Fight Night is a knockout of a game.
The game has little to no story, the career mode sees you start out by creating a boxer (or choosing one from the roster of current or legendary boxers) then you take your boxer through the trials and tribulations of being a superstar, choosing big fights, winning belts and even training. Finally becoming World Champion
The Gameplay is pretty simple, you have a boxing match of up to 15 rounds and you have to win by points or knockout your opponent. The roster of superstars is pretty impressive you have boxers from all different ages to select. From Muhammad Ali to Evander Hollifield. The most impressive this game in my opinion is the new fighting system, your punches are controlled by the right analogue stick, to throw left punches you push it in 1 of many different styles to the left (each style corresponding to a different punch type, the punches range from quick jabs to full on haymakers) and vice versa for punches with the right hand. There is also a new blocking and dodge system which is done using the triggers, left trigger dodges (you select the desired direction with the left stick) and the right trigger blocks( you use each stick to control the corresponding hand). These new controls are more intuitive and make the game feel more realistic.
Something else that enhances the realism is the graphics, the game looks beautiful, the player models look exactly like there real life counterparts and unlike many other games the created characters look no worse than the original characters so therefore do not look out of place at all. There are a few problems with the graphics that I feel may need mentioning, one being when you knock an opponent down their foot sometime goes into the mat itself. But the slow-mo effect of the ripples in the faces, blood and sweat flying off the boxers makes you forget about that. Another great visual effect is the injuries, if your opponent or you is injured the only way to tell is by the swelling and/or cuts on their face as there is no HUD by default. Another thing worth mentioning with this game is that it is a pretty easy 1000 points, as all the points come from playing through the career mode.
I would recommend this game to anyone even if you are not a boxing fan, the great new controls, addition of well known legends and easy achievements make this a must buy.
Although I am not fond of all the achievements being adverts for certain companies, this seems that EA has sold out to me.