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FaceBreaker demo: punch a stereotype!

darleysamdarleysam On my way toUKRegistered User regular
edited August 2008 in Games and Technology
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So the demo of EA's new cartoon-styled boxing game, FaceBreaker is up on the Live Marketplace (don't know if it's on PSN or not, can anyone confirm?) and while I've not been able to try it out yet, I'm really keen to see how it plays. I remember sinking a lot of hours into Ready 2 Rumble all those years ago, and if it's anything like that, I'll be sold. Anyone tried it yet and got an opinion?

I also promise to prettify this OP when I get home from work.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Kind of reminds me of Black & Bruised, at least stylistically.

    I'll check the PSN store to see if the demo is up there once my system update is finished.

    Edit: This demo is also available on the PSN. It's a 952 MB download.

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Huh. Why did I think for some reason that this was a Wii game?

    Oh well, still looks neat, I'll have to look into the demo later.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Mushroom Pie wrote: »
    Huh. Why did I think for some reason that this was a Wii game?

    Oh well, still looks neat, I'll have to look into the demo later.

    There's a Wii version in development called FaceBreaker K.O. Party.

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  • DremDrem Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    You forgot to mention that you can take a picture of your face with a USB camera and make a character with it. I'm not too interested in the game, but I'm currently waiting for the demo to generate my mother.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I wasn't sure that was actually in the demo or not. That means I'll be trying it out for myself.
    Nice!

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Yeah, I think it's in the demo. I seem to remember CheapyD saying something about it.

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  • Whiniest Man On EarthWhiniest Man On Earth Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    This game is not good. It's got a pretty simplistic combat system, with high/low punches, throws, and parry capabilities.

    You have two punches. Total. In a boxing game.

    Sure, you can build up your punches to get better "breaker" moves, but against any reasonable opponent you're just going to have to fire off your level one/two breakers continuously. The chances of getting off the Facebreaker, your full-meter move, are next to zero. Even when you do, it's just one move. No variety of different Facebreakers for different characters, it seems.

    Should have been an XBLA title.

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  • LegacyLegacy Stuck Somewhere In Cyberspace The Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2008
    Yeah. It's pretty damned bad.

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  • DusdaDusda is ashamed of this post SLC, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The fat guy in that screenshot reminds me of the Heavy from TF2. But like, without Sasha.

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  • ChanceChance Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Legacy wrote: »
    Yeah. It's pretty damned bad.

    This.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Oh dear.. sounds like a winner!
    :(

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  • Whiniest Man On EarthWhiniest Man On Earth Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Let me just say:

    I hesitate to post again in this thread to keep it around, but I feel so strongly that this game is a steaming pile of crap that I just have to.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    this demo made me sad.

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Good thing this is being made instead of Fight Night 4!

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  • ZiggymonZiggymon Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Cherrn wrote: »
    Good thing this is being made instead of Fight Night 4!

    Fight Night 4 is due next year. But will probably be a steaming pile considering the original team is all but gone.

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Thanks a lot for this bad boy, EA

    I downloaded a demo of a wrestling game and it had more depth then this shit.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It was trying WAY too hard presentation wise.

    But gave a half-ass effort content wise.

    No thanks.

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  • brynstarbrynstar Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I tried this out, and it seemed like it had about half of the fighting mechanics necessary for a really solid game. The back and forth of dodging and parrying was a neat idea, but the rest of the time it's just "Pound the buttons really fast and punch the guy with the same two punches over and over." With a few more actual game mechanics this might be good.

    I also thought it looked really nice, but that's not enough to save it.

    They should never have released this demo right around the time of Soul Calibur IV.

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