Rocky
GameCube- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Release Date: Nov 17, 2002
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PlayStation 2
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Captures the intensity of boxing and the enjoyment of the movies in a remarkable manner.
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In many ways the perfect boxing game. Capturing the spirit of the films more closely than few movie-licensed videogames before it, Rage Software's stab at the Italian Stallion is every bit a masterpiece that the movies were.
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There's no limit to the replay value here, unless you just flat out don't like the game or its multiplayer mode.
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A surprisingly enjoyable, accomplished and involving game. In fact despite the limits of the boxing genre, playing Rocky is much like watching the films.
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The challenge is tough too. You'll be hard pressed to make it though the movie mode on normal difficulty without a good number of continues.
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To our delight, Rage has done a wonderful job of putting the movie into game form, and at the same time has made a game that is actually good.
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But despite an old story, this legend is still holding his own on this new front of gaming consoles.
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Play MagazineThe facial damage system is spectacular. You can actually see the damage you're inflicting on your opponent. Yo Adrianne! This game rocks! [Jan 2003, p.85]
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Nintendo PowerThe game even has a meat locker training scene and play control that rivals that of the Knockout Kings series. [Nov 2002, p.222]
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Under a slightly clumsy-looking graphical exterior lies a phenomenally deep fighting simulation.
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Aside from these occasional moments of ludicrously unbalanced fighting, Rocky is a very fun boxing game that does require a good amount of skill to master.
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Rather than being an average game with its share of reasons not to like it, Rocky is a game whose shortcomings are why it isn't a "great" game in its own right.
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A title that any Rocky fan (or even boxing fans in general) must have, even if the actual game itself has some pretty nasty flaws.
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Entertainment WeeklyWe have to deduct points for the game's flaccid fighting engine, which looks awfully similar to "Ready to Rumble Boxing" and becomes repetitive after about three bouts. [15 Nov 2002, p.144]
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Completely spoiled by a few major problems, the worst of which makes it possible to get by opponents using only one button.
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Just another fighting game, with none of the special appeal of a classic like "Street Fighter." The opponents fight in much the same manner with little variation, and even at the higher levels, the game is far too easy.
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Chief among the defects of Rocky is that despite the game's well-conceived interplay of jabs, uppercuts, blocks, power-punches and what have you, it's too easy to cheap-shot your way to victory.
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Mixed: 3 out of 3
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MickNov 20, 2003