Today, EA announced a new “Boxer Pack DLC” coming to Fight Night Round 4 in late August. The last DLC added new items of clothing for your boxer, new gameplay sliders, and even another Training Gym to practice the Sweet Science. Given the fact that that pack was absolutely free of charge, you’d expect for EA to really give us great bang for our buck-well you’d be wrong. This “Boxer Pack” includes Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, and alternate versions of George Foreman and James Toney. Because of the fact that George and James are already in the game, you will be paying 800 MS points, or $10 for three new boxers. This means they value 1 boxer at $3.33 each, or $2 if those two alternate boxers are distinctive in any way (Grilling George Outfit, anyone?).
That doesn’t sound TOO bad at first, but considering just how far $2 can get you on the PSN or XBL Marketplace (1 or 2 songs on Rock Band, Spell Tomes, or Peggle for the whole pack), it’s a bit tough to chew. I guess that’s why they call De La Hoya the “Golden Boy.” Here’s a better alternative: go into the Boxer Share, download any of the many Oscar De La Hoyas ( and Billy Mays while you are at it), and enjoy.
For Fight Night Round 4 fans out there without a whole lot of money to burn (read: everybody), EA also announced a free companion DLC to be released later in August that not only adds new gear like additional trunks, gloves and shorts, but also the much anticipated ability to control punches with the face buttons rather than the analog stick. Also, EA will be releasing ANOTHER demo to Fight Night Round 4, featuring Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and the face button control options. This demo will be available by “early September.”
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