Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2

"A rather enjoyable GBA title..."

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 is a fairly good installment to the Portable Gameboy: Advance system. It's somewhat similar to the titles on Nintendo 64, with just a slight downward spiral when it comes to graphics, sound, and gameplay...

Gameplay: 6
This game has it's up's and downs when it comes to gameplay, overall the gameplay outweighs the downsides for the better. One can admit though, that the gameplay isn't nearly as good as the original Ready 2 Rumble Boxing titles... I give Gameplay 6/10, or ''Significantly Fair'' rating.

Controls: 10
Having a few more buttons than the original gameboy still makes it slightly difficult to include a lot of options when it comes to buttons, but with the ability to make boxing combinations with the axis buttons and punch buttons together, makes the controls superb... I give Controls 10/10, or ''Amazingly Perfect'' rating.

Graphics: 8
Considering the gameboy advance is a 32-bit system, this game did'nt exactly 'max out' what the gameboy advance is capable of, take Golden Sun for example... The graphics on that game is about as good as any graphics on the new age systems. The graphics are fairly good, however... I give Graphics 8/10, or ''Particularly Great'' rating.

Music/Sound: 5
This feature definately does'nt live up to what the Gameboy Advance is capable of, the only reason that this feature gets a 5 is because there are a few cases of voice acting... Overall I would'nt call the graphics bad... I give Music/Sound 5/10, or ''Merely Mediocre'' rating.

Challenge: 1
The only really bad thing about this game is how incredibly easy it is, all you really have to do is Punch, Back up, Come Forward, Punch, Back Up, Come Forward, Punch, etc.... It's just that incredibly simple, the only thing I hardly ever waste my time with in training is building speed, since it makes it much easier to get away from your opponents... I give Challenge 1/10, or ''Totally Abysmal'' rating.

Replay Value: 2
Unless you haven't completely maxed out your stats, you may want to go for this game again, other than that, after you've completed it the first time you'll want to put it up and leave it for a few years, then try it again, just for fun... I give Replay Value 2/10, or ''Positively Terrible'' rating.

Game Value: 4
Though I actually enjoyed playing this game, if I would have known it was going to be so easy, I would'nt have wasted the fifteen dollars I paid for it, the game is fun, but after awhile it gets boring... I give Game Value 4/10, or ''Very Poor'' rating.

Overall Rating: 5
I give Ready 2 Rumble: Round 2 5/10, or ''Merely Mediocre'' rating.

Conclusion:
I only bought this game because I was a great fan of the title, If you are looking for a great game to buy, definately check this one off of your wish-list... Play on, Gamers...

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 12/22/02, Updated 12/22/02