Post by POETICDRINK2U on Jan 21, 2011 22:43:23 GMT -5
CUSTOMIZATION AND AUTHENTICITY
The choice was made to ensure that everything we put in the game was available for both our licensed boxers and also within our Create Player system. Since modes like ‘Online World Championship’ are strictly for Created Boxers, we didn’t want to create body types and/or gear that were only available for one licensed boxer. That mixed with the fact that boxers change their gear every fight means we would almost never be up to date – so we made sure that all of our boxers can be taken into ‘Edit Boxer’ and updated to their latest and greatest attire or possibly an attire that you liked them in from the past. That being said, we were asked by a few boxers/companies to create specific gear for certain boxers so those made it in to the game as well. You can see examples of that with Miguel Cotto via Marc Ecko and also the boots Manny Pacquiao wore in the Clottey fight. We actually had the authentic trunks and robe Pacquiao wore in the Clottey fight as well but have since made them both recolourable and matched him to the colours he wore against Margarito. This is why in various screenshots you have seen his attire evolve – but thanks to our Edit Boxer feature, once he battles it out with Shane Mosely, even after the game ships, we can all go in and update him once again!
As you know, we have added new licensed boxers to the roster but we have also done updates to many of the returning greats from Fight Night Round 4. We took note of those passionate about Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao’s haircuts and along with actual model tweaks to many of the boxers, we also took advantage of our improved boxer scaling and rigging system to make the boxer’s proportions more true to life - You will see this carry over into our Create Boxer system as well where weight of the boxer will be more accurately represented than it was in the past.
The choice was made to ensure that everything we put in the game was available for both our licensed boxers and also within our Create Player system. Since modes like ‘Online World Championship’ are strictly for Created Boxers, we didn’t want to create body types and/or gear that were only available for one licensed boxer. That mixed with the fact that boxers change their gear every fight means we would almost never be up to date – so we made sure that all of our boxers can be taken into ‘Edit Boxer’ and updated to their latest and greatest attire or possibly an attire that you liked them in from the past. That being said, we were asked by a few boxers/companies to create specific gear for certain boxers so those made it in to the game as well. You can see examples of that with Miguel Cotto via Marc Ecko and also the boots Manny Pacquiao wore in the Clottey fight. We actually had the authentic trunks and robe Pacquiao wore in the Clottey fight as well but have since made them both recolourable and matched him to the colours he wore against Margarito. This is why in various screenshots you have seen his attire evolve – but thanks to our Edit Boxer feature, once he battles it out with Shane Mosely, even after the game ships, we can all go in and update him once again!
As you know, we have added new licensed boxers to the roster but we have also done updates to many of the returning greats from Fight Night Round 4. We took note of those passionate about Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao’s haircuts and along with actual model tweaks to many of the boxers, we also took advantage of our improved boxer scaling and rigging system to make the boxer’s proportions more true to life - You will see this carry over into our Create Boxer system as well where weight of the boxer will be more accurately represented than it was in the past.