AbstractAllows gamers to play with 40 past and present champions in Slugfest, Exhibition, and Fantasy Fight modes.
ESRB rating
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Animated Violence, Mild Language |
Full descriptionMen aren't the only ones looking for a fight in Knockout Kings 2001, the first boxing game from EA SPORTS to feature women boxers. The best male fighters are also on hand to settle who's the greatest of all time. The lineup of legends includes Ali, Frazier, Louis, Chavez, Marciano and many more. Players also have the ability to create a boxer with their own personalized style and vie for the light, middleweight or heavyweight titles. Teddy Atlas and Al Bernstein offer ringside commentary, and Mills Lane is one of the referees
Editorial reviewSource:
AmazonEA Sports has dressed up its bestselling boxing title for the new millennium and has kindly added enough new features to make this game a knockout on the PlayStation2... no pun intended.
The raft of changes that has been added to this version of Knockout Kings includes a new way to throw punches, aptly called Dynamic Punch Control. This feature allows you to control and put together punch combinations that will outwit the other fighters you face. The limitless combinations add a new level of replayability to the title that didn't exist in previous installments.
You can create dream bouts using some of the best boxers the world has ever seen. The lineup includes Smoking Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Julio Cesar Chavez. Better yet, put them up against some of boxing's current stars such as Oscar De La Hoya, Lennox Lewis, or Michael Grant.
EA Sports has left no stone unturned when it comes to the sweet science of boxing. New fighting styles now allow gamers to create boxers with attacks that mimic those of boxing's legends, such as Ken Norton's crab style or Rocky Marciano's slugger style. --Todd Mowatt
Pros:
- New haymaker punches
- Signature moves of famous boxers
Cons: - Learning curve of this boxing simulation may turn off arcade gamers just looking to rabbit punch a couple of palookas
Extensive list of boxers to choose from; three gameplay modes; intuitive control scheme; one or two players; amazing visuals put you right in the ring
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