1999, game enthusiasts boxing 100% arcades discovered a brand new license responding to gentle behalf of Ready 2 Rumble.A real surprise for everyone, the title had attracted many players to its cause, one year later, rushed to the second .But since the end of 2000, all waiting for a suite or an episode capable of competing with those of this series become mythical, but in vain… Eight years later, Electronic Arts has said it was time to propose an alternative to its Fight Night which, though excellent, are intended for those who appreciate the simulations boxes.Thus was born Facebreaker, a game arcade 100% and 100% fun, at least on paper. It remains then to be seen whether this new franchise is capable of holding more of a round face with indemonstrable Ready 2 Rumble.
Even before you start submitting Facebreaker, developers were keen to ask a question that has proved to be little apparent final: "Can you cite at least two names of characters from Ready 2 Rumble? Even if everyone is rememorizes the look of some characters, the names were not necessarily easy.Then one wonders why such a question? Simply because Facebreaker proposes twelve very charismatic characters whose mere mention of their name can already get an idea of their personality. . There is therefore Ice (a boxer cold and very serious), Romeo (the "latin louver" of these ladies), Kiriko (a girl fan dance), Sparrow (a woman pirate), Kekoa and Spin (a boxer very English and a DJ), Molotov (Russian very explosive), Steve (a ninja who knows boxing as through video games and films), Voodoo (a sort of sorcerer), Brick (it bears his name) , Socks (a mental patient escaped from the asylum with a sock on each arm: an evil black and white symbolizes the good) and Tiki (a monkey - why an animal of this kind? Just because.)But the best is that they all have a second costume, which will surely laugh all the players.Imagine, for example, a Romeo in sadistic / masochistic… Add to that ten environments (zoo, asylum, military camp, cave, games room, garage, shed, house, factory and training room) which reflect the personality of some boxers and you will understand why the game already seduced before they can give a hook, a direct or an uppercut.
A stroke of genius
After the presentation of characters, I will give you a demonstration of gameplay before you can ourselves take the joystick in hand. developers you will reserved a surprise size.Indeed, during the fighting it is possible to select thirteenth character chosen from a bunch of avatars. Indeed, the title offers an option personalization extremely thrust (adjusting all possible details and unimaginable), to which we must add the possibility of taking a photo of his face with the camera on the console (sold separately) for 's' integrate themselves in the game.But the strongest is coming since one can download any photo to create a boxer in assembling the head of the image and recovered the body of an avatar already existing, knowing that we can still change some elements of the body or the head with the tool customization.Result can be the boxer replica Lorie, that one of its professors, a star of any kind, even that of a cad of the playground during which we martyr when you were 5 years.
Obviously many did not want to spend ten, fifteen or thirty minutes to refine a character trait to look for deals with Peter Moore or other (especially that the final report depends on the quality of the original photo) that is why EA has implemented a system simply awesome.In a second, any player can instruct its creation on the server and a second any other boxer in the grass can recover on its console.Thus, the number of characters available increases exponentially without having to spend several hours to create one by one. Moreover, specify that a rating system will put forward the best creations that are also categorized for easy reference.
Even if all these possibilities are really pleased we were expecting when they can try the software indeed, Facebreaker is a game arcade boxing 100% and 100% fun.The grip is immediate, beatings basic assimilate quickly and within a few seconds can participate in a fight and play, especially as the animations are very successful, and a variety of moves, it's fast and rather pretty.In addition, each character enjoys a unique panel of moves and moves differently, each with its styleIf casuals surely enjoy entertainment, note that the hardcore gamers will not be outdone. In addition to beating the most basic, one discovers an entire system of attacks and defenses that requires a little more control. Know block or deal a blow up or down, the counter at the right time, blow out a special decrease the life of his opponent or try everything all in the mitraillant blows without getting hit to fill a gauge and thereby unleashing a devastating "Facebreaker," will be just as many opportunities which will require user to overcome his opponent.
And yet, some will find the difficulty in fighting with fists in the back (which can double the damage inflicted with a risk to take more shots) to truly humiliate the opponent.Add a special coup for the stun before off steam over the possibility of winning by sending three times the carpet and many other surprises that let you discover for yourselves and you will understand that this soft signed Electronic Arts what we are dropping the jaw. Note finally, there will be several game modes, but the multiplayer is truly one of the main strengths of the soft, with parts online should offer a fluidity as good as during fighting in versus on a single console, as "Rounds of death" will separate the players in case of equality and that the little that we could hear the soundtrack is very satisfactory and fits perfectly with the ambiance.
For eight years, fans of boxing arcade games have hoped for a response to Ready 2 Rumble which never arrived. Electronic Arts will offer them in September therefore a Electronic Arts will offer them in September therefore a Facebreaker nervous, offering a casting dream with very charismatic characters and the ability to create and download other creations made from a photo or a powerful tool for customization.To this we must add a well thought out gameplay, fighting rapids, excellent animations, sound convincing and many other advantages it keeps in his glove. Even if we can not yet say that the title will become (or not) the new benchmark of its kind, it will still await the final version to judge (who knows what can happen in the meantime) we are convinced that all fans and other amateur boxing, whether casuals or hardcore gamers, will find their account and have fun like hot mad.
- Platform : PS3, X box 360
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Developer: Electronic Arts
- Distributor: Electronic Arts
- Genre: Action / Baston
- Genre: Suitable Solo, Up to 2 players
- Official Website: FaceBreaker
- Release Date: xbox360 Friday, September 5, 2008
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