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It is the follow-up to Acclaim's previous release, ''

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''. The game was met with negative reviews which criticized the simplistic and unexciting gameplay and low production values.

Gameplay

This game is similar to the arcade game ''

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'' and consists of three different modes (exhibition, career, and tournament). Players can choose between three rounds (as in

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). Acclaim's proprietary graphics technology was used to create photorealistic digital representations of the boxers.''Foreman For Real''
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Two camera views are available. Career mode has the player start out as the bottom of the world rankings and winning fights makes him move up the ladder until he has to face off against George Foreman for the world heavyweight

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. This makes the game similar to the

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gives advice on the strengths and weaknesses of each opponent. Punches and jabs are available with several variations. In addition, an AI-controlled judge helps to determine the score of each and every round.

Reception

Greasy Gus of ''

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'' remarked that while the Super NES version has faster gameplay and better character graphics than the Genesis version, it is still mediocre in absolute terms, with unengaging gameplay and a crowd which shows no reaction to developments in the fight. He summarized "A school bus full of Don Kings couldn't generate any excitement for this fight." The same magazine's Tommy Glide reviewed the Genesis version. He likewise commented on the "stiff gameplay", and severely criticized the audio: "The average music severely drowns out the sound effects in each fight. You won't hear the ref count on knockdowns, the punch effects sound like bad

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noises from '70s films, the crowd's silent, and the round bell sounds like someone tapping a children's toy piano." A reviewer for ''

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'' slammed the Genesis version as well, commenting that the gameplay ultimately comes down to blindly mashing buttons. He gave it one out of five stars, summarizing that "There seems to be no real effort put into any single aspect of this title, and the end result is arguably one of the poorer boxing efforts ever released." ''Video Games The Ultimate Gaming Magazine'' gave the game a score of 5 out of 10, giving some praise to the graphics although giving criticism to the playability, the game speed, lack of variety and concluding, "Don’t waste your time with this game when you could just as easily pick up Electronic Arts '' Foes of Ali''."

References

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* {{George Foreman Video games based on real people Cultural depictions of boxers Cultural depictions of American people 1995 video games Acclaim Entertainment games Boxing video games Game Boy games Game Gear games Sega Genesis games Software Creations games Sports video games with career mode Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games featuring black protagonists Black people in art Single-player video games