Back in the heyday of the SEGA Dreamcast, Midway produced a series of boxing games for the Dreamcast – which then got ported to the other consoles – called Ready 2 Rumble, a play on ring announcer Michael Buffer's trademark line. Over the past few years the franchise has exchanged hands, and now Atari's giving the arcade fighter a shot as a Wii exclusive. The company let IGN get an early hands-on with the game before the March release.
"The first mistake of the game was the fact that players had to be online constantly. A requirement. This has been a single player game for nearly 24 years, and now it's not. The big problem is that the servers the SC functioned on, barely worked." -Play Legit
GamerFitNation provides a brief look at the history of boxing video games. Boxing games have been a part of gaming culture since the early 80’s. Like other genres, boxing games have come a long way and are far from being the 8-bit characters they started off as. So how much have boxing games changed since they first came out for the Atari 2600?
The 2009 GameStooge Awards continue with the fifth part of the Awards – the worst games of 2009, as well as the best mobile games.
Best iPhone Game: Zen Bound
Best Mobile Game: Townsmen 6: Revolution
Biggest Disappointment: The Conduit
Most Dead on Arrival: Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Worst Digital Game: NBA Unrivaled
Worst Game: Terminator Salvation
