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Thud! Crunch! Ooooooffff! The sound effects in this boxing game from Dinamic, the Spanish software firm behind the Saimazoon trilogy of arcade adventures, are quite authentic! And make you reel back in pain as a fist crashes into your jaw. Ouch!

The screen set-up is similar to Elite's Bruno with a little picture of your opponent and a graphic representing you at the bottom of the screen, plus an "energy" bar graph display for both boxers.

Both boxers are drawn cartoon style - no wire frame figures in this version. But you can't move about quite so much as in the Bruno game - it's much more an all-out sluggish battle.

The animation is great - but unfortunately your opponent in the ring doesn't get a facelift for each new round. Only the graphic face at the bottom changes and the skill of your opponent alters.

Each opponent gets tougher to KO - you have to knock each one down three times in a timed round to progress to the next.

Rocky - no real relation to the films of the same name - is a boxing game for street fighters. No fancy footwork here - just well timed figures!

The game is joystick or keyboard controlled and both will get a bashing as you play. Overall, Rocky doesn't offer quite as much variety, but if you're not into fighting strategy and enjoy a good punch up - then Rocky is the boxer for you.