DaBargainHunta
12-14-2006, 11:17 PM
I found this for $10 and decided to grab it because I liked the first one a lot.
- The graphics are pretty decent. Nothing mind-blowing, but if you remember what the first game looked like, this seems to be a slight improvement over that. I like the overall look.
- I'm playing through the story mode now. The story is LONG and you get a lot of character development between matches. (But don't worry, you can skip the cut-scenes if you want.) I'm enjoying the story so far. Very little voice acting though. Mostly text. In this mode, you can only play as the main character, Ippo. You can't choose other boxers.
- I set the story mode to Easy. So far it has been REALLY easy (I've gotten one-round TKOs in every match so far). I'm not sure if it gets any harder. I don't know how many matches you have to go through to complete the story. Might be better to start on Normal instead.
- The first game allowed you to punch with the analog sticks (years before EA "introduced" that feature). This one doesn't seem to have that same control scheme (at least I haven't found a way to configure it to such). Instead, you punch with the buttons. Still works very well. Nice, smooth controls. No complaints here.
- There's also a tournament mode, but I haven't tried that yet. I assume you'll be able to play as other boxers here.
- I found the first volume of the anime a year or so ago for $6 and decided to grab it because I knew it was connected to the Victorious Boxers game. It's a lot of fun, and the game seems faithful to it (at least from what I remember of the anime, but it has been a while since I've watched it). The anime is worth getting if you can find it cheap.
I'm having a great time with VB2 so far. I played for hours last night, telling myself "just one more game" over and over. Well worth $10.
In the U.S.:
$10 at Gamestop.com
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281659
The FREESHIPALL coupon code should still work.
In Canada:
EB Games has it for $10 (if you can find it at your local branch). Otherwise, you might have to pay a bit more.
- The graphics are pretty decent. Nothing mind-blowing, but if you remember what the first game looked like, this seems to be a slight improvement over that. I like the overall look.
- I'm playing through the story mode now. The story is LONG and you get a lot of character development between matches. (But don't worry, you can skip the cut-scenes if you want.) I'm enjoying the story so far. Very little voice acting though. Mostly text. In this mode, you can only play as the main character, Ippo. You can't choose other boxers.
- I set the story mode to Easy. So far it has been REALLY easy (I've gotten one-round TKOs in every match so far). I'm not sure if it gets any harder. I don't know how many matches you have to go through to complete the story. Might be better to start on Normal instead.
- The first game allowed you to punch with the analog sticks (years before EA "introduced" that feature). This one doesn't seem to have that same control scheme (at least I haven't found a way to configure it to such). Instead, you punch with the buttons. Still works very well. Nice, smooth controls. No complaints here.
- There's also a tournament mode, but I haven't tried that yet. I assume you'll be able to play as other boxers here.
- I found the first volume of the anime a year or so ago for $6 and decided to grab it because I knew it was connected to the Victorious Boxers game. It's a lot of fun, and the game seems faithful to it (at least from what I remember of the anime, but it has been a while since I've watched it). The anime is worth getting if you can find it cheap.
I'm having a great time with VB2 so far. I played for hours last night, telling myself "just one more game" over and over. Well worth $10.
In the U.S.:
$10 at Gamestop.com
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281659
The FREESHIPALL coupon code should still work.
In Canada:
EB Games has it for $10 (if you can find it at your local branch). Otherwise, you might have to pay a bit more.