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| From: Zoo Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $12.19
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 956
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: Boxing Games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: 10144
Model: 10144
UPC: 802068101442
EAN: 0802068101442
ASIN: B000RW3VB6
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new, never opened, in stock, and ships right now.
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| Features:
| • | 1-2 Player | | • | Players can unlock other boxers as the Title Belt Series progresses. Fights can be between four and twelve rounds. | | • | Decisions are made based on TKOs, KOs, or points. 3rd person camera view. | | • | 6 modes: Single Fight, Amateur Belt, Contender Belt, Showtime Belt, King of the Ring, and Multiplayer | | • | Takes full advantage of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk Style interactive capabilities |
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Product Description
Lace up your gloves and make your way to the ring as Showtime Boxing punches its way onto the Nintendo Wii. You will have to box your way through the ranks if you want to make itto the big time. Showtime Boxing utilises the Wii's innovative control schemes to put you in absolute of your boxer's attack and defence. Throw punches, dummy, dodge, block and duck all using the Wii Remote for the ultimate console boxing experience. Featuring all the style and presentation of a big Showtime event, this promises to be a real knockout! Four stadiums featured - New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles ESRB Rated E10 for ages 10 and up
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 B-O-R-I-N-G-!-!-! August 14, 2008
Boo!!! I was hoping for more punching back and training, but even the boxing seems less responsive than the pre-package Wii version.
 better graphics, horrible response to controls June 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pros:
--- graphics:
though the graphics are not that great compared to other games that came out in the past year or so, it's much more realistic & better for the eyes to watch to know how to move.
--- speed:
movements of the fighters are much slower then wqii boxing or victorious boxers which makes it more realistic & strategy more important. it is very easy to track & see when a fighter is about to & is punching you or blocking.
Cons:
--- no music: only a few grunt noises
--- only 4 boxer choices to start with:
one being very overweight & hairy, though give points for graphics, I didn't want to choose him nor fight him because it was too realistic. lol
--- unresponsive to normal punches & blocks:
I did the tutorial, it worked there, but in the ring? nope. I couldn't do a body block for the life of me & head block took several attempts each time. instead of fighting, I just started experimenting & counting how many times the game responded to my punching: 2 out of 4 times. sometimes only 1 out of 4 times even for very slow, good form punches.
--- lack of punching choices: there were no hooks & I forget if there were uppercuts, I think so, but I think I got it to respond 1x to do that though I made repeated attempts in my game response experiment. there is only mostly jabs & punches & holding down B or Z for super punches/jabs.
--- 3rd person view:
yes the graphics are much better, but you still feel too far away, they should have made the camera closer or see-thru like wii boxing for a more realistic feel.
wii boxing & victorious boxers: revolution are much better, with VB being more responsive/real fighting but harder to see with drawn graphics.
One of the Worst Games Out January 2, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Where to begin!
First off the trailer for the game looks excellent, until you play the game... This game is definitely not wii sports boxing. The range of motion for your boxer (and others) is quick flicks of the wii-mote. Standing up and punching, blocking and leaning as in wii sports boxing is a no-go.
The most annoying aspect is the in-game sounds. Basically, your character and the in-game characters have three different noises. High pitch, low pitch and "Puhffft" grunts. Trust me, play this game for five minutes and the same sound over and over gets very stale very quick.
Overall the graphics are decent, but combined with the terrible audio, lackluster controls make for a boring game.
 best boxing game available for wii... December 18, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
... if you enjoy a third person view over a first person view. I personally hate the first person view, and feel it's confusing on whats actually going on. This game is better than victorious boxers and wii boxing, but not overwhelmingly better. The single player mode is pretty short, but the fun comes in if you play against one of your friends in a 2 player match. The controls feel natural, but can have a slight lag sometimes. I have noticed the controls make you use some strategy to your fighting, whereas in Victorious boxers your best stategy is just to flail your arms around. Personally, I would wait around until next year for 2k boxing game (EA Fight Night series has been sadly discontinued as of Dec. 18th). But if you cant, this budget title should satisfy just fine.
Ugh December 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Controls are absolutely horrible, and there is zero character customization (There are 5 or 6 male, premade characters). The view during 2-player matches isn't split screen, which detracts from any possiblity of a first-person feeling. The single improvement over Wii boxing is that you can walk around the ring with the nunchuck joystick. The game is simply terrible.
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