FaceBreaker

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Summary: Created by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personalCreated by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style, including Romeo, a Latin lover known for his pelvic thrusts, and Molotov, an oversized Russian demolitions expert with a penchant for fighting dirty. Add a little personal motivation to your fight by uploading a photo of your face to create a realistic likeness using Photo Game Face, and go toe-to-toe with a real-life friend or foe. Laugh out loud as you pummel your opponent with a barrage of blows to the face and watch in satisfaction as your progress is illustrated by real-time facial deformation. With haymakers, face shots and body blows, wait for the right moment to drop a super punch to make your presence known. Taunt your adversaries and flaunt your talent, by tying one hand behind your back to add ultimate humiliation to your bout. In FaceBreaker, it just feels good to rearrange your opponent's face. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 37
  3. Negative: 15 out of 37
  1. PlayStation Universe
    80
    As a multiplayer experience both online or off, however, you’d be hard pressed to find something better.
  2. GameFocus
    72
    While there’s a new Fight Night down the pipes, EA is shining the spotlight on Facebreaker, their latest title in a new line of ‘EA Freestyle’ sports games. It’s a solid brawler that’s easy to get in to, but ultimately it’s only as well-known as it is because of its budget – not its quality.
  3. Cynamite
    70
    Arcade boxing packed with very funny characters and a fighting system easy to access.
  4. IGN
    50
    It’s designed to provide a rock-paper-scissor style gameplay experience, but players will likely end up feeling cheated and overly frustrated by the core gameplay. There are too many balancing issues and cheap moves given to some characters to keep players around for more than a couple of hours.
  5. PSM3 Magazine UK
    48
    There's some fun to be had with friends, but none without them. [Oct 2008, p.72]
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  6. Meristation
    40
    Facebreaker is an arcade boxing game with low aims, highly improvable playability, stylized graphics though lacking in personality and quite short in game modes. The most notable part is the ability to create our own boxer but due to the shortage of customization ends up by being all the same. Moreover, the small quantity of combos and available moves gives a sensation of complete recurrence even within the first few hours of play.
  7. Destructoid
    15
    It’s annoying, frustrating, and those hand cramps are all for naught. I was actually surprised to see that a game as brutally simple and dreadfully mundane as Facebreaker dared to have an online component.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
  1. Playstationguy
    Feb 3, 2013
    8
    The game is good, but far from amazing. The graphics and sound are excellent, and the game is well polished. The mission structure works well,The game is good, but far from amazing. The graphics and sound are excellent, and the game is well polished. The mission structure works well, the controls are excellent, but the combat is simple and it's pretty hard. So you're best advised to play with a friend. There's tons of content as well.… Expand
  2. Beastinvader
    Oct 7, 2011
    5
    Mindless fun and playable for a while, but no storyline and short replay value brings it low.
    The graphics are also nice but the enemy    Mindless fun and playable for a while, but no storyline and short replay value brings it low.
    The graphics are also nice but the enemy difficulty is unbalanced.
    All and all a game which will entertain for a while but thereafter becomes repetitive.    … Expand
  4. gregthreet
    Jan 19, 2013
    5
    Its the silly gameplay and customization that you will love. Other than that I have very little to compliment... Still worth a look. Just aIts the silly gameplay and customization that you will love. Other than that I have very little to compliment... Still worth a look. Just a fairly average fighter.… Expand
  5. HarshCritic
    Feb 20, 2009
    1
    Not enough characters and incredibly frustrating controls. If you're looking for a good boxing game wait for the remake of Punch Out.
  6. thepatient613
    Feb 16, 2016
    1
    When I got it it was almost free, when I got rid of it I just gave it away. I don't know what this game was supposed to be and why it evenWhen I got it it was almost free, when I got rid of it I just gave it away. I don't know what this game was supposed to be and why it even existed in the first place.… Expand
  7. Kaivoln
    Dec 11, 2013
    0
    Horrible controls, frustrating game play and a stupidly hard difficulty curve to say the least. If you're a boxing fan do not buy this gameHorrible controls, frustrating game play and a stupidly hard difficulty curve to say the least. If you're a boxing fan do not buy this game because as fair as boxing goes this isn't it. All in all a terrible gaming experience and a waste of money and that's saying something considering I got the game second hand for £4.… Expand

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#95 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#60 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008