In Your Face Detail

User Rating: 9 | Fight Night Round 3 PS3
I own and played the PS2 version and noticed a difference between the two. the amount of content as far as customizable characters goes, there is only about half as much on this system. but, it is worth it. the detail and mechanics of the PS3 version is unparalleled. it looks like a real fight on tv, the only time it is given away that it is a game is when the opponent falls, they tend to twitch or act 'blocky'. other than that it is very smooth with no frame rate issues.

i enjoy the other modes like vs. first person, and legends, but the most addictive is the career mode. the only disappointing thing aboud career mode is that you can only have one fighter save at a time, i would like to at least be able to save mine and go back and play them. you start out as an amateur and quickly rise to a pro earning respect and money. in between fights, you train to increase your stats. that is pretty much it. train and fight, train and fight. it can get monontonous, but you find yourself 6 hours later at 1 am telling yourself, just one more fight. the difficulty as far as competition is average unitl about 25 fights it increases. on top of that just the game controls are complicated. it is unique to use the analogs in a swinging motion to represent the punches, but it is hard to get those 'specials' (ko, flash ko, knockdowns) to work.

all in all, a great game, especially with buddies, just pass the sticks each round. not to mention making some pretty stacked and whacked looking fighters