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Rocky Legends

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 24 critic reviews
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Based on 6 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Venom Games
Genre(s): Sports, Boxing
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Summary
Rocky Legends lets players experience the pummelling action and untold backstories that lead up to the events chronicled in the blockbuster Rocky movies. Pound the competition as legendary fighters Rocky Balboa (the Italian Stallion from the streets of Philly), Apollo Creed (the Master of Disaster), Clubber Lang (straight out of a Chicago jailhouse) and Ivan Drago, (the Iron Fist of mother Russia), rise from their raw beginnings as unproven amateurs toughing it out along the way to their professional careers as boxing champions. [Ubisoft]
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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...
Next Level Gaming
It has the great gameplay from the original, a new story more, and still looks great. But yanking out the big online feature that made me jump for joy, I can't give the game the same score.
Read Full Review >Warcry
Even without any appreciation of boxing, you can enjoy hours of sweat-laden, bloody-pulped frenzy and get sucked in and be amazed. Truly a wonderful creation, Rocky Legends is at the forefront of its genre.
Read Full Review >Game Chronicles
Any fan of the legendary Rocky movies will no doubt get a kick out of hearing the familiar music behind the memorable characters in the series so well represented in this game.
Read Full Review >GameZone
The fact that you have to train to increase stats, and the fact that training occurs after every match...it's not good.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
It's more polished this second time around, but if you already own the first, go a few rental rounds. [Dec 2004, p.90]
IGN
Though it's not going to rewrite the boxing genre the way that "Fight Night 2004" did, it still offers a more accessible gameplay engine that players should find easier to get into and easier to win with.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
Just when it all sounds so promising it all falls apart as the boxing itself feels rigid and restrictive, while the punching animations don't feel nearly as convincing as the original Rocky game, with certain animations seemingly failing to connect for no reason.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
While it may not be the best boxing game on the market, it's definitely a huge improvement over the original. Rocky Legends does an excellent job of making the player feel like a part of the Rocky universe.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
If you're just looking to punch someone in the face, Rocky Legends might just be the therapy you need.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
Aside from mediocre graphics, an inflexible combo system, and the omission of one of the best hair band songs ever written, Rocky: Legends is a satisfying experience.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
And while there's only so much that can be done within the confines of the Rocky films, Rocky Legends does an admirable job of giving something solid to not only fans of the movies, but to general boxing fans as well.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
If you like the occasional boxing game but aren't a huge fan of Rocky then you can't go wrong renting it. The lack of an online mode reduces the replay value significantly.
GameSpot
The boxing mechanics, while occasionally enjoyable, become practically automatic after a couple of trips through the career mode. And while the career mode itself is cool, it could have benefited from more in the way of story.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
While Legends does offer you the most comprehensive Rocky experience to date, it just plain fails to deliver in the ring. [Dec 2004, p.165]
games(TM)
While the sequel doesnt exactly surpass the original, its at least a fair crack at the boxing genre Shame its still not as good as EAs "Fight Night." [Nov 2004, p.119]
GMR Magazine
There's plenty to unlock, and training games break up the pace a bit, but the motivation to return to the ring isn't there. [Dec 2004, p.119]
GameSpot AU
A solid but unspectacular boxing game that doesn't try enough that's new or innovative to raise it to championship status.
Read Full Review >Gamers' Temple
If you are a fan of the movies, then youll probably enjoy the games story mode and be a lot more forgiving of the bare-basics boxing.
Read Full Review >Edge Magazine
None of this feels like a refinement, just a slight bulking up. With Legends, youre buying into an upgraded suite of presentation of lengthy career modes, of yet more movie-faithful music than anything else. [Nov 2004, p.105]
G4 TV
Where the first game was shorter than trainer Mickey Goldmill, Rocky Legends towers higher than Ivan Drago in terms of replay value. Its unfortunate that the gameplay isnt quite as polished.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
Rocky's programmed punch placement and combination systems can't help but seem slow and artificial. [Dec 2004, p.108]
Yahoo! Games
Also aggravating is the half-assed presentation. Cutscenes are crap, and voiceovers are all delivered by stand-ins instead of authentic actors. Even Paulie sounds like he's being voiced by someone's roommate.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
Astonishingly, this series is showing progress. If you owned the first Rocky, there is not much new here beyond playing as other characters, though newcomers will undoubtedly appreciate the way the game pays homage to the films.
Read Full Review >eToychest
Another problem is the game's terrible collision detection and absurd recovery times after throwing a punch or ducking to avoid a blow.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Ashlee P. gave it a10:
This game, especially the environments follows the movies very closely. The only thing that i didn't like about it was the fact that the character voices don't sound like the actors' voices.
Nathan S. gave it a10:
It is good.
Mike L. gave it a9:
Greatly improved upon the original but could be made alot better by better looking contact when punch is thrown and definitley online is needed.
David M. gave it a 6:
Not that much of a difference from the last game, it still lacks realistic punches and the knockout counter is too slow
Davey D. gave it a 10:
Like totally awesome man! I just love that Balboa stuff.
