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Since the release of the excellent Fight Night Round 4, many fans have been hollering for a face button control option. EA has decided to oblige them by releasing a free to download patch for the option in September. While we like the idea behind giving players more options, we hope that online play isn’t tainted by button mashers. Hopefully, player rankings will be divided between the two different control styles. After all, control stick punching is incredibly tight, it’s just a matter of getting the hang of it. However, f ace button punching does make becoming an elite player accessible to a greater number of people. Additionally, EA SPORTS also announced that they are planning on releasing a DLC pack by early August. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 DLC versions “will include a new training gym, new gameplay sliders, as well as a host of new equipment that can be used for outfitting boxers.” Xbox 360 users, on the other hand, will also receive “an exclusive alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard in their first DLC pack.”
Press Release: EA SPORTS™ announced today its initial Downloadable Content (DLC) plan for FIGHT NIGHT Round 4. Recently named the Game Critic Awards “Best Sports Game of E3 2009”, FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 has been winning over reviewers since its release on June 23rd. The first DLC pack, which will be available for free to both Xbox 360® and Playstation®3 users by early August, will include a new training gym, new gameplay sliders, as well as a host of new equipment that can be used for outfitting boxers. Xbox 360 users will also receive an exclusive alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard in their first DLC pack, courtesy of Pizza Hut. EA SPORTS™ will also be releasing a free downloadable game update by early September that will allow gamers to use face buttons on the Xbox 360 and PS3 game controllers to throw punches, hooks, uppercuts and haymakers. “The depth and variety of new content we have planned this summer is going to make one of the most critically acclaimed games on the market even better,” said senior producer, Dean Richards. “Among the new content in development, our new button control scheme will give fans a choice for how they want to throw punches in the game. We strongly believe that the refined Total Punch Control is the most intuitive way to throw punches in Fight Night Round 4, but we also want fans of the franchise to have an option.” |
