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Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 9 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Codemasters
Developer: Codemasters
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: June 25, 2002
Summary
Rain the hurt on your enemy with over 600 brutal power punches, illegal moves, signature blows and combos. Take your opponent apart through 9 separate game modes - Belt Mode, Speed Boxing, Exhibition Mode and more. Fight in 20 international arenas including Carnival City, Caesars Palace & Wembley Arena. Create unique custom fighters then upgrade them with over 185 unlockable improvements. Also features the Polymorphic & Interpolative Node-mapping facial damage engine. [Codemasters]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Game Informer
If you tough it out, there are rewards. Just be ready to bleed. [July 2002, p.82]
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
With precious little true depth and a distinct lack of quality boxers to topple Tyson from his in-game mantle, you'll just not want to put in the hours at the gym. [PSM2]
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
It's not all bad, just needlessly frustrating. Once you get your head around the controls and deal with some of the flawed game mechanics, Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing becomes mildly enjoyable.
Read Full Review >PSX Nation
An arcadey boxing game that doesn’t measure-up to Midway’s years-old "Ready 2 Rumble Round 2."
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
The game is a mess from the opening bell to the K.O. punch. As for differences between the two versions, nothing was touched up for the Xbox version, and both games are virtually identical.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Trying to master the game's unintuitive control system (with 12 different types of punches) was making my head spin, until I realized that mashing buttons and "circle strafing" my foe produced great results most of the time.
netjak
The "big" draw, aside from the fun cheating Mike Tyson parts, is the damage textures applied to the face and the little blood spurts, and sweat coming off your boxers face after he takes a punch...Once you take so many hits your boxer will go from bruised, to cut, to Face Critical! Whoopty-doo. One feature doesn't make your entire game, Codemasters.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
A collection of terribly constructed animations, horribly limited replay, and a create-a-boxer mode that's shallower than it first seems. [Sept 2002, p.31]
IGN
An all around mess of a game, Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing is officially one of (if not THE) worst examples of digital boxing we've ever seen.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Quite possibly one of the most confused games and most definitely one of the worst games to be released so far in 2002.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
An absolutely listless piece of software, which fails on almost every level to convey the action of its subject sport. If the big man himself sees this, he’s liable to bite the Darling brothers’ ears off.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
There are many flaws. The fighters move as if wearing cinder-block shoes. [July 2002, p.101]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 3.5 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
W. W. gave it a0:
This game is a load of rubbish - if you want a boxing game buy fight night.
Kim Ö. gave it a 2:
Fun...(about 1 hour)This game SUCKS!!!
