Victorious Boxers: Revolution

Victorious Boxers: Revolution is an otherwise decent boxing game that gets knocked out by clunky controls.

"Sorry, boxing fans. This isn't the follow-up to Wii Sports you've been waiting for. Sorry, Victorious Boxers veterans. This game is a step back from the titles you know and love. "

We’re a fan of anime games, we love imports, and yet Victorious Boxers: Revolution is in no way a recommendation for anyone as far as we’re concerned. Whether or not you like boxing or anime is irrelevant, as Victorious Boxers: Revolution fails to deliver motion controls that top even Wii Sports Boxing, offers very little as far as anime games go (even the simplistic Eyeshield 21 has this beat), and is a total mess of wonky control schemes, weak presentation, and broken gameplay. The only saving grace for the game comes with Classic Controller or GameCube support, and even then it’s a far cry from a solid boxing experience, as the entire game boils down to button mashing. There’s a serious lack of modes, the audio/video presentation is a mess, and the overall gameplay is simplistic and oftentimes broken. Just because this is the only boxing game available on Wii doesn’t mean it’s justified in its mediocrity. Every Wii owner in the United States got a better boxing experience packed in with their system with Wii Sports Boxing, and there’s simply no reason to pick this one up.