Knockout Kings 2002

In Knockout Kings 2002, you get to stare down your opponent as the ref runs down the rules, smack your gloves with his, wait for the bell...and let your fists fly. The speed, pain and adrenaline of professional boxing has come to your fingertips. Now it's time to show the world who's the champ! Intense, head-to-head action takes it to the mat with the superior technology of PS2.

Released: 2002
Platforms: PlayStation 2 Xbox
Genres: Boxing Fighting Sports
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Publishers: —
Series: Knockout Kings
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

Knockout Kings 2002 is a boxing video game by EA Sports, released in March 2002 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It features Muhammad Ali on the front cover. It also features many well-known boxers like Lennox Lewis, Félix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Butterbean, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, and Bernard Hopkins. It is the fourth installment in the Knockout Kings series, and was succeeded by Knockout Kings 2003 later that same year, for the GameCube.

Keywords

boxer
melee
dolby digital

Media

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Gameplay

Knockout Kings 2002 features a different engine than its predecessors, as it now features smoother graphics and a new control scheme, which allows boxers to move around the ring more fluidly, as well as a new analog evasion system, where tilting the left analog stick slightly allows a boxer to bob and weave in the direction of the stick's movement.

Like its predecessors, Knockout Kings 2002 features a career mode, where a player can create a boxer and partake in a series of fights to become champion. For the first time, players can use a real boxer in the mode. The game also features a tournament mode.