A Great Game With Much Room For Improvement
Nothing much has changed, and thats a good thing. The punch system EA implemented way back redifined the boxing game genre and everything is the way it should be for FNR3.
Graphics:
SImply amazing. The bodies, the sweat, the blood, the swollen eyes, everything is just awesome. The only thing is during some closeups the players have a somewhat plastic, shiny look that is a little unrealistic, but that is really just nitpicking since the overall quality of the boxers is probably as realastic as any game ever.
Sound:
This is where it could use a little work, and Ill start with the horrible announcer/play by play. After hearing the announcer, during a fight, constantly refer to the boxer by their nickname, and after nearly every landed punch or punch taken, refer to the nickname, it gets downright annoying, to the point where its distracting. I turned off the announcer volume after a few hours and it was a breath of fresh air.
The crowd noise is good.
Features:
Here is where additional improvement is needed. More arenas and more boxers are sorely needed for this game.
However, the online play is very much improved over the PS2s version, very little glitching and pausing, which is just great to finally see in a fight night game.
Overall, this is easily the best boxing game ever, with great graphcis and great online play. A must own for any boxing, or sports fan in general.