EA Announces Fight Night Round 4, Mike Tyson Included

Boston (dbTechno) - Electronic Arts has announced that Fight Night Round 4 is in development for the Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. The game will have many new features as well as fighters. The bigged addition will be the inclusion of the baddest man on the planet, Iron Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson will be featured in a boxing video game for the first time in almost 10 years, as he will appear as a playable fighter in Fight Night Round 4.

The game is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA Sports brand.

The game will feature a brand new physics-based animation system, new ring movements, punches, etc.

No fight is going to be the same according to EA, thanks to this new system they have in place.

Boxers will be able to miss punches, glance punches, throw a knockout blow, etc.

Rough inside fighting will also be featured.

“The EA SPORTS Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre”, said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA SPORTS. “EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future.”

The game will be release on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2009.