Electronic Arts klar til slagserier

Her til morgen har Electronic Arts annonceret, at de har et boksespil under udvikling med titlen Fight Night 2004. Som altid med firmaets sportsspil, så er der knyttet en verdensstjerne til det, og i denne omgang er det Roy Jones Jr.

Her er hele pressemeddelelsen:

"Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, today announced that it plans to deliver the bone-crushing action of championship boxing next year with EA SPORTSTM Fight Night 2004, an all-new boxing game that features revolutionary new gameplay mechanics and a dramatic new-school attitude to immerse players like never before.

Featuring an innovative new analog 'Total Punch Control' that allows gamers to throw punches, block, bob, and weave with unprecedented fluidity and precision, Fight Night 2004 also includes a deep create-a-player option and career mode.

Roy Jones Jr. headlines an all-star cast of the toughest fighters in the world along with Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard plus many other internationally recognised fighters. Jones is one of the most dynamic stars in boxing today with a record of 49-1 with 35 KO's and is the undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. He is also a former Olympian and National Golden Gloves winner and has held several Championship titles in his professional career, including the Heavyweight title.

Fight Night 2004 also features customizable ring entrances where you can assemble an entourage, choose your theme music, select your pyrotechnics and set the tone for the fight to follow in addition to an all-new physics-based action that assures no two knockdowns will ever be alike.

Fight Night 2004 is scheduled to be released in Spring 2004 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Xbox® video game system from Microsoft®."