Fight Night Round 2 - Gamecube

Fight Night Round 2 - Gamecube Brand : electronic arts store Weight : 4 ounces Create and train the ultimate champion by transforming his skills and physique Total control of your boxer with 360-degree sticking and moving - punch and block while dancing around the ring Unleash the power of the Haymaker - a crushing blow that will knock your opponent out, if you can connect Fight Night Round 2 continues delivering the innovative boxing gameplay with deeper gameplay and all-new options. Knock your opponents out using devastating combos and the new Haymaker option. Then go outside the ring for training, while managing your boxer to make him successful and wealthy. The new EA SPORTS Cutman minimizes damage on fighters by helping them heal critical wounds between rounds. Active cut-man helps you recover from swelling eyes between rounds Dynamic Punch Impacts - stunning visuals reflect the effect of each blow, from swollen eyes to broken ribsReview As much as certain events have made gamers a little bitter at EAs business tactics, Fight Night: Round 2 does illustrate what the company is very good at: taking a good thing and making it even better. Its obvious that the developers, while continuing to fine-tune the all-analog gameplay, have placed a focus on creating a more compelling career mode. Largely, theyve been very successful. The new create-a-boxer is very comprehensive, allowing you to morph almost every aspect of your pugilists appearance on the fly. A new type of match mode, available as a standalone option called Hard Hit Mode, makes an appearance on your schedule as special events. In these events, a round doesnt end until someone is knocked down, lending a more brutal, over-the-top feel to the contest. Thankfully, these are optional and, while they can unlock new items in the store, they dont usually count against your ranking. For hardcore fans, youll be pleased to note that you can now change weight classes mid-career as you age and that each pros career is made so youre fighting era-appropriate foes. On the gameplay side, the most important new aspect is the Haymakers – powerful blows that allow you to pre-load a punch for extra impact. Of course, using them is risky, but their power makes them an important tool in winning the belt. Although the initial matches are a bit easier than in last years, the difficulty stiffened once my rank climbed to the mid-30s. The AI seems a bit savvier, and opponents will grapple when youve got them nearly knocked out to buy for time. I find it a little strange that rival boxers have an almost Jason Vorhees-like ability to rise from the mat, sometimes recovering from as many as four knockdowns in two rounds, but thats a minor quibble. Another nice addition is the "woozy" camera angles that appear when you or an opponent is nearly knocked down. Its a small touch, but a very dramatic one, just one more of the many little things that EA did right in making Fight Night: Round 2. The sum of these is a game that might just be the best boxing video game to date.

Create and train the ultimate champion by transforming his skills and physique Total control of your boxer with 360-degree sticking and moving - punch and block while dancing around the ring Unleash the power of the Haymaker - a crushing blow that will knock your opponent out, if you can connect