Electronic Arts has announced a new boxing title from EA Canada, one of the teams behind Fight Night Round 3. Entitled FaceBreaker, the game ditches the hyper-realistic pugilism, opting instead for cartoon graphics in the vein of older arcade boxers like Ready 2 Rumble and Punch-Out. The game derives its name from the ability for players to actually break the faces of their avatars using "real-time facial deformation." And it won't just be the faces of the game's pre-made characters like Molotov, "the oversized Russian demolitions expert with a penchant for fighting dirty" either. Players will also be able to slap their own face onto a boxer using a photograph, the Vision Camera, and EA's Game Face technology. More info regarding the game will be available in the next issue of EGM.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-31-2008 @ 2:25PM
ccc said...
Looks promising
Reply
1-31-2008 @ 2:28PM
Bravo6 said...
I agree!
1-31-2008 @ 2:31PM
TxdoHawk said...
This could be really amusing, or a terrible game. Based on the dev team's pedigree though, I hope it's the former. I'd like to see a goofy take on the Fight Night gameplay.
I know lots of people would have rather had Fight Night with even more realism, but I want my video game boxing over-the-top and exciting, not clinches every 8 seconds.
Reply
1-31-2008 @ 2:53PM
TORO said...
I agree, realism should be the main concern in the coming UFC game...not boxing.
1-31-2008 @ 2:52PM
Paranoised said...
Wow! Looking forward to boxing a cartoonized butt-face online!
Reply
1-31-2008 @ 3:00PM
ccc said...
Toro, where can I get info On that UFC game and who is making it?
Reply
1-31-2008 @ 3:05PM
TORO said...
Here is the trailer, looks awesome! Can't wait to play as Roger Huerta....mexican pride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhN1YLFS4qA
Published by THQ, more info...
http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/876/876973.html
1-31-2008 @ 3:18PM
JHTM said...
Looks ok but FNR3 was AWESOME - they should defo make more FN's pity the studio is closed
BTW that UFC games looks off the chain !!! whens it out?
Reply
1-31-2008 @ 3:21PM
Scott said...
Agreed. That games looks wicked tight, and that's not normally my bag baby. *insert additional catch phrase here*
Hope there is a demo for it soon.
Oh, and yea, cartoon boxing, pow pow
1-31-2008 @ 3:25PM
TORO said...
Lol didn't mean to get your hopes up, but ever since the trailer the development has been low-key :(
1-31-2008 @ 3:27PM
JHTM said...
i wonder if we're lookin at gameplay or CGI render ya know?
either way gud old chuck lidell looks MEAN !!!!
Reply
1-31-2008 @ 4:31PM
spambot said...
This is a game that could live or die by having an expansive character creation system. I hope it's not limited to the "game face" technology.
Reply
1-31-2008 @ 4:37PM
Deck said...
Ugh no thanks... looks, bleh.
Another EA title just to make some quick cash. Or who knows, it could be a stunner. Though.. knowing EA.. really?
Reply
2-01-2008 @ 2:07AM
der-k said...
Next gen Ready 2 Rumble, YES!
Reply
2-01-2008 @ 3:21AM
Jared said...
LOVED FNR3...but THIS???
Reply
2-01-2008 @ 3:22AM
Jared said...
I put a big YAWN at the end, but I made the mistake of bookending it with these bad boys: ""
Reply
2-01-2008 @ 1:36PM
ccc said...
Man, I like UFC alot, but in the other hand, I despise THQ. In fact it would be safe to say that in all of the gamming industry slash history of gamming there is nothing that I dislike as much as THQ. That sucks. Why could'nt Actavision, UBI soft or even EA had picked this up instead:(
Reply
2-01-2008 @ 1:37PM
ccc said...
*Gaming, just awoke.
Reply