Facebreaker preview and new screens
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IGN has posted up a first look preview for Facebreaker to go along with some new screenshots which includes a previously never before seen British character. This is by far the most in-depth preview of the game and contains a lot of good information. You can read the full article here.
The gameplay, at its roots, is actually no more complicated than a game of rock-paper-scissors. There are light and heavy attacks that can be launched either high or low and then there’s the defense of parrying and dodging incoming strikes. Defensive moves beat light attacks, light attacks beat heavy because they’re quicker, and heavy attacks can penetrate someone’s defense. The real big shots come when you string together a series of light and heavy attacks to build the four levels of your breaker meter.
To me the most exciting news out of this is the ability to download created fighters as well as the uploading clips to EA Sports World. We already knew about the photo face feature which is sure to be fun to play around with, but the downloading of fighters and uploading of gameplay clips makes my anticipation of the game go up even more.
On top of that there are also a fighter creation tools that implement the Photo GameFace that we saw for the first time in last year’s Tiger Woods game. We were shown a model that was designed after Peter Moore and actually fit the part pretty well. You’ll also be able to download fighters that other players have made on their systems. You can download and save up to 30 at one time…You can also record clips from your fights and upload them for others to view online.
May 19, 2008 at 7:24 am
sounds really entertaining and i agree on the download and upload stuff that will be cool
May 19, 2008 at 8:32 am
They need to bring back nfl street and nhl hitz or w.e it was called.
May 19, 2008 at 9:50 am
By far the gayest looking game I’ve ever seen. EA crapped the bed on this one.
May 19, 2008 at 9:53 am
even better than i had thought it would be. i wonder what online play will have but the video uploading is a really good surprise.
May 19, 2008 at 10:46 am
Ea continues to impress me with what they are doing to add a community feel to the game. The uploadable video clips is perfect for competitive games. It’s trash talk 2.0.
May 19, 2008 at 11:40 am
[quote comment="21514"]By far the gayest looking game I’ve ever seen. EA crapped the bed on this one.[/quote]
It’s OK for the PS3 and 360 to have a fun family game isn’t it? It’s a nice change of pace. The world doesn’t revolve around shooters and sports titles. Why do you think the Wii is so successful? EA is bringing the arcade home with this title, which is cool. It’s meant to be a fun family game. It’s pretty much, “Punch Out” to the 10th power. If Facebreaker was in the arcade when I was coming up, it would’ve gotten all of my quarters.
May 19, 2008 at 12:24 pm
This game will flop……..badly
May 19, 2008 at 12:35 pm
[quote comment="21526"]This game will flop……..badly[/quote]
Do you want it to flop badly? I doubt it will. In fact, I bet it outsells any boxing title this year.
May 19, 2008 at 2:32 pm
It will flop. Just like APF.
May 19, 2008 at 3:33 pm
[quote comment="21530"]It will flop. Just like APF.[/quote]
Really the two situations are completely different. APF was targeted at a hardcore crowd with competition from licensed games. Facebreaker is like nothing else coming out in that time frame and appeals to a wide audience, plus is selling for a lower price.