Thats the time when they would have to bargain with the fighters about how much their video game appearance is worth. A debate that the UFC is trying to prevent at an early stage and at the expense of the fighters.

I guess GameInformer has a soft-spot for boxing games. But they outlined the bad points of those two games like everyone else, so there weren’t any rose-colored glasses.

Prizefighter is coming out for the Wii and DS on March 9th, so let’s see how those versions turn out (I bet there will be crappy motion controls on the Wii version and touch-screen scribbling on the DS version.).

But one boxing game that EVERYONE should avoid? Showtime Boxing on the Wii and DS. I haven’t played either version, but they are getting TRASHED by EVERYONE. Out of tens, no one is giving either version higher than threes. Very pathetic.

The main problem is that there is collision detection (for those who don’t know what this means, it means that there was punches going THROUGH fighters, hence not registering as connecting), some clipping, and somewhat unresponsive controls, especially throwing hooks. Many times when you would press a button to punch, it would wait a few seconds, and THEN the punch goes through. It’s a pain in the ass and it should have been fixed. If only they pushed the game back about three months to fix the problems THEN it could have been a damn good boxing game. But as it stands, it is merely decent.

Only the hardcore need apply for this game. Thankfully you can get it used for about eighteen bucks, and new it’s twenty bucks now. So if you are a boxing fan with an XBOX360, go for it.

But I’ve seen a number of hardcore boxing fans on forums and one dissenting reviewer say that Prizefighter was superior to Fight Night Round 3 because it’s more sim-based and not arcade-ish like the FN series. No cheap haymakers, more focus on defensive, technical boxing, fights last longer just like in real-life boxing, etc. They say that Prizefighter isn’t popular with people used to Fight Night because gamers aren’t used to fighting games geared more towards defense and simulation. Most people when they get into a fist fight will start throwing haymakers and wild looping punches. That’s not what boxing is all about so if fans can’t understand, I can see why Prizefighter would be unpopular. From what I’ve heard from the game, Prizefighter probably has a steep learning curve, especially for people not familiar with boxing.

I would agree that game publishing/developing companies are even more evil/corrupt than Zuffa. To employees, gamers, reviewers, etc.

Oh, and don’t get me started on videogame companies bullying and strong-arming reviewers to give reviewers into giving videogames better scores than what they deserve, and threatening to pull advertising money from these websites and magazines. I believe EA is a pretty big offender here. Eidos definitely is (look up the name Jeff Gerstmann. He got fired from gamespot.com for giving Kane And Lynch a lowish score).

Trust me, these game companies are more corrupt and evil than Zuffa can ever imagine to be.

OH! Now video game programmers don’t mean shit? My bad, you are right…..until you made this comment;

“EA doesn’t have the same legal pull anywhere in the world that Zuffa does in Nevada to get away with the bullshit they pull on their employees.”

Again, look up “EA Spouse”. It’s on wikipedia if you care to check there. There was a lawsuit and everything (hint, EA lost that one).

And let me make this clear, I think Dana White and the Fertittas are douchebags. I agree with you on this. But your fanboy-like loving of EA because they MIGHT make an MMA game just so you can take it to Zuffa’s face when buying said EA-made MMA game is ridiculous and makes you look like a hypocrite.