Story: Not much of a story, but..... You play as Little Mac, who is training to become the champion of the WVBA's minor, major and world circuits and to fight against boxing legend, Mike Tyson. Doc Louis, your trainer, trains you between each circuit to prepare you for the next.Gameplay: Both you and your opponent have a life bar, you have to learn your oppenents movements and punch them when they are vurlnarable. You cannot just punch them and get a hit since most hits will be blocked. Once the opponent has been knocked down, Mario will come in and count, obviusly if he reaches 10 then you win. Or if you knock your opponent down 3 times in the same round, it is a TKO and you win. You can also win by decision. Some fighters cannot lose by decision. Also, if you punch fighters at certain times, you can get a star, you can use it by pressing start for a powerful uppercut which can be dodged though. If you get hit while you have a star, you will lose one. Lastly, you have a heart count, the hearts deplete when your punches are blocked, when you block punches or when you are hit. When all hearts are gone, you will get tired and be unable to punch. So keep pressing buttons and dodge attacks to get your hearts back.Controls: Left is to dodge left, right is to dodge right, B is to punch left, A is to punch right (hopefully didn't get them mixed up). Holding up while pressing A or B will punch the opponents head. Down is to block some punches. Start is to use a star uppercut if you have a star. That is about it. Extremely easy to control so it is your fault if you lose, which is good.Graphics: Well, you can't expect much from graphics on the NES but the different boxers look pretty good to me, graphics don't really bother me that much to be honest.Sound: There isn't much music really, but the fight music is fantastic and the other tracks in the game are great. The sound effects also suit what you are doing, from punching to being knocked down.Addictiveness: This game is quite addictive and is fun to play through over and over again. Beating your oppenents is very satisifying.Depth: It is extremely simple really, but that doesn't matter when the gameplay is so good.Difficulty: The first 2 fighters,Glass Joe and Von Kaiser are pathetic. Piston Honda may give you trouble the first time you face him. The game gets extremely hard the further you get through the game. The game is easier when you know how to beat the fighters and you know their patterns, but the world circuit is very very hard and Mike Tyson himself, I have never beaten.Overall: A classic, and even if you don't like boxing or boxing games that are realistic, you might just like this brilliant, fun game. I recommend trying it out. Though it is a bit faster than it is meant to be on a emulater. Story: Not much of a story, but..... You play as Little Mac, who is training to become the champion of the WVBA's minor, major and world circuits and to fight against boxing legend, Mike Tyson. Doc Louis, your trainer, trains you between each circuit to prepare you for the next.Gameplay: Both you and your opponent have a life bar, you have to learn your oppenents movements and punch them when they are vurlnarable. You cannot just punch them and get a hit since most hits will be blocked. Once the opponent has been knocked down, Mario will come in and count, obviusly if he reaches 10 then you win. Or if you knock your opponent down 3 times in the same round, it is a TKO and you win. You can also win by decision. Some fighters cannot lose by decision. Also, if you punch fighters at certain times, you can get a star, you can use it by pressing start for a powerful uppercut which can be dodged though. If you get hit while you have a star, you will lose one. Lastly, you have a heart count, the hearts deplete when your punches are blocked, when you block punches or when you are hit. When all hearts are gone, you will get tired and be unable to punch. So keep pressing buttons and dodge attacks to get your hearts back.Controls: Left is to dodge left, right is to dodge right, B is to punch left, A is to punch right (hopefully didn't get them mixed up). Holding up while pressing A or B will punch the opponents head. Down is to block some punches. Start is to use a star uppercut if you have a star. That is about it. Extremely easy to control so it is your fault if you lose, which is good.Graphics: Well, you can't expect much from graphics on the NES but the different boxers look pretty good to me, graphics don't really bother me that much to be honest.Sound: There isn't much music really, but the fight music is fantastic and the other tracks in the game are great. The sound effects also suit what you are doing, from punching to being knocked down.Addictiveness: This game is quite addictive and is fun to play through over and over again. Beating your oppenents is very satisifying.Depth: It is extremely simple really, but that doesn't matter when the gameplay is so good.Difficulty: The first 2 fighters,Glass Joe and Von Kaiser are pathetic. Piston Honda may give you trouble the first time you face him. The game gets extremely hard the further you get through the game. The game is easier when you know how to beat the fighters and you know their patterns, but the world circuit is very very hard and Mike Tyson himself, I have never beaten.Overall: A classic, and even if you don't like boxing or boxing games that are realistic, you might just like this brilliant, fun game. I recommend trying it out. Though it is a bit faster than it is meant to be on a emulater. |