This game has some surprising depths to it. At the beginning, I just went into the story mode and stumbled through it with mashing and executing strong combos when I unlocked them. I think I had actual issues with only one of the fights since I just couldn't get an opening, but in the end the game was over before it even properly began.
Turns out the meat of the game lies in the tournament mode, where you're pitted against some crazy strong enemies and have to really know the game if you don't want to get dunked completely. The story mode feels more or less like a tutorial where things don't get explained at all. The mechanics are left mostly for the player to figure out, for example I don't think how the distance affects your moves or how the stats and boosting them works were explained at all. Maybe it was all in the manual, but good luck finding one, if you can even understand what it says.
Once you figure out how everything works, the game becomes your oyster. It's really fun in a masochistic way to try mastering the game in the tournament mode. The game manages to be quite simplistic on the surface with limited controls, but the complexity comes from combos, patterns and different tactics you can utilize to beat pretty diverse cast of opponents.
The game looks and sounds pretty good. I haven't read or watched the works it's based on, but I have only good to say how this game looks. The characters have all their distinct designs and looks and the battles look like straight out of Virtual Boy (in a good way). Unfortunately, since I haven't consumed the original work, I had no idea who any of the characters are or what the story is. The game gives little to no story and seems more like a boxing game designed for fans of the series.
So, if you're fan of the series I think you would like this game at least for the duration of the story mode. For the rest, if a mix of Punch-Out and Teleroboxer sounds intriguing, give it a go.
Turns out the meat of the game lies in the tournament mode, where you're pitted against some crazy strong enemies and have to really know the game if you don't want to get dunked completely. The story mode feels more or less like a tutorial where things don't get explained at all. The mechanics are left mostly for the player to figure out, for example I don't think how the distance affects your moves or how the stats and boosting them works were explained at all. Maybe it was all in the manual, but good luck finding one, if you can even understand what it says.
Once you figure out how everything works, the game becomes your oyster. It's really fun in a masochistic way to try mastering the game in the tournament mode. The game manages to be quite simplistic on the surface with limited controls, but the complexity comes from combos, patterns and different tactics you can utilize to beat pretty diverse cast of opponents.
The game looks and sounds pretty good. I haven't read or watched the works it's based on, but I have only good to say how this game looks. The characters have all their distinct designs and looks and the battles look like straight out of Virtual Boy (in a good way). Unfortunately, since I haven't consumed the original work, I had no idea who any of the characters are or what the story is. The game gives little to no story and seems more like a boxing game designed for fans of the series.
So, if you're fan of the series I think you would like this game at least for the duration of the story mode. For the rest, if a mix of Punch-Out and Teleroboxer sounds intriguing, give it a go.