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Fight Night: Round 3

Fight Night Round 3
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PlayStation 3 cover art featuring Oscar De La Hoya
Developer(s) EA Chicago
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Platform(s) Mobile phone
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Xbox
Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: February 20, 2006
  • KOR: February 25, 2006 (X360)
  • EU: March 10, 2006
  • KOR: March 28, 2006 (PSP)
  • JP: March 30, 2006 (X360)
Mobile:
  • NA: November 30, 2006
PlayStation 3:
  • NA: December 5, 2006
  • AS: December 15, 2006
  • JP: March 15, 2007
  • AU: March 22, 2007
  • EU: March 23, 2007
  • KOR: June 15, 2007
Genre(s) Sports, Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, Ad hoc, Infrastructure
Review scores
Publication Score
PS2 PS3 PSP Xbox Xbox 360
Edge 8/10 N/A 8/10 8/10 8/10
EGM N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.33/10
Eurogamer N/A N/A N/A N/A 8/10
Famitsu N/A N/A N/A N/A 30/40
Game Informer 9/10 9/10 7.75/10 9/10 9/10
GamePro N/A 4.25/5 3.5/5 stars N/A 4.5/5 stars
Game Revolution B B+ C+ B B+
GameSpot 8.2/10 8.2/10 6.9/10 8.2/10 8.3/10
GameSpy 3.5/5 stars 4/5 stars 2.5/5 stars 4.5/5 stars 4.5/5 stars
GameTrailers N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.2/10
GameZone 8.2/10 8.4/10 8.2/10 8.1/10 8.8/10
IGN 8/10 8.3/10 6.7/10 8/10 8.5/10
OPM (US) 4/5 stars 8/10 4/5 stars N/A N/A
OXM (US) N/A N/A N/A 9/10 10/10
The A.V. Club N/A N/A N/A N/A A
Detroit Free Press N/A N/A N/A N/A 3/4 stars
Aggregate score
Metacritic 84/100 83/100 74/100 83/100 86/100

Fight Night Round 3 is a boxing video game developed by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to EA Sports' previous boxing title, Fight Night Round 2, which was released in 2005. Fight Night Round 3 was released on February 22, 2006 for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The Mobile phone version was released on November 30, 2006, and the PlayStation 3 version was released five days later.

Fight Night Round 3 was developed by EA Chicago, formerly NuFX. It is the third boxing title in the Fight Night franchise. It features the usual improvements such as better graphics and gameplay. "Impact Punches" are one of the most drastic changes, along with ESPN Classic fights and a new career mode, in which the player fights to gain popularity in order to reach sponsored fights, or to be featured on ESPN. Unlike in older versions, Round 3 defaults without a heads-up display (HUD), allowing a player to judge the status of their stamina and energy based on their stance, movements, and facial features, instead of the usual stamina meter. The roster consist of 27 licensed fighters, Fight Night Round 3 allows open weight bouts. This means everyone on the roster can fight one another in exhibitions.

The game has been released for several video game consoles and some differences exist between the versions. The cover art features Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward on the PS2 and Xbox versions. The PS3, Xbox 360, and the PSP versions have Oscar De La Hoya on the cover. Only the PS3 version can be played in a first-person view. The PS3 version omitted Evander Holyfield from the roster.

The theme song for this game is "Never Gonna Get It" by Sean Biggs, featuring Akon and Topic.


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