“That’s what champions do Andre, they get up…You got to knock that cracker on his ass!”
Albums aren’t the only thing that leaks these days. The first 10 minutes of Fight Night Champion’s secretive story mode has hit the net. EA Sports promised the first “mature sports title,” and they have indeed delivered with the journey of fictional fighter Andre Bishop. You get your colorful four letter words and even a racial slur. For those of you who remember HBO’s prison drama Oz, you should get a kick out of the jail shower scene. The gameplay does have some issues, as the bare-knuckle punching sounds more realistic than the gloved shots. The trade-off over last year is that the speed of the punches comes off more realistic. The overall gameplay might be too arcade-ish for us hardcore fans, but I understand why EA wants to keep that casual demographic.
I’m not sure how many hours was put into story mode, but from this clip it appears you’ll get your money’s worth. Fight Night Champion hits stores on March 1. Shout out to Ve3tro Games Media for this clip.
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