Customer Reviews

Wade Hixton's Counter Punch

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've never been a huge fan of this type of game, but I was intrigued by the depth of the characters and their beautiful artwork. I also wanted to see how the genre had evolved since the days of Super Punch Out and let me tell you that I was not disappointed - this game rocks!

The game has real depth, although it's as simple to play as one of those incredibly catchy Flash games that you always see getting sent around - like that fabulous Dancing Peanut one!

Anyway, all I can say is that you MUST try this game. I normally play my games on XBox and PS2 and am generally put off by the GBA's lack of processing power, but this game really pushes the wee box to it's limits with addictive gameplay that wil have you coming back again and again and again.

In short, go and get it - you'll not regret it!

OK, let's get it out of the way. Yes, this game is great looking. It is not only very flashy with large cartoon looking characters and backgrounds, but it has style too. The game has a lot of personality. It even sounds good, with a bit of digitized voice, and decent music & sound effects. The little story is kind of funny, but its more goofy than funny. This game does not look or sound cheap.

The play control is tight, with good response, and natural button choices (buttons on the left punch with your left arm, etc). And, oh yeah, it's kind of like Punch-Out! There are 3 save game slots to keep your record and money. But this is still a $20 game and they had to cut corners somewhere. Well, actually I don't know if they HAD to, but they did.

This game is very short and can be beaten with relative ease, in the first setting, with the exception of the final boss, Don. That guy is quite hard. The other thing is that while the control is tight, it is also pretty shallow. You have six basic punches, but very little distinguishing one from the other. Anything a left punch will do, a right punch will do as well. The super moves you can buy are not very impressive, but they help improve the depth a bit. Maybe some people out there would stay interested in this game for dozens upon dozens of hours. I am not one of these people.

It's a good game, buy it if it sounds good to you. But it's only a real deal at $20. You can think of it as a really flashy skin put on old Punch-Out! gameplay. Or you can think of it as an incredibly shallow fighting game, that is also very pretty. Chances are you'll start out the former and end up the latter. But, I still say someone in the mood for handheld arcade boxing will enjoy this.

Most definitely NOT in the same league as Punch-Out. It's pretty, granted, but the bland, unnecessarily slow-paced gameplay, which relies less on actual strategy and more on ridiculous amounts of endurance, more than counteracts any good the graphics might have done.

Also, "dumb hick" humour has been done to death. This game isn't nearly as funny as it thinks it is. A few of the characters have admittedly amusing designs, but without clever writing to back it up, they fail to make any sort of real impact.

Clearly, this game is made by people who liked Punch-Out, yet somehow they've missed out on the elements that actually made that game, y'know, fun. This wouldn't be horrible as a free fan Flash game. As something you're actually expected to pay money for, though....no thanks.

THis game is pure fun... if you liked SUPER PUNCH-OUT, than chances are your gonna trade it in for this amazing cart!!! this game is a must buy/have...cell shading graphics fit this game perfectly ... control rocks, and again...its pure fun!!!

This is the game Punch-Out fans have been waiting for. It has all the quick-reflex fun and quirky personality of the old Nintendo classic, updated with fantastic hand-drawn animation and light RPG elements that extend the gameplay. The character design is wonderful, the writing is funny, the gameplay is perfect. Even the music is good. At 19.99, this is the bargain of the year. I can't over-emphasize how great this game looks. You've never seen anything like it on a handheld console screen.

By the way, this is the first video game I've ever ordered from Amazon. I ordered it because a certain enormous Video Game store chain (same initials as Eloping Baboons) has decided not to carry it. That company's buyer is, apparently, an idiot. Thank you, Amazon, for making such a great game available!

This is a fun simple action game. Its similar to nintendo's punch out arcade game from 80's and various home system such as little mac the famous boxer from nes.

The graphics are cool and nice! I love how each character/opponent have their own style and unique moves, such as the black pimp, asian techo chick, and other colorful fighters. The stage design is nice with cool music. Music is mostly up-beat with some techno. The story mode is nice, you get to travel to various places and there's a city map. Gameplay is simple and very fun. Characters move well with variety of expression. It might take some reflex and practice to master the game. Very artistic and zany game too.

Overall a great game, must have for gba.

There have been a couple of Punch-out clones and pseudo-sequels - like Powerpunch II, etc. This is the only one that's any good. Fantastic art design, unique fighters that have different styles of fighting and patterns and a very speedrun capable game. High Replay value and responsive controls.

If you loved Punch-Out! or more appropriately Super Punch Out! and the arcade games(the game is really closer to thosethan the NES game) you'll definitely like this. If you don't like Punch Out!'s style of arcade boxing, this won't change your mind any.

Dude, this game is sweet! I just got my copy this morning, been jammin on it all day. It's a little hard to get the hang of at first, but once you get the basics, it's all good. I definitely recommend this game!

I found this game easy to use and very challenging. Kept my interest for quite a while. I found the characters to be very interesting and fun. I just didn't want to put it down.

This game is a ton of fun and I've beaten every charecter in it dozens of times but i have one question:

HOW DO YOU BEAT THE END BOSS????

I have fought him 50 times and have never been able to punch him once??? am i doing something wrong?

Any help would be GREATLY apreciated...