No Face Button Controls For Fight Night At Launch

16 Jun 2009 at 12:25:50 by Andy Alderson

EA has confirmed Fight Night Round 4 will only support analogue punching at launch.

Answering fan questions on an IGN blog, EA’s Brian Hayes confirmed the news.

“No, there is no option for face button punching in the final version,” he said “but we are investigating providing the option via DLC.”

The news has sparked a debate on a number of gaming forums. Fight Night purists believe Total Punch Control is the only true control setup for the game, while others claim they will not buy the game as the analogue controls aren't sufficiently responsive.

Hayes also confirmed that EA has a “dedicated team” in place for providing DLC post-release. No specifics were confirmed but we suspect we’ll see extra fighters available for download.

Hayes was also asked about whether Microsoft’s Project Natal has any implications for the Fight Night brand.

“Project Natal is a very intriguing piece of hardware and definitely something we will look at in the future,” he said.

“As far as the specific implementation, it is far too soon to say anything”

Check out our preview of Fight Night Round 4 here.
 

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