Abstract: Next Level Games has revived the Nintendo classic "Punch Out!!" for the Wii video game console, roping in the systems signature motion-sensitive controllers to let players take a virtual swing at memorable characters like Glass Joe and King Hippo. Th...
Classic gameplay is still intense and satisfying, Opponents have new strategies the second time you face them, Ridiculous twoplayer mode, Goofy visuals exude charm.
Balance board support is lousy.
Punch-Out for the Wii isnt much different from the NES version, but it hardly matters when its this much fun. ...
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Published: 2009-05-20, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Consider all the video game advances that have taken place since the first Punch-Out was released over 20 years ago. You might think that going back to the pattern-based brawls would feel archaic in the modern era, that punching King Hippo in his fat b...
Addictive, classic gameplay; beautiful animations and vibrant visuals
Lacklustre multiplayer; steep difficulty curve; no online capabilities
There’s no denying it: Punch-Out!! is some of the most fun I’ve had on the Wii in quite some time. A spectacular trip down memory lane, Punch-Out!! manages to capture the old-school essence that made the 1987 original such a success, all the w...
Abstract: Vi har väntat i 15 år på ett nytt Punch-Out och äntligen är Little Mac tillbaka. Är Wii-versionen en klockren snyting eller bara en fjösig örfil? Jonas "Hurricane" Elfving har mött 2000-talets Glass Joe, Bald Bull och Don Flamenco...
Abstract: There are many, many ways that the Wii reboot of the Punch-Out franchise could have gone wrong. For fans of the series, there was only one way to do it right. Luckily, Next Level Games understood exactly what made the classic so beloved, and stuck with...
Abstract: Iconic in its day (incept 1984, if you can believe it), the new Punch-Out!! for Wii has been revamped visually, wonderfully rendered in cell-shaded 3D, yet retains the core simplicity that made the franchise so universally playable on whatever 25 cent ...
Abstract: After a whopping fifteen year hiatus, it would appear that the fan-favorite Punch-Out!! series had hung up its gloves for good. Nightly bouts with King Hippo were replaced with imitators such as Black & Bruised to Facebreaker, all trying to re-capture ...
