Some people say that boxing is dead. With a heavyweight class full of no names and the middleweight fights becoming technical tryptophan, boxing’s popularity is waning. People are watching MMA at all time highs and the sweet science seems to have taken a back seat. Boxing video games have been very good of late, and Don King has thrown his towel into the mix. Can the best promoter in the business deliver a knockout with his first attempt in gaming?
Prizefighter has some outstanding features but at the same time some things are so bad that the game has to fall into the void of mediocrity. The first thing that you will notice here is that the music is very good. It is going to be hard not to compare this to Fight Night, but you sort of have to. The music here really owns. Yet, at the same time, the voice over work is very bad. Your corner-men have about 3 lines of dialogue. You get a good comment if you won the round, a bad if you lost, and an in between if you tied. After one fight, you have heard all the game has to say. The venues are well done but people don’t buy games from the background textures.
After our conference call yesterday, 2K posted a new training video for Don King Presents: Prizefighter. There’s a lot of different training modes and it looks like Prizefighter does a good job of giving you the whole spectrum of boxing life.
Today I spent a bit of time on a conference call with Matthew Seymour, Executive Producer on 2K Sports’ upcoming boxing title, Don King Presents: Prizefighter. The first bit of the call discussed the game, then it turned into a confusing rant from the mouths of Don King and Larry Holmes. I spent half the time laughing because I had no idea what they were saying and what was going on.
Anyway, let’s get to the game. There is plenty of competition in the boxing arena with the Fight Night series, but Prizefighter looks to stand out by offering a huge, dramatic experience in the career mode. In a move never been done before, 2K is telling your story through a sports documentary centered around your character. In what should take about 15 hours to complete, real video will discuss your character’s career from the perspective of Don King, cut men, girlfriends, etc. Sounds terrific to me.
In a developer call earlier today, Matthew Seymour, Executive Producer of Don King Presents Prizefighter took a little rip at EA Sports and their upcoming arcade-style boxing game, FaceBreaker. When asked about his feelings on the competition, Seymour had this to say:
FaceBreaker isn’t a boxing game.
Yeah, I can’t imagine EA will take this one lightly. Seymour says FaceBreaker is more of a Street Fighter type of game hybrid and that 2K takes the integrity of the sport seriously.
We’re trying to get in touch with EA for a response, but haven’t heard anything back yet. We’ll keep you posted. Check out our full coverage of the conference call later today.
Don King is one of a kind and now you can be more like him by visiting HypeKingdom.Com. Not only can you get info and screenshots for the upcoming Prizefighter game, you can also generate nicknames, view hype boards, make up official Don King hype and look up the Complete Guide to King’s English. A guide to his own version of English, enthralling!
May 28, 2008 - 2K Sports today announced it has partnered with the king of boxing and the godfather of hype, Don King, to launch HypeKingdom.com in support of the highly anticipated boxing video game, Don King Presents: Prizefighter. Fans can now enroll in the University of Hype to learn the art of larger-than-life self-promotion, while getting new insight into the man behind the mania.
“To be the king, you’ve got to know the king, and HypeKingdom.com provides what you need to know to follow in my footsteps,” said Don King. “You’ll also be witness to the spectacular promotionalization of 2K Sports’ Don King Presents: Prizefighter, the most exhilarating boxing title the world has ever seen!”
At HypeKingdom.com, fans can experience the thrill of being the king through the following features: Read More »
Want to know what to expect from Prizefighter? He’s a bout between Andrew Golota and Samuel Peter. The action looks very slow and a bit awkward, especially when compared to Fight Night Round 3. We’ll see how it all pans out.
Don King is a legend is his own right. He has been promoting himself and his fighter since, well, the Thrilla in Manilla. Prizefighter aims to take a stab at the boxing genre where the Fight Night series has lodged itself as the only game in town. Will this live up to the high standards already set by EA? Don King thinks so. Only in America.
2K sent over a few new screens and the final box art for Don King’s Prizefighter. While the game definitely looks pretty, it will take some great gameplay to hang with Fight Night Round 3.
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