Fight Night Champion is the fifth edition of EA Sports' highly regarded boxing franchise, and the game is noticeably darker and grittier, which is evident right from the beginning of the game.

While there aren't enormous amounts of new modes or gimmicks to make Fight Night Champion bigger than Fight Night Round 4, EA did a great job in improving the gameplay. They've delivered a tougher, more accurate boxing experience that will test the fortitude of its players.

Fight Night Champion lives up to its boastful billing, and is easily the best installment in EA Sports' celebrated boxing sim series. Read the full review here!

Excellent feel and flow to the combat; visual tweaks make this the best-looking entry by a wide margin; Champion mode is a solid new twist on the formula

Fight Night Champion is an odd one. In a sport ruled by theatrics and pomp, Champion is surprisingly brutal. That's not saying boxing is Knock-Em Sock-Em Robots played by media-gleaning prissy boys – there are a select few who are prepared to take the smacks to the face for the chance to wear that...

Driven by an entertaining Champion mode, Fight Night Champion is a fun and energizing boxing game with plenty of depth and accessibility. By Gaetano Prestia

Boxing fans have been lucky since 2004. Not one single Fight Night title has brought fans disappointment. Delivering groundbreaking features and pairing them with breathtaking visuals in the last two entries, it seemed almost unreal to imagine what the next chapter would bring.

If your a boxing fan, this is the best the BEST boxing game to get. It has an amazing roster of boxers that include Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, etc. Not to mention the boxer share mode that allows you to get other great boxers who aren't on the game I.E. Floyd Mayweather.

Though staunch boxing fans would argue otherwise, it's difficult to ascertain where combat-sports simulations start and more frenzied fighting games end. And while I cannot purport to be at all sagacious on the technical ins and outs of "The Sweet Science" (a self-styled moniker that attempts to...

Sports series rarely require anything as outlandish as a story mode to keep it from stagnating. Fight Night Champion 's rise-and-fall boxing tale is a refreshing and welcome addition to the franchise.

Champion Mode's clever match variables; Simplified controls mean faster fights; Easy to pull off crushing; satisfying combos

Champion Mode's atrocious final boss; Disappointing multiplayer suite

Pro: - Awesome graphics and details on FULL HD resolution - PS3 outmaxed - Realistic move- body stretching- punching-, impact- and face expression animations; feels like realism. - Nice and easy controlling - Story mode!