, someone offering heavy offense will actually make quick work of someone who just tries to power through with wide hooks.
Sam Bishop · Feb 23, 2011 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - There's just not quite enough meat on Fight Night Champion's bones to recommend it to owners of previous games, however, and Champion mode itself is little more than a brief diversion you can bash through in an afternoon. The core mechanics still do a good job of imitating the sweet science, but EA could have done with a longer rest before getting back in the ring.
Martin Gaston · Feb 23, 2011 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - If dozens of hours doesn't sound like quite enough for you, the online versus is vast and robust, allowing for online ranking, title fights, online Gyms and daily cash tournaments. Due to a refined physics engine highlighting real-time bruising and flexing muscles, the streamlined yet involving Full-Spectrum Punch control, and the deep, though challenging Legacy mode that sports a detailed create-a-boxer, Fight Night Champion is the pinnacle of the franchise.
Chris Matulich · Apr 25, 2011 Reviewed onRead full review - It's far from a revolution – much of the framework will be familiar to Fight Night fans – but as the best-looking and most technically accomplished game the series has yet produced, this evolution exceeds our expectations, without totally blowing us away. Fight Night Champion has both the guts and the glory, and if the online functionality compliments the excellent offline modes, then it's going straight to the top.
Matt Edwards · Feb 23, 2011 Reviewed on X360Read full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Step into the ring for this 2011 entry in the knockout king boxing franchise. Fight Night Champion sets out to define a new standard in sports videogames by delivering the most dynamic simulation fighting experience to date, pushing visual boundaries and redefining the single player journey for the category.
Developer: EA Vancouver