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1995 · Boxing · Fighting

Boxer's Road

PlayStation exclusive

Boxer's Road is a 1995 video game developed and published by New Corp for the PlayStation. It is a boxing simulation sports game. It was followed up by the sequel Boxer's Road 2: The Real.

Released
8 September 1995
Platforms
PlayStationPlayStation 3PlayStation Portable
Genres
BoxingFightingSimulationSports
Developers
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Publishers
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Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
Business
Country
Japan
Age ratings
GRAC ALLCERO A

About

Boxer's Road is a 1995 boxing simulation video game developed and published by New Corporation for the PlayStation. It was followed by the sequel Boxer's Road 2: The Real.

›Story

You also directly control your boxer during fights, and you have a sizable variety of different punches and other techniques. In addition to following your own career, you can also play an exhibition match against a friend's boxer on their own memory card. You can also save replays of your matches.

Keywords

  • boxing
  • playstation network
  • shared screen
  • digital distribution
  • psone classics
  • playstation tv support
  • backwards compatibility
  • japan only

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Boxer's Road is a game which simulates an entire boxing career. It is a fully 3D polygonal game.

Reception

Next Generation gave it three stars out of five. They described the matches as "realistic", but "slow" due to game's sluggish controls. Noting that the game was released in Japan only, they also wrote that US import version with some improvements would be an interesting title.

Famitsu gave it a score of 35 out of 40. Ultima Generacion gave the game a score of 60 out of 100. German magazine Mega Fun gave it a score of 86%.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation8 September 1995Japan
PlayStation 3Digital Compatibility Release26 July 2007Japan · Asia 11 October 2007
PlayStation PortableDigital Compatibility Release26 July 2007Japan · Asia 11 October 2007

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