Platforms
- PlayStation 3Jun 23, 20098.1playscore8.310 Critics8.31.41K Players
- Xbox 360Jun 25, 20098.1playscore8.413 Critics8.035.8K Players
17 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- For me, Fight Night Round 4 is best played against the razor-sharp AI. While I find the idea of “World Championship” -- a perpetual online mode that awards three players with belts that can be won by anyone worthy -- creative and novel, it simply isn’t for me. It’s just too easy to break the game.
Brad Nicholson · Jul 10, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - The latest Fight Night pushes hard to deliver a game that feels realistic and authentic to the sport while also being extremely playable, and offering plenty of staying power. Even if boxing as a sport barely piques your interest, this game delivers tension, drama, and punishment to rival the best fighting games out there. If you enjoy a good one-on-one battle, Round 4 definitely deserves your attention.
Game Trailers · Jun 30, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360 - Fight Night Round 4 provides an experience that's relatively playable by everyone. On Amateur mode you'll be able to simply slam the punch button and win, whereas on the harder difficulties every fight becomes a tactical battle. The AI is intriguingly clever, making winning games on the harder difficulties extremely challenging.
Sammy Barker · Jun 29, 2009 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Fight Night Round 4's greatest strength is that while it's accessible and relatively easy for newcomers, it can also be challenging and rewarding for pugilism perfectionists. It's unfortunate that online matches are being dominated by players who are mindlessly spamming punches rather than fighting realistically, because on those occasions that you do meet someone who's playing with some finesse it really is a lot of fun.
Justin Calvert · Jun 29, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - If you're into boxing you're going to love Fight Night Round 4. The physics-based fighting is simply brilliant, the career mode will last you an age and the online functionality is solid. If you're not into boxing Round 4 is simple to learn, so you could still become the next Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali with a little practice. It's not perfect, mainly down to a slightly soulless career mode, but it's still a significant step up over Round 3 and more or less an essential purchase.
Tom Orry · Jun 26, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - Solid, satisfying and totally revolutionary
Mike Channell · Jun 25, 2009 Reviewed on X360 - Some of the things surrounding the boxing in Fight Night Round 4 are kind of annoying, especially if you're planning on primarily playing the game by yourself. But the fighting itself is fantastic and the online feels sharp enough to substitute for local opposition. Provided you haven't completely shifted any love you might have for boxing over to mixed martial arts already, you'll probably love it.
Jeff Gerstmann · Jun 23, 2009 Reviewed on X360Read full review - At the end of the day Fight Night Round 4 is, to put it plainly, a wonderful boxing game. There are certainly issues to be found in the new Legacy Mode, but it's much closer to what players want from a career mode. The online offering, while not hugely different from the previous Fight Night, still delivers where it counts. I didn't experience any lag in my fights and the World Championship mode will hopefully be something that fans cling to.
Nate Ahearn · Jun 23, 2009 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Whichever way you play Fight Night Round 4, it's an intense, heart-rattling experience that gets more rewarding the more time you invest in learning the nuances. With incredible attention to detail, technical achievements are more than mere eye candy and a deeper, more rewarding fighting system than ever before, it's an essential purchase for boxing fans and fighting game aficionados.
Kristan Reed · Jun 25, 2009 Reviewed on X360Read full review - Fight Night Round 4 undoubtedly brings boxing games to the next level. The boxers actually feel a bit different, the strategy and mastery is more complex, and the controls and counterpunch system mostly have a satisfying flavor rather than a frustrating one. The fights can be tests of endurance, like real boxing, so those who prefer a more casual or beginner-friendly game should check out the demo first. For those interested in the simulation of boxing and are willing to put in the time to get good at it, Fight Night Round 4 puts up an impressive performance.
PSU Admin · Jul 10, 2009 Reviewed on PS3Read full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
With an all new physics based fighting engine, new physics driven animations, truly unique and differentiated boxer styles, and the most impressive boxer roster ever including the return of the legendary Iron Mike Tyson, "Fight Night Round 4" takes video game boxing and fighting to an entirely new level.
Developer: EA Vancouver