Though the game does present itself as something of a boxing game through the fact that most every player is in traditional boxing get-up and the matches themselves take place in boxing rings, this is actually all very misleading and the game is definitely more of an old-school button-mashing brawler.
There are unexplained pyrokinetic effects around people's fists and feet when they pull off special moves, ridiculous throws and effects that can be used to devastate your opponents and literally break their faces and, instead of the realism of a simulator Facebreaker has a standard health-bar interface.
The question is then; what are the important features of a beat-em-up? Well, the characters firstly, obviously. Without attractive and inventive characters, the likes of Mortal Kombat or Tekken would never of got off the ground – and Facebreaker is no different.
It's a good thing then that the characters in Facebreaker have obviously been designed with this in mind and the artists have striven to make each one unique in terms of look and feel.
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."
