Boxing Games

Being one of the well regarded sports, it’s only natural that gaming has seen a wealth of boxing games. Even on the old game machines like MAME, Atari, Commodore, Sega and Playstation, boxing games have successes in game titles.

Newer generations and newer machines, boxing games are still being produced. While some aren’t as convincing and interesting as the actual sport, there are others that are made interesting not with realism but by twists in the gameplay.

There are many boxing games available, including those in the past that are playable by today’s standards. Ultimately, it leaves you a title on the system you own. So without further ado, here are the best known titles for boxing games.

Title Bout Championship Boxing

Release Date: Dec 8, 2003

Title Bout Championship Boxing is different than most of the crop of boxing games. It takes a leaf from the critically acclaimed Championship Manager games and delivers a boxing simulation, with you as a manager, cut man, and corner man. And as a final twist, you can get to have any boxer regardless of generation under your wing. So that means you can take the Brown Bomber to a challenge against today’s contemporaries like Larry Holmes and Evander Holyfield.

Wrapping it up, like most sim games, Title Bout Championship boxing features a lot –in text. Those that are looking for an adrenaline pumping game should look elsewhere as Title Bout can quickly bore gamers not into the genre.

Ready 2 Rumble

Release date: Oct 23, 2000

Fighting atop skyscrapers or fighting as a customized boxer, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 for the Playstation 2 is more of a comic relief than a boxing experience. With a weak AI, there’s really no reason to purchase Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, especially if you looking for a hint of realism or a sense of achievement.

But for arcade reasons, Ready 2 Rumble can offer loads of interest with its fast actions and frantic button mashing. The twists, like the boxer customization can keep interest on a quick shallow basis.

Fight Night Round 3

Dec 5, 2006

Fight Night Round 3 is definitely one of the best incarnations of the sport. And it is available on multi platforms, the Xbox 360 and its predecessor, Playstation 2 and 3, and its portable PSP, though the best titles are those of the seventh generation platforms.

No other boxing games comes as close in sprite effects than Fight Night Round 3. From menacing mugs of Sugar Ray to Golden Boy La Hoya’s good looks, the game represented each fighter’s detail as closely. And due to the systems technical power, you’d have to see a more convincing sprite.