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(More customer reviews)No doubt that this games predecessor: Rocky, was THE best Rocky game ever! Of course being the die-hard Rocky fan that I am, I had a blast with the previous game!
Now the sequel steps in. Sadly, for those of you, like me, who are big Rocky fans, this title is not as easy to come by. For what reason I do not know. I almost speculate because the game has gotten decent to mediocre reviews from these "professional" gaming sites. But who cares about their opinion?
Anyways, the game, in general, is really nothing new. Although you have more boxers (over 40 that either appeared or were mentioned in the films including alternate looks for some of the main characters), more training modes, a new career mode where you can play as Rocky, Apollo, Clubber Lang, or Drago, better looking menus with some nice alternate music from the Rocky films, and LOADS of unlockables!
The graphics seem to have gotten better with time as well. The characters and environments are more detailed than in the previous title. Sadly, the voice-overs for the characters are not that spectacular. But I guess you would expect that considering the whole concept of the game is to go into the way past of the fighters before they became champions.
The fight engine is not as loose as it was the last game. It almost seems kinda stiff, but not to the point where your fighter will delay his punches. Also, there are some cool combos that can easily be performed by pressing two buttons at the same time. Sounds easy, I know, but it helps out big-time as you move up into the career mode. The cuts, blood, and bruise marks are highly detailed as well. At times, when you or your opponent get a "super" punch, blood spatters onto the screen, although not lots but it makes for a nice effect.
The unlockables are accomplished by, not only completing various bouts in the career modes (to help unlock all unlockables, it's better to go through the career mode of all four fighters). Not only that, you get money after every bout. Of course you earn more money if you win a fight than if you lost it.
You then go to the Shop menu on the main screen and cycle through the different categories of unlockables. Each unlockable has a certain price with the fighters being the most expensive (around $150,000). While that may seem to be a lot, it can easily be obtained in just a few fights. As you move up the ladder and fight the higher ranked fighters, your payout is more, win or lose, than it was in the previous fights.
Overall, Rocky: Legends is a game that definitely needs to be looked at if you are either a casual gamer, a fan of boxing, or a fan of the Rocky series. This title is more in-depth than the previous title and has tons of replay value! The menus are nicely done with colorful graphics, music from the Rocky series, and, in the background, scenes from some of the Rocky movies are played. Too bad, though, this title is not easy to find; at least where I live.
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Rocky Legends brings home the pummeling action of the classic Rocky films. Pound the competition as the legendary fighters from the films, from Rocky Balboa to Ivan Drago. Rise from raw beginnings and go from unproven amateur to champion of the world.
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