We showed you Kimbo Slice earlier, but how about kicking the shit out of George W. Bush, Arnold, Sly Stallone, Mr. T, and others? You’ll get your chance. Too bad we hear the gameplay isn’t all that nor a bag of chips.
EA wasn’t content with just giving you a Madden demo today. No sir. They wanted to ramp it up and give you some over the top fighting-based-on-boxing action with FaceBreaker.
The game looks like a cross between Ready to Rumble and Street Fighter. Could be pretty cool, so I’m glad there’s a demo to check it out.
The roughly 1GB trial is out now on the Xbox 360, but won’t drop next week on the PSN.
EA’s new boxing arcade title will be making its way to Xbox Live on July 31. PSN will be getting it on August 7. The demo will have create a character mode, which is very rare on demos. You character will be transferable to the full game, which comes our way this September.
In a developer call earlier today, Matthew Seymour, Executive Producer of Don King Presents Prizefighter took a little rip at EA Sports and their upcoming arcade-style boxing game, FaceBreaker. When asked about his feelings on the competition, Seymour had this to say:
FaceBreaker isn’t a boxing game.
Yeah, I can’t imagine EA will take this one lightly. Seymour says FaceBreaker is more of a Street Fighter type of game hybrid and that 2K takes the integrity of the sport seriously.
We’re trying to get in touch with EA for a response, but haven’t heard anything back yet. We’ll keep you posted. Check out our full coverage of the conference call later today.
It doesn’t show much gameplay action, but Facebreaker really reminds me of a souped up Ready to Rumble. The character models looks pretty good, and EA looks to have jacked up the humor factor. As long as they don’t mess that part up, the game should be hit. I mean, it’s using the Fight Night Round 3 engine.
Arcade style boxing is making a comeback in 2008 for the 360, PS3, and Wii as EA brings on FaceBreaker. Developed by the same team at EA Canada responsible for Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker brings comedy to the beat-em-up game.
The renaissance of the arcade boxing genre is upon us. Created by the same team that developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style, including Romeo, a Latin lover known for his pelvic thrusts, and Molotov, an oversized Russian demolitions expert with a penchant for fighting dirty. Add a little personal motivation to your fight by uploading a photo of your face to create a realistic likeness using Photo Game Face, and go toe-to-toe with a real-life friend or foe.
The game looks to be in the same style as Ready to Rumble Boxing, one of my favorite titles from the last generations. Fight Night Round 3 was easily the best boxing game ever, so building on that engine should make this one a winner.
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