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Fight Night Round 4: Button Controls Detailed

  • By BrianEk, GameSpot
  • Posted Aug 25, 2009 3:17 pm PT

Over at the official Fight Night blog, EA Sports developers have released the details on how the Fight Night Round 4's button-punch controls will work after they are introduced to the game via this Thursday's patch. Here's the rundown:Button Punching (Xbox 360) - Config 5 & 6A Button:...

Over at the official Fight Night blog, EA Sports developers have released the details on how the Fight Night Round 4's button-punch controls will work after they are introduced to the game via this Thursday's patch. Here's the rundown:

Button Punching (Xbox 360) - Config 5 & 6

A Button: Left Hook (Head)
X Button: Left Straight (Head)
X + A Button: Left Uppercut (Head)
Y Button: Right Straight (Head)
B Button: Right Hook (Head)
Y + B Button: Right Uppercut (Head)
• Hold the Lean Modifier to throw punches to the body.
• There is no feinting w/ Button Punches.
Push/Clinch Modifier - RT Config 5/ (LT- Config 6)
• RT + Y Button: Clinch (LT + Y)
• RT + X Button: Push (LT + X)

Blocking
• Right Analog is used for Blocking.
• RT/(LT Config 6) is not required as modifier.

Left Analog Controls
• Boxer Movement, Leaning, Lunging and Weaving function the same as with Control Configs 1-4.

Button Punching (PlayStation 3) - Config 5 & 6
X Button: Left Hook (Head)
Square Button: Left Straight (Head)
X + Square Button: Left Uppercut (Head)
Triangle Button: Right Straight (Head)
Circle Button: Right Hook (Head)
Triangle + Circle Button: Right Uppercut (Head)
• Hold the Lean Modifier to throw punches to the body.
• There is no feinting w/ Button Punches.

Push/Clinch Modifier - RT Config 5/ (LT- Config 6)
• R2 + Triangle Button: Clinch (L2 + Triangle)
• R2 + Sqaure Button: Push (L2 + Sqaure)

Blocking
• Right Analog is used for Blocking.
• RT/(LT Config 6) is not required as modifier.

Left Analog Controls
• Boxer Movement, Leaning, Lunging and Weaving function the same as with Control Configs 1-4.
Do you think the button controls will bring you back to Fight Night 4?

22 Comments

  • Doolz2024

    Posted Nov 28, 2009 12:21 pm GMT

    The button controls are awful. I stuck with TPC.

  • markB0SS

    Posted Nov 22, 2009 2:12 am GMT

    I have to give a big ditto also, thank god they got buttons on this, almost traded it.

  • PhysicsLCP

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 11:32 am GMT

    Thank goodness. the analog controls were horrible and inaccurate. I had to resort to automatic training because of the accuracy. This is great.

  • LAwLB15

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 6:45 pm GMT

    ommmggggg the reason i never got this was because of the controls and they acually changed them back IM GETTING THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!

  • Xobeee

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 12:08 am GMT

    I was waiting for this only now its a must buy

  • xXcash-_-moneyX

    Posted Sep 7, 2009 11:15 am GMT

    i hate those 3 trophies L, XL, & XXL

  • liferev

    Posted Sep 5, 2009 6:38 am GMT

    Just downloaded the buttons patch. Has totally revived my interest in this game! Thanks to EA for listerning to its fan base and bringing buttons back to the game.

  • met7

    Posted Sep 4, 2009 8:39 pm GMT

    Button punches are back now i am going to get the game thanks EA canada for hearing the gamers...

  • costlywar

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 8:30 am GMT

    Thanks EA Canada. I knew that it worked better for me in this format. Maybe for others they prefer the analog way. But the bottom line is that, either way you can now enjoy this game.

  • ohjtbehaaave

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 11:49 am GMT

    I must say after playing FN4 last night with the patch... I enjoy boxing with the face buttons way more than the R stick punching. It just feels more natural now. And it just responds better on the buttons. You stagger a guy and move in for the knockdown and it feels real trying to finish him off throwing a flurry of rights and lefts.... that you'd have a hard time pulling off with the R sticks lag. My verdict..... Face Buttons > TPC R stick control. They should have never been removed in the first place!

    One thing I'm wondering is if anyone has had any 'Freezing' problems trying to play in Legacy mode? My game freezes at the exact same 'loading' screen with Ali in the background when trying to advance to a fight.

  • ohjtbehaaave

    Posted Aug 27, 2009 5:47 pm GMT

    At the very least... give the EA Canada devs HUGE props for listening to the gamers who wanted the face button punching. It's all about giving the gamer plenty of options to play how THEY want to. Well done FN4 team!

  • bf210

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 7:31 pm GMT

    The only reason i didnt get this game was the controls maybe now i'll give it a try.

  • CMakaCreative

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 2:46 pm GMT

    I hope the buttons are responsive. I've been using buttons since day one on boxing games, and even though I got use to the right stick, buttons feel more natural. And I agree that the right stick doesn't always give you what you input...especially if you want to do a precise combo. It'll give you a combo but not the one you always want. So I'm looking forward to see how the buttons turn out.

  • MadGamer132

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 12:37 pm GMT

    i don't care if i use the analog or buttons, but i'll give it a try.

  • roa12

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 11:51 am GMT

    what about the jab??

  • drzSpartan809

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 9:41 am GMT

    Best boxing game up to date

  • Pharma1218

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 8:31 am GMT

    I agree with venom and behaave, the buttons are just more responsive and better for boxing especially if you're an outside fighter. FN4 is a great game but I wouldn't mind seeing some of the suggestions describe by both of these guys in the game, especially taxing guys that body spam by making hooks and uppercuts more dangerous to a ducking fighter like real boxing.

  • ohjtbehaaave

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 7:23 am GMT

    Yeah.... the real problem is the Devs need to address the AI to stop the spamming. Your always going to get idiots no matter what game your playing online. Madden... NHL... Socom etc... always have the idiots looking to cheat. It's up to the Devs to make the game Cheese proof for the most part where spamming only gets you laid out by an uppercut. FN4 is a fun game.... but it still lacks the important goal of rewarding the players who BOX!!! It's perfecting the Sweet Science that should prevail EA... not the Sweet SPAMMING!!!

  • venom146

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 6:58 am GMT

    Yep, your right about that body spamming... When this game came out I wanted buttons soooo bad!!! Ive learned to play it how it is, which is still fun but the body spamming is out of control. I would sacrifice the buttons any day if they took care of the spamming. Remember when you would get random buttons in some online games? Well if the buttons are like that when it comes out ( there like a half a second delay when you hit the button then the punch comes) I dont even want it to tell you the truth. But if its responsive like round 3 then we are good!

  • ohjtbehaaave

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 6:52 am GMT

    I'm fine with the R Stick controls... but I find sometimes they aren't very responsive. Go try the certain training games that call out punches quickly and see how many punches you get wrong or don't register properly. The face button punching just makes more sense in your brain as you can visualize the punches better. Left jab left jab ... Right hand! Pop Pop... BAM!

    It's basically the same config from the last game. I'm sure it's going to bring it's mashing cheesers to online play.... but quite frankly... there's been MORE stomach spamming than ever already with FN4 using the R stick controls. So what's the difference? It's the AI that needs a patch imo... where body spammers lose stamina quickly and get knocked out when tagged in the head.

  • Pharma1218

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 6:07 am GMT

    Finally, I guess now it's time to get the all boys over for a little FIGHT NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • UFCBOSS

    Posted Aug 25, 2009 7:31 pm GMT

    Buttons smuttons!

    Play the game it was ment be played peoples!

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