HDTV Game of the Week: Fight Night Round 3
This is a game I've been waiting for since the impressive demo Sony used to advertise their PS3 at E3 last year, and EA's Fight Night Round 3 has not failed to impress. Every bone cracking punch, every drop of sweat and blood, almost every boxer you could ever want to fight is ready in glistening 720p. If you were waiting for the "next generation" feeling to hit you, put your gloves on and find your mouthguard because it is here.
We really can't say enough about the visuals of this game, except to assure you that what you see here in these screens is exactly the way the game looks, but missing the motion and impact that help them come across in real time. This game doesn't even require you to use a HUD to display the strength of each boxer, you can tell how the fight is going by how they move in the ring and their expression. Watching your opponents eyes widen as he realizes there's a haymaker coming with his name on it is beautiful.
Ali, Frazier, Jones Jr., Hopkins, Wright and many others are in the game and they look and move exactly like their real-life counterparts. Even more than the Madden 2006 screens we showed you, this game really takes advantage of HDTVs. This game is up there on the must-buy list for sure. I'd love to tell you more about it (or to have finished this post yesterday), but Winky Wright needs to be put in his place by Richard "The Undertaker" Lawler. (All screens from Xboxyde)
A few high definition trailers for your perusal:
- Capcom's Lost Planet (also available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace)
- THQ's The Outfit
- Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Griffon @ Feb 23rd 2006 5:12PM
Sure wish they would fix the nonsense that makes you sit there watching your $400 run a badly written download progress bar instead of playing games while you get content.
James @ Feb 23rd 2006 5:37PM
I have been boxing all day. This is the best game for the 360 that I have so far.
The thing looks sweet in hi def.
akoto @ Feb 23rd 2006 6:02PM
Picked up this game yesterday and man was it worth every penny. Visually this is one of, if not the most impressive game i've ever seen.
hmurchison @ Feb 23rd 2006 6:28PM
Dang they got that big ole head of Evander correct. Pretty interesting. I wonder if the skills match the fighter. I can't wait to knock some fools out.
jOHN @ Feb 23rd 2006 8:49PM
SWEEEEET!!1
Finally the 1st Xbox360 game that is listed as fully supporting 1080i (not counting XBL Arcade Games) [http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/e/easportsfightnightround3xbox360/]. The Demo said it all. *Droo0ooOl.
Tyler Durden @ Feb 24th 2006 10:01AM
You guys are easily impressed. This game fails where most boxing themed games do. The speed of the punches is way too slow. I am not asking for Super Macho Man speed in MIke Tyson's Punch-Out, but I would expect quicker response from boxers like Roy Jones. Their signature punches were slow-developing and left him very wide open for a counter.
Maybe I expect too much... If it's any consolation, the picture quality was outstanding!
Richard Lawler @ Feb 24th 2006 10:11AM
I felt like the speed was perfect, Roy Jones and Ali are incredibly quick, their signature punches are supposed to be hard to pull off just for reasons of balance. If you can pull off a haymaker without warning the game is completely broken.