- The Fight: Lights Out
-
The Fight: Lights Out 
North American cover artDeveloper(s) ColdWood Interactive[1] Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment Platform(s) PlayStation 3 Release date(s) Genre(s) Fighting Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer Rating(s) ESRB: T Media/distribution Blu-ray Disc The Fight: Lights Out, known as Nikudan in Japan[3], and also known during development as Motion Fighter, is a 2010 action fighting video game developed by ColdWood Interactive[1] and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It utilizes the new PlayStation Move controllers.[4] It was officially unveiled at the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco [4] and was released in November 2010.
Gameplay
The game is presented with predominantly black and white graphics and bright red blood.[5] In the game, the player takes control of a character in a one on one fight with another character. Players use the PlayStation Move to control player's attacks, such as punches, jabs and uppercuts by performing the same moves in real life using the controller. Currently there are twelve moves available to the player, but that is expected to increase in the final product.[5]
Reception
Reception Aggregate scores Aggregator Score Metacritic 48[6] Review scores Publication Score Edge 3/10 Eurogamer 5/10[7] IGN 3/10[8] VideoGamer.com 5/10[9] The Fight received generally negative professional reviews. On Metacritic, it holds an average of 46 out of 100, based on 20 reviews, with a user score of 7.8 out of 10, based on 55 reviews.[10] Joystiq gave the game a score of 2/5, remarking "take this mess of iffy hit detection and blocking, tack on perfunctory online multiplayer and a half-realized match gambling system, and you have a game ... sort of".[11] IGN said the game was "a mess that is not only frustrating to play -- it is also tiring and boring". They awarded the game a score of 3/10.[12]
References
- ^ a b Chris Buffa (June 30, 2010). "Preview: The Fight: Lights Out". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/30/preview-the-fight-lights-out/. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ a b "The Fight: Lights Out Release Information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/997877-the-fight-lights-out/data. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "The Fight: Lights Out for PlayStation 3". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/thefightlightsout/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Mark Handy (March 10, 2010). "Introducing PlayStation Move". PlayStation Blog. http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/03/10/introducing-playstation-move/. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Greg Miller (March 10, 2010). "GDC 10: Motion Fighter Hands-on". IGN. http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1076599p1.html. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/the-fight-lights-out
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-02-the-fight-lights-out-review
- ^ http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1131355p1.html
- ^ http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/motion
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/the-fight-lights-out
- ^ http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/the-fight-lights-out-review/
- ^ http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1131355p1.html
Categories:- 2010 video games
- Fighting games
- PlayStation Move-compatible games
- PlayStation Move-only games
- PlayStation 3 games
- PlayStation 3-only games
- Sony Computer Entertainment games
- Video games developed in Sweden
- Video games with stereoscopic 3D graphics
- Fighting game stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
