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All Great but comes down to a problem |
| Sam (Boy) from Pikmin world and on halo helping fight the Flood Covenant and Viceroys and evil pikmin dudes like grup dogs and stuff with pikmin says (31/Jan/2004): |
Yah the graphics are great they rule all fun BUT The game is short! and they need to make ali better it took me 7 knock downs to k.o. Joe Frazer and 3 on ali whats up with that but this is a good game they should have a practice thing where you control your boxer gain like 5 stat points there then go after the next 3 rounds but you also get the exp. from the rounds and you can hit punching bags run in a gym that would be fun hopefully knockout kings 2004 is like that the game gets boring when you play it so much and beaten it so much and there aint enough save slots! because I have slots my bro's friends my 2 bro's my brothers have like 12 friends that play but this game rocks I play it so much I think this is the only boxing game ill ever like maybe 2004 will be better for now this is the only boxing game that is good that I encountered!
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EA in a rush! |
| Anthony from Fortwyane IN. U.S. says (13/Dec/2003): |
It seems to me EA rushed the release of this game. It has great graphics but that dont make up for the short career mode and the fake boxers. Ali shouldnt be so hard to beat and they dont give u enough points to build your create-a-boxer to his ability which is lame. If i worked that hard to get there dont retire me before i finish my boxer. They got out cheap on royalties and made noname boxer which takes away from the reality when u play with friends everyone wants a boxer they know and ea didnt provide that in this game. It provides hours of fun but you have to be a skilled gamer to master combos and ring movment.
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A need of more variety |
| NoFace from Las Vegas, US of A says (14/Sep/2003): |
Okay, definitley better than mike tyson's heavyweight, but needed alot more options in the "create a character" mode. And the manager in the career mode gets on my every last nerve! I wish I could go toe-to-toe with that annoying 30's gangster wanna be.
The graphics are good, as well as the sound and the replays. I like how as the match goes on so does the size of the cuts on the boxers faces grow. Like other nice little details that you can find in the game.
Recomend rent before buy,.....if you buy.
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GOOD, BUT ONE MAJOR PROBLEM THAT PISSES ME OFF |
| GAME_LOVER from Chicago, Illinois says (12/Aug/2003): |
OK let me start off by saying this is a very cool boxing game. The graphics and sounds are all good. Only a couple little things need to be changed such as more clothing options in career mode, more interesting storylines, more create a boxer options would totally help too. The MAJOR PROBLEM is that there are no intro's for the boxers before the fights. I'm not sure if this is how everyone's is but mines has no name introductions at the beginning of any match. This, although may not seem important really is. The match just starts all abruptly. Really weird, but other than the things I mentioned this game is really fun especially when playing with a friend. SO IS MY OPINION-SO IS MY RATING!
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| robert from chatham,england says (19/Jul/2003): |
personely i think it's good but could be better there could be more weights more known and uptodate fighters in all weights people like ricky hatton and james toney,tyson,tua,mercer,botha,calzaghe,mitchell,jones junior,carl froch. and once defended your tittle several times you get retired without your chose thats wrong.
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OVERALL REVIEW |
| Michael from Nashville says (19/Apr/2003): |
EA Sports comes out with alot of great games. The graphics are awsome and I know they put in alot of effort and man hours and millions of dollars to produce such a game.
Overall I think the game is great in graphics, sound, music & enviroment. The ring options is a great add-in to the players choice of fight as well as to it's location IE. Vegas.
I also think EA was smart for adding in Middle weight and Light weights, however I do have one opinion for the next Knockout Kings. Add in a few more Heavyweights such as Tyson and others. I dont know if there was permission problems that caused EA sports not to add him in or not, but it would be nice to add a few more.
The career option isn't very good because of the fact that no matter how you distribute the boxers points he is still slow and gets a "whopping". Im sure you have to build up your fighting skills to be quicker, but there should be a gym to where you can practice before entering the ring.
Maybe add in some drama like pre fight weigh ins and interviews that will cause anger between the fighters so that come boxing time, the players are ready and pumped during the career season. Add veriety so that it's not the same story each time around.
The game is great and I play it for hours on end and two player is the best. So in turn I give it an 8
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Not bad... Not bad at all! |
| Dread from Frederick, Maryland says (18/Apr/2003): |
Everything is great except one.... I wish there was a practice option so novices like myself can learn to use the controls before getting into the ring with an opponent. A cool suggestion would be for them to make the practice be in a gym and while working the bag or something like that we would get instructions and direction. Other than the practice section, the graphics is just something to talk about. Talk about smooth!
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Best game on XBOX |
| Jon from Ashtabula, OH says (21/Sep/2002): |
xbox version:
Ok, I read some of the reviews below.. Yes, there should have been more fighters. But anyone complaining about the control system obviously hasn't taken time to master movement. Bobbing, ducking, weaving, body blows are all incredibly easy once you practice a little bit. In fact, that is the best part about the game - button mashing gets you nowhere! It actually takes skill and practice to get good at this game. I have a group of friends (we are all in our mid 20's) who now have weekend tournaments and even have a championship belt we fight for. Everyone in the group is awesome at the game, so it goes to prove that if you practice you will get better at the ring movement. Fighting the computer is no fun though (I can beat Ali (5 stars) with Malone (1 star) repeatedly in Pro mode. However, this game becomes addictive once you play against other skilled opponents!
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Where Are All The Boxers???? |
| kyle y from Prince George, B.C, Canada says (13/Aug/2002): |
overall the game is tight...the graphics are the best ive seen so far and i like how there are different rings to choose from...the create a player mode absolutely stinks,its probably the worst ive seen of any game period..the career mode isnt much better,i mean there isnt anything to it and whats with Ali being so much better than everyone else??...the main reason this game isnt as good as it could be is cuz there are no boxers where is Hasim Rahman,David Tua,John Ruiz and most of all Tyson?????...another thing they could have done is included more weight classes than just heavy middle and light...im feelin the soundtrack but there should be more to the intros..its a borderline button-masher because there is virtually no defense to this game and all ur thumb power goes to punching ur opponent..movement around the ring is very hard to get the hang of and should be made easier..it also takes wayyyy to long to execute an uppercut..there also could be more included outside the ring like weigh-ins and other promotions, but even with all these setbacks its still a very fun game to play and the best realistic one i have played..but like i said if EA includes ALOT MORE real boxers namely TYSON and takes out all the phonies then 2003 will be off da hook
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sweet game, but tyson should of been in it. |
| junito from Bronx,New york,usa says (12/Jun/2002): |
I love the game the game is so sweet. I love the graphics everything looks so real. Ducking isnt that really hard once you get the hang of the game. Roy Jones should of been in it, but HBO only promotes Roy Jones Jr and thats why they cant have his name there. Thats why hes on HBO boxing game. But i felt Mike tyson should of been here. but other than that, the game is awesome.
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the game kicks ass |
| Richard Heckman from Hereford Arizona says (2/Jun/2002): |
the game is sweet the graphics are awesome the thing that makes the game suck is that they don't have all the awesome boxers like mike tyson and roy jone jr george foreman or anyone ese that kick ass but i still think the game is pretty sweet because of the graphics that are as good as it can get also if ea makes another knockout kings add more blood and during the intermissions i would like to see how bad the boxers faces are torn up
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Great game but some missing basics |
| Mike from miami, FL says (22/May/2002): |
The game is great a lot of fun. Its one of those games you get hooked on and play for hours without realizing the time. The only thing i didnt like was that there were a lot of great boxers missing: Mike Tyson, Roy jones Jr, David Tua and many others. Not having tyson in this one is like having a basketball game without jordan.The other major thing is that it is very difficult to punch to the body and moving around the ring can get very tricky. And I feel they should have added more blood and sweat affects. And there also is no clinching
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If it aint broke...... |
| Don from Long Beach says (21/May/2002): |
DON'T FIX IT! I love the graphics, the speed and the general gameplay, but they changed some of the core features that made the game the most realistic boxing game. I've only played the PS 2 version so I can only speak for it, but what happened to boxers punching themselves out? And now the ducking (and body blows) are very hard to accomplish at will, especially in the heat of battle. What happened to the combos? The way that this game has been remade can cause it to degenerate quickly into a button jagging fest where the quickest thumb with the most stamina (and my thumb is locked up as I type) wins.
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KnockoutKings stands better than any other boxing game yet... |
| Poop Fetish from Denton, Tx 76205 says (7/May/2002): |
Knockout Kings 02 for the Xbox is a great game with great graphics and controlability. With the ability to pull endless realistic combos including jabs, cuts and hooks, along with a few sticks below the belt, this game may make competitive gamers have temporary lock thumb. However, sometimes the predictability of the boxer getting up from a knockdown... (maybe once every now and again Holyfield actually goes in the third knockdown of the fight instead of the eight every time)and the not including many worthy boxers, Tyson and Foreman just to name a couple may make Knockout Kings a dust collector after a couple months. It's still more fun than any other realistic boxing game available on the market. Good Job Xbox, keep it real!
(and... not to be a burden or a beggar, but you can feel free to make it more real if you wish)
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Where's Roy Jones jr.??? |
| Buck from Saginaw,Michigan says (16/Apr/2002): |
The game is kinda hard to figure out at first, way too many fake boxers, and not enough great fighters like Sugar Shane, Sonny Liston, Thomas Hearns, Kosta Tszyu, Mike Tyson, Marvin Hagler, Vernon Forrest, and most of all Roy Jones. Instead they added weak fake boxers that don't exsist, thats lame. At least they kept a few good fighters like Leonard, Duran, and Mayweather. The game was a must by for me just because I'm a big boxing fan and participant, but it leaves alot to be desired.
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One of the better boxing games to be made..!! |
| Dino from Dallas says (9/Apr/2002): |
This game is for the true boxing fan. If you are complaining about the movement of the boxer, that mean you have not mastered the game yet. It takes time to learn how to do everything percisely. I play on champion mode all the time now, and the only fighter I cannot beat is Ali ( Impossible!). But the game has many strong points that make it worth it's money. Only thing that it lacks is the depth of real fighters. EA could have done a better jog with that. But in the long run, it is the best games when it comes to a boxing simulator.
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The Game is OK |
| DAVID~~~~ from Indianapolis IN. says (8/Apr/2002): |
The graphics are good but if anyone has noticed most of the knockout punches go right through the opponents body and smash through his head, come on, i didnt pay $300 for a game system that does the same thing as ps1. Over all the career mode sucks, and EA didnt put many boxers on then game. They dont put Roy jones on it because he isnt in any of the three wieght classes if anyone is wondreing. Roy in a light heavy wieght, But why the hell not put in Tyson, Forman, Bowe, Comocho jr. and sr., and maybe Thomas Hearns, none of these fighters have been in the game, but i was surprised they finally add Trinidad. They Bob and weaves are easy to learn and the punches are also. The tricky thing is putting them together. Come on EA I thought X-BOX was a higher quality system. Some games show it, not this one. I give you your props on the body and face graphics but Over all this game is a 5.
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Fck everyone who thinks this game is not awesome |
| JLo from Urbana, IL USA says (28/Mar/2002): |
This game is as fun as any boxing game out there. If your fingers hurt, you're not a real gamer. And if you knew how to play it, its not just a button masher. The graphics are a 10, the gameplay is a 10, and everything is as real as possible. There isn't a lot of blood in real boxing, and this game shows that. Great game all around. One of the best for XBOX.
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no blood no glory! |
| Dustin from Louisville, Ky says (25/Mar/2002): |
I thought that the graphics and sound were awesome but it lacked in realization. The fighters do not bleed nearly enough or act hurt by a low blow or elbow. Work on this EA.
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great game! |
| Jack from villa rica GA USA says (25/Mar/2002): |
Graphics were great face cuts body sweat mouth peace flying out what else is needed controls are very tricky but once u get them its better that way dont change a thing fun factor is awesome cause if you want to just play and press buttons its fun that way for everyone but if you want to get into u can have a game plan thats what boxing is about you cannot fight the same fighter the smae as another sound was fun but you can always have more talking on ther other than the same over again but not complaining i do not think people should bad mouth this game it si a great game and they need to keep up the great work on it because thngs can always get better great job EA i tip my hat too you (PS try to get a couple more boxers tho please)
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