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Submitted by Cyrus365 1313d ago | review

Edge Review: Don King Presents Prizefighter

Edge writes: "How does Prizefighter measure up against the best of the division? The game is mostly below average, and that's about it.

Hopes were high for this one: Venom, developer of the decent enough Rocky games; a wealth of documentary footage from boxing legends (and Don King); and the promise of a career mode more complete than any seen thus far. There was even, in good old boxing tradition, a bit of lip aimed at the competition by the game's producer: Fight Night Round 3 is apparently "mostly just beautiful, and that's about it".

So, the tale of the tape. The documentary footage is diverting enough, but doesn't present a coherent story – often simply hinting at events which the game doesn't fill in, such as the early rivalry with Jesus Silva. The career mode is lightweight: pick your next fight, then choose whether to play two minigames to boost your stats, or sacrifice one for a media engagement which gives you more fans, and hence more adrenaline, when you're in the ring." (Don King Presents: Prizefighter, Xbox 360) 4/10

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