EA aims to bring back arcade boxing - the glorious past time of smashing your opponent's face in - with a cartoony touch that makes it just that much more fun to pummel someone into pulp.
Available on:
PS3
,
Xbox 360,
Wii
Genre: Sports Release date: September 03, 2008 Published by: EA GAMES Developed by: EA SPORTS
FaceBreaker is the spearhead title in EA's new gaming 'brand', Freestyle. Freestyle is all about accessibilty and approachability, apparently, which translates into a cartoon boxing game that puts high value on 'old school' gameplay - which is what EA reckons everybody loves. But can we love FaceBreaker?
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Peter Moore used to lead the line at Microsoft’s games division; before that he worked at Sega and helped launch the Dreamcast. Why the walk through Moore’s resume? Because he moved to EA last year and FaceBreaker is the first sign of where he feels the publisher’s been going wrong. FaceBreaker aims to take the core gameplay of Fight Night Round 3 and push it through a cartoon filter, injecting arcade nonsense into the genre not
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ESRB Rating
FaceBreaker is rated: Teen
Suggestive Themes,
Violence,
Mild Language