PRINCE NASEEM BOXING (U) IN SOUTH AFRICA

Prince Naseem Boxing (U) Platform: PlayStation Condition: Pre-Owned/Used in Very Good Condition This Title Also Available As: New: Brand New and Sealed games available Please get in touch for information on these options. Pre-owned games supplied with applicable serial keys. However - please note: Any single use keys or activation codes may have already been used/redeemed. Product Information 16 international boxers 16 global locations Winner stays on feature up to 8 players Train and manage one of 90 boxers Train in Naz's Gym Product Description Offering a balance between a realistic boxing simulation and an action game Prince Naseem Boxing (U) offers three distinct boxing games: world championship showcase boxing, arcade boxing or even a management-style career game. Rather than players simply button pummelling to land hopeful punches, players must learn strategies and tactics that are true to boxing-ring craft as they control the 16 individual international boxers, including Naz. In the Showcase game, the player faces each of the boxers in a world tournament league and winning a match against one, "unlocks" another opponent to face. The action of the Showcase game takes players around the world to 16 international locations ranging from small-town boxing halls, to arenas to full-on massive stadiums in Japan, LA, Las Vegas, France, Germany, Russia and the UK. Versus offers gameplay modes especially suited to party play option for up to eight players with winner stays on. For a change of pace, Prince Naseem Boxing (U)'s World Game features 90 boxers and offers a strategic approach to boxing management. The World Game is wholly career-based, the long-term objective being to manage a chosen boxer through a successful career. The separate Practice game is set in Naz's personal training gym and is a game in itself; the gym sessions deliver specialised training where players are taught boxing skills, including defence, movement, punches and dodging and blocking, practising with trainers of different skills and abilities. Review Get ready... It's time for you to enter the ring as the one and only Prince Naseem or one of the 16 creatively named boxers in this the first boxing sim from Codemasters. Yes, this is the same Codemasters that brought us Colin McRae, but you would be wrong in thinking it's of the same standard, far from it unfortunately. This is a game that owes more to the old-style arcade fist fights than the more sophisticated likes of Knockout Kings, as is only too apparent when the fighting starts, with the punches being basic and the movements jerky, with camera angles adding extra confusion. The game has various modes to choose from, including a World mode. Here its up to you to train your fighter, work your way through the ranks with the aim of unifying the belts and enter the gym where you need to develop a strict training regime. One of the nicer elements is the haymaker punch, which is obtained by producing a sting of scoring punches. If your training pays off, you have 10 seconds to unleash a punch, or your moment of glory is lost, which is rather similar to this game. If you can put up with the slow jerky movement and the dull gameplay you might find a redeeming feature in the Showcase option where up to eight of you can fight in a knockout tournament. A good idea, and ideal for the simple boxing fan, but with the Knockout Kings series going from strength to strength, you can help thinking that this is one Naz can't walk away with. -- Robert Holliday