Punch-Out
SCORE: 71
Now that Nintendo Wii games are coming down in price we are able to purchase some that were missed. We also know millions of our readers want to know if they should spend their money on games like Punch-Out. They patiently wait for us to review them. Punch-Out is a boxing game that has some deep roots in the history of video games. With the Wii Nintendo added some controls that will get family members moving. My biggest complaint about Punch-Out is the patterns. Boxers can only be beaten by following a certain pattern. This leads to pure boredom in my opinion.
The cel shaded graphics do this franchise some justice. The different characters look like they are supposed to. Characters like King Hippo are very obese. Characters in Punch-Out will show damage as they get hit. Bruises and band-aids will appear on specific areas of their bodies. Some characters can look extremely beat up after taking too many hits.
Your trainer/coach makes various comments throughout the matches. Some of his comments will help you find the pattern to win, and others are humorous. At times I did not find his comments humorous though. The music in Punch-Out fits the theme. I felt like I was in a cartoon world of boxing. The punching sounds are exaggerated, but this is a video game after all.
There are enough matches and modes in Punch-Out to warrant the price. As long as you can properly handle all of the violent content. The price is good especially considering Punch-Out is not a spring chicken anymore. Two family members can beat each other senseless inside a video game. If you approve of that kind of behavior.
I do not like the game play in Punch-Out. There, I put all my cards on the table. Having to follow a specific pattern to win gets old. The joy of Punch-Out is to find that pattern. Once you do this game gets boring. It also limits the strategy the player can employ. I would rather have a more open boxing world where I can use different strategies to win.
It is my hope
that aggressive people can use Punch-Out to release some of those
aggressions. My concern is it will make people more aggressive. Spouse
abuse is a big problem that few want to look at. In my opinion Punch-Out
should be a ‘T’ for Teen rated video game. Punch-Out teaches to look for
an opening and then smash through it. Once you find that opening you
have to hit them as many times as you can.
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Frank
Graphics: 69%
Sound: 72%
Replay/Extras: 81%
Gameplay: 68%
Family Friendly Factor: 66%
System: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Rating: ‘E10+’ for Everyone
10+
{Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief}
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