This game cartridge attempts to recreate some of the atmosphere of heavy boxing and a jolly good job it does too!

The ring is displayed, the crowd in the background cheer and whistle and wave their arms with impatience. Then the gong rings. The two fighters stand up and move towards the middle of the ring. The fight is on. You move your fighter with your joypads and throw punches at your opponent whose punches can be avoided by ducking or throwing wild punches. Strength is shown on the bottom of the screen and, every time you are hit, it goes down. The fight is over when you or your opponent are knocked out, or settled by decision, i.e. number of hits. You have the option to play the computer or a human player.

Animation is excellent and the tension as you helplessly watch your player on the floor being counted is excruciating. The realistic thuds as you land punches and small details such as the whistles of the crowd make this game a winner. The only thing you've got to watch for is not to break your joypads when you get too excited!

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