Fight Night (video game series)
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- Not to be confused with the unrelated Fight Night (1985 video game).
| Fight Night | |
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| Genre(s) | Sports, Fighting |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
Fight Night is a series of boxing video games created by EA Sports. It follows on from their previous series Knockout Kings, produced for various platforms yearly between 1998 and 2003. The series was well received critically, with the PS3 version of Fight Night Round 4 achieving a Metacritic score of 88/100,[1] and several of the games topping sales charts.[2]
| Title | Release Year | PS2 | Xbox | GCN | X360 | PS3 | PSP | iOS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fight Night 2004 | 2004 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Fight Night Round 2 | 2005 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Fight Night Round 3 | 2006 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Fight Night Round 4 | 2009 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Fight Night Champion | 2011 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
The series consists of:
- Fight Night 2004
- Updates: Total Punch Control.
- Fight Night Round 2
- Updates: Haymaker, Player controlled cutman, Removed rag doll knockdowns, Online play capability, Block while moving.
- Fighters Added: Miguel Cotto, Diego Corrales, Juan Lazcano, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton
- Fighters Removed: Lennox Lewis, Félix Trinidad
- Fight Night Round 3
- Updates: Redesigned haymaker and player controlled cutman, Some parts are in first-person, New fictional characters, Clinching is toned down, When a fighter is near a knockdown they go into a special "hunting" zone that they must fight through to not be knocked down, Ranking is replaced with contracts in career mode.
- Fighters Added: Calvin Brock, Floyd Patterson, Oscar De La Hoya, Marvin Hagler, Vicente Escobedo, Jesús Chávez
- Fighters Removed: Chris Byrd, Sonny Liston, Rocky Marciano, Ken Norton, Antonio Tarver, Miguel Cotto, Ricardo Mayorga, Shane Mosley, Mike Anchondo, Jesse James Leija, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Derrick Gainer, Kevin Kelley, Juan Manuel Márquez, Rafael Márquez
- Fight Night Round 4
- Updates: Physics based controls, Career mode is redesigned and replaced with legacy mode, Can use photo game face to more easily put the player in the game, Can only block high and low, More focus on counter punching, User controlled cutman is removed and replaced with a point system, Downloadable characters, Added Flyweight and Bantamweight weight classes.
- Fighters Added: Tomasz Adamek, Jorge Arce, Amin Asikainen, Emanuel Augustus, Joe Calzaghe, Nate Campbell, Eddie Chambers, Julio César Chávez, Kermit Cintron, Billy Dib, Nonito Donaire, George Foreman, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Robert Guerrero, Vivian Harris, Thomas Hearns, Paulie Malignaggi, Fernando Montiel, Carlos Monzón, Sergio Mora, Tommy Morrison, Anthony Mundine, Victor Ortíz, Kelly Pavlik, Vinny Paz, Cory Spinks, Mike Tyson, Pernell Whitaker
- Downloadable Content: alternate versions of Sugar Ray Leonard, James Toney and George Foreman, Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston
- Returning Fighters: Lennox Lewis (Out since 2004), Miguel Cotto (Out since Round 2), Shane Mosley (Out since Round 2)
- Fighters Removed: Calvin Brock, Floyd Patterson, Jeff Lacy, Micky Ward, Juan Lazcano, Vicente Escobedo, Jesús Chávez
- Fight Night Champion
- Updates: Story mode, pantaloons (for Creating a Boxer), Fictional Fighters on the roster, Full Spectrum Punch Control, Regional Anaerobic Fatigue.
- Fighters Added: Chris Arreola, Timothy Bradley, Butterbean, Chad Dawson, David Haye, Kendall Holt, Daniel Jacobs (boxer), Zab Judah, Erislandy Lara, Peter Manfredo Jr., Fernando Vargas
- Downloadable Content: Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson, and alternate versions of Thomas Hearns, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao.
- Returning Fighters: Kevin Kelley (out since Round 2) and Jesse James Leija (out since Round 2)
- Fighters Removed:Floyd Mayweather, James Toney, Tomasz Adamek, Amin Asikainen, Cory Spinks, Kermit Cintron, Vivian Harris, Paulie Malignaggi, Marco Antonio Barrera, Nate Campbell, Arturo Gatti, Erik Morales, Fernando Montiel, Jorge Arce
Boxers
The games feature a large number of licenced boxers. Five have appeared in every game (Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Jake LaMotta, Sugar Ray Robinson and Ronald Wright).
| Boxer | N | Debut | Weight | 2004[3] | Round 2[4] | Round 3[5] | Round 4[6] | Champion[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Abraham |  |
2003 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No |
| Muhammad Ali |  |
1960 | Heavyweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cover | Yes |
| Mike Anchondo | |
2000 | Lightweight | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Jorge Armando Arce |  |
1998 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |
| Cristobal Arreola | |
2003 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Amin Asikainen |  |
2001 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No |
| Emanuel Augustus | |
2001 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Marco Antonio Barrera | |
1989 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Tim Bradley | |
2004 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Calvin Brock | |
2001 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | Yes | No | No |
| Chris Byrd | |
1993 | Heavyweight | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Joe Calzaghe |  |
1993 | Light heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Nate Campbell | |
2000 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |
| Eddie Chambers | |
2000 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Jesus Chavez | |
1994 | Featherweight | ? | ? | Yes | No | No |
| Julio Cesar Chavez | |
1980 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Kermit Cintrón |  |
2000 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No |
| Diego Corrales | |
1996 | Lightweight | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Miguel Cotto | |
2001 | Welterweight | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Chad Dawson | |
2001 | Light heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Jack Dempsey | |
1914 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | DLC |
| Billy Dib |  |
2004 | Featherweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Nonito Donaire |  |
2001 | Bantomweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Roberto Duran |  |
1968 | Welterweight | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Roberto Duran | |
1968 | Lightweight | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
| Eric Esch | |
1994 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| George Foreman (young) | |
1969 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| George Foreman (old) | |
1987 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Joe Frazier | |
1965 | Heavyweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Derrick Gainer | |
2000 | Featherweight | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Yuriorkis Gamboa |  |
2007 | Featherweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Arturo Gatti |  |
1991 | Yes | Yes | Cover (PS2) | Yes | No | |
| Robert Guerrero | |
2001 | Lightweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Marvin Hagler | |
1973 | Middleweight | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vivian Harris |  |
1997 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |
| Ricky Hatton | |
1997 | Welterweight | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| David Haye | |
2002 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Cover |
| Thomas Hearns | |
1977 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Thomas Hearns | |
1977 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Kendall Holt | |
2001 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Evander Holyfield | |
1984 | Heavyweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | DLC 2 | Yes |
| Bernard Hopkins | |
1988 | Light heavyweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | DLC 2 | Yes |
| Bernard Hopkins | |
1988 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Oscar De La Hoya | |
1992 | Welterweight | ? | ? | Cover (PS3) | DLC 1 | Yes |
| Oscar De La Hoya | |
1992 | Lightweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Daniel Jacobs | |
2007 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Jack Johnson | |
1898 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Roy Jones, Jr | |
1989 | Light heavyweight | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
| Roy Jones, Jr. | |
1989 | Middleweight | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zab Judah | |
1996 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Kevin Kelley | |
1990 | Featherweight | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
| Vitali Klitschko |  |
1996 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | DLC 1 | Yes |
| Wladimir Klitschko | |
1996 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | DLC 1 | Yes |
| Jeff Lacy | |
2001 | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Jake LaMotta | |
1941 | Middleweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Erislandy Lara | |
2009 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Juan Lazcano | |
1993 | Lightweight | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Jesse James Leija | |
1988 | Lightweight | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | |
1977 | Middleweight | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | |
1977 | Welterweight | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
| Lennox Lewis | |
1989 | Heavyweight | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Sonny Liston | |
1953 | Heavyweight | Yes | Yes | ? | DLC 2 | Yes |
| Joe Louis | |
1934 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | DLC |
| Paulie Malignaggi | |
2001 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No |
| Peter Manfredo, Jr. | |
1999 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Rocky Marciano | |
1947 | Heavyweight | Yes | Yes | ? | No | DLC |
| Juan Manuel Marquez | |
1993 | Featherweight | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Rafael Marquez | |
1995 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Ricardo Mayorga |  |
1993 | Welterweight | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Floyd Mayweather | |
1996 | Lightweight | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fernando Montiel | |
1996 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |
| Carlos Monzon |  |
1963 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Sergio Mora | |
2000 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Erik Morales | |
1993 | Lightweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tommy Morrison | |
1988 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Shane Mosley | |
1993 | Welterweight | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Anthony Mundine | |
2000 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Ken Norton | |
1967 | Heavyweight | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Victor Ortiz | |
2004 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Manny Pacquiao | |
1995 | Welterweight | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manny Pacquiao | |
1995 | Lightweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Manny Pacquiao | |
1995 | Featherweight | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
| Floyd Patterson | |
1952 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | Yes | No | DLC |
| Kelly Pavlik | |
2000 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Vinny Paz | |
1983 | Lightweight | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar Ray Robinson | |
1940 | Middleweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Corey Spinks | |
1997 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |
| Antonio Tarver | |
1997 | Light heavyweight | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Jermain Taylor | |
2001 | Middleweight | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| James Toney | |
1988 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Felix Trinidad | |
1990 | Yes | ? | No | No | No | |
| Mike Tyson | |
1985 | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | Cover | Yes |
| Edwim Valero | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |||
| Fernando Vargas | |
1997 | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Micky Ward | |
1985 | Welterweight | Yes | Yes | Cover (PS2) | No | No |
| Pernell Whitaker | |
1984 | Welterweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Pernell Whitaker | |
1984 | Lightweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Pernell Whittaker | |
1984 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |
| Ronald Wright | |
1990 | Middleweight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Arementa | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | |||
| Andre Bishop (Fictional) | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Wilfred Rosario (Fictional) | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Mike Walker (Fictional) | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Lucius Palmer (Fictional) | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Keyshawn Hayes (Fictional) | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Ricardo Alvarez (Fictional) | Middleweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Andre Bishop (Fictional) | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Isaac Frost (Fictional) | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Kobe Nichols (Fictional) | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Meldrick Johnson | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Raul Castillo | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Reggie Stewart | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Dwight Cooper (Fictional) | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Antonio Chavez (Fictional) | Heavyweight | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ||
| Total | 32 | 43 | 33 | 50 | 79 |
See also
References
- ^ "Fight Night Round 4 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/xbox-360-charts/news/a307559/fight-night-champion-leads-xbox-360chart/
- ^ http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/7018/t342873-fighters-list-for-fight-night-2004/
- ^ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-knocks-out-fight-night-2-roster/1100-6118842/
- ^ https://www.giantbomb.com/fight-night-round-3/3030-8095/
- ^ http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Full-Fight-Night-Round-4-Fighter-Roster-Revealed-17265.html
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-12-09-the-54-boxers-of-fight-night-champion