Prizefighter roster and trailer

Thats gotta be the worst line up of fighters I’ve ever seen…With all those BUMS the gameplay better be extraordinary

[quote comment="17361"]Thats gotta be the worst line up of fighters I’ve ever seen…With all those BUMS the gameplay better be extraordinary[/quote]

Yeah I expected it to be stronger. Either they paid all that money to Don King (1+ million) and couldn’t spend it on the fighters or the next Fight Night tied up most of the big names. It definitely would take a hardcore boxing fan to recognize most of these names (the current fighters).

[quote comment="17363"][quote comment="17361"]Thats gotta be the worst line up of fighters I’ve ever seen…With all those BUMS the gameplay better be extraordinary[/quote]

Yeah I expected it to be stronger. Either they paid all that money to Don King (1+ million) and couldn’t spend it on the fighters or the next Fight Night tied up most of the big names. It definitely would take a hardcore boxing fan to recognize most of these names (the current fighters).[/quote]

I know, suuuuuch a disappointment. LOL. Ever occured to you that Prizefighter is actually trying to cater to REAL boxing fans? Notice that this roster is actually considerably bigger than FNR3′s, which had 25 licensed fighters? Then you to fill up the weight divisions, they had 2 De La Hoyas, 2 Holyfields, 2 Toneys, 3 Roy Jones Jr’s, 2 Barreras, 2 Morales’s, 2 Gatti’s, 2 Robinsons, 3 Durans, 2 Ray Leonards.

What happened to Michael Spinks? Wasn’t that him in the first Prizefighter screenshot.

But didn’t Don King say that their will be more boxers in the game but with fake names?

Disappointing to say the least.

The trailer was impressive to say teh least. The environmet and crowd was alive. Hooded/non hooded robes, refs, movement was good. Although the roster doesnt have big name, this is a must buy for me. Real boxing sim to say the least.

Trailer on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggtdl319LPQ

Okay,

Let me preface my comments with a hope that this game has some ridiculously good story/career elements and a decent control scheme.

Now, based on this roster, and the fact that button mashing just doesn’t cut it in boxing games (for me at least), does this look to anyone else like its going to be a complete 2K flop.

Lets start from the top. There are only 2 legends in sports that deserve to have their names be associated with a sports title, and Don King, certainly is not one of them. I’m talking about John Madden, and to an extent, Tony Hawk. Just the fact that 2K would be silly enough to think that Don King is somehow going to help them sell video games is hilarious. The man (IMO) is a crook (to say the least) and really isn’t relavent in the world of sports. And they drop this roster of of nobodys? I watch HBO boxing every single time that its on, and I can only recognize about 1/3 of these names.

The flip-side to this story might have to do with exclusivity liscenses…and how (IMO) they absolutely kill the sports gaming industry. I get it from a business standpoint, but from a strictly consumer standpoint it just brings the potential for the best sports gaming content and experineces yet, to a complete standstill.

With some decent names associated with it, this title would have, at-least, gotten my attention. At this point, I am struggling to see how this game can overcome itself and become a success.

the trailer looked nice.

I think the story mode is pretty intriguing. You can even get the feel of how that is going to go from the trailer. The footage makes it look like its not very fluid, in the same way Fight Night wasn’t, but I’ll have to see actual gameplay instead of replay footage first before making a determination on that.

All fanboyism aside, the trailer was emphasizing the side-stepping aspect of Prizefighter, which 2K is obviously proud of. However everytime it was shown in the trailer, it was in slo mo, which broke the fluidity and made it look exaggerated.

don king owns every boxer why do he have these
c-class boxers.come on no maywehether,klistico,tarver,roy jones,toney,patton,winky,benard,and i cant even name the rest. good looking game though

I meant to add that they’re probably going to market the game from the story mode perspective. So having a bunch of real current fighters isn’t as important for that reason. Even the trailer gave that feeling. Personally I think its kinda cool and thats what I’d be excited about the game for. I just can’t get excited about the roster of real fighters.

Wow, I thought that all of the fighters were made up except for the Legends, but those are all real fighters? Wow. The game LOOKS good, but lets see how it plays. I was almost suckered into buying APF 2K8 because it LOOKED good.

I can’t wait to fight with Sergei Liakhovich

Uhh Pasta, have you heard anything about Fight Night Round 4? LOL! No but on a serious note I thought the trailer looked ok. I don’t think it quite matches up to Fight Night graphically. I was a little dissapointed with the roster but it will do. 2k always banks on their gameplay & attention to detail which is why I’ll give them the benifit of the doubt & buy the game when it comes out. I really hope the gameplay is superb because like I said the graphics aren’t matching EA. If 2k is going to put the money up to produce a boxing title, especially considering their current buy out situation & dropping titles to save money, then it better be as good if not better than EA’s title or else this could be the beginning of the end of 2kSports as we know it.

As long as this game is TRUE SIM and not like that garbage Fight Night Round 3, i can do without the big names. The roster is solid but not spectacular, but 2K is known for great gameplay and that’s what they’re banking on for this game.

[quote comment="17361"]Thats gotta be the worst line up of fighters I’ve ever seen…With all those BUMS the gameplay better be extraordinary[/quote]

Yeah, Larry Holmes , Joe Louis, Archie Moore, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson. Nothing but All-Time greats and Hall of Famers.

Joe Calazaghe: Unbeaten 168lb Champion, Top ten pound for pound fighter

Kelly Pavlik: Unbeaten 160lb Champion, top ten pound for pound fighter.

I wouldn’t call everyone on the list “BUMS”

They also have some good young talent on the roster. Personally, i think it’s refreshing to not have the same old tired names from Fight Night. It’s a new game so why not have some current new talent.

Along the way you can visit classic fights to learn about the sweet science by competing as one of the 10 champions in five legendary fights from the past 80 years. Play your cards right and your career will take you from Atlantic City to the Bright Lights of Vegas and ultimately to the Heavyweight Champion of the world.

This sounds good too:

* 22 arenas including the Garden, Trump Taj Mahal & Boardwalk.

* Boxer adreneline and the crowd factor into your shots. Also there seems to be an emphasis on angles and footwork.

where is felix trinidad? !hello

where is trinidad cotto,hearns ruiz,
forrest,vargas,klisko,benites,foreman etc
there boxer no contrac whit fnr3@4
what happend

[quote comment="17381"]don king owns every boxer why do he have these
c-class boxers.come on no maywehether,klistico,tarver,roy jones,toney,patton,winky,benard,and i cant even name the rest. good looking game though[/quote]

Just because Don King promotes someone doesn’t mean they are required to be completely associated with everything he does. 2K on paid for Don King’s name and likeness only for the title of the game; but he’s only a promoter, not an agent. The boxers/agents choose who they want to promote the fights. Much less, you can name guys on that list who AREN’T promoted by Don King.

On a side note, seeing as FNR3 hit Greatest Hits recently, it’s likely that they would have already signed certain boxers up to be in the next iteration. The list isn’t bad, as there are definitely some quality boxers and contenders in there. I guess I personally would have rather seen Calzaghe show up in a Fight Night game.

sick

if you watch boxing… that list is good. If you are not a fan and just know big names that fight on ppv, then you probably are disappointed. These cats on here are Prizefighters for real… It looks dope to me, and Chad Dawson??? he is on the come up if you like boxing. Chavez Jr, Pavalik, and Peter will be big names in the future also… I could have sworn that one of those screen shots had Rahman on it…