Rocky Balboa (PSP)

• Take on Mason The Line Dixon in Story Mode: In order to defeat the champ you will have to recall your past glory. Fight fights within the fight by flashing back to iconic Rocky fights. As you relive those moment your skills will gradually return..
• Historic Fights: All the fights from all the Rocky movies are available for play. Fight Drago in Moscow or Apollo in Philadelphia..
• Match Any Two Rocky Boxers in any Rocky arena: Exhibition mode allows you to play our fun what-if scenarios. Match Mason Dixon against Apollo in Moscow or Cluber Lang vs. Drago in Ve..
• True to Rocky's Fighting Style: Slug it out in true Rocky style with dramatic movements and huge turnaround punches. Immersive camera angles make you feel the drama of a comeback, knock down or count out..
• Multiplayer: Challenge a friend. Match any two fighters in any arena..

Product description ------------------- Live the legend. He was a tough guy from a tougher neighbourhood. But Rocky Balboa didn't let that stop him. He took on everyone from Apollo Creed to Mason Dixon. He fought everywhere, from backstreet gyms to Ve itself. Now it's your turn to experience the blood and glory of the greatest boxing story of all time. ? Players 1 ? Age 16+ .co.uk Review ------------- Ever since Punch-Out! boxing games have been a ste of video games throughout the years and surprisingly, given the quality of most movie licenses, the more recent Rocky games have been some of the best. Or to be more precise 2002’s Rocky game was great, while the sequel Rocky Legends was actually a backwards step. Despite the name implying a direct adaptation of the new film, this new game is a clear evolution of the previous titles, as you fight all of Rocky’s most famous movie nents. This is achieved via a series of regular flashbacks as you end up replaying fights against Yvan Drago, Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang and others – there’s even a generous a of movie footage included as well. In terms of controls the game isn’t too concerned with realism, instead simulating the sort of Hollywood fight physics seen in the movies. As such, you have to be constantly aware of your character’s mood and willpower, in order to facilitate a signature Rocky comeback with special moves that can only be as the match goes on. Like many PSP games the single analogue stick isn’t ideal, but the game’s much taunted "torso control" does give you a decent a of control over Rocky, or whichever of the twenty-five other boxers you happen to be playing as. Graphically the game is impressive although it uses a slightly odd lighting model where some of the characters seem to gleam almost as if they were made of metal. With five separate game modes though, including a fun two-player mode, this is a better tie-in than most other films get. HARRISON DENT