Showtime Championship Boxing

 Wii
Metascore
35

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 6 out of 7
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  1. Game Almighty
    57
    Multiplayer mode is basic and simple one-on-one combat, with no frills added on. Since this game is bare-bones to begin with, this is no surprise. So while this game tries to offer an enjoyable boxing experience, the lack of features simply knocks this one down for the count.
  2. GameZone
    45
    Even on the Nintendo Wii the game just doesn’t possess the true essence of what makes a good boxing game work on the Wii. Do yourself a favor, boxing fans, and stay away from this one.
  3. ZTGD
    45
    It's sad really, if under a different developer – it could have made for a viable opponent to the big boxing titles like, but instead DSI games decided to make it a cheap, gimmicky imitation of that which came before.
  5. Cheat Code Central
    44
    Terrible. There is a split-screen multiplayer option, but I can't imagine anyone who'd want to participate, and why would they? Sluggish controls, poor attention to detail, lack of customization, and unbalanced difficulty all makes Showtime Championship Boxing a dud.
  6. Gamer.nl
    20
    If you are in possession of a Wii, then you already own a better boxing game than Showtime Championship Boxing will ever be. It's called Wii Sports. Showtime is just not fun to play and extremely shallow. Save up for something more meaningful.
  7. GamesRadar+
    20
    Showtime Championship Boxing would be a lousy looker two console generations ago; in 2008 it’s nothing short of a Mike Tyson-biting-ears-level embarrassment...Every aspect of Showtime Championship Boxing is baffling.
  8. Nintendojo
    20
    Given that Wii Sports boxing (or Punch-Out!!, for that matter) is better in almost every conceivable way, Showtime Championship Boxing has absolutely no business in your gaming library, not even for $20. Stay far away.

Awards & Rankings

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#89 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2007
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#61 Most Shared Wii Game of 2007

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User Score
4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 7 out of 11
  1. fargo
    Sep 11, 2018
    1
    I was so looking forward to play a nice little professional boxing game on the Wii. Wii Sports' boxing is great but its limited gameplay canI was so looking forward to play a nice little professional boxing game on the Wii. Wii Sports' boxing is great but its limited gameplay can only provide so much fun, so I was excited to have bought a more professional boxing game, or at least I thought it was professional anyway. To say I was disappointed is a crushing understatement. This game is a crisis, it's absolutely pitiful. The boxing animation is dreadful, the Wii controls don't work most of the time, the crowd is literally dead and when you're knocked down the game shows you a “now loading” screen as it has to physically load the count, in which he always seems to get up at 8 and then physically load the fight once again. Then it has to physically load the obligatory ring girl and then load the fight again. What a horrific waste of money this was, and it was at this precise moment that my love for the Nintendo Wii disintegrated.… Full Review »
  2. RasterM.
    Sep 14, 2008
    1
    Bugs, crashes, lacking content for the majority of the game, memory leaks, and is full of jerks due to the attraction that is blood, gore, Bugs, crashes, lacking content for the majority of the game, memory leaks, and is full of jerks due to the attraction that is blood, gore, and nudity. Don't let them fool you, they, and this game, are not mature. It is merely unfit for younger audiences.… Full Review »
  3. AdamS.
    Jan 6, 2008
    2
    There's a reason this game hasn't been reviewed yet: it'd be savaged if it were. The control scheme is awkward to There's a reason this game hasn't been reviewed yet: it'd be savaged if it were. The control scheme is awkward to non-functional, the seconds-long game-stopping transitions from standing to being knocked down are more than annoying, and the graphics and sound are barely serviceable.… Full Review »
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