Underplayed Gems

Fight Night Round 3 (2006)

Fight Night Round 3 cover
Developer
EA Chicago
Publisher
EA Sports
Platforms
Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Genres
Fighting, Sport
Rating
3.2 of 5, 31 player ratings

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How it feels

A grind from local gym to world champion that rewards patient buildup and precise timing in the ring.

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About

EA Sports' Fight Night Round 3 from EA Chicago lets you make your own fighter, train them up, and literally take on the world. Start by creating your own champ and customizing how they look, what equipment they have, their fighting style, their weight class, their signature move, and even their own illegal hit. Get equipment and trainers for your fighter to enhance his look and performance. Then take your fighter to career mode where you'll play fight your way up from the local gym all the way up to five-star venues. Get trainers to enhance your training and boost your speed and power. Play against randomly generated fighters all the way up through the ranks till you beat them in points or to a pulp. Certain fights may get you a bit of extra money as an incentive, or give you a promotional deal, but pick your fights carefully because strategy inside the ring won't matter if you mismanage your fisher outside. Fight smart during the fight by using the total punch control system to throw the punches you want to by using the analog stick. The total punch control system maps your fists to the analog stick getting rid of the need for senseless button mashing.

Screenshots

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