We all know that Xbox has been starved of boxing games over the past decade (although we're keeping a close eye on eSports Boxing Club), but we're finally getting one on September 3 in the form of Big Rumble Boxing.
The video above gives us a look at gameplay, and to us it seems fairly reminiscent of the classic late 90s and early 2000s series, Ready 2 Rumble, which focused on colourful, over-the-top presentation and an arcade style of boxing.
Big Rumble Boxing will allow you to "step into the ring and show off your boxing skills in a knockout arcade experience", featuring 20 iconic characters from the Creed and Rocky universe, each with "legendary tales" you can play through.
The game is available to pre-order now on the Microsoft Store, and here's a bit more about what to expect:
- Big Rumble Boxing (Microsoft Store) - £33.49 / $39.99
Are you ready to become a boxing champion? Step into the ring and show off your boxing skills in a knockout arcade experience. Fight as 20 iconic characters from the Creed and Rocky universe. Take on world-class opponents across a variety of thrilling locations, or challenge your friends and family in intense, head-to-head matches.
Interested in stepping into the ring with Big Rumble Boxing this September? Tell us in the comments below.
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Okay, I wasn't paying attention to this because I thought it would be a stuffier, straight-laced take on boxing, so thanks for calling out R2R in the header.
While it's not as fast and chaotic as those games (or Facebreaker for that matter), I can definitely see the vibe. The stylized character models aren't totally caricatures but definitely are larger-than-life, the color palette is bright and vibrant, and the animations have a lot of flash and personality... you're right, there's definitely some arcade DNA here
My main concern is that it's tough to get a feel for the tempo of the action by the footage here. It's certainly got the look of an arcadey good time, but it's slowed down quite a bit from titles like Ready 2 Rumble or Facebreaker for that matter (and hey maybe the playability tradeoff is worth it. Those games were really chaotic), but I just don't want it to be too sluggish anyway. Some bits of the trailer show slow animations that lack impact, y'know?
It's hanging out in this weird area where it's slower than an arcadey game, but a bit faster than sims... I hope the speed of everything it settled on is going to feel just right, that's all. Either way, at least now I'm actually keeping an eye on it whereas I was completely oblivious to it before!
I've had my eye on this for a few weeks. I really hope it turns out well.I loved Ready 2 Rumble on Dreamcast. I haven't played a new boxing game since Fight Night on the GameCube.
Doesn’t look bad if your into arcade style boxing but I’d rather wait for eSports Boxing Club, that looks much more impressive.
I'm not gonna lie, I was a lot more impressed with Ready 2 Rumble when that game came out. The graphics, animation and art style on my Dreamcast was just amazing at the time.
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