Fight Night Demo OUT NOW!!!!!

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Hmmm...? The only thing I can suggest is to get on the PSN forums and see who's braggin.
There's a ton of Europeans on the EA forums who have it, I just don't know if there XBL or PSN?

For what it's worth, I'm downloading mine right now. Yours must be up by now

C'mon on then Jim, whats the verdict of it so far, what do ya think of it, and the main differences from the last one ?

I'll sort of start with the negatives...

It takes some getting used too.... Every time EAsports mess with the configurations it feels like someone has wired my hands back-to-front!

The blocking system is so basic, you just press block and no matter where the punch is thrown, you block it... Which sounds really shit (and felt completely bolloxed at first) but the clever thing about it is you can destroy/ move their guard with some specifically placed punches (i.e jab, flared jab).

Now that sounds straightforward (and clever) enough but the Full-Spectrum system will have you throwing overhand lefts in the place of flared jabs a good few-hundred times before you finally get the hang of it... It's infuriatingly hard to use instinctively... However you will get the hang of it.

Captain America was right, Ali is impossible to outbox. I havn't enough skill to make every punch count so I've no hope of knocking him out however I have knocked him down and BOOOOOY it felt good!

The animations are excellent, more than ever do you feel like the character your fighting with. They way they move, punch, react, cut etc... It's amazingly immersive but only once you really begin to get to grips with it.... S basically, when you're not suffering from operating error, this game without a doubt offers the most realistic boxing experience I've enjoyed.

You can lunge in with punches now (for example Mayweather's jab to the body or Lunging left-hook), or slide-back and punch more effectively. You can also put extra steak on every single punch you throw (including the jab) so your repertoire has the potential to be ultra dynamic with a almost limitless amount of pugilistic opportunities. However, every punch (including punches to the body) has it's own individual rating so that makes the need to box effectively within your own limitations VERY interesting!

Good game. Just need to learn how to Knock mother fuckers out.?!

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Captain America, I had the same problem as you. I just can't out-box Ali and I haven't enough skill yet to really make my big punches count.

I've knocked him down with a couple of sneaky* overhand rights but the fucker gets back up.

*I tried to set the pattern of ' 1st, walking Ali down with a basic 1-2 then once Ali inevitably backed off, I'd lunge-jab downstairs then hook the liver sliding to the left a couple of times before I then lunge-jab the body lean left and then really put some steak on the overhand-right

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Oh, and I think Spammers will have trouble this year. Your arms can wear out

[Mattyhitman]

Hmm, EA are buggers for messing with the config on every game they do, so thats no suprise, just staggered at the amout of changes made.
Is it good enough for me to dig out my x-box, dust it off and start playing again thats the question!!??

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Hmm, EA are buggers for messing with the config on every game they do, so thats no suprise, just staggered at the amout of changes made.
Is it good enough for me to dig out my x-box, dust it off and start playing again thats the question!!??

You should always keep your Xbox accessible within 10 seconds. Anything longer than that can cause unnecessary angst

And Yes. Just about.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Just read this on Fight Night Blog:
There is no need to choose a blocking direction. If you or your boxer’s Reflexes are up to the task your boxer will move their arms to the right spot. This allows you to throw punches while holding down the Block, making the transition from Defense to Offensive a little quicker.


Silly me. I never thought of it from that Angle. Boxers now have a reflex rating so you can punch/block and rely on your fighters block strength/ and reflex for (probably very brief) periods of time...