Champions Forever Boxing
The boxing simGenre: fighting - boxing
Publisher: NEC
Year: 1991
System: TurboGrafx-16
Gameplay Score: 1
Gameplay Notes:
Plays a bit like a brawler. You move around within a 3D arena. The II button punches and I doesn't do anything, as near as I can tell. Punching reduces your strength meter while taking punches lowers your stamina. For the love of Pete I can't figure out how to wear down my opponent. Punching him seems to have no effect on either meter while my strength goes down when I punch or he punches me. There must be a strategy or hidden controls that escape me. In any case this seems to be a simulation style boxing game. No thanks
Level Design Score: 1
Level Design Notes:
Exhibition and career mode, which is just a series of exhibition with a skill tree. All arenas are identical.
Theme Score: 3
Theme Notes:
Licensed titles are rare on the TG-16. I can only think of the two Disney platformers and the Jackie Chan game. In any case this one has a handful of famous historical boxers from the 70s such as Joe Frasier, Ken Norton, and Muhammad Ali.
Art Style Score: 2
Art Style Notes:
It's a blank, non-interactive arena with no interesting features. The sprites are small but animate well, although they don't do much.
Audio Score: 2
Audio Notes:
About what you'd expect. Punch, oof, and bell ring. Not much else
Overall Score: 26
Review ID: 1442
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