Not great, not horrible
posted by raynes (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Oct 23, 2007
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Boxing on the wii is an odd thing. The first thing that most seem to assume is that the wii and it's motion controls would be ideal for sports games, especially the ones that were in wii sports.
The more I play Wii game, the more I have come to realize that is not always true. Take the case of boxing video games. Previously boxing games used buttons and a directional pad to control the character. The translation to on screen movement was exact. This simply is not possible with the wiimote. While there is some translation people simply move to fast for the system to translate moves accurately.
Now if you go into the game with that understanding, the game is quite fun. Pretty much the only thing that really bothered me is that I didn't feel the characters had much in the way of personality. Then again this isn't Punch Out so maybe the comparison isn't far.
So the big question is should you rent it? If you are looking for a game that is a step between Wii Sports and the next version of Punch Out (whenever that will be) then I would say yes. If you are looking for a top notch boxing game, then you will probably be disappointed.
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