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OK Boxing Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is just average in my opinion. Also, I simply don't understand how "Felix Trinidad" could be missing?!! As I recall he was the best fighter when this game was released. Kind of a disappointment.

Good Times

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best boxing game I've ever played. It has the most great boxers ever assembled in one game. Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Just some of the names. I have played every boxing game and this is the best one.

Don't waste your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've had this game for four hours...and that's 3 hours 50 minutes too long. I'm taking it back tomorrow. It's just a bunch of random button mashing. Combos don't really work or seem to make a difference. The graphics are pretty pathetic...the boxers heads are always pointed towards the screen...I guess the developers were proud of the faces. \

Buy this instead of horrible KO Kings 2002

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Let me start off by saying that this is a FAR superior game to the newly released KO Kings 2002. The controls are great, you can actually choose to throw a punch to the body (unlike KO 2002)and the graphics are great. You really feel likwe you are boxing. KO Kings 2002 is nothing but a button mashing mess with no skill or control, plus a virtually non-existent career mode. The career mode in this game is one area that could have been improved (but thank goodness it is not half as bad as 2002) there is a very limited create a fighter feature, and only 17 contenders to face as you climb the ladder. There is also long and frequent loads. yet, again, after playing (and returning KO 2002) I am so grateful for what this game does have and really love the actual gameplay.

Dissapointing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For all the hype in previous reviews about this being the "Best boxing game ever made" this game sure has alot of flaws. First of all thats a pretty bold statement to make especially when this game lacks many of the features of its predecessor, the original Knockout Kings from 1999. In the career mode you have just 4 or 5 faces to choose from, unlike in the original Knockout Kings where a huge selection of trunks, hairstyles, and faces were at the gamers disposal for creating the ideal fighter. And why retire the fighter after he wins the title? Why not let him go deeper into career mode? Sure, the graphics in this game are improved but the hard hitting shots and sounds are lacking, making this a game that you easily get bored of.n You just dont feel the exitement that you did in the original. In the original you could feel your player hit the canvas when he was knocked down. You could feel your player get rocked after a hard shot that stunned him, I just dont see those features here, and as a matter of fact its a mystery to me why Electronic Arts takes away many good features of their games each year, theyre supposed to improve on their flaws not completely change a nearly perfect game. The slugfest mode is a joke and is more attractive to people who like arcade games not serious boxing. Too many flaws for a game that is supposedly claiming to be "The best boxing game ever". It will be lucky to crack the top 3.....

Dissapointing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For all the hype in previous reviews about this being the "Best boxing game ever made" this game sure has alot of flaws. First of all thats a pretty bold statement to make especially when this game lacks many of the features of its predecessor, the original Knockout Kings from 1999. In the career mode you have just 4 or 5 faces to choose from, unlike in the original Knockout Kings where a huge selection of trunks, hairstyles, and faces were at the gamers disposal for creating the ideal fighter. And why retire the fighter after he wins the title? Why not let him go deeper into career mode? Sure, the graphics in this game are improved but the hard hitting shots and sounds are lacking, making this a game that you easily get bored of. Sure there is a nice selection of fighters and they are recreated nicely here what with the amazing graphics of the PS2 but you just dont feel the exitement that you did in the original. In the original you could feel your player hit the canvas when he was knocked down. You could feel your player get rocked after a hard shot that stunned him, I just dont see those features here, and as a matter of fact its a mystery to me why Electronic Arts takes away many good features of their games each year, theyre supposed to improve on their flaws not completely change a nearly perfect game. The slugfest mode is a joke and is more attractive to people who like arcade games not serious boxing. The loading times in this game are atrocious. There is a huge loading time between every round and this ruins the game. There is no flow in a game that stops to load after every round. Too many flaws for a game that is supposedly claiming to be "The best boxing game ever". It will be lucky to crack the top 3.....

Dont waste your time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ill keep it short, dont waste your time. Load times are horribly long and they focus too much on the boxers of my grandpas age. They try and add new things like female boxers (only like 3 or 4 of them) but you cant have a career with them. Also it would be cool if you could create a boxer with a name longer than 5 letters. And stuff like choosing your corner men is stupid too cause they all look the same and dont do anything anyway. Now dont get me wrong I love EA sports, I think they are the best, but this game ... im sorry. Dont waste your cash on this!!! Or go ahead, but dont say I didnt warn you!!!

Great Boxing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been a boxing fan of video games since the original atari's came out. I enjoyed Knockout Kings 2001 graphics, different boxers and the ability to create your own boxer. You see mouth piece's flying out, blood and everything. The only drawback I see is it takes a while to load. But it is worth the wait. The punch combos are great, and the training bouts really help you figure out the combos. If you are a boxing game fan, this is the game!

I can't give this game a great rating

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: July 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It is a good game overall, however, if you want a good creat of boxer this is not what you want. I for one WOULD like to have a decent creat a boxer. this one doesn't even beat The Greatest Heavywieght's creat a boxer. They had to scan in people which to me was a total bad idea.

I hope EA Sports makes 4 Major improvements on 2002 version.

1.ALOT BETTER Creat of Boxer! maby a creat of manager/trainer/cut man. 2.Creat Female Boxers. 3.LARGER line up! 40 All Star Boxers my ...! Get back to the basics and allow a 30 rank Heavywieght league maby 34 so 4 other people can be on at the same time, and if they wanna pass you there gonna have to beat yah. and 4. ALLOW defending the championship belt!

These are what keep Knockout Kings from becoming the greatest Boxing game ever.

The Best Boxing Game to date!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I remember playing intelevision boxing back in the early 80s thinking "This has got to be the worst piece of mess that I've ever seen". Then I played Punch out on Nentindo in the late 80s and then Nentindo came out with a Middlewieght Boxing game in the early 90s that was at best "OK". After playing these games I thought that the possibility of ever playing or seeing a high quality boxing game was null and void.....That is until the KNOCK OUT KINGS series. Needless to say this series is excellent. It's the JOHN MADDEN of Boxing Games. It a game that will be the model for future boxing games.....and it just keeps getting better and better. The Latest version of KK is by far THE BEST BOXING GAME EVERY MADE. Most of the all-time greats are represented in this game people like HEAVEYWEIGHTS MUHAMMAD ALI,JOE FRAZIER,KEN NORTON,LARRY HOLMES,ARCHIE MOORE,FLOYD PATTERSON ECT. MIDDLEWIEGHTS...SUGAR RAY ROBINSON,MARVIN HAGLER,SUGAR SHANE MOSELY,SUGAR RAY LEONARD,ROBERTO DURAN ECT. LIGHTWEIGHTS...ARRON PRYOR, ALEXIS ARGUELLO, HECTOR CAMACHO, DANNY LITTEL RED LOPEZ ECT. It has an excellent Career Mode where you can retire your boxer. This game kicks butt. It's a must buy....and again the best boxing game ever....that is until KK 2002?

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