============================================================================== Fight Night Round 3 Training FAQ (Version 1.0; March 2nd 06') Written by Aj_the_one ============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A. Introduction B. Version History C. Training overview D. Auto-Training E. Combo Dummy F. Heavy Bag G. Weightlifting H. Sparring I. Legal Stuff J. Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's up readers!! My FAQ will be based on Fight Night Round 3 for PS2. I won't the basics of the game like the controls because I am going to assume that you have read the manual or played the game. I will focus on the training portion of the game which will be crucial to your success in career mode. I will the explain the basics of each of the training modes and my method for completing the training efficiently. I hope that reading this guide gives you a better understanding of the training modes and makes your climb to the top that much easier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Version history ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.0 - FAQ Started ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C. Training Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Training is an important part of your career mode for several reasons, the most important being that it increases your boxer's ratings. There are three training mini-games that you can complete to raise your stats( You can only choose one per training session) and you can also do sparring which is like a free boxcing mode in which you can pratice your offense and defense. There are some differences from Fight Night Round 2 and the most notably is when you do one training mini-game(such as weightlifting) certain stats will increase( such as power and stamina) but others( such as speed and agility) will decrease by 1%. This forces you to balance out your training so your boxer becomes well-rounded and not one-dimensional(which will make the later fights much harder than they already are). Again you can hire power and speed trainers but this time they increase the rating gains for their specialties (Power will go up an additional 2% or speed will go up additional 2%) instead of just lowering the point totals. Also after winning the Burger King Trophy, You can hire the BK mascot( the king) as a trainer and he will increase the ratings gain for heart. Lastly the target mitts have been taken out of the game. The most amount of points you can gain from training( by reaching the point total for maximum benefit) starts at 8 points and goes down each time you do the training to a minimum of 1 point, while the most you can lose is 1 point. You can do the mini-games yourself or you can do auto-training. Read on to see the explaination for both. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D. Auto-Training ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I don't know why they added this feature in the game because chances you will almost never use this feature. All auto-training does is skip the mini-game and give you half the maximum amount of points. This isn't recommended at all becaue you won't get the most out of your training and your boxer will be weak if you use this all the time. The only benefit I can think of for auto-training is the time it will save you towards the end of your career when it won't make sense doing the mini-games because you will only get 1 point anyway. Overall don't use this method unless you are feeling lazy and really don't want to play the mini-game(although you will miss out on points). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E. Combo Dummy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ratings increased= Speed, Agility, Chin, Body Ratings Decreased= Power, Stamina, Heart, Cuts The concept of this game is pretty simple. In front of your boxer is a combo dummy with four different areas for you to hit( Left Face, Left Body, Right Face, Right Body). Sounds pretty simple right? Wrong. What makes this mini-game challenging is it's like playing simon says. The game will show you which zones on the dummy to hit and you must repeat the sequence. What makes this even harder is the more combos you get right the faster the game shows the sequences and this means less time for you to see and memorize the combo. If you have bad memory this will undoubtedly be the hardest mini-game for you to complete with the maximum benefit. Best Strategy: The Only meaningful advice I can give you is to pay close attention to the dummy and ONLY throw Jabs and Straights. DO NOT throw crosses hooks, uppercuts or haymakers because these punches take more time to execute and you will need all of the 60 seconds you are given in case you screw up and the sequence starts over again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F. Heavy Bag ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ratings Increased= Chin, Body, Heart, Cuts Ratings Decreased= Power, Speed, Agility, Stamina Really simple Mini-game and the easiest training game to complete. In front of you is the Heavy Bag just sitting there. You can either hit the High part of the bag or the low part of the bag. The game will tell you which area to throw your punches to by showing you a row of X'S. Just Throw your puches where the X's are and you get a easy increase for your ratings. Best Strategy: They only give you 60 seconds for mini-game but trust me, that is more than enough. If you want to rack up the most amount of points in the shortest time just use continuos Jab, Straight combos. This is the fastest combo in the game and will really rack up those points quick. If you don't like this method or you want it to mix it up, all puches will work(except haymakers, they are too slow) as long as they are thrown in a smooth and continuos motion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G. Weightlifting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ratings Increased= Power, Stamina, Heart, Cuts Ratings Decreased= Speed, Agility, Chin, Body This Mini-game can be easy or hard, depending on how well you can control the analog sticks. Your Boxer stands in-between two weightlifting machines and the bell rings telling you to begin. The object of this game is to raise the weight(represented in blue) into the red zone. The mini-game gets harder because the better you do the smaller the red zone gets and the more precise you have to be in controlling the analog. Also you alternate lifting the weights with your hands( So it's Left weight, Right weight and so on). The farther you get not only does the red zone shrink, the weight becomes heavier to your boxer and he raises the weight more slowly making it even harder to get the blue bar inside the red. Best Strategy: Around about 6 total reps( L,R,L,R,L,R) you will notice your boxer lift the weight slower. At this time you have to be precise in letting go of the analog because although the starts out raising the weight slower it goes up faster which makes the target harder to get inside. Let go of the analog stick a little before you reach the target, because although you let go of the analog the meter will still raise a little before going back down (Damn Momentum). When you play the mini-game my tip will become clear( it's a little hard to simulate the meters and such using plain text) and getting those ratings boosts' will be easy!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H. Sparring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is basically a practice mode for you try out all your and to get familiar with moving around the ring and working on your offense or defense. Of course you have a boxer in the ring with you but really dosen't do anything except throw a punch every like 3 seconds or so( You can change what you want him to do by pausing the game and cycling through the menu. You can also choose a training mini-game after you finish sparring. Best strategy: If you are going to mix up your fightint style alot during the course of you career, I suggest you come here first to learn the mechanics of the style you are using. For puching styles learn the weaknesses and strengths of each style( Which punches are fast or slow, or have good or bad recovery times). For Blocking styles learn how to utilize each style( or the style that you will be using) to it's fullest potential( Learning how to parry punches, seeing how much damage you will take from blocking). Overall you should use this training alot depending on if your going to change your fighting style frequently throughtout your career. Even if you don't, really useful for learning your most devastating combos(I know you don't want to experiment during a real fight, do you?) and becoming the best boxer you can possibly be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Legal Stuff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My FAQ may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal or private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site except for www.gamefaqs.com and www.ign.com or as part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Copyright 2006 Armand Sellers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -EA Sports for making the best boxing game ever -Whoever reads this FAQ for just reading it -GameFaqs for posting my FAQ Contact me at: koolkid11434@yahoo.com