Product Description

Are you ready to fight? Step into the ring of Victorious Boxers: Revolution, the boxing game with realistic boxing action and intuitive controls for the Nintendo Wii. Victorious Boxers: Revolution takes full advantage of the unique capabilities of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to give players an authentic, real-life boxing experience, and the viewpoint is positioned right behind the player's transparent fighter to further enhance the feeling of being right there in the heat of battle. Players can throw punches like jabs, straights, uppercuts and hooks, as well as perform defensive maneuvers like ducks and sways. Enjoy several rounds with friends, or play through the deep and compelling Story Mode as you follow the story of Ippo Makunouchi, a high school student bullied by his classmates, as he rises to the top of the professional boxing ranks. A variety of stages / venues to choose from, including Sydney City Arena, Las Vegas Palace and Korakuen Hall

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7722 in Video Games
• Brand: Xseed
• Model: 80707
• Published on: 2007-10
• Released on: 2007-10-16
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.50" h x .50" w x 5.50" l, .36 pounds

Features

• Realistic one-on-one boxing experience, the first of its kind on the Wii
• Massive Story Mode with loads of in-game cut-scenes, voiced dialogue and plenty of unlockable content including special abilities, stages and boxers, with three difficulty settings to choose from
• Sparring Mode with a variety of adjustable settings such as number of rounds and knock-down limits
• 25 playable characters to choose from, each with their own unique special moves such as the Gazelle Punch, Shotgun and Flicker Jab, and ability to adjust their speed, power and strength parameters
• Three different types of control modes - Swing Mode allows the player to punch and maneuver using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as if they are wearing boxing gloves; Pointer Mode allows the player to point and place a cursor on their target on screen and execute the moves with a smaller movement of the Wii Remote; and Classic Controller Mode

Customer Reviews

This is what Wii is all about
For all you Ippo fans, this is by far the best version of Fighting Spirit game out there. For those who don't know Fighting Spirit, this is the ONLY true boxing title and it makes Wii Boxing look like a kids game.
I hear some people saying how the controls aren't accurate in this game. To that what I have to say is 1) the game comes with 4 different types of control scheme. If you want complete accuracy, play with the classic control mode or GameCube control mode. 2)Do you truly think the Wii-remote is a magic wand that does exactly what you do? I'll truly be blown away if any Wii boxing title in the future can simulate real boxing movements better then this title.

With that said, to be honest the hooks and uppercuts are a bit tough to pull off in the beginning. There's a "how-to" section in the manual and with a little practice you'll find your own style to throw your punches which feels great cause you get the feeling of mastering a skill.

Another thing I enjoy about the game is that it has special moves you can pull off once your character is on fire. I think it's a very nice hybrid of a realistic boxing movements with a hint of fighting game element to it which makes it so much better when you fighting against your friend. Plus all 25 characters have different fighting styles and different special moves.

Over all I really enjoy this game and I'm really glad I bought it. It's quite a work out and it's like shadow boxing with visual effects. If you're a boxing fan or Ippo fan I highly recommend it.

Far better than Wii Boxing, but still far from the ideal boxing game
After almost a month of delay I finally received Victorious Boxers: Revolution.

The positives are that, in contrast to Wii Sports Boxing, when you throw a punch your character actually throws a punch.

The downsides though are fairly numerous. 1) The punching detection isn't consistent - a jab or a straight punch are frequently detected as hooks and uppercuts. 2) It doesn't seem to detect where your hands are for guard, high guard, low guard, neutral, nor does it detect holding your hands up in the air for taunting motions. 3) Motion is fairly clumsy and inconsistent if you use the strictly body movement based detection (ie lean and holding down buttons - then the direction you lean is the direction you move) also if your hands are in proper guard position while holding the wiimote it detects it as if you are swaying back. 4) Easy should be called 'ridiculously easy' I beat the entire game in a couple of hours including sitting through most of the cut scenes (towards the end I skipped all of the cut scenes). 5) At times the opponents motions are weirdly fast - ie they will zip past your character to his side 6) The cut scenes are typical 'anime' - a style of animation that I happen to find annoying. It has, in my opinion, poor dialog, and mediocre animation and voice acting. 7) The training options are extremely weak - all it has walkthroughs for the basic motions and combinations - but there isn't any ability to do common boxing training stuff at all - no working the heavy bag, no speed bag, no sway bag, no endurance games, no trainer or training partner to work on combinations or defensive or offensive skills.

While it is clear from the above that it has a number of shortcomings and is far from what I've been dreaming of for a boxing simulator for the Wii, it is still a heck of a lot more fun than mashing buttons so a fun of 4, and a overall of 3.

Finally a real boxing game for the Wii
This game is so much fun, finally feel like I`m really boxing. So much quicker and more responsive than Wii Boxing, it just takes a little time to get used to the controls, just like any other game. This game emphasizes technique and timing like real boxing so you won`t get away with just flailing your arms, you really need to throw calculated punches like a real boxer would. Having tons of fun playing against my friends in versus mode, would highly recommend it to anyone with a Wii that enjoys boxing or just wants to get a great workout!