Fight Night Round 3

Fight Night Round 3 is an excellent way to get hooked on boxing. You don't have to like boxing or you can dislike boxing but still love the game. With a new shock to the gaming universe, Total Punch Control TM forces you to use the right thumbstick instead of buttons to punch. The game forces you to use strategy unless you just love seeing in double vision a ref counting you down. There is no health bar or fatigue meter so you will have to judge how far you push your character. Which reminds me, characters can be made to be a major muscle macho man or a fat couch potato, there are thousands of character capabilities. Fight Night Round 3 is a game where you can play again and agian amd again.

Graphics:
You can see the skin ripple as the slow mo camera shows your fist slam into your opponent's face, sweat blows off your punches, and muscles bulge from their arms.

Sound:
You can hear bones cracking and guts wrenching and fighters screaming for victory.

Immersion:
The camera moves quickly in one direction when strong punches land.

Difficulty:
Medium-Hard

The Grade:
+graphics
+gameplay
=Total Punch Control difficult to master
-fights get increasingly hard as go along...
-...to the point which will drive you bonkers
Final Score=9.5 Reviewer's Choice