"[23][b] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported for release on August 5, 2004,[24] Famitsu gave it a score of two eights, one seven, and one nine for a total of 32 out of 40.

[8] The Village Voice gave the PS2 version a score of eight out of ten and stated that "Taking on generic career-mode opponents can't match fighting friends.

"[21] Maxim also gave it eight out of ten and said, "Instead of the usual push-button pugilism, throw punches using the analog stick—the direction and speed of the stick determine the swing; the trigger controls handle bobbing, weaving, and blocking.

"[25] Playboy gave it a score of 75% and said that the game "adds a bit of bob and weave through a control system that allows you to swivel your fighter at the hips.

Combined console sales of Fight Night games released in the 2000s reached 2.5 million units in the U.S. by July 2006.