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New screen shots with new characters:

Sam peter
Steve Cunningham
Chris eubank
Andre Berto
Nigel Benn
Luis Collazo
Daniel Ponce de leon (in a southpaw stance)

honestly. it isnt touching fight night 3....

i guess EA chicago, closed down... thats the segment of EA that built fight night round 3, which is why there hasnt been fight night round 4.... thats the last ive heard.. i hope they figure somethin out


but these graphics arent touchin fight night round 3

i only see 2

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everything looks good EXCEPT the fighters... fnr3 is kill it

honestly. it isnt touching fight night 3....

i guess EA chicago, closed down... thats the segment of EA that built fight night round 3, which is why there hasnt been fight night round 4.... thats the last ive heard.. i hope they figure somethin out


but these graphics arent touchin fight night round 3

Yeah, shame. FNR4 would kill this series. Why not 2 boxing games?

i only see 2

All up now.

everything looks good EXCEPT the fighters... fnr3 is kill it

I'm gonna add a poll to the top to rate the screenshots. FNR3 has awesome graphics on the 360.

There old screen shots,part of the early build,and i think thats for the WII,theres new 360 ones out,with Calzaghe,the graphics look great on that one

Looks decent but if I can avoid putting more $$ in Kings pocket I will......please come out with a FN rd 4......

Looks decent but if I can avoid putting more $$ in Kings pocket I will......please come out with a FN rd 4......

I'm right there with you man but FN4 isn't gonna happen so this is what we've got as far as boxing games go.

With that said, I'm not as concerned about the graphics (which really aren't terrible) as much as I am how realistic the game play is. If DK does a good job with this, then I'll give credit where credit is due I suppose even though I despise the guy.

not that impressed by graphics..

for screen shots they look pretty ****house, so hopefully they get a lot better

I'm right there with you man but FN4 isn't gonna happen so this is what we've got as far as boxing games go.

With that said, I'm not as concerned about the graphics (which really aren't terrible) as much as I am how realistic the game play is. If DK does a good job with this, then I'll give credit where credit is due I suppose even though I despise the guy.

LOL.. DK has NOTHING to do with the actual mechanics of the game.. He is not a Computer programer.. His name is being used as a marketing tool.. and obviously he is going to licence the likeness and names of Boxers in HIS stable..

Argh! These screenshots were leaked to the internet from an early game build. They are NOT the finished product and they are a mix of Wii and 360 screens.

But you know what? **** fight night and anyone who like that crap. I am not impressed with fight nights shiny, sweaty graphics, and face-ripple animations.

Give me a true sim style boxing game that looks only half as "good" as fight night round 3 and I thrilled.

I am tired of seeing fighters glide their way across the ring with no sense of inertia, the complete lack of true bodypunching, the utterly rediculous, never-ending stamina, the gimmic super-punches that give even the Chris Bryd's of the world k.o. power, the lack of actual damage determined by physics, timing, and and angles, the lean-glitch, seeing Ali do the Micheal Jackson dance on the way to the ring, the grave digger taunts, the retarded AI, the plus 20 gloves of stamina, the plus 15 shorts of courage, the commercials for Dodge and Burger King, Big E and Goliath, the 4 second parries, the measily 5 rings they gave us, Burger King as a choice for trainer, The weak roster of only 27 fighters with just six weight divisions, having my heavyweight being forced down to both light heavyweight and middleweight...

Okay, anyone else had enough or should I keep going? Please people, let's not be foolish and prop up fight night for it's shiny graphics, and then bash or not give support to Prizefighter for that reason.

Let us judge the graphics based on the final product rather than an early build, but more importantly, if the game play is truly sim we need to support this game as part of the boxing community. We need to send the message that 2k (or any other company) will not just waste time and lose money for trying to give a sports gamers an accurate depiction of real boxing!

LOL.. DK has NOTHING to do with the actual mechanics of the game.. He is not a Computer programer.. His name is being used as a marketing tool.. and obviously he is going to licence the likeness and names of Boxers in HIS stable..

You're right. I'm an idiot. Thanks.

You're right. I'm an idiot. Thanks.

Prizefighter is not just a promotional tool for Don King's fighters. There will be a minimum of 60 fighters from other fight promoters.

Prizefighter is not just a promotional tool for Don King's fighters. There will be a minimum of 60 fighters from other fight promoters.

60 fighters? That's awesome man. Where did you hear that? Any idea who else besides Calzaghe, Darchinyan, Ponce De Leon, Norton, etc? Hopefully they have more weight classes then FN3 along with more fighters in each weight class.

I don't care how it looks.

As long as the game is good its iight, and has alot of boxers. Im good.

1/10

pure garbage.

60 fighters? That's awesome man. Where did you hear that? Any idea who else besides Calzaghe, Darchinyan, Ponce De Leon, Norton, etc? Hopefully they have more weight classes then FN3 along with more fighters in each weight class.


I work for a website that Rockstar games buys advertisment space from. I have a business relationship with a boxing fan at Rockstar that has become friendly enough to share some information with me.

I have every reason to think that this gentleman is truthful with me and I think he probally gets good info from someone he knows well from the 2k/venom team.

I knew 2 years ago when everybody said it was going to a Rocky game that it was not, but an actual "real" boxing game. I wish I could spill the beans on the list of fighters in the game but I don't know that much .

I have been told about the chance of this game having 200 fighters. I am so cynical for something that good happening I am still having trouble myself believing that much good news. Anyway, I have been told that the welterweight division is stacked for this game, and I have been assured that this game has plenty of fighters from all the other promoters, even King's most bitter rivals.

Long story short, things are looking good for the hardcore boxing fans/gamers. We just need to support this game as a community to show 2k (or any other company)that they will not waste time and lose money making a sim style boxing game.

You should be able to place your reservations at Gamestop for Prizefighter starting this Friday, the 25th of January. Let's get those pre-orders going!

graphics look kinda ****ty but it's all about gameplay for me.

By Jacob Luft

Depending on whom you ask, the sport of boxing is either fading, on life support or flat-lining completely. The proliferation of pay-per-view bouts, the lack of bankable stars, the alphabet soup of champions ... it's not hard to come up with the major reasons for the sport's perceived decline.

Don King has his own opinion on what ails the sport of kings, and it doesn't lack for irony: greed.

"There are no heroes right now," King said. "The fighters lately have been businessman, they aren't fighting for glory and pride. For a fighter, it is incidental that he should be paid. If you're good, then you're going to have the money and it's going to come. Honor, integrity, fighting for pride and glory will do so much more for you than when you fight for money."

King opined on the state of the sport a few hours before last week's Roy Jones Jr.-Felix Trinidad bout at Madison Square Garden (won by Jones in a 12-round decision) while unveiling his newest vehicle to promote, a boxing videogame titled Don King Presents: Prizefighter due for release this spring by 2K Sports on the XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

The main theme of Prizefighter's single-player career mode plays off of King's statement: It's about the choice you have to make between glory and money. Would you rather hit the gym to train for your next fight or work on enhancing your notoriety? The former can help get you a win, but the latter will line your pockets with fatter purses. You'll have to decide what's more important to you. As you progress through the game, your story will be told in a SportsCentury-style documentary, with real video clips from King (see picture, below) and other famous names from the fight scene.

Aside from the standard create-a-fighter option, Prizefighter offers up to 30 active boxers and 10 classic pugilists, including Larry Holmes, Ken Norton and the Cinderella Man, James Braddock. HBO announcers Emmanuel Stewart and Jim Lampley provide the play-by-play. The online play offers the unique twist of allowing players to set up their own gym where they can fight with up to eight of their own created boxers or any of the legendary fighters from the game.

The goal isn't just to create a good fighting game -- it's to create the total package of an immersive story framed around a fight career.

"You can't find a better reality show than boxing, the trials and tribulations a fighter goes through," King said.

King and 2K Sports can only hope that it's that same excitement that transfers to Prizefighter and makes it a worthy contender for EA's Fight Night franchise.

Don King complaining of boxers and promoters being greedy?

That's like Bill Gates condemning the rich.

He needs to shut the **** up.

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Aside from the standard create-a-fighter option, Prizefighter offers up to 30 active boxers and 10 classic pugilists, including Larry Holmes, Ken Norton and the Cinderella Man, James Braddock. HBO announcers Emmanuel Stewart and Jim Lampley provide the play-by-play.
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So much for 60 fighters huh? let alone 200... **** wants to play as James Braddock? Hmmm... got a feeling this list gon b pretty dissapointing!

only 30 active fighters i was looking forward to this game but not now ive got a feeling this is going to be one big let down

I work for a website that Rockstar games buys advertisment space from. I have a business relationship with a boxing fan at Rockstar that has become friendly enough to share some information with me.

I have every reason to think that this gentleman is truthful with me and I think he probally gets good info from someone he knows well from the 2k/venom team.

I knew 2 years ago when everybody said it was going to a Rocky game that it was not, but an actual "real" boxing game. I wish I could spill the beans on the list of fighters in the game but I don't know that much .

I have been told about the chance of this game having 200 fighters. I am so cynical for something that good happening I am still having trouble myself believing that much good news. Anyway, I have been told that the welterweight division is stacked for this game, and I have been assured that this game has plenty of fighters from all the other promoters, even King's most bitter rivals.

Long story short, things are looking good for the hardcore boxing fans/gamers. We just need to support this game as a community to show 2k (or any other company)that they will not waste time and lose money making a sim style boxing game.

You should be able to place your reservations at Gamestop for Prizefighter starting this Friday, the 25th of January. Let's get those pre-orders going!

I'm so ****ing incredulous right now... I wan to believe, but IDK...

Is this exclusive for the next-gen consoles?

looks good hopefully more pics become available soon

hope it has pivot and a more realistic way of moving around the ring, oh and more fighters, thats what i didnt like about fnr3

It has Calzaghe and Pavlik in it. It's already a good game, unless they **** up the gameplay that much. I'm hoping 2kgames put their heart into this game and make a great boxing game, hell maybe even surpassing fight night round 3.

It has Calzaghe and Pavlik in it. It's already a good game, unless they **** up the gameplay that much. I'm hoping 2kgames put their heart into this game and make a great boxing game, hell maybe even surpassing fight night round 3.


Don King Presents: Prizefighter

Developer: 2K Games; Publisher: 2k Games
Preview by Jon Valjean (29 January 2008)




2K SPORTS APPEAR TO be on track for an Autumn release of Don King Presents: Prizefighter. According to 2K, players must train, overcome adversity, get promoted, and avoid temptation to rise in notoriety, all while watching the story of their rise to champion unfold in a unique, live-action, sports documentary style that features real-life greats from the world of boxing.

2K have been kind enough to supply us with the following features and screenshots:

Live the Boxing Life - A full career mode offers players a comprehensive story line that follows them through real-life boxing situations such as injuries, facing stacked odds against a corrupt judge, and more. These dramatic moments are told in a sports documentary style using the voices and images of world famous boxers and celebrities from the boxing world.

The Best in the Ring and in the Booth - Don King Presents: Prizefighter offers up a roster of 30 licensed, active boxers and 10 classic, retired boxers. Classics include the likes of Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, and even the Cinderella Man himself, James Braddock. The play-by-play and color commentary are provided by none other than HBO Boxing broadcasters - Emmanuel Stewart and Jim Lampley.

Knock Out! - The developers at 2K sports weren't afraid to get their hands dirty when it came to fine-tuning the fight mechanics in Don King Presents: Prizefighter. Cumulative effect punching and surprise one-punch knockdowns and knockouts will keep gamers on the edge of their seats during every match. Height, weight, reach, and strength all play a part in how well a fighter stacks up against the enemy.

Hit the Virtual "Gym" - The unique online mode in Don King Presents: Prizefighter allows players to form and compete in "gyms" of friends or any available competitor. Players can choose from any of the legendary or active champions in Don King Presents: Prizefighter, or use up to 8 of their own customized boxers in this feature.

It has Calzaghe and Pavlik in it. It's already a good game, unless they **** up the gameplay that much. I'm hoping 2kgames put their heart into this game and make a great boxing game, hell maybe even surpassing fight night round 3.

Calzaghe and Pavlik alone wont make this game good 30 active fighters is terible i was hoping for atleast 60

eather there wont be every weight class or there will be like 3 boxers in a weight class which makes me think this game is a load of ****

tho the **** wants to play as James Braddock

this game is well worth the rent, but i dont think I am going to fork over 60 bucks to buy it though

I like this little virtual gym feature and it should add a lot to the replay effect as long as it's executed properly.

You ppl are idiots, 30 boxers is more then what fight night round 3 had in it. What the hell did fight night round 3 have in it like 12 boxers? You ppl complain too ****ing much about this game, when it has more characters then fight night round 3. So, do you hate fight night round 3 because of its limited characters aswell?

dont forget fiht night 1 fighter in 3 ****in divisions as well at times

this game looks far better

You ppl are idiots, 30 boxers is more then what fight night round 3 had in it. What the hell did fight night round 3 have in it like 12 boxers? You ppl complain too ****ing much about this game, when it has more characters then fight night round 3. So, do you hate fight night round 3 because of its limited characters aswell?

actualy it had 27 not 12 whos the idiot now?

Arturo Gatti
Bernard Hopkins
Calvin Brock
Diego Corrales
Erik Morales
Evander Holyfield
Floyd Patterson
Jake Lomotta
James Toney
Jeff Lacy
Jermain Taylor
Jesus Chaves
Joe Frazier
Juan Lazcano
Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marvin Hagler
Mickey Ward
Muhammad Ali
Oscar De La Hoya
Ricky Hatton
Roberto Duran
Ronald Wright
Roy Jones Jr.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
Vincente Escobedo

this roster is good but not great

40 fighters icluding legends is not enough anyway maybe its a case of you being too easily impressed by a game you have only read about and seen a few screeen shots of

Well, not my fault you hate white boxers like jimmy braddock and stuff. I will enjoy playing as him even though you consider him a ****ty boxer. Personally I like the new characters in the upcoming game having braddock, calzaghe, pavlik, floyd, wlad probably going to be in it aswell. I like that roster more then fight night round 3 roster. But you might hate the new roster because it contributes more white boxers then black. I hope they have chad dawson in the game aswell but he is slightly new and not to well known.

actualy it had 27 not 12 whos the idiot now?

Arturo Gatti
Bernard Hopkins
Calvin Brock
Diego Corrales
Erik Morales
Evander Holyfield
Floyd Patterson
Jake Lomotta
James Toney
Jeff Lacy
Jermain Taylor
Jesus Chaves
Joe Frazier
Juan Lazcano
Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marvin Hagler
Mickey Ward
Muhammad Ali
Oscar De La Hoya
Ricky Hatton
Roberto Duran
Ronald Wright
Roy Jones Jr.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
Vincente Escobedo

this roster is good but not great

40 fighters icluding legends is not enough anyway maybe its a case of you being too easily impressed by a game you have only read about and seen a few screeen shots of

Fight Night round 3 had 27 boxers ALL TOGETHER,Prizefighter has 30 ACTIVE BOXERS,and legends,i even hear theres gona more fighters then 40

FNR3 had a dissapointing roster this year,wasting it on people like Escobedo,i mean the guy didnt even have 10 fights!

Prizefighter has 30 ACTIVE boxers,thats more then FN's whole roster including legends,so how does that suck?

I bet the fighting system is mad gay.

Don't be fooled by screenshots. I know they're gonna **** something up.

no way the klits are in a don king

i wont be happy if floyd aint in it

Fight night 3 is **** anyways, nothing like real boxing, No real clinching, fights hardly ever get stopped, the countering system is whack, it has about 5 decent fighters in the entire game, no alphabet belts etc etc.

Give 2K Boxing a chance, gameplay is what matters, FIFA used to have better graphics than Pro evo, but FIFA played like cement and people stopped caring.

Fight night 3 is **** anyways, nothing like real boxing, No real clinching, fights hardly ever get stopped, the countering system is whack, it has about 5 decent fighters in the entire game, no alphabet belts etc etc.

Give 2K Boxing a chance, gameplay is what matters, FIFA used to have better graphics than Pro evo, but FIFA played like cement and people stopped caring.

Thats not true. When I play FNR3 online on my 360, I beat them so bad the fight gets stopped. But thats on cuts though, so I know what you mean.

Thats not true. When I play FNR3 online on my 360, I beat them so bad the fight gets stopped. But thats on cuts though, so I know what you mean.

I havent taken it online, but i ****ing murdered people on that game, no stoppage, blood everywhere, no stoppage.

Game is ****ing pitful, actually isnt like real boxing at all, how come victorious boxers is a manga/cartoon game and still has much more fight realism than fight night. (apart from the KO'S and judging)

The countering system is the ****test ever, in VB, the countering is short and sharp, there isnt a 5 minute time window where i can hit someone with a 60 punch combo after parrying one damn jab.

Game-is-****e.

I havent taken it online, but i ****ing murdered people on that game, no stoppage, blood everywhere, no stoppage.

Game is ****ing pitful, actually isnt like real boxing at all, how come victorious boxers is a manga/cartoon game and still has much more fight realism than fight night. (apart from the KO'S and judging)

The countering system is the ****test ever, in VB, the countering is short and sharp, there isnt a 5 minute time window where i can hit someone with a 60 punch combo after parrying one damn jab.

Game-is-****e.

True. I'm not feeling the cheap parrys either, where you knock their hand down karate style and it leaves them open for the 60 punch combo.
Also, I'm not feeling the Judge Jab does so much damage. Ali used it as a defense, not offense like in the game. And Jones' sinister cross is insane too.

Well, not my fault you hate white boxers like jimmy braddock and stuff. I will enjoy playing as him even though you consider him a ****ty boxer. Personally I like the new characters in the upcoming game having braddock, calzaghe, pavlik, floyd, wlad probably going to be in it aswell. I like that roster more then fight night round 3 roster. But you might hate the new roster because it contributes more white boxers then black. I hope they have chad dawson in the game aswell but he is slightly new and not to well known.

and where did race come into this Calzaghe is one of my favourit boxers and btw im white

Fight Night round 3 had 27 boxers ALL TOGETHER,Prizefighter has 30 ACTIVE BOXERS,and legends,i even hear theres gona more fighters then 40

FNR3 had a dissapointing roster this year,wasting it on people like Escobedo,i mean the guy didnt even have 10 fights!

Prizefighter has 30 ACTIVE boxers,thats more then FN's whole roster including legends,so how does that suck?

when did i say it sucked dont but words into my mouth

i guess im just dissapointed at 30 active boxers considering the original number being put around was 60 oh well i will still get the game but like i said befor this game could be a big disapointment i hope not tho...

I havent taken it online, but i ****ing murdered people on that game, no stoppage, blood everywhere, no stoppage.

Game is ****ing pitful, actually isnt like real boxing at all, how come victorious boxers is a manga/cartoon game and still has much more fight realism than fight night. (apart from the KO'S and judging)

The countering system is the ****test ever, in VB, the countering is short and sharp, there isnt a 5 minute time window where i can hit someone with a 60 punch combo after parrying one damn jab.

Game-is-****e.

yeah in hindsight it's weak. But when that was the only boxing game out I thought it was so cold!!!!! But, looking back it was weak, and about the cuts. Good idea, bad execution, you can't even stop the bleeding in your nose...they should have different treatments to stop the bleeding in the corners...and partially landed blows.

Another thing that bugs me about FNR3 is why is it so ****ing dark on the next gen consoles. That annoys the **** out of me.

True. I'm not feeling the cheap parrys either, where you knock their hand down karate style and it leaves them open for the 60 punch combo.
Also, I'm not feeling the Judge Jab does so much damage. Ali used it as a defense, not offense like in the game. And Jones' sinister cross is insane too.

Judge Jab and Sinister Cross are the only punches people use online. They spam it so much, that its not even funny. Espeacialy on the PS3. Roy, Taylor, Ali, Goliath. Those 4 men are beasts. They took out Holyfield though. He was a cheating ass ni99a in Fight Night Round 3 for the 360.

Judge Jab and Sinister Cross are the only punches people use online. They spam it so much, that its not even funny. Espeacialy on the PS3. Roy, Taylor, Ali, Goliath. Those 4 men are beasts. They took out Holyfield though. He was a cheating ass ni99a in Fight Night Round 3 for the 360.

He was ? I never lose to him.. Even if I picked a guy with no stats haha.

Another thing that bugs me about FNR3 is why is it so ****ing dark on the next gen consoles. That annoys the **** out of me.

Mine isn't dark ?
I remember it was dark, but there was something in options I could change.

He was ? I never lose to him.. Even if I picked a guy with no stats haha.

Stop lien. You would lose to him. He's a scam on the 360.

You have fight night round 3 for what system?

when is this game comin out for 360??

when is this game comin out for 360??

Schedulded for April/May time.

Damn I Hear Alot Of People Ripping Fnr3, I Thought It Was A Good Game, But I'm Not A Psyco Gamer Either. It Sounds Like You People Are Looking For Perfection, I Really Hope You're Not Looking For Perfection In Don Kings Prize Fight, Cause The Majority Of What Has Been Said On Here Is More Like Wishful Thinking, And A Whole Lot Speculation. I Guess The Only Real Way To See Is When This Game Actually Comes Out. Is There A Release Date Yet?

vic is a orthodox stance rofl early screenies not final

fight night was great but it can be improved upon, it was hardly perfect, just the best out there.

Fight Night was pretty good. I think that creating a realistic boxing game would be harder than creating a realistic football or basketball game. Fighting for the Burger King championship was kinda stupid, but they're probably less corrupt than the IBF so...

Apparently this game will feature Shannon Briggs and Tommy Morrison. I can't wait to match those two up. Yay.

The roster given on wiki looks pretty decent, but I'm not thrilled about some of them having fake names, hopefully it'll let you edit them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_King_Presents:_Prizefighter

Fight Night was pretty good. I think that creating a realistic boxing game would be harder than creating a realistic football or basketball game. Fighting for the Burger King championship was kinda stupid, but they're probably less corrupt than the IBF so...

Apparently this game will feature Shannon Briggs and Tommy Morrison. I can't wait to match those two up. Yay.

The roster given on wiki looks pretty decent, but I'm not thrilled about some of them having fake names, hopefully it'll let you edit them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_King_Presents:_Prizefighter

Finally a game with Tommy Hearns & Mike Tyson!

http://2ksports.com/media/screen/archive.php?gid=33&platform=

New screen shots with new characters:

Sam peter
Steve Cunningham
Chris eubank
Andre Berto
Nigel Benn
Luis Collazo
Daniel Ponce de leon (in a southpaw stance)

http://2ksports.com/media/screen/archive.php?gid=33&platform=

New screen shots with new characters:

Sam peter
Steve Cunningham
Chris eubank
Andre Berto
Nigel Benn
Luis Collazo
Daniel Ponce de leon (in a southpaw stance)

I'll copy this to the first post. :luvbed:

gd screenshots

I don't care how it looks.

As long as the game is good its iight, and has alot of boxers. Im good.

That's what i'm talking about, gameplay will always outdue grapgics, hell I still play NES and SNES game's b/c some are so much better game wise than whats out today.

Anyway, what's the news on the game mechanics? If it's like Fighting Spirit I would go nutts.

the graphics will look good on tv, the fighters look spot on too

Forget graphics, I want to hear about gameplay.

Forget graphics, I want to hear about gameplay.

I bet its gonna be like punch out or Fight Night round one arcadely. Hopefuly it'll have rag doll effects so they'll fly around once you knock'em out.

Let me preface this preview with saying that Don King was a recent guest on our Three Red Lights podcast and during that appearance set the bar for all celebrity audio interviews.

The man's perfect interview skills are something that Fight Night Round 3 could never rely on to hype its release back in February of 2006. Don King Presents: Prizefighter is 2K Sports' answer to EA Sports' current boxing champion, or at least that's what the developers at Venom Games (the same blokes who brought us Rocky Legends on Xbox) are hoping.


We got an early, pre-beta look at Prizefighter last week and came away with one word echoing in our heads: spectaculocity. While there's no true definition to the word that Don King uses to open the introductory cinematic to the game, we can't help but feel that it's an accurate summation for the overall tone of Prizefighter.

The core idea behind Prizefighter's career mode – something that was a bit of a bare bones effort in Fight Night Round 3 – is to deliver a documentary-style presentation that gives a retrospective look at a fighter that is supposed to be one of the sport's best. Throughout the 50 bouts that line the career mode you'll see around an hour of documentary footage. You'll hear Ken Norton rattle off a few lines about your tireless tenacity in the ring, Larry Holmes will chime in about your punching power, heck, even ex-girlfriends will show their mugs to talk about your away-from-the-ring shenanigans. From what we could tell the presentation felt authentic and worked well to push the story events forward.

Throughout your years in the ring there will be several hills to climb to ensure that your progression to the top continues on a steady course. Before some fights you'll incur injuries like breaking your hand. Your strategy will need to change in the ring to favor one side, something that will also affect how the AI tackles the bout. You'll also need to make decisions to balance the temptations of flashy media events like movie premieres and club openings with training sessions in the Fighter Factory to tune your boxing prowess. The more media functions you attend the better your public perception will be (thus your adrenaline will be higher in the fight) but your stamina will suffer.

Training, as it has been in basically every boxing in recent memory, is an important part of fight preparation and the gameplay as a whole. In Prizefighter the training options feature the usual offerings of hitting the speed bag, the standard punching bag and jumping rope; no word on the rest of the training mini-games. It appears that all of the activities take on a rhythm-based gameplay model that is similar to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Face buttons flow up a stream and need to be hit at a certain time. As you'd expect, progression slows as you advance in your career and the difficulty of each training activity ratchets up.

There's no question that the career mode and its trimmings look very promising. We've never seen a boxing game try for this kind of presentation before with name athletes and Don King himself providing a look at the career of a once-great fighter. Where boxing games are cast out or crowned champions, though, is in the ring. There are 80 boxers total in the game, 40 of which are licensed with 30 of those being currently active in the sport. Your main rival is a fictional character, but that's only to allow for some custom story arcs to build throughout the course of the game.

As we said, the pure boxing action is what really makes or breaks a boxing title and is one of the main reasons why Fight Night Round 3 is still an awesomely fun and addictive game. The presentation values made you feel like you were watching a real fight with real combatants. Prizefighter isn't quite up to the level of Fight Night just yet, but there's still time for things to smooth out a bit. Our main problem was with the fluidity of the action. Some punches went through character models and none seemed to have the power or pack the "wallop" that we saw in Fight Night.

The control scheme was also different than we're used to seeing. Gone are the days of punching with the right analog stick; instead that will be used solely for blocking. The face buttons take over the duty of punching with one acting as a jab, another as a hook, and a combo of both for uppercuts. There's also a sidestep-punch combination that is done by pressing a bumper, up on the left stick, and the appropriate face button. Body shots are pulled off by holding the right trigger. The developers at Venom say that their control scheme was designed to allow for more lateral movement around the ring, though we'll have to wait to get our hands on the game to see how much it actually impacts gameplay.

The presentation for Prizefighter is already running at a high level, even beyond the aforementioned career mode. The soundtrack, for instance, has a large array of tracks, including the oft-requested Eye of the Tiger. There are also 22 arenas including the likes of Madison Square Garden. Combine a heavyweight championship fight with Eye of the Tiger in Madison Square Garden and you get an instantly memorable moment by videogame standards. It also doesn't hurt that Jim Lampley and Emmanuel Stuart are providing commentary but their accuracy did need to be tuned a bit in our version.

The visual style is obviously inspired by the 1970s judging from its color palette and the look of the some of the player models. There are classic bouts that can be setup (like Max Baer and Jimmy Braddock from the film Cinderella Man) and Prizefighter sets a visual filter that brings the presentation back to the proper era. The facial deformation wasn't quite up to the level of Fight Night Round 3. Prizefighter doesn't feature spit and blood flying out of mouths; in fact, the only blemishes we saw were red splotches forming around eyes and mouths.

Prizefighter has plenty of promise thanks to its inventive presentational style for the game's career mode, which is sure to be where most players will spend the majority of their time. Our main concerns are with the in-ring fighting and overall replayability. Apparently there is one path through the 50 fights in a career, meaning that if you break your hand in the third fight then you'll always break your hand in that fight, no matter if you start fresh with a newly designed boxer. The actual boxing needed another coat of paint as well as its fluidity was lacking, thus bringing the overall realism.

Other facets of Prizefighter are certainly ready for primetime. The soundtrack is robust, the list of licensed and unlicensed boxers is promising and the ideas behind the career mode are all original and make good use of the Don King name. We'll have our detailed hands-on to you in the coming weeks as Don King Presents: Prizefighter's June 9 release date creeps closer.

80 boxers. That's a much better improvement than FNR 3. Career mode sounds **** imo.

If this game even slightly goes back to the roots of Fight Night 1, does away with all that haymaker, loud thudding, clever camera angle **** and just gives a straight up boxing game. I'd buy it.

Nigel Dark Destroyer Benn ftw!

Game looks ok.. I seen the videos. I just wanna see how long the fighters can take punishment.

Ima have to hear about it cause no one around here got a 360 no more. Just PS3's.

Game looks ok.. I seen the videos. I just wanna see how long the fighters can take punishment.

Ima have to hear about it cause no one around here got a 360 no more. Just PS3's.

I bet more have 360's than ps3's.

I bet more have 360's than ps3's.

Im talking about around my way!

I had a 360 and that ****ty system failed me twice.

I love my PS3. Xbox is the same ****, but soon Blu-Ray games will be utilized while Xbox stays using the dead technology DVD.

yeah i have to send away my damn 360 to get it fixed!

anyone who how much it costs to fix(red ring of death)

anyways the prizefighter site is now up.

the Official boxers are (the * are boxers ONLY available on 360!!!!) whats with that?

HeavyWeight

Samuel Peter
Andrew Golota
Shannon Briggs
Sergei Liakhovich *

CruiserWeights

O'Neil Bell
Chad Dawson
Enzo Maccarinelli
Steve Cunningham

MiddleWeight

Joe Calzaghe
Daniel Santos
Edison Miranda
Roman Karmazin *
Arthur Abraham
Ricardo Mayorga
Kelly Pavlik

WelterWeight

Andre Berto
ivan Kirpa *
Julio Cesar Chavez jr *
Luis Collazo
Jose Luis Castillo

LightWeight

juan Diaz
Joel Cassamayor *
Joan Guzman *
Nate Campbell
Julio Diaz

FeatherWight

Chris John*
Vic Darchinyan*
Juan Manuel Marquez*
Elio Rojas
Daniel Ponce de leon

Classic boxers

Archie moore
Rock Marciano
joe Louis
James Braddock
Floyd Petterson
Max Bear
Larry Holmes
Chris Eubank
Nigel Benn
Ken Norton

Could do with a few more top fighters in there. They don't have any of the top 5/6 welterweights or any of the 5/6 junior welterweights in there. No Wlad or Chagaev either.

Isn't Felix Trinidad a Don King fighter? I thought at least all of King's own fighters would be in the game. No Judah either. No Chavez Sr. in the legends section.

I have never heard of Ivan Kirpa before, but boxrec have him rated as the 249th best welterweight in the world.

yeah i have to send away my damn 360 to get it fixed!

anyone who how much it costs to fix(red ring of death)

anyways the prizefighter site is now up.

the Official boxers are (the * are boxers ONLY available on 360!!!!) whats with that?

HeavyWeight

Samuel Peter
Andrew Golota
Shannon Briggs
Sergei Liakhovich *

CruiserWeights

O'Neil Bell
Chad Dawson
Enzo Maccarinelli
Steve Cunningham

MiddleWeight

Joe Calzaghe
Daniel Santos
Edison Miranda
Roman Karmazin *
Arthur Abraham
Ricardo Mayorga
Kelly Pavlik

WelterWeight

Andre Berto
ivan Kirpa *
Julio Cesar Chavez jr *
Luis Collazo
Jose Luis Castillo

LightWeight

juan Diaz
Joel Cassamayor *
Joan Guzman *
Nate Campbell
Julio Diaz

FeatherWight

Chris John*
Vic Darchinyan*
Juan Manuel Marquez*
Elio Rojas
Daniel Ponce de leon

Classic boxers

Archie moore
Rock Marciano
joe Louis
James Braddock
Floyd Petterson
Max Bear
Larry Holmes
Chris Eubank
Nigel Benn
Ken Norton

Free if ya xbox is within warranty.

Im talking about around my way!

I had a 360 and that ****ty system failed me twice.

I love my PS3. Xbox is the same ****, but soon Blu-Ray games will be utilized while Xbox stays using the dead technology DVD.

Yeah, I know I was gutted to learn that. But the new xbox will have it all sorted out for us. I use mine for games only anyway.

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