Don King: Prizefighter (wii)
Review by Anuji Varma
IT'S hard to find a boxing game that really packs a punch.
Afterall there are so many on the market nowadays that they all seem to use the same features including sparring sessions with some of the greatest boxers that lived.
But after sampling the Wii Fit and Sport games I was expecting something that stood out from the rest especially after being developed by the fluffy-haired man himself.
So did Don do it for me?
Well I enjoyed battering some of the great fighters from past and present with more than 20 to choose from. I also got to pick where the battles took place. And there was the added bonus of choosing what theme you want playing in the background as you attempt to floor the fighter.
Obviously the Rocky theme was repeated constantly throughout my time on the game.
But at the end of the day it's all in the technique and you can throw three different types of punches -jabs, hooks, and uppercuts.
These can all be done by swinging your arms in the right direction. The game does a good job of differentiating between your movements - a lot better than the boxing on Wii Sport in fact.
There are times when it will mistake your move for something else. But in typical female style if I'm battering my opponent then I'm happy to use any punch on the poor boxer.
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Steve Wollaston - Sunday Mercury games reviewer Steve has been writing about video games for donkey's years. In fact he is probably far too old for it now which is why you will see a lot of reviews been done by kids... He has been nominated three times for Regional Games Journalist Of The Year at the Games Media Awards, but never wins. His major love is sports games and rates Sensible World of Soccer circa 90's as the greatest game ever made - closely followed by Championship Manager 2. Skyrim has currently taken over his life.
