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Mike Tyson\'s Punch Out!! 08-27-12 07:10 PM
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Mike Tyson's Punch Out Review
One of the classic gems in the Nintendo Entertainment System library, Mike Tyson's Punch Out is an addicting game with a simple goal yet never ceases to capture it's players in their own exciting Rocky-esque fantasies. While the story is rather straight forward and simple, the controls are wonderful, the music perfectly matches, the sound effects good considering the technical limitations of the NES, the characters iconic and memorable, and a steady difficulty curve that raises in steady amounts until the final two fights in which they spike so far through the roof that players have been known to break controllers in rage when faced with the unstoppable Kid Dynamite.
Graphics
The Nintendo's color palette is well used in this game, as the fantastic mixture sets a rather nice tone throughout the entire game. Very rarely is the question asked, "What's that there?" and never is it confused as to where the player can move, though partly for the fact that he's stuck in the center of the ring with only two dodge buttons. Hit boxes are well defined, and every single hit feels solid, and you can see the response on the opponent's face. Seeing as how all the battles are one on one matches, the game can go into great, and often comical, detail depending on where the player lands a hit, and whether or not it was able to get past the opponent's guard or not. There is absolutely no delay between when the button is pressed and when the character on screen reacts, which is extremely welcomed in a game where one must use their reflexes to watch for visual cues in order to get anywhere in the game. On the subject of visual cues, all of the cues are obvious, however the difficulty comes in the player's reaction time. The further one progresses through the ladder, the shorter the time between the cue and the actual attack becomes. This continues up until the point where you're dodging like... Read the rest of this Review
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