Sega Saturn The King of Boxing SKUSS7

Sega Saturn The King of Boxing SKUSS7 Victory Boxing or Center Ring Boxing is a 3D boxing game featuring fictional boxers. Modes include Main Event, Sparring, VS, debut, and create a male or female boxer.

Defeat all the fighters. Hidden fighters, including a boxing kangaroo, can now be accessed.  Successfully complete the Main Event to unlock more boxers in versus mode.

The gameplay goes like this: you create a fighter, male or female, to fight 30 other boxers before taking on the Champ. You climb through the ranks of one of the six weight divisions in order to increase your fighter’s speed, power, and stamina. Along the way, you’ll get a trainer named Snake, (who looks like the main character from Escape from New York) who give you tips on fighting and combos. There are also a practice sparring mode and a two player mode.   The graphics on the game look like a rough draft of Virtua Fighter.  The animation is smooth, but a bit slow.

The CD has six tracks of music, most of it used on the fighting stage. The sound effects are realistic and separate. You can tell whether you block a punch or got hit by one. The sounds of ring announcer and the trainer shouting add a touch of realism to the game.  There are three main buttons, one for jab, one for hook, and one for gaurd. You combine the first two for an uppercut (there is an option to have an extra button for the uppercut). You use the d-pad to move and dodge your opponent’s punches. Combine the d-pad and the buttons in order to block head or body, and punch left or right. They are accurate and fast, except for the uppercut which has a little delay. There’s another button for taunt, if you want to have fun seeing monkey flips and other insults.

There is also 12 play views and a fully adjustable replay mode. You can show your friend’s defeat again and again in many different angles. After you beat the champ, you’ll get a secret character to play. The replay value is high on this one.  The first 3-D boxing game for the Sega Saturn.

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