Fight Night Round 4

 PlayStation 3
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 102 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 102
  3. Negative: 16 out of 102
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  1. DanielF.
    Jul 2, 2009
    9
    Joe.c & Luke.h you are both retarded and should go away and play button basher games for clueless players. FNR4 is a big step up from FNR3 in every way, face buttons have gone so you now have to learn the game properly as well as understand that boxing isn't about throwing punch punch punch, there's more of a art for and tactics to it, learn the game and you will enjoy it, Joe.c & Luke.h you are both retarded and should go away and play button basher games for clueless players. FNR4 is a big step up from FNR3 in every way, face buttons have gone so you now have to learn the game properly as well as understand that boxing isn't about throwing punch punch punch, there's more of a art for and tactics to it, learn the game and you will enjoy it, don't bother and you will underestimate it. If there is a flaw then its online players who pull out of games just as there about to be out for the count, apart from those idiots the online play is lag free. Yes there could have been more done to the game but EA have done a good enough job to warren t people to buy this game. best boxing game ever unless your a button basher, one other thing is you will find unrealistic is the amount of punches you can throw compared to real life, but hay if it went any more realistic it would become a bore.… Expand
  2. RobinM
    Jul 2, 2009
    10
    This is a great game. It was a bold step to do away with the buttons but the joystick control system, though fiddly to start with, soon becomes easy to use IMO. Now when you play online and meet body spammers or the old haymaker junkies, they are easy to beat. Just stay cool, block, lean and counter punch and then when their stamina is all but gone you can open up and destroy them. When This is a great game. It was a bold step to do away with the buttons but the joystick control system, though fiddly to start with, soon becomes easy to use IMO. Now when you play online and meet body spammers or the old haymaker junkies, they are easy to beat. Just stay cool, block, lean and counter punch and then when their stamina is all but gone you can open up and destroy them. When you get to play someone who knows about boxing the fights to be had are awesome.… Expand
  3. DavidN
    Jul 8, 2009
    9
    You buy fight night round 4 simply if u want to punc the living daylights out of someone without getting into a mess...anyway my point is that your not going to be a hardcore well advised up to speed gamer who nly cares about rpg games and being the top player on modern warfare . You go out and buy this because you have an interest in the sport and want to play as the greatest boxers ever You buy fight night round 4 simply if u want to punc the living daylights out of someone without getting into a mess...anyway my point is that your not going to be a hardcore well advised up to speed gamer who nly cares about rpg games and being the top player on modern warfare . You go out and buy this because you have an interest in the sport and want to play as the greatest boxers ever . i bought this game because i want to succeed in the game and it allows you to do that sure its not easy and will take you numerous attempts but the joy that comes from being unbeaten is immense and getting a KO in the first round is what makes this game grat.Playing in multiplayer is intense but to be appreciated its best just to play with a friend and watching the fight unravel while your sitting beside one another .Its a gaming experience. at its best at its purest.buy this game and enjoy it for what it is .A realistic simulation of an intense and exhilarating sport.… Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    Jun 24, 2009
    10
    This game improoves so much over FNR3. you can now do combos with great speed, career mode is actually a career now you can schedule fights,etc. MUST BUY.
  5. RayV.
    Jun 25, 2009
    10
    Amazing game, new counter system is really cool...... one punch away from victory... its really true!
  6. WSMcCready
    Nov 22, 2011
    8
    Fight Night R4 captures the often brutal and physical nature of boxing in an often very convincing manner. The violent thudding sound as a haymaker connects with a jaw or rib cage can be almost gratuitous at times, but still feels in keeping with the nature of the sport. You have very few of the embellishments that boxing in games have had in the past, as a result you feel far moreFight Night R4 captures the often brutal and physical nature of boxing in an often very convincing manner. The violent thudding sound as a haymaker connects with a jaw or rib cage can be almost gratuitous at times, but still feels in keeping with the nature of the sport. You have very few of the embellishments that boxing in games have had in the past, as a result you feel far more connection to what is going on. Feeling as though you really are involved in a tactical and mental battle, trying to work out and anticipate your opponents style and plan.
    This is obviously far more true of the multiplayer experience. Get two accomplished, or at least even matched players together, and you will have some immense contests. While to begin with, the control scheme may seem to be rather random, alien even, soon enough you'll come to be able to manipulate the controls to get the hook, upper cut or straight that you wanted most of the time. It does remain fiddly at times, and in the heat of the battle with punches being landed, mistakes can be costly, but it doesn't overly detract from what is a great multiplayer experience.
    A few more boxers would have been great, particularly in certain weight divisions. But then again, given what a nightmare the world of boxing has become with corruption and the monetary expectations most boxers seem to have to do the most mundane of things now (let alone enter the ring against an opponent who may lay a punch on them...), I could envisage how tough this aspect of pulling the game together must have been.    … Expand
  7. tonyneculai
    Nov 19, 2014
    8
    Until I played Fight Night Champion I was really impressed by this game specially by the game play. Leaving aside the graphics, the more licensed players and the campaign mode of the following version of the game, FN Round 4 was one of the best games I played in terms of evolution. Actually it mattered so much what training you did and how good you performed that your skills were based onUntil I played Fight Night Champion I was really impressed by this game specially by the game play. Leaving aside the graphics, the more licensed players and the campaign mode of the following version of the game, FN Round 4 was one of the best games I played in terms of evolution. Actually it mattered so much what training you did and how good you performed that your skills were based on it. In the following version this is somehow lost and you can allocate points of skills where you like , which is not as realistic as FN Round 4. Only 8 due to online 1 point and another one due to not so many modalities of play.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#16 Best PS3 Game of 2009
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#37 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2009
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#35 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2009

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. 1UP
    91
    Fight Night Round 4 not only matches its predecessor, but improves upon it and has reclaimed it's title as the best boxing game in the world.
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  2. GamePro
    90
    Fight Night Round 4 lacks some of the wow factor of its predecessor, but it builds upon the strengths of Round 3 and corrects most of its weaknesses.
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  3. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    100
    Like many games earning classic status, FNR4 generates repeated standout, jaw-dropping moments, and none of them are pre-scripted. [Aug 2009, p.64]
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