Fight Night Round 3
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008During the years, sport has become one of the world’s most famous entertainment for the masses, besides video games of course. but not everyone appreciates all kinds of sports. some prefer a more subtle approach like Golf, others prefer something more of a team play and treated like a second religion like Football/Soccer, and others prefer those where they see people soar through the air as if they have wings like basketball or even better, something that will nick your arse and even break a few bones like Extreme Sports. but probably the most aggressive of them all is the sport which was first held on areas away from the masses. and usually done by brute looking slaves, and rich people would bet on one of them, then they get to see them beat each other up silly and see who will remain standing. i’m talking about boxing. and what more can you ask for when you combine boxing and video game? yes, you get the third installment of Electronic Arts’ Fight Night for the PSP.
Fight Night 3 is an awesome game. the game allows you to experience the world that revolves around a boxer and his painful and glorious journey to fame and fortune. you start by creating your character, choosing features like hair, face, and you can even put a mustache and beard to make your guy look a little scruffy. you also distribute attributes to different aspects to your fighter like power, speed, stamina, agility, and more. and you can also select if your fighter is right or left-handed, and if he’s more on the speed type, damage type, or the balanced type fighter.
you can also create and make your own version of some of the famous fighter throughout boxing history. some of the few includes Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones , Jr., Muhammad Ali, and even our very own featherweight Champion Manny Pacquiao.
the game itself was designed with difficulty set to medium. graphics are well defined and smooth for the PSP. although there have been a few instances when your character or your opponent’s character keeps punching towards the opposite direction of the enemy and still gets to hit it. minor glitches. sound is good, especially when you love to hear the smack of leather on face and the a lot of Rap music, they even feature lots of upcoming artists in the rap scene. the commentators are a little bit annoying as you keep playing the game, they keep saying the same things over and over and over again. as for gameplay, the real deal is the ability for you to create your own combo moves and cross attacks. devising you own combination allows you to hone your combat skills so you can show what you got against other players through wireless connection or even through the internet. COOL!
and so the verdict, graphics gets an 8/10, sound gets 8/10, and gameplay gets 8/10. this game will never please you though if your all alone so i suggest you go out and look for a few sparring partners to show your skills. just remember to keep the punchings on the buttons and not on your buddy’s face. LETS GET READY TO RUUUUUMMMMMBBBBBLLLLLEEEE!!!!!
