89
It provides a great looking, challenging boxing title which has enough challenges and difficulties to keep you coming back to get drilled on some more.
86
Artificial intelligence could be improved, with obvious gaffes affected by opposing boxers in the heat of battle, but overall, it's no slouch.
85
A good improvement over previous renditions of the game. I wouldn’t put it in the same class as Madden but it is a quality video game that fighting/boxing fans should investigate.
Knockout Kings 2003
GameCube
Released On:
Oct 9, 2002
Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
User score
Generally Favorable
7.8
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89
It provides a great looking, challenging boxing title which has enough challenges and difficulties to keep you coming back to get drilled on some more.
85
For amateurs it is a button-mashing contest, for professionals it takes skill and strategy. That’s the only catch. People who dislike the randomness of hitting as many buttons as fast as they can will be turned off by the first impressions Knockout Kings presents.
84
The action is fierce, the graphics are great and the play control is rock soid. [Nov 2002, p.84]
83
The control mechanics are the core of the experience, and they're second-to-none in Knockout Kings 2003. Fighting is intuitive and flexible.
75
This was just better than 2002. Now all I need is a better boxer creator and punch stats. [Nov 2002, p.132]
67
I think I might be in the minority thinking this game is an absolute mountain of canine fecal matter... just another quick hit to get a gamer’s $50 on a new console that doesn’t have any competition for it.
58
Personally I'd rather face 15 rounds with Mike Tyson than play this again.
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SummaryKnockout Kings 2003 offers big-time boxing moments, fast gameplay, and other new features. You can create countless dream matches with Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard, or you can stick with the current lions including Felix Trinidad, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, and many others. Now you... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
