Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2482 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2005-03-18
• Platform: PlayStation2

Manufacturer's Description
Unleash the most fearsome punches in video game history with EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2. You now have total control of your boxer with 360 degree Sticking and Moving and the ability to punch and block while dancing around the ring. For the first time, a single Haymaker can crumble your opponent to the canvas like he was hit by a wrecking ball, but miss and you're in trouble. Every devastating punch inflicts massive punishment and reduces a fighter's ability to defend himself -- swollen eyes impair vision and broken ribs reduce mobility. During each fight use the all--new Cut Man between rounds to minimize the damage because nagging injuries persist from fight to fight and haunt you throughout your career. Graphically, Fight Night Round 2 offers stunning visuals. Watch the sweat drip and muscles flex on the most realistic boxer models ever created. With the Create A Champ mode, create and train the ultimate champion by transforming his skills and physique. Manage your boxer inside and out of the ring and pave your path to glory with EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2.

Customer Reviews

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This is a great game, has some good features, the create a boxer mode is back, there's a new training mode and a hard hits mode where you fight until some gets knocked out or whoever has the most KO's after 15 rounds. It was great at first but I have basically completed it, once winning the title there is nothing much to do apart from defend it. It becomes repetitive after a while and you see that you being doing the same in every match, even though the new haymaker system keeps you interested for a while, there is nothing more left after that. You can go for the other titles like the middleweight or welterweight etc but this will just be a repeat of what you did in the heavyweight but with different boxers. The biggest dissappointment was that there was no network play so you could go online and test your skills, EA put this in for the US version but not for the UK and European versions.
Overall it is a good game but it won't keep you playing for a long time as a single player, but instead of the online mode, you'll have to just compete with friends for now.

Good Points:
New Haymaker System (Always one punch away from a KO)
Create a boxer
Graphics
Sound/Music

Bad Points:
No online mode
Only 3 Game modes (Career, Hard Hits, My Gym)
Boring after a week or two

Opinion:
Better than the Fight Night 2004.
Maybe rent it for a week to decide to buy it or not.

fight night round 2
Fight night round 2 is a dramatic improvement on the first installment. The graphics are fantastic, so much so that you can see the sweat reflecting the arena lights as it drips from your fighter. They are a lot smoother, and the gameplay is better than ever. The new haymaker punch is a welcome addition, giving you fantastic power to knock a tired opponent down after a long fight. The idea of controling the cutman between rounds is awesome, you have 30 seconds to iron out swelling and swab cuts before returning to the ring, and don't think that its just a worthless extra, because it makes a huge difference to your boxer.
The create a boxer option is amazing. You can map yourself in the game really well with a bit of patience. The result is unbelivable. Easily the best create feature in any game.
You can see knocked down fighters actually struggling to get back to their feet, where as before they just stayed on their backs while the count takes place.
There aren't many new boxers, the biggest being Ricky "HITMAN" Hatton. But with the create feature as good as it is, who needs them.
This is without any dought, the closest you will get to boxing without being punched. If someone gives a bad review of this game, They aren't boxing fans, they're people that have just watched a couple of boxing movies and think they know every think about the sport (don't listen to them).

Best Boxing Game Ever!!!
I bought Fight Night 2004 when it was released and it was a good game but since then i had forgotten about the fight night series.I read that fight night round 2 was better than the newly released round 3, so i purchased it.What a game.Its amazing.great haymaker punches,excellent career mode, brilliant multiplayer.Great game.If you love boxing you will LOVE this