Fight Night Round 4 – Vicious Uppercut

So I picked up Fight Night Round 4 this week and I have to say I’m loving it so far.  I’m a huge boxing fan and this game doesn’t disappoint.  There have been a lot of haters out there complaining because EA took away the use of face button controls, but I find “Total Punch Control,” i.e. controlling your punches with just the right analog stick, to be more than adequate.  There’s a bit of a learning curve but once you figure it out it’s a bunch of fun.

One of the coolest new features is the ability to replay and upload videos from your fights to EASports.com.  Below is a 4 second clip of my latest knockout.  It was a “flash knockout,” which is a new feature in FNR4 as well.  What it means is basically if you land a perfect punch even if you’re getting beat pretty badly you can instantly knock down your opponent, just like in real boxing.