Your second will also say as much, and suggest that you rest in the next round. Watch your fighter carefully, because you’ll be able to tell if he’s out of breath. So, if your second says, “you’re taking too many punches,” then you should be dodging more often. In between rounds, your second-or trainer-will give you feedback on how you’re doing in the match. You have no direct control over how fast he gets up. Should you get knocked down, your fighter will automatically get up under his own power. Mindless actions you perform in the early rounds will result in harsh consequences later. Some matches will really test your skill, as you have to be able to conserve energy, at and at the same time avoid getting pummeled. At first, matches will last only four rounds, but as you get more experienced and progress through the game, matches will last longer and the opponents will get tougher. Occasionally, you get to fight in matches using other boxers, including Ippo’s rival, Ichiro Miyata, and the three senior boxers, Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura, and Mamoru Takamura. In Story mode, you control a boxer named Ippo Makunouchi and fight various boxers from the manga. Tournament mode is what one would expect up to sixteen boxers can compete for the number one spot. You can alter your boxer’s speed, power, or endurance in order to make matches end faster or last longer, and also to allow for handicap matches. Exhibition mode lets you fight a quick bout with a friend or the CPU. Needless to say, one is better off reading the manga or watching the anime than following the story in VB2. Thankfully, you can fast forward or even skip scenes. Spelling errors abound, and the pacing is very slow. Story mode attempts to recreate the storylines from the manga, but the end result is less than stellar.
The game modes available include story mode, exhibition, and tournament. This is a good thing, because it means anything can happen.
There are no onscreen life bars, so you don’t know when you will score a knockdown, or if your fighter will be KO’d soon. The variety of boxers available means that there’s someone for everyone, whether you prefer quick boxers, brawlers, or southpaws. Almost every boxer that appeared in the manga is present and accounted for in VB2, and they retain their unique special attacks and characteristics, save for a few Arnie “Crocodile” Gregory, for example, does not have his devastating “Bloody Cross” technique. Mashing buttons will only hasten your opponent’s K.O. Quick boxers who rely on footwork should not be slugging it out with bruisers. Obviously, Hajime no Ippo isn’t as popular here in the West, but you don’t have to be a fan of the manga to enjoy VB2.Īs a boxing game, VB2 is realistic the power of your punches depend on several variables, such as the angle of your punch, the distance between your fist and your opponent, how much stamina you have, and so forth. Although it’s the second game to have been released in the West, there are in fact several Hajime no Ippo games across several platforms, including a game that features a create-a-boxer mode, and even some boxers based on famous Punch Out characters. Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit is a boxing game that’s based on the great manga/anime Hajime no Ippo (known as Fighting Spirit in North America). And while the boxer doesn't believe it at first it just may be that the kid has the strength of will, and abilities, to become a champion.NOTE: This review was written by me years ago, but it's never been posted on GB, so enjoy! What he doesn't expect is that the event has a resounding effect on the boy thrilling him with the concept of becoming strong and skilled. Having scared off the bullies he tries to convince the kid, by taking him back to the gym, that he can defend himself. In this case one of Japan's brightest young lights in boxing who is out for a training run. The strange thing is that he's actually quite strong, it's just he spends his time being surprised at people being like this.įortunately Japan also seems to have a fair share of people who might intervene in an extreme case of bullying. His mother seems to run a charter boat for anglers, not a high status profession and enough to get him beaten up for smelling of fish since any excuse will do. He's getting to sample some of the pleasures of such, namely too much school work, family duties and a healthy serve of getting the crap punched out of him by bullies. The setting is a Japanese high school, and more specifically a young male student. Fighting Spirits - boxing ~ Season is back
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