Ah, cartoony boxing. It's always a joy. One can have a lot of fun taking over-exaggerated characters and making them beat up on each other. The simplicity about it makes a game that much more enjoyable. Remember Ready 2 Rumble Boxing? Great game. EA's Facebreaker? A fully loaded pile of garbage.
But with a simplistic style and a lack of seriousness, what could have gone wrong with Facebreaker? Well, for starters, as simplistic as it is, the mechanics make it incredibly horrifying to play through. Starting off with medium difficulty is a big mistake.
Gameplay: 3
Visuals: 7
Audio: 6
Value: 4
Quality: 3
The ultimate reason is both shocking and disgusting.
From the article:
"Real Steel is, believe it or not, one of the top 10 best selling games on XBox Live Arcade. Considering the prevalence of the DLC, and the number of people playing, it’s a safe bet that Real Steel has become a surprisingly steady source of income for Yukes."
So a company is continuing to update and support a popular title.
... and the problem is what exactly?
3 new games added to games on demand (albeit average games)
Stuntman
Facebreaker
NFL Tour
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GFB writes: "Facebreaker could have been a spectacular game. I couldn't help but believe that the developers made a genuine effort to create a fun game worth playing. Unfortunately, bad AI and broken elements create an ugly experience that turns most away within minutes of popping the disc in."
What were they thinking? This game, imo, should be on XBLA and PSN for 15.99