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Knockout Kings 2001 | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $79.99
New (2) Used (3) Collectible (1) from $1.89
Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 5359
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Age: 13 - 17 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
Model: 1111
UPC: 011111111219
EAN: 0014633142310
ASIN: B00004YROX
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Amazon.com Review
EA Sports has dressed up its bestselling boxing title for the new millennium and has kindly added enough new features to make this game a knockout on the PlayStation2... no pun intended. The raft of changes that has been added to this version of Knockout Kings includes a new way to throw punches, aptly called Dynamic Punch Control. This feature allows you to control and put together punch combinations that will outwit the other fighters you face. The limitless combinations add a new level of replayability to the title that didn't exist in previous installments. You can create dream bouts using some of the best boxers the world has ever seen. The lineup includes Smoking Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Julio Cesar Chavez. Better yet, put them up against some of boxing's current stars such as Oscar De La Hoya, Lennox Lewis, or Michael Grant. EA Sports has left no stone unturned when it comes to the sweet science of boxing. New fighting styles now allow gamers to create boxers with attacks that mimic those of boxing's legends, such as Ken Norton's crab style or Rocky Marciano's slugger style. --Todd Mowatt Pros: - New haymaker punches
- Signature moves of famous boxers
Cons: - Learning curve of this boxing simulation may turn off arcade gamers just looking to rabbit punch a couple of palookas
Amazon.com Product Description
Question: Who's a better fighter, Lennox Lewis or Joe Frazier? Answer: you. With Knockout Kings 2001, you can choose a champion from a long list of past and present greats--all with near-photo-realistic faces and signature moves. The game also includes today's top female boxers, including Mia St. John and Lucia Rijker, as well as in-game strategy from seasoned trainers and commentary from boxing experts Al Bernstein, Teddy Atlas, and Max Kellerman.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 OK Boxing Game January 6, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is just average in my opinion. Also, I simply don't understand how "Felix Trinidad" could be missing?!! As I recall he was the best fighter when this game was released. Kind of a disappointment.
 Good Times May 20, 2003
This game is the best boxing game I've ever played. It has the most great boxers ever assembled in one game. Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Just some of the names. I have played every boxing game and this is the best one.
 Don't waste your money June 12, 2002
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've had this game for four hours...and that's 3 hours 50 minutes too long. I'm taking it back tomorrow. It's just a bunch of random button mashing. Combos don't really work or seem to make a difference. The graphics are pretty pathetic...the boxers heads are always pointed towards the screen...I guess the developers were proud of the faces. \
Buy this instead of horrible KO Kings 2002 March 14, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying that this is a FAR superior game to the newly released KO Kings 2002. The controls are great, you can actually choose to throw a punch to the body (unlike KO 2002)and the graphics are great. You really feel likwe you are boxing. KO Kings 2002 is nothing but a button mashing mess with no skill or control, plus a virtually non-existent career mode. The career mode in this game is one area that could have been improved (but thank goodness it is not half as bad as 2002) there is a very limited create a fighter feature, and only 17 contenders to face as you climb the ladder. There is also long and frequent loads. yet, again, after playing (and returning KO 2002) I am so grateful for what this game does have and really love the actual gameplay.
 Dissapointing March 7, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For all the hype in previous reviews about this being the "Best boxing game ever made" this game sure has alot of flaws. First of all thats a pretty bold statement to make especially when this game lacks many of the features of its predecessor, the original Knockout Kings from 1999. In the career mode you have just 4 or 5 faces to choose from, unlike in the original Knockout Kings where a huge selection of trunks, hairstyles, and faces were at the gamers disposal for creating the ideal fighter. And why retire the fighter after he wins the title? Why not let him go deeper into career mode? Sure, the graphics in this game are improved but the hard hitting shots and sounds are lacking, making this a game that you easily get bored of. Sure there is a nice selection of fighters and they are recreated nicely here what with the amazing graphics of the PS2 but you just dont feel the exitement that you did in the original. In the original you could feel your player hit the canvas when he was knocked down. You could feel your player get rocked after a hard shot that stunned him, I just dont see those features here, and as a matter of fact its a mystery to me why Electronic Arts takes away many good features of their games each year, theyre supposed to improve on their flaws not completely change a nearly perfect game. The slugfest mode is a joke and is more attractive to people who like arcade games not serious boxing. The loading times in this game are atrocious. There is a huge loading time between every round and this ruins the game. There is no flow in a game that stops to load after every round. Too many flaws for a game that is supposedly claiming to be "The best boxing game ever". It will be lucky to crack the top 3.....
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