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KNOCKOUT KINGS 2000 FAQ v. 1.5
By: Gino Caparas (gino_c@mailcity.com)
Last Modified: January 08, 1999
Copyright Gino Caparas 1999
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TABLE of CONTENTS
I. Disclaimer
II. Introduction
III. What's New
IV. Controls
V. Essential Tips
VI. Move List
VII. Cheats and Tricks
VIII. Thanks
IX. Other FAQs
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I. DISCLAIMER
This unpublished work is Copyright (c) 1999 Gino Caparas. All rights
reserved.
This FAQ is for private and personal use. It is not to be used for
profitable purposes unless you asked for permission. This includes being
incorporated, reprinted, or otherwise used by magazines (like EGM),
books, guides, etc., in ANY way unless approved by the author. When
using this FAQ in your site, remember that everything, and I mean
EVERYTHING should be here. Proper credit is a must. I worked hard for
this big hunk of text, you know.
Remember, If you're thinking about plagiarizing this work, then don't.
Plagiarism is a crime, you know. My FAQ is also not responsible for
damages or abnormalities in your PC, PlayStation and especially for the
cuts, wounds and bruises of the cyber-athletes in this game.
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II. INTRODUCTION
Remember the times when you found yourself doing this?
TV: "The winner by TKO... Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield!
Player: "Crap! This is the 3rd time I lost! I need to do the cheap
shots!"
(played again, but lost)
TV: "The winner by disqualification... Evander "The Real Deal"
Holyfield!
Player: "GRRRR... useless game! I shouldn't have bought you!!! (sob)"
(tried again, but failed...)
TV: "The winner by.... <KZAP> <KRR-SMASH> <BLAM!!>
Player: "Gahh!!! This is useless!!!"
Now, you won't just sit there and moan all day, would you? It's
either you use a GameShark, or get an FAQ. Among the two, which do
you think this thing you're reading is, the former or the latter?
...
Time's up! Okay, so it's an FAQ! This here's my FAQ which should be
your guide to the rough and tumble world of Knockout Kings 2000!
Thank you, thank you. Please have a nice day and read the whole file!
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III. WHAT'S NEW
Want a list of the newest stuff I've added? Here...
v. 1.0 : The very first version of the guide. Joy!
v. 1.5 : I've opened up a new Cheats and Tricks section for those who
like using cheats. I'm also considering a Gameshark Codes
section, so tell me what you think!
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IV. CONTROLS
Here are the default controls for this wonderful game:
<using Side camera angle with default set of controls>
Up: Circle left
Down: Circle right
Left: walk forward
Right: walk back
<using Shoulder camera angle or alternate set of controls>
Up: walk forward
Down: walk back
Left: Circle Left
Right: Circle Right
<for all camera angles plus default and alternate control sets>
Triangle: Rear Uppercut L1: Block High
Square: Jab L2: Block Low / Duck
Circle: Cross R1: Hold for Flurries
X: Lead Hook R2: Hold for Long Range Attack
<for one-button mode>
Triangle: punch L1: Block High
Square: punch L2: Block Low / Duck
Circle: punch R1: Hold for Flurries
X: punch R2: Hold for Long Range Attack
<for all camera angles and all control sets>
Select: taunt
Start: pause
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V. ESSENTIAL TIPS
Need help when fighting the computer guys? Always counted out by that
big lights-out punch? Drooling for the Championship Belt? Wanna be the
man? Wanna be a bad-ass champ? Then read these:
** ON CHOOSING YOUR GYM... **
- Choose your Gym well. You'll be sticking with them until your
career ends, so choose wisely!
- Each gym has it's own strengths. The gym in Germany, for example,
gives more Power points than the others, while the ones in the US
are kinda balanced. As said above, choose wisely!
** ON BEEFING YOUR CHARACTER UP... **
- Beef up a stat wherein you're low in. For example, if your Strength
stat is at 86 while your Speed is only 27, it's wise to beef up your
Speed first before Strength.
- Try not to skip the Interactive Training session. It will not only
raise some of your stats, it'll also teach you the not-so-basic
tricks in the game which, apparently, is also found in this FAQ.
However, if you skip it, you'll still get some stats raised, but
sometimes other stats decrease.
** TIPS BEFORE THE FIGHT... **
- In career mode, try to fight your opponents one by one. It may take
longer, but it allows you to train more.
- If you lose, keep your hopes up: this will let you beef up your
character more.
- Study your enemy's stats. Check out which stat he is low in, and
use that advantage. For example, if his Vitality is low, try to keep
throwing punches to tire him, just as long as IT HITS.
** TIPS DURING THE FIGHT... **
- Watch out for your Energy Meter (the green meter below your Life
Meter). If it falls to nothing, you can get hurt often (or that's
what I think) and get KO'ed eventually.
- Remember to duck and attack the opponent's body at least during
half of the fight.
- Use the flurries sparingly: your energy will drop down, leaving you
tired and open for a big shot. Stick to one-shot punches.
- Don't use cheap shots a lot of times per match or you'll surely
lose precious points and get DQ'ed! Just do them in Slugfest mode!
- Try to cut the opponent's face. You'll find out about the cut when
Al and Sean (the commentators) say your opponent just got cut with
a blow you just gave. For example, one of them will say "Looks like
he's cut!" That's a sign that your opponent's face is cut. If you
hit that part of his face, you will deal more damage.
- Remember to change your stance every once in a while. Don't know
how to? Check out the Move List section of the FAQ!
** TIPS AFTER THE FIGHT... **
- If you win, it's not wise to butt-bounce all over the house, jump
off the window and shout "I'm the baddest man alive! Whoo-hoo!"
(Yeah, I know, there's something wrong in the sentence's grammar,
but it IS a quote, you know!)
** ON CHOOSING YOUR SPECIALTY PUNCHES... **
- These Specialty Punches (SP) are the punches a fighter specializes
in (duh). You will get to choose your own SPs when you play through
Career Mode. The professional boxers also have 3 of them. When you
use one during a fight, it will deal more damage. Try to use them
often to cut your foe's face and to deal more damage.
- Some bad choices when choosing your SP are the illegal moves such
as the Low Blow. That is, if you play by the rules...
** ON IDENTIFYING WHICH BOXER IS A SLUGGER OR A BOXER... **
- To find out if your character is Boxer-styled or Slugger-styled,
which doesn't really matter much, just check out if he can do an
Overhand Cross (the punch in which the fist curves over his head and
hitting point blank on his nose). How to do one? Just press Circle!
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VI. MOVE LIST
There aren't actually any moves like in wrestling games here, but
these may help a bit.
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A. FLURRIES
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A flurry is a fancy name for a combo. Here are the button
combinations and the punches your character will do if you execute
one of them. Also, I've included the types of boxer for each set of
flurries. Now, to see if he's a slugger or a boxer, just check out
the
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(for Slugger-type boxers)
R1 + Triangle - (your fighter'll do these punches)
Rear Hook
Lead Hook
Rear Hook
Lead Hook
Rear Uppercut
R1 + Square - Lead Hook
Cross
Lead Hook
Rear Uppercut
Lead Uppercut
R1 + Circle - Lead Hook
Rear Hook
Lead Uppercut
Cross
Lead Hook
R1 + X - Overhand Cross
Lead Uppercut
Overhand Cross
Lead Hook
Rear Hook
(for Boxer-type fighters)
Nothing here yet! I'll have more on this when I have the time to
veer away from skewlwerk.
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B. PENALTY SHOTS
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Yes, the illegal moves in boxing. Hold R1 and R2 at the same time
then press one of these buttons:
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Triangle: Head Butt
Square: Elbow to face
Circle: Shot to Kidney
X: Low Blow (my personal fave)
(while in clinched position [see below])
<while holding R1 and R2> press Triangle: Head Butt
<while holding R1 and R2> press Square: Rabbit Punch
<while holding R1 and R2> press Circle or X: Kidney Punch
*NOTE* Watch out for the ref's warnings. If he says "This is your
final warning!", don't do them anymore or else you'll be deducted
a precious point!
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C. CLINCHING THE OPPONENT
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Hugging (or clinching) your opponent will help regain lost energy and
waste some time. Press L1 and R1 at the same time when you're near
the opponent. Once you're hugging him, here are the buttons you can
press:
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Square: Hook
Circle: Uppercut
No buttons pressed: regain lost energy (not life!)
Press X rapidly: let go
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D. DEFENSIVE MOVES
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A good fighting strategy is a balanced combination of offense and
defense. Here are the tricks on avoiding some damage.
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Hold L1: Block attacks to the face
Hold L2: Block attacks to the body / duck
Hold L1 then press Up: Bob left
Hold L1 then press Down: Bob right
Hold L1 then press Forward: Shove opponent
Hold L1 then press Circle and Up: Bob left then throw jab
Hold L1 then press Square and Down: Bob right then throw cross
Hold L2 then press Up: Weave left
Hold L2 then press Down: Weave right
Hold L2 then press Triangle and Up: Weave left then throw uppercut
Hold L2 then press X and Down: Weave right then throw body shot
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E. COMBOS
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Knockout Kings 2000 now has combos that are pretty similar to those
in Ready 2 Rumble. To do them, just press the set buttons and you'll
be doing them in no time!
*REMEMBER* If you can't seem to do them, do the whole thing QUICKLY.
I repeat, QUICKLY. Don't take your time waiting for the punch's
animation to be over! Do it like you're typing on the keyboard with
a rate of, say, 104 words per minute!
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(for Slugger-type fighters)
X, X, Triangle, Triangle - (below are what the boxer'll do)
Lead Hook
Lead Hook
Rear Uppercut
Lead Uppercut
Hold L2 then press Square, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle -
Straight Jab
Rear Uppercut
Lead Hook
Rear Hook
Hold R2 then press Circle, X, X, X - Lunging Overhand Cross
Lead Hook
Rear Hook
Lead Hook
Hold L2 then press X, X, Circle, Circle -
Lead Hook
Lead Hook
Lead Hook
Overhand Cross
(for Boxer-type fighters)
Once again, nothing here yet! Don't worry, the combos are the same
as those for Sluggers, but the animation is different. I'll fill it
up as soon as I have the time to veer away from my schoolwork...
ugh...
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F. CHANGING YOUR STANCE
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As you probably know by now, each fighter uses a different stance.
There are the Southpaws and the Right-Handed boxers. Each stance
makes a different effect on your punches and your opponent. Here's
how to change stance in the middle of the fight...
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R1, R2 and L2 all at once - Change stance
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VII. CHEATS AND TRICKS
These are the things that you can do to unlock the game's secrets.
They are fun to do, and surprisingly, none of these spoil the whole
game!
* Box as Judge Mills Lane *
Enter the options screen and view the "Cyber Athlete" video
sequence. Then, enter exhibition mode and intentionally get
disqualified. Mills Lane will now be unlocked as a middle weight
boxer.
* More Hidden Boxers *
Enter these names as your boxer's name in Career Mode. Once you did
so, they will be unlocked. Just remember to save them in a memory
card for use in Career, Slugfest and Exhibition modes!
-=Boxer Name=- -=Name to Enter=-
Ed Mahone (The legendary undefeated boxer) - ED MAHONE
Marc Ecko (Founder of Ecko clothes) - MARC ECKO
Gargoyle - GARGOYLE
Clown - SHMACKO
Alien - ROSWELL
Rapper "O" (he sang most of the game's music) - O
Rapper "Q-Tip" (From "A Tribe Called Quest") - Q TIP
Rapper "JD" or Jermaine Dupri - JERMAINE DUPRI
Tim Duncan (from the San Antonio Spurs) - TIM DUNCAN
Marlon Wayans (TV and movie personality) - MARLON WAYANS
* Miniature boxers *
Enter "MINIME" as a name at the boxer creation screen in Career
mode to miniaturize all boxers.
To revert the boxers to normal size again, simply enter "RESETPASS"
as a name at the boxer creation screen in Career mode.
* Big heads *
Enter "THROB" as a name at the boxer creation screen in career mode
for the boxers to have throbbing heads during a match.
* Super Heavyweight fighter *
Select "Heavyweight" at first fighter attribute screen in career
mode. Set the fighter's weight to "230" (maximum) and press X to go
to the second fighter attributes screen. Change the fighter's body
style from "1" to "2" and press Triangle to return to the first
attributes screen. The fighter's weight can now be set anywhere
from 230 to 280 lbs.
* Illegal kick *
During a match, press Triangle + Circle + X + Square to illegally
kick your opponent in the midsection.
* Get up faster *
Press Down + X after being knocked down to get up faster.
* Super punch *
When your opponent is dazed, hold R1+R2 until your opponent
recovers. When he wakes up, release those buttons and you will
unleash the super punch.
That's all there is, so far. Know a code that I don't? Send it in!
The e-mail address is gino_c@compass.com.ph. Also, for GameShark users
out there, tell me what you think of a new GameShark Code department!
I'm considering them, so please, share your thoughts!
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VIII. THANKS
Here's my very small list of creditable people:
- www.GameFAQs.com and www.CheatCC.com for publishing this FAQ
- DAMIXX@aol.com and Mil Onretap <piscer@cav.pworld.net.ph> for the
info about the Change Stance move. Hey, did you notice Mil lives
in the same country as me? Hello to the Cavitenos!
- Evil_JigglyPuff, David Grund Jr., Steven, Mike, Oddity, Fraz Man
and Mikey for their codes in sages.ign.com and www.cheatcc.com
- EA Sports for making this GREAT game. Love it!!
- My folks for buying the PSX and the games... including Knockout
Kings and Knockout Kings 2000!
- All the boxers in this game. Without them, this game's just a
dream!
- Muhammad Ali for being the best there is, the best there was and...
oh, wait a minute, that's Bret Hart's line. Well, you get the
picture. More kudos for letting a mall here in the Philippines
be opened in his honor. You guessed it right, it's Ali Mall (no
surprise there).
And you, too, for reading this guide!
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IX. OTHER FAQS
Please check these other FAQs made by me!
- Xenogears FAQ/Walkthrough part 1
- Xenogears FAQ/Walkthrough part 2
- Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Mini-FAQ
- Knockout Kings FAQ/Move list
- Knockout Kings 2000 FAQ/Move List (yes, this one)
- Rival Schools: United by Fate FAQ/Move List
- Rival Schools 2 FAQ/Move List
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How'd you like it? Contact me or send your comments, questions and
other feedback to my E-Mail address, gino_c@mailcity.com. As for my
ICQ number, it's 43204398. I prefer the E-Mail address better, though.
Well, that's all!
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