Victorious Boxers 2 Available Now $9.99

It fell that far under the radar.

Honestly, I haven't played it since that initial twenty minutes a couple weeks ago. I mean, it's okay, and maybe worth about $10, but I'm glad I didn't pay more or I'd be very disappointed.
 
[quote name='ch3zyp00fs']I wonder why no US websites have any reviews for this. I mean 0.[/QUOTE]

I've been wondering the same thing. It is an absolute shame. You have the best sports game of this generation and it's released for $9.99, and not one site has reviewed it. The Gaming Media is trash when it comes to reviewing sports games. I never trust their sports reviews. When you can give the yearly Madden roster updates 9 and up you don't have a clue. As for Fight Night it is so overrated. It does somethings well like the Cutman simulation. However the animation is terrible and movement is essential in boxing. Yet half the time you cannot even see your legs. Hence why it is no way near the boxing sim Victorious Boxers is.
 
[quote name='DealHunter']I've been wondering the same thing. It is an absolute shame. You have the best sports game of this generation and it's released for $9.99, and not one site has reviewed it. The Gaming Media is trash when it comes to reviewing sports games. I never trust their sports reviews. When you can give the yearly Madden roster updates 9 and up you don't have a clue. As for Fight Night it is so overrated. It does somethings well like the Cutman simulation. However the animation is terrible and movement is essential in boxing. Yet half the time you cannot even see your legs. Hence why it is no way near the boxing sim Victorious Boxers is.[/QUOTE]

Well, it is a budget release, which, fair or unfair, means it garners less attention because lets be honest, most budget 10 dollar releases aren't worth reviewing.
 
[quote name='fujishig']Well, it is a budget release, which, fair or unfair, means it garners less attention because lets be honest, most budget 10 dollar releases aren't worth reviewing.[/QUOTE]

This may be true, but Victorious Boxers was a huge hit in the Gamespot office when it was first released. It was given great reviews (8.5) by them and it won the "Best Game No One Played" Award in 2001. I think I'm just surprised that they of all places have yet to review it. I'm sure a solid review from them would generate a few more sales.
 
[quote name='DealHunter']I've been wondering the same thing. It is an absolute shame. You have the best sports game of this generation and it's released for $9.99, and not one site has reviewed it. The Gaming Media is trash when it comes to reviewing sports games. I never trust their sports reviews. [/quote]

So you want some reviews so that you can complain about how bad they are?
 
The reason there were no reviews is not the fault of the gaming media but the PUBLISHER of this game. They did not send out review copies and until they do so this game will not be reviewed by any major sources.
 
I was just at TRU in Nashua NH a couple of hours ago and they had a bin filled with Victorious Boxers 2 (ps2) for 14.99 each. They were mixed in with MGS3 and something else I dont remember. Actually now that I'm thinking about it, VB2 may have been 9.99.....check it out
 
[quote name='Rozz']The reason there were no reviews is not the fault of the gaming media but the PUBLISHER of this game. They did not send out review copies and until they do so this game will not be reviewed by any major sources.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. I mean, it's hard enough to find on the shelves already, IGN / Gamestop aren't really rushing out to EB / GS to buy this with their own money to review it.

Add to that it's a budget title on the now lowly PS2, and that gamers want to hear all about the next gen, means you'll probably never see this one get reviewed.

I still haven't opened mine... I should do that soon.
 
[quote name='Rozz']The reason there were no reviews is not the fault of the gaming media but the PUBLISHER of this game. They did not send out review copies and until they do so this game will not be reviewed by any major sources.[/QUOTE]

Ahhh.. That makes sense. Good point my good man/woman.
 
[quote name='BlaqRenaissance']So you want some reviews so that you can complain about how bad they are?[/QUOTE]


Gamespot was one of the few gaming media sites that gave the original Victorious Boxers its due justice. I guarantee you the only reason Victorious Boxers All Stars came stateside is because of Gamespot's positive reviews and the anime. So, if no sites review Victorious Boxers All Stars. Don't be surprised if Victorious Boxers 3 or the new version they are making for the Wii, don't come to the U.S.

Secondly, I'm sorry but it is not the PUBLISHER's fault the game isn't getting reviewed. The fact that it is a budget title is even more reason for it to be reviewed. Do you think if Epic didn't send them review copies of Gears of War their butts wouldn't have been in line waiting at EB to buy it... It just goes to show you how lame the gaming media is as a whole. If they are too cheap to pay $10 for a game of this caliber and review it just goes to show how spoiled they are. People always ask well why doesn't this game come to the U.S. or why doesn't this game get a sequel. Here is a textbook example of one of the reasons why.
 
[quote name='DealHunter']
Secondly, I'm sorry but it is not the PUBLISHER's fault the game isn't getting reviewed. The fact that it is a budget title is even more reason for it to be reviewed. Do you think if Epic didn't send them review copies of Gears of War their butts wouldn't have been in line waiting at EB to buy it... It just goes to show you how lame the gaming media is as a whole. If they are too cheap to pay $10 for a game of this caliber and review it just goes to show how spoiled they are. People always ask well why doesn't this game come to the U.S. or why doesn't this game get a sequel. Here is a textbook example of one of the reasons why.[/QUOTE]

Um... yes, it is the publishers fault this dosen't get reviewed. It's a publishers job to not only get the game out on the shelves, but to also build up hype and interest for their game, and one of the ways they can do that is by sending out advance copies for media sites to review.

The situation you listed with Gears of War will NEVER happen since all large companies are well aware of the fact that if their game gets reviewed and gets good marks that is nothing but positive publicity and will attract a few more sales.

Sorry, but most gaming journalists don't have the time to track down this game admist all the other one's they are getting PAID to review. Nobody is paying them for their review of Victorious Boxer's 2, and to review that means they have to put off a game that someone is PAYING them to review.

I had enough trouble finding this game as it is, I surely don't expect the media to drop everything they are doing to a) locate this game and b) review it for free. Sorry, that's just the way it goes, alot of games don't get reviewed by the large media outlets.

If anything, low sales will be the publishers own fault, or EB / GS, for delaying this game weeks from when it should have been out. Most people just lost interest before it even came out.

And the only reason this game came out is because somebody is looking to make a quick buck, not because GS loved the first one. If that was true, we'd have every game in the series already.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Sorry, but most gaming journalists don't have the time to track down this game admist all the other one's they are getting PAID to review. Nobody is paying them for their review of Victorious Boxer's 2, and to review that means they have to put off a game that someone is PAYING them to review.

I had enough trouble finding this game as it is, I surely don't expect the media to drop everything they are doing to a) locate this game and b) review it for free. Sorry, that's just the way it goes, alot of games don't get reviewed by the large media outlets.
[/QUOTE]
You seem to be saying that the publishers pay reviewers to review their games, but surely this isn't the case, is it? I think the reason that this game and others didn't get reviewed is that public interest is rather low. By and large, Gamespot and other sites review the games that people want to see reviewed.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Um... yes, it is the publishers fault this dosen't get reviewed. It's a publishers job to not only get the game out on the shelves, but to also build up hype and interest for their game, and one of the ways they can do that is by sending out advance copies for media sites to review.

The situation you listed with Gears of War will NEVER happen since all large companies are well aware of the fact that if their game gets reviewed and gets good marks that is nothing but positive publicity and will attract a few more sales.

Sorry, but most gaming journalists don't have the time to track down this game admist all the other one's they are getting PAID to review. Nobody is paying them for their review of Victorious Boxer's 2, and to review that means they have to put off a game that someone is PAYING them to review.

I had enough trouble finding this game as it is, I surely don't expect the media to drop everything they are doing to a) locate this game and b) review it for free. Sorry, that's just the way it goes, alot of games don't get reviewed by the large media outlets.

If anything, low sales will be the publishers own fault, or EB / GS, for delaying this game weeks from when it should have been out. Most people just lost interest before it even came out.

And the only reason this game came out is because somebody is looking to make a quick buck, not because GS loved the first one. If that was true, we'd have every game in the series already.[/QUOTE]


I see where you are coming from.

Did the marketing department fail to do their job. Yes. Maybe they had an extremely small budget. Who knows....

I refuse to believe gaming journalists don't have the time to review Victorious Boxers All Stars. It is not like the game is an RPG. All they have to do is spend a little less time on their frivolous blogs and Podcasts. $9.99 for goodness sakes, quit being LAZY review the game. Games like this deserve every ounce of publicity they get.

But, you make my point for me about the media. It is all about getting PAID. Most of them don't want what's best for the games industry. They want to hang out with Matthew Perry, get all kinds of swag, or springboard to a C list position in Hollywood . Not that there is anything wrong with that. But, putting those things ahead of the videogames industry is harmful. If they truly cared about the industry this game would have 10 reviews by now.
 
I can't say for every review site, but one of the Playstation IGN editors (the main one, actually) posted yesterday and said that they normally have 4 people working on the 3 Sony sites (PS2, PS3 & PSP) and that currently 2 of them are on vacation (he being one of them). So I can imagine 2 people have their hands full with the major releases/news this time of year anyway.

I imagine it could be a similar situation for other sites, since this is the time of year most people take their vacations, and there has been quite a bit to cover lately.
 
[quote name='ch3zyp00fs']Ahhh.. That makes sense. Good point my good man/woman.[/quote]

Man. A manly one at that... ;)
 
I beat it yesterday on easy :D hahaha

now I am going to try it on medium.

ch3zyp00fs - you think there will be another season of hajime no ippo?
 
[quote name='endlessPRO']I beat it yesterday on easy :D hahaha

now I am going to try it on medium.

ch3zyp00fs - you think there will be another season of hajime no ippo?[/QUOTE]
The creators of the show announced that they would love to continue making the anime but the problem is with funding and it's so-so ratings. They already released two ova's in japan and they didn't quite perform as well as they hoped they would. But if it was me I would take a gamble and make at least six new episodes and see how they go over. If there is no interest then I'll just keep sticking with the manga comics. Here's hoping the dvd's that are out now in the US are doing well and hopefully the company that is distributing Hajime No Ippo or Fighting Spirit, which they renamed it to, will hopefully pick up where it previously left off and with the original japanese voice actors.
 
[quote name='endlessPRO']I beat it yesterday on easy :D hahaha

now I am going to try it on medium.

ch3zyp00fs - you think there will be another season of hajime no ippo?[/QUOTE]

Pretty much what MEX said was correct. Studio Funhouse "want to do more" but they don't have enough money. I hope they at least do some for some of the title fights. Takamura vs Hawk or Date vs Martinez. Those were some pretty good bouts. I would love to have another season of HnI but I don't think it will ever happen. Here's to hoping that HnI Revolution comes stateside to the Wii.
 
[quote name='argyle']Thanks - can't beat $5.98 for a new-release game. :)[/quote]

That's what I thought... but that was over a MONTH ago... I placed my order with these fucken useless dumb asses back on Nov 16 and I still have not fucken got my game yet! They are fucken useless, possilbly worse than buy.com IMO.

Has anyone actually got their order from familyvideo.com???
 
[quote name='ch3zyp00fs']Pretty much what MEX said was correct. Studio Funhouse "want to do more" but they don't have enough money. I hope they at least do some for some of the title fights. Takamura vs Hawk or Date vs Martinez. Those were some pretty good bouts. I would love to have another season of HnI but I don't think it will ever happen. Here's to hoping that HnI Revolution comes stateside to the Wii.[/quote]
ch3zyp00fs plays VB2 naked!

anyways...check fry's regularly! ive gone there 3 times and everytime it was up on the shelf...well at least the frys in Manhattan Beach, CA
 
Did you guys check your local GS/EB? I saw plenty of copies here but then again, it is NYC so maybe they stock up more (not to mention many EB/GS in the city).
 
[quote name='rcarino12']ch3zyp00fs plays VB2 naked!

anyways...check fry's regularly! ive gone there 3 times and everytime it was up on the shelf...well at least the frys in Manhattan Beach, CA[/QUOTE]

rcarino12 plays w/ me naked... bitch.
 
Just got to the end of Act 1, good to see
that I'm still expected to lose to Eiji Date, which of course I did. I still don't think I've ever beaten that particular fight from VB1.
 
[quote name='paean']Did you guys check your local GS/EB? I saw plenty of copies here but then again, it is NYC so maybe they stock up more (not to mention many EB/GS in the city).[/quote]

I have 3 in the city, BUT I live next to the border of Mexico, and the people from over there come over here and buy up all of the gaming stores, spending thousands sometimes in a transaction :/
 
[quote name='tiredfornow']I have 3 in the city, BUT I live next to the border of Mexico, and the people from over there come over here and buy up all of the gaming stores, spending thousands sometimes in a transaction :/[/QUOTE]


REally.. crazy. I'd like like to see one of those transactions.
 
I finally picked up this game yesterday from GameStop. I was looking around and didn't see any display cases so I asked someone at the desk and they went in the back and got me a copy, I think they said someone had called about it earlier (wasn't me). Anyway I haven't got a chacne to play it yet, but from all the trash you guys have been talking about it, it better give Fight Night a run for its money. Now only if I could find vol. 9 of Fighting Spirit for a decent (CHEAP) price...
 
A gamestop near me has this game and from all the raving i guess i gotta pick it up. I am kinda low on money now (damn you CAG) so which is worth buying, Victorious Boxers 1 or 2? If i love the game i'll pick both up eventualy but which one should i grab tommorow?
 
I picked up two last week from the local EB. I have no regrets. My friend and I played the original a lot. This version is just as good if not better. I have yet to unlock everything but it seems like a more complete game. The mechanics haven't changed a bit.
 
the thing I like about the newer games compared to the original is that the hit detection is excellent. I love that jab's aren't pointless in this game, it is a real important punch. Still my favorite game so far in a while.
 
Rocky for the Sega Master system was mentioned earlier in this thread so I'm posting this.

The Angry Nerd reviews Rocky for the SEGA Master System. Pretty Funny!

http://screwattack.com/Flash HTML/ANN/Rocky.html

Also, the game doesn't suck, one of the most underrated sports games ever. As is the case with many SEGA Master System games. The graphics were some of the best at that time.
And, you beat Clubber Lang the same way Rocky beat him in the movie. As far as Drago goes you are on your on, because he raped me countless times and caused many nights of despair in my childhood.
 
Wow, geez, no offense, but so far this game sucks shit.

No tutorial, the manual sucks ass, and I keep getting my ass kicked repeatedly by this Oda fucker in the story mode... I feel like this game is king of the button mashers, at this point, and I'm winning by luck and not by skill.

So far I'm not even getting $10 worth out of it... this game definitely needed a tutorial or something.

I've logged lots of time into the entire Fight Night series and so far this game has disappointed on many levels, espically after seeing the hype for so long.

I mean... this game dosen't even health bars, and the game has no sort of way of showing me how damaged someone is? I'm glad I can nail 20 hits on Oda and he hits me twice and I go down.
 
I was by TRU the other day and surprisingly they had a copy. I didnt buy it cause I got it a while back. But if you cant find it you might want to check TRU.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Wow, geez, no offense, but so far this game sucks shit.

No tutorial, the manual sucks ass, and I keep getting my ass kicked repeatedly by this Oda fucker in the story mode... I feel like this game is king of the button mashers, at this point, and I'm winning by luck and not by skill.

So far I'm not even getting $10 worth out of it... this game definitely needed a tutorial or something.

I've logged lots of time into the entire Fight Night series and so far this game has disappointed on many levels, espically after seeing the hype for so long.

I mean... this game dosen't even health bars, and the game has no sort of way of showing me how damaged someone is? I'm glad I can nail 20 hits on Oda and he hits me twice and I go down.[/quote]
-Yeah, you would've been more advised to pick up VB1 first (which had a decent tutorial). This is more of a flaw of VB2 than the actual game engine. You shouldn't be expected to have played all of the games in the series to enjoy a later game, but VB2 kind of expects you to have played VB1.

-I suggest watching the video review at gamespot for VB1. It might help you make more sense of the engine. It has a lot to do with body movement and momentum behind your punches. http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/victoriousboxers/media.html?mode=exclusive

-The manual (or lack thereof) can be directly attributed to its $10 MSRP. The lack of an in-game tutorial is a fault of the actual game, as we pretty much got the European localization of the original japanese game, which I'm guessing didn't have a tutorial either.

-There aren't any health bars in real life either!
 
In real life you can tell when a boxer is fatigued and how much damage he has taken just by looking at him... Fight Night Round 3 for 360 does an awesome job at this.

Victorious Boxers 2, they show NO SIGNS WHATSOEVER of damage at all, so who knows how many more hits some guy needs to go down. When I can nail 20 hits on Oda, and he hits me TWICE and I go down? What the fuck is that about? Half the time I can't even tell when I've connected at all... yay for shitty hit detection!

Honestly, I've tried about 15 times to beat this guy now, and I'm about to give up and just list the game on Ebay. If I'm struggling this much on the third damn fight I don't think I'll be having more fun with fights later in the game.

Trying to control this game is like trying to control a brick wall on an ice field.

EDIT: I ended up winning by just putting the controller on my lap and pushing buttons... I didn't move once, I didn't sway, I just stood in one spot and just kept mashing buttons randomly and I won. It didn't even take skill to win.

DOUBLE EDIT: Make that the last three fights won just by button mashing the two hook buttons and doing NOTHING else.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']In real life you can tell when a boxer is fatigued and how much damage he has taken just by looking at him... Fight Night Round 3 for 360 does an awesome job at this.

Victorious Boxers 2, they show NO SIGNS WHATSOEVER of damage at all, so who knows how many more hits some guy needs to go down. When I can nail 20 hits on Oda, and he hits me TWICE and I go down? What the fuck is that about?
[/QUOTE]


I agree in VB1 at least you could tell damage from the faces. But in VB2 its really hard to tell if youre even hurt at all then all of a sudden you just get knocked out. It is kinda annoying. But I still like the game well worth the $10 :)
 
Honestly, I've tried about 15 times to beat this guy now, and I'm about to give up and just list the game on Ebay. If I'm struggling this much on the third damn fight I don't think I'll be having more fun with fights later in the game.
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The game is that hard, just on the 3rd fight?
 
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