Fight Night Round 4 packs a punch

Sony and Microsoft are going to do pretty well with peripheral sales this year I reckon... I'd bet that PS3 and Xbox controllers are going to be flying off the shelves this summer!

Just a few weeks after UFC 2009 Undisputed fought its way up the charts, EA's Fight Night Round 4 has emerged and could become a real contender for one of the top games of the year.

Two top games that are almost guaranteed to give your controller a right bashing as you strive to master the complex controls - exclusively with the analogue sticks this time - to dish out the uppercuts, haymakers and jabs.

Round 4 builds on the success of arguably one of the best launch titles for the Xbox when it was released in early 2006 and became equally popular on the PS3 when it came out later that year. Check out this review from The LeisureLab.

As you'd expect, the premise is much the same - dive in and fight a few bouts or create a fighter and take him through a gruelling career, meeting some of the all-time greats along the way. The graphics have been honed since its last outing and it really does look impressive - the blood, sweat and rippling skin as you strike that killer punch. Even the ring girls have made a welcome return!

All reviews have so far lavished praise on EA's new effort, check these out: Videogamer.com, Totallygn.com, G4TV.com.

Let's get ready to rummmmmmmble!