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GBA | Fighting | Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2

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  • GRAPHICS: 3.5
  • SOUND: 4.0
  • CONTROL: 4.0
  • FUN FACTOR 3.5
  • AVG USER SCORE 2.2
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 3.7

Review: Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2

Review by UNCLEDUST | 06/14/2001 | 15:04:42 PM PST

Midway adds some punch to the Game Boy Advance launch with a portable version of Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2. Will it be a contender?

Midway?s Ready 2 Rumble franchise has appeared on every console, so it makes sense that Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 is throwing punches for the Game Boy Advance launch. You can pick from 11 boxers, from Afro Thunder and Angel Rivera to Michael Jackson, as you play in Arcade, Championship, or Survival modes that feature the fantasy-boxing stylings fans of the R2R have come to love. The GBA controls offer enough flexibility to create impressive combos and put up a protective defense. The graphics aren?t impressive, with good-looking 2D sprite versions of the boxers lumbering slowly around an awkwardly moving 3D ring, but the golden tones of Michael Buffer?s voice highlight the soundtrack. This mediocre conversion is better than the last Game Boy effort, providing gamers with fairly short-lived button-mashing fun.