Punch King
Game Boy Advance- Publisher: Acclaim
- Release Date: May 30, 2002
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Although there’s no multiplayer, the replay value is durable, not to mention the nicely done graphics and the incredibly impressive sound.
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Hands down the most entertaining boxing title currently out for the GBA. Unfortunately there are a few too many minor issues that ultimately keep this title from being an instant classic along the same lines of it’s predecessors.
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Tries its best to be the next Punch-Out!!, but it falls well short of the mark.
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A tremendously flawed product. Yet, there are many redeeming qualities to the game which hold great promise if developed properly in the future.
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A training mode is sorely needed, because it took me literally seven tries to get the first boxer to stay down on the canvas.
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Play MagazineAcclaim has taken the once-spellbinding formula and given it the full GBA treatment, creating a game that plays, looks, and sounds better. [Aug 2002, p.76]
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Nintendo PowerThe challenging setup, bold graphics, lively characters and fun settings should score a knockout with boxing buffs. [Aug 2002, p.147]
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The biggest problem in Punch King is how shallow it is.
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Once you advance through Arcade Mode, which spans 11 fighters, there’s nothing here to hold your interest. No career, no create-a-boxer, no save feature to improve on top performances or knockout times -- not even a two-player contest, which is inexcusable.
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Game InformerI have to go to the courthouse and file a restraining order so this crappy game cannot get within 1,000 fee of me ever again. [August 2002, p.91]
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