StrengthGamer: The Fight: Lights Out Review - Gamer Nerds Can Finally Win a Fight

StrengthGamer: The Fight: Lights Out is about as one to one real motion as you're going to find in a motion game. Movements are recorded so precise that rocking your shoulders back and forth, ducking, turning your wrists, leaning in, leaning out, and of course throwing punches tracks almost exactly as you do it. It's so realistic in fact, that during the game's first 10 minutes or so of tutorials, I was a little freaked out.

[Balt]

I'm playing the absolute hell out of this one. I love it! Best Move Game this side of Hustle Kings. Probably better. It grasp interactive like no other motion based game yet. Go get this game and then send me an invite so we can fight!

[morganfell]

People have to realize something most reviewers failed to comprehend. Your fighter isn't much of a fighter...at first. If you only play the game for an hour before ramming out an idiotic review then you didn't get it.

This fighting game is also an RPG. You have to train and carefully balance your fighter to reflect your style.

As your fighter grows he evolves to become a capable killing machine some dunce reviewers apparently expected out of the box. They simply failed to note there is no "Wii" trademark on the box.

[Bricks]

So you're saying that 99/100 gaming journalists are wrong about this game? Thank you Morganfell for shedding some light on why this game is up in the ranks with Mass Effect, God of War, Call of Duty, Halo, and such other highly rated titles.

This review is a joke, this game is garbage. If you think this game deserves a 9, you're out of your mind. End of story.

[Bricks]

Are you blind? It says 9/10 right on this page! Look right under the submitter info, thats right, its a review score! I wasnt talking about Morganfell's review, thats because he didnt review the game. He backed up the review, therefore he backs up the score. YOU need glasses dude. Do a bit of looking next time before you think/speak. Stupid people are stupid.

[ComboBreaker]

Bricks don't even know what he's talking about.

[Ps_alm3k]

I hate all the reviewer, they lied!
this right here is responsive!!!
Going to buy it soon...

[alphakennybody]

most of the bad reviews come from people who can't punch shit.

[AvidGamerrrr]

couldn't agree more. shows that maybe the reviewer needs to be active to truly review a game that requires you to be active

[Balt]

I couldn't believe how wrong, without challenge, the reviewers have been with this game. I'd think Sony would send them a memo or something. Speak out about how to "REALLY" play the damn thing. The did for "LAIR", remember? Hell, I'll come over to their offices and demonstrate the proper way to use it if they want.

After 1 hour, the learning curve is gone and you're fist deep into the groove of it's core mechanics and learning how to fight with it. I cannot believe how grossly miss represented this game has been. Talk about not given a fair shake. It also proves my theory that reviewers, pro ones, never complete the games they review. They play enough to get it down and move on to the next deadline.

[JoelT]

What kind of idiots are you kids at Strength-LAMER? So because a game is averaging a 3 at best, and some BS site (that looks like it was created with MS Paint) gives it a 10, Sony should tamper with review scores and send memos? Or better yet, how about blacklisting?

You make absolutely no sense.

[Bigpappy]

Not say rather the game is good or bad. Or not agreeing that the reviewers are liars. What I am willing to agree with, it that most of the reviewer that I have seen try to play motion games in those videos on youtube (especially at Gamespot)look very out of shape an uncomfortable playing motion games. I think when they run out of breath, they just put a score on the games. This is why a good demo is need for all motion games. RTeviews for them, as a whole are unreliable.

[MasterOfThe12Blades]

best move game to date (in my opinion).

[blackburn5]

I am beginning to agree. Starting to wonder what kind of people they have reviewing games these days.I mean.Do they just get anybody off the street to do this? What happened to professionalism? If you get halfway through and you realise it isn't getting any better that's understandable but stopping at the tutorial and using that to formulate a review. That is just plain laziness.

[JoelT]

They're professionals because they gave it a score you agree with?

[Sarcasm]

Did you not read his comment???

"but stopping at the tutorial and using that to formulate a review"

Clearly he's against lazy reviews, which is true. Most of them are lazy half written unless they are paid off like with Halo 3 reviews.

[ComboBreaker]

So wait, you didn't read what he said?

Anyway, the point is that this game is more like an RPG. At Level 1, you can't expect to beat a Level 70 boss. You need to train first.

Most reviewers don't get that. They think it's crap, just because they didn't level up their guy.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

An accurate review.

[Slient Knight 9]

i was really put off by the reviews, for the fight but i'm really interested in giving it a shot.

[clintos59]

U dont seem to understand. All the bad reviews of this game obviously were rushed reviews. They didnt even take the time to see that when u begin as your fighter they PURPOSELY made him INCONSISTANT with his punching making it feel like the 1 to 1 motion was lagging but in reality u have to GAIN EXPIRIENCE to become a better fighter & as u get better as a fighter the accuracy of your punches & combos become better leading u to a fighting machine where u really see the 1 to 1 accuracy of the ps move. I just bought this game on the weekend because n4g banned me but this game is amazing & gives u a good sweat & I love how it also tells u how many calories u burned. This game deserves 8-9. Trust me this game is a must buy for any ps move owner.

Edit: morganfell beat me to the punch & explained it right.

[JoelT]

This is a quote from the review:

" If you own this game, it's an absolute must buy "

That statement doesn't even make sense. This site apparently doesn't have an editor or is run by morons. I'm going with the latter.

[Wh15ky]

Are you the guy from Dualshockers? Did you review The Fight for Dualshockers? I noticed you posted the review on N4G.
It seems you disagree with everybody who points out how unfairly reviewers are treating this game yet you haven't said anything yet that backs up the negative reviews. If you did review The Fight why don't you tell us all why it is so bad and why this review is so wrong.

[Bricks]

Yes, its a conspiracy! All reviewers rushed this game out of the door and gave it a completely unfair review score.

Mixed reviews I'll buy, but when 99% of game sites give it the same crappy score, I'm going to go with the majority on this one.

[Wh15ky]

I've noticed you've commented quite a lot on articles/ reviews relating to this game, but until you've spent a decent amount of time playing it, you're comments and opinions mean nothing.
If you have 2 moves then I suggest you either give it a rent and see for your self or stop commenting.

[blackburn5]

God people are idiots. We are not saying the games is perfect because of a single good score but we have heard that when you actually play the game you realise that the negative aspects of it were exaggerated. We even have proof of that from actual people who purchased the game and posted videos of it. Not only that Sony has already posted that they have a patch in the works to fix some of the issues. So the game isn't perfect but evidence shows that it may not be as bad as people say it is. It's just like Lair. When I actually got my hands on it, it was no where as bad as critics said it was. Please we are talking about the chance that Fight might be worth a purchase JoelT. If you don't like it GTFO.

[inbetweener]

I bought this game for 3 reasons:

1) I'm the best reviewer I can think of
2) I'm a boxing fan, and have had some training
3) I have a lot of disposable income

Can't wait 'til its delivered

[IcemanK2]

PLAY IT, THEN YOU KNOW!!!

This thing is amazing. One of the only games since the PS3 has come out that I am always thinking about and wanting to play. If I wasn't so sore from the workout it gives you I would be playing it right now.