Fight Night is back with the most realistic in the ring experience to date, featuring some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime. Featuring a re-written gameplay engine, Fight Night Round 4 will add a variety of fighting styles and boxer differentiation to authentically emulate the greatest fighters of all time.Muhammad Ali, the most celebrated boxer of all time, was famous for his quick tongue and his even quicker hands that wore down his opponents fight after fight. Ali was the first fighter in history to win the undisputed heavyweight championship three times, and is highly revered for his contribution to the sport of boxing. Mike Tyson, a knock out legend, will join Ali on the cover. The youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight championship, Tyson enthralled the world with his precision, power, and ability to put away his opponents in the first round. These two boxing icons finally come face to face in Fight Night Round 4.
The addition of Mike Tyson to Fight Night Round 4 fills a hole in videogame rosters that has existed for almost a decade. Users will finally be able to fight as ‘Iron Mike’, or fight against him as one of many other all time greats. Promising to revolutionize the fighting genre, Fight Night Round 4 features an all new physics based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic interpretation of the sweet science to the videogame world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport’s incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power. Fight Night Round 4 allows you to create dozens of legendary match ups, including Tyson vs. Ali, with unprecedented realism.
EA SPORTS is giving fight fans the chance to redeem Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, after his knockout-loss to Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao earlier this month, in a playable three-round demo of Fight Night Round 4. The demo will be available today, May 14th, on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, exclusively to consumers who pre-order Fight Night Round 4 through GameStop. The demo will be available to all Xbox Gold Members on May 28th, and to PlayStation Network users and Xbox Silver members on June 4th.
Preliminary roster:
- Mike Tyson
- Muhammad Ali
- Ricky Hatton
- Ray Robinson
- Thomas Hearns
- Miguel Cotto
- Shane Mosely
- Jake Lamotta
- Marvin Hagler
- Roy Jones Jr.
- Carlos Monzon
- Jermaine Taylor
- Kelly Pavlik
- Manny Pacquiao
- Pernell Whittaker
- Julio Caesar Chavez
- George Foreman
- Joe Frazier
- Lennox Lewis
- Ray Leonard
- James Toney
- Roberto Duran
- Marco Antonio Barrera
- Amin Asikainen
- Paulie Malignaggi
- Kermit Cinteron
- Eddie Chambers
- Arturo Gatti
- Corey Spinks
- Tommy Morrison
- Sergio Mora
- Fernando Montiel
- Jorge Armando Arce
- Arementa
- Anthony Mundine
- Emanuel Agustus
- Vinny Paz
- Vivian Harris
- Billy Dib
- Diego Corrales
- Erik Morales
- Nate Campbell
- Ronald 'Winky' Wright
- Yuriorkis Gamboa
- Nonito Donair
- Arthur Abraham
- Joe Calzaghe
- Roberto Guerrero
- Edwim Valero
- Victor Ortiz
Consumers can step into the ring sooner with GameStop’s exclusive pre-order program. By pre-ordering Fight Night Round 4 at their local Gamestop, or online at www.gamestop.com, fans will receive early access to the game’s demo.
Fight Night Round 4 will be available worldwide for the PS3 and Xbox 360 June 30, 2009.
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