Rocky Balboa
PSP- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Release Date: Mar 13, 2007
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Rocky Balboa smacks hard with the love its authors must have for the series of movies it takes its inspiration from. One wonders why on earth it’s a PSP exclusive when it could’ve been done so much better on a platform that allows for more scope than a portable but given the circumstances they’ve done a fine job.
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Play UKDue to a hit-and-miss control system and lack of personality, Rocky Balboa is more fumbling foal than Italian Stallion. [Issue #150, p.87]
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PSM3 Magazine UKNot as good as "Fight Night" PSP, nor even the old PS2 "Rocky" games. So no title contender, but not bad either. [Mar 2007, p.68]
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Games Master UKNot a disaster but fails to deliver the same action and satisfaction as earlier Rockys. [Mar 2007, p.79]
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Rocky Balboa has plenty of heart, but it's counted out by a poor fighting system and frustrating controls.
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Rocky Balboa offers PSP owners a solid boxing experience, but without a career mode to work through it doesn't quite feel like a complete game.
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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UKA tidy boxing game in itself, but one that lacks the punch of previous Rocky games or any real element of sophistication. [Feb 2007, p.74]
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Playstation Official Magazine UKThe one thing that's original about Rocky is the way you recover from a KO: steadying your boxer on his feed by wobbling the analogue nub left and right. Apart from that Rocky feels like a step back to thte clumsy old days of button hammering and counter-intuitive combos. [Mar 2007, p.110]
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A slick and stylish boxing game that plays like a champ when you're winning, but is worryingly featherweight when it comes to defensive options.
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Rocky Balboa is a good boxing game and a fitting commemoration for the franchise, but there just isn't quite enough here.
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Pure Magazine UKA decent collection of boxing matches, but too disjointed to be world champion. [Mar 2007, p.77]
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The problem with Rocky Balboa is that it just doesn't have enough depth to satisfy any real boxing urges.
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It's a form-less game that lacks direction. If you can tackle the control system and come to terms with it, you'll be somewhat rewarded, but the average gamer is unlikely to invest so much time for so little compensation.
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Edge MagazineWith little to differentiate fighters beyond base levels of aggression, symmetrical faces and notions of characters they’re meant to represent, it doesn’t take too long for Balboa to flag, or indeed trudge to an unceremonious end. [Mar 2007, p.87]
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games(TM)Rocky Balboa is the second best boxing game on PSP, but then there are only two of them. [Mar 2007, p.102]
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It isn't very interesting and it has a severe lack of fun. Had the control scheme been simplified and the movements been made looser, Rocky could have had a better chance.
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Looks good, but over-complicated controls and needlessly lengthy bouts mar Rocky Balboa, making it a real test of stamina and patience.
Awards & Rankings
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#79 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2007
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#60 Most Shared PSP Game of 2007
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 22
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Mixed: 3 out of 22
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Negative: 2 out of 22
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MattP.Feb 12, 2007
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NelsonS.Feb 6, 2007A great game rocky fans wont be dissapointed it gives good coordination a realistec traing. you almost feel that your rocky balboa "great".