Software:Dynamite Boxing

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Short description: 1998 sports video game
Dynamite Boxing
Dynamite Boxing cover.png
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)Victor Interactive Software
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player

Dynamite Boxing (ダイナマイトボクシング, Dainamaito Bokushingu), known as Victory Boxing 2 in Europe and Contender in North America, is a sports video game developed by Victor Interactive Software exclusively for PlayStation in 1998.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings62%[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame2.5/5 stars[4]
EGM6.125/10[6][lower-alpha 1]
Famitsu21/40[7]
Game Informer6.75/10[1]
GamePro4/5 stars[8][lower-alpha 2]
GameRevolutionC[9]
GameSpot6.6/10[10]
IGN3/10[11]
Next Generation1/5 stars[12]
OPM (US)4/5 stars[13]
The Cincinnati Enquirer2/4 stars[14]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Next Generation said, "From the uninspired graphics to the sloppy and ill-thought-out gameplay, there is nothing in Contender that stands out as being particularly good and quite a bit that is actually painful to experience. Sony should be ashamed of inflicting this abomination on the gaming public."[12] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.[7]

Notes

  1. In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the game, one critic gave it 5.5/10, two others gave it each a score of 7/10, and another gave it 5/10.
  2. GamePro gave the game two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (February 1999). "Contender". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (70): 42. https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_070_February_1999/page/n43/mode/2up. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  2. Nelson, Randy (16 November 1998). "Contender (Preview)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/17/contender. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Contender for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501110906/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196977-contender/index.html. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  4. Marriott, Scott Alan. "Contender - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114202956/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15346&tab=review. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  5. Broderick, Glenn (19 February 1999). "Contender". CNET. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816034141/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Contender/. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  6. Smith, Shawn; Hager, Dean; Ricciardi, John; Davison, John (March 1999). "Contender". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (116). https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cd/EGM_US_116.pdf. Retrieved 15 September 2022. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "ダイナマイトボクシング [PS"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1932&redirect=no. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  8. Johnny Ballgame (March 1999). "Contender Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (126). Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050113190547/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/93.shtml. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  9. Dr. Moo (January 1999). "Contender Review". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170531/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/contender. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  10. MacDonald, Ryan (26 January 1999). "Contender Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120727143913/http://www.gamespot.com/contender/reviews/contender-review-2547074/. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  11. Nelson, Randy (13 January 1999). "Contender". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/01/14/contender-3. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Contender". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (52): 91. April 1999. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_52/page/n91/mode/2up. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  13. Kujawa, Kraig (February 1999). "Contender". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (5): 86. https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_5_1999-02_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n85/mode/2up. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 
  14. Bottorff, James (1999). "PlayStation's new boxing game far from 'Contender'". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). Archived from the original on 1 July 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010701221057/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/contender.html. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 

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