Basic moves still function much the same as we've experienced in the past. The action is fast, the variety of punches and animations are all well done, and the fundamental arcade boxing engine itself does indeed come close to the excellence achieved by even Punch-Out! so many years before. Gameplay As we've experienced in the past with this title, slipping on the gloves and tossing around our cel-shaded dukes in Black & Bruised is a bout of mixed results. It's nothing big, sure, but such little touches go a long way to keeping things subliminally stimulating, and such little touches work nicely here in Black & Bruised. Perhaps one of the best presentation touches is the good use of voiceovers in the menus, cutscenes, and even the practice tutorial. Digital Fiction even added a few subtle touches that most wouldn't notice for instance, every time you select a player, his or her facial expression randomly changes.
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Still, it's a motley crew that players should have no problems finding a favorite fighter among for whooping the tar out of the rest.Īs the rest of the package goes, the menus are all clean, bright and full of life and sound.
Others such as "Jumping Janet" or "Tiny," the obviously largest boxer in the game, leave more to be desired. Or you've got "Micky McFist," the scrappy Irish brawler with the cloverleaf tattoo on his chest - something of an orange-haired version of Brad Pitt from Snatch. With his lime green pointy stripes, he taunts his opponents via witty quips of burritos and ass-whippings. Take, for instance, our man known as "El Luchador." This masked Spanish fly appears to be the lovechild of a tiger and a melon. Each character practically leaps from the canvas and comes to life with distinctive names, personalities, costumes, fighting styles, background music and voiceovers. It's not hard to visualize the concept art that must have been adoringly sketched and later rubber-stamped by the production team in designing the game. And to a large degree, Digital Fiction succeeded in infusing the title with exactly that: personality, flair and top-notch presentation. It's been said time and again that the cel-shaded look and overabundance of personality found in B&B was influenced from the classic Nintendo Punch-Out! franchise of years past. Presentation From the beginning, Majesco knew that Black & Bruised would be stylish at its core. Simulation and diehard boxing fans? Well, this game is not for you. And in a casual sense, Black and Bruised is a fun party game that casual gamers and first-time players will enjoy.
While Black & Bruised is no Super Punch-Out, it's the closest any game has come to emulating it in some time. In its heart of hearts, we believe the team wanted to create a game in that same mold, delivering kooky characters and silly scenarios and making games fun in the old sense of the word. Canadian developer Digital Fiction, however, yearns for those old days.
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