Round 4 streamlines the system and favours a more dynamic reading of exchanges. Fluid, more approachable, though some fans miss Round 3's rigor. The big MGM gala atmosphere stays gorgeous and the soundtrack lands right on every ring walk.
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Sports2 players16+
Description
Boxing game by EA Canada and EA Sports, June 2009. Legendary boxers - Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Manny Pacquiao - clash with realistic physics simulating impacts and cuts. Career mode with trainer management, media coverage and progressive growth and online fights. The most visually realistic boxing game of its generation.
Fight Night Round 4 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾6,8 GB📅23/06/2009
Published by Electronic Arts
Fight Night Round 4 (Xbox 360) price, value & rarity
European (PAL) edition of Fight Night Round 4, an EA Sports boxing simulation with a polished physics model, a liked entry of a now nearly extinct genre. Printed widely, it stays accessible and lightly priced on a somewhat more fragmented European market where the title remains easy to find. Its collector interest lies mostly in the current scarcity of video-game boxing rather than a restricted run or a price of its own, its online part closed.
Better with friends
Boxing of rare physicality, where analog punch control gives the exchanges a weight and a readability that change everything in a duel. The competition rests on patience, dodging and positioning, rewarding composure over flailing. The local face-off, intense and strategic, raises an almost real tension each round, punctuated by spectacular knockouts that stick in the mind.
Is Fight Night Round 4 still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2009 on Xbox 360, EA Sports' Fight Night Round 4 brings a more sim like physicality to the ring, with a fleshed out roster of legends and memorable heavyweight clashes. The dual stick punching, demanding at first, gives real satisfaction once mastered, and the management of distance and guard gains finesse. The polished presentation still impresses. The shutdown of the online servers cuts the competitive side. But the solo and local fights stay gripping. For fans of combat sports and technical boxing simulation, this entry keeps a definite appeal today.
