2001 · Pegasus Japan · Fighting · Sports

Contender 2

PlayStation exclusive

Contender 2 is a sequel to the first Contender boxing game which was released in early 1999. This second release is similar to the original in terms of gameplay. The game allows up to four different modes of play. The "Main Event" mode offers a rewarding challenge to patient gamers.

Released: 19 January 2001
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Fighting Sports
Developers: Pegasus Japan
Publishers: BAM! Entertainment
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

Dynamite Boxing (ダイナマイトボクシング, Dainamaito Bokushingu), known as Victory Boxing 2 in Europe and Contender in North America, is a boxing video game developed and published by Victor Interactive Software for the PlayStation. It was released by JVC Music Europe in Europe and Sony Computer Entertainment in North America. It was followed by a sequel, Contender 2.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said, "From the uninspired graphics to the sloppy and ill-thought-out gameplay, there is nothing in Contender that stands out as being particularly good and quite a bit that is actually painful to experience. Sony should be ashamed of inflicting this abomination on the gaming public." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.