Rocky Boxing (Mobile)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 2.5 stars OK
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 5.9 (2.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Carrie Gouskos
• Reviewed on: 01/25/2005
• Updated on: 06/01/2005
• Originally published on GameSpot: Rocky Boxing (Mobile) Review

Rocky Boxing is a polished game that captures some of the essence of its namesake, but it just can't go the distance in the end. In Rocky, you guide the Italian Stallion through training, sparring, and fighting against three of his most notorious rivals, Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, and Ivan Drago. The problem is that you'll be done with this game before you can slur out your first "Yo Adrian," and since the boxing itself is the least compelling aspect of the game, there's little reason to go back to it afterward.

There are five different modes in Rocky Boxing. The first is training, which is effectively like a game of Simon, except you characteristically pound out punches against a slab of meat by repeating the number sequences put forth by the computer. It's a little simpler than Simon, with only three buttons to choose from instead of four. If you complete the training by properly inputting up to a 15-number sequence correctly, you are rewarded with a slight increase in your stamina bar. The second mode is sparring, which replicates a full fight, except that the opponent is much easier and that winning a sparring match will also reward you with an increase in stamina. This is all to prepare you for the matches against Creed, Lang, and Drago, who you can fight in any order, although they are proportionally more difficult by order of their appearance in the movies.

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