Abstract: This version of Punch-Out!! for the Wii is remarkably similar to the previous two Nintendo versions of the 90s, but still had me playing until the wee hours of the morning. The game is and has always been addictive to me. There are still 13 boxers inc...
Punch-Out!! is a long overdue re-imagining of one of Nintendo’s most overlooked brands and is, for us, the epitome of what a Wii game should be. Next Level acknowledges and works around the limitations of motion control, bringing the Punch-Out!! ser...
Abstract: Pattern memorization and twitch inputs are skills I'm happy to say I honed to a fine point back in the 80s. However, as the years went by and the arcades closed, my technical gaming prowess softened due to a glut of turn-based RPGs and strategy titles. Wh...
Abstract: Simply describing Punch-Out!!, originally released for the NES in 1990, as a boxing game would be doing a great disservice to the subtleties of its design. On the course of taking young Little Mac from plucky up-and-coming underdog to World Video Boxin...
But taken as a whole, Punch-out for the Wii is nothing short of fantastic. It’s simple, it’s challenging, yet it has more personality than most any game released before it this year. The trial-and-error approach to fighting may not be everyone’s cup o...
Overall, it’s solid for a free download, but it also begs the question of whether or not game demos for retail Wii games are all that im/practical. This short game, a demo, really, is only 143 blocks, which is less than half the size of some WiiWare a...
Abstract: Tape up your fists, warm up your gloves and lace your boots, because Nintendo has released its latest title in the legendary Punch-Out!! franchise for the Wii console. This game takes what made the previous versions so successful -- rhythmic boxing, ti...
Abstract: Like many gamers I have a long standing relationship with Nintendo and an innate love for many of their franchises. And while I wait with bated breath over every announcement for the newest Mario or Metroid, there is one franchise that I have wanted to...
