Software:Knockout Kings 2001

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Knockout Kings 2001
North American PlayStation 2 box art featuring Oscar De La Hoya (left) and Shane Mosley (right)
Developer(s)Black Ops Entertainment
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesKnockout Kings
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: October 31, 2000[1]
  • EU: November 23, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • NA: February 7, 2001[2]
  • EU: March 9, 2001
Genre(s)Boxing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Knockout Kings 2001 (known as Box Champions 2001 in Germany for the PS1)[3] is a boxing video game developed by EA Sports. The third installment in the Knockout Kings series, the game was released for PlayStation in 2000, and later for PlayStation 2 in 2001. Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley appear on the North American cover, while the European cover features Lennox Lewis.

Gameplay

Knockout Kings 2001 features a roster of 40 boxers, increased from the 25 featured in Knockout Kings 2000.[2] Alongside retired boxers like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, the game also featured contemporary boxers like Lennox Lewis and Shane Mosley. It is the only game in the series to feature female boxers, which included Mia St. John, Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker, and Regina Halmich. Commentary during in-game matches was provided by Al Bernstein, Max Kellerman and Teddy Atlas, while Mills Lane and Richard Steele were featured as the referees. Jimmy Lennon Jr. was featured as the ring announcer. In the European version, the commentary was instead provided by Harry Carpenter, Barry McGuigan and Ian Darke.

The ability for the player to create their own character was retained from the previous game. Alongside standard moves such as jabs, uppercuts, and roundhouse punches, the player can also perform "dirty" moves against opponents including low punches, elbows and head butts.[4]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PSPS2
EGM7/10[8][lower-alpha 1]7.33/10[9][lower-alpha 2]
FamitsuN/A30/40[12]
Game Informer7.5/10[13]9/10[14]
GameSpot8.9/10[15]4.8/10[16]
GameSpyN/A85%[17]
IGN8.2/10[18]8.6/10[19]
Next GenerationStarStarStar[20]StarStarStarStar[21]
OPM (US)StarStarStarStar[22]StarStarStarStar[23]
X-PlayN/AStarStarStarStar[24]
BBC Sport73%[25]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic84/100[5]81/100[6]

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6] John Gaudiosi of NextGen's January 2001 issue said that while the PlayStation version was "a good boxing game, it's still not as good as it could be. Also, if you played KK2000, you won't find much of a difference."[20] Three issues later, Rob Smolka said of the PS2 version, "Honoring the strategy of boxing as much as the ferocity, this should enthrall fans of the sport."[21] In Japan, where the latter console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Victor on May 24, 2001, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[12]

Air Hendrix of GamePro's December 2000 issue said of the PlayStation version, "The Knockout Kings series has lived up to its name as the PlayStation's boxing champ for a couple of years now, and this 2001 edition only continues that reign. With sharp new features, graphics, and controls, Knockout Kings 2001 owns the PlayStation boxing ring."[26][lower-alpha 3] Four issues later, he said, "If you're a boxing fan with a PS2, Knockout Kings won't move mountains for you, but it's still the PS2's best boxing game and [it] will provide plenty of thrills. If you've already conquered the PlayStation version, however, steer clear – this game is too similar to be worth its ticket price."[27][lower-alpha 4]

Lawsuit

In March 2004, Alexis Argüello filed a lawsuit against Electronic Arts, Nintendo, and Sony regarding his appearance in both Knockout Kings 2000 and Knockout Kings 2001. He alleged that his likeness and identity were put into the games without his permission.[28]

Notes

  1. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version each a score of 7.5/10, 6.5/10, and 7/10.
  2. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation 2 version, one critic gave it 8/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 7/10.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version 4.5/5 for graphics, 3.5/5 for sound, and two 5/5 scores for control and fun factor.
  4. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 3.5/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 4.5/5 for control, and 4/5 for fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ IGN staff (October 31, 2000). "Woo, What a Knockout!". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230514152119/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/01/woo-what-a-knockout. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 IGN staff (February 7, 2001). "PlayStation 2 Knockout Kings Ships Today". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230423003007/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/08/playstation-2-knockout-kings-ships-today. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  3. ↑ The Playstation Datacenter - Box Champions 2001
  4. ↑ "Knockout Kings 2001 – Cheats". Fandom. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230423182451/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/914395-knockout-kings-2001/cheats. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Knockout Kings 2001 critic reviews (PS)". Fandom. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230423054957/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/knockout-kings-2001. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Knockout Kings critic reviews (PS2)". Fandom. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230422032125/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/knockout-kings-2001. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  7. ↑ Rector, Brett (November 9, 2000). "Knockout Kings 2001 - PlayStation Review". CNET. Archived from the original on December 2, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001202131600/http://www.gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/Kk2k1/. Retrieved March 7, 2024. 
  8. ↑ Kujawa, Kraig; Hager, Dean; Funk, Joe (January 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (138): 203. https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_138_January_2001_U/page/n201/mode/2up. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  9. ↑ Hager, Dean; Leahy, Dan; Kujawa, Kraig (April 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (141): 107. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230716232246/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/EGM_US_141.pdf. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  10. ↑ Nash, Jeff (December 7, 2000). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS)". Greedy Productions Ltd.. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030228091653/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=4637&full=1. Retrieved March 7, 2024. 
  11. ↑ Mowatt, Todd (March 1, 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". Greedy Productions Ltd.. Archived from the original on June 22, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020622183205/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=5265&full=1. Retrieved March 7, 2024. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "ノックアウトキング2001 (PS2)" (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). Archived from the original on March 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240306193859/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9525&redirect=no. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  13. ↑ Anderson, Paul (December 2000). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (92): 110. 
  14. ↑ "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (95). March 2001. 
  15. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (November 15, 2000). "Knockout Kings 2001 Review (PS)". Fandom. Archived from the original on June 21, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010621181748/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2654537,00.html. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  16. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (February 12, 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 Review (PS2)". Fandom. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010223073414/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2684797,00.html. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  17. ↑ Johnson, Chris (February 15, 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030404005450/http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/kokings2001/. Retrieved March 7, 2024. 
  18. ↑ Blache III, Fabien (October 31, 2000). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328212745/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/01/knockout-kings-2001. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  19. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (February 8, 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221029000045/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/09/knockout-kings-2001-3. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Gaudiosi, John (January 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS)". NextGen (Imagine Media) (73): 106. https://archive.org/details/NextGen73Jan2001/page/n107/mode/2up. Retrieved April 1, 2020. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Smolka, Rob (April 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". NextGen (Imagine Media) (76): 78. https://archive.org/details/NextGen76Apr2001/page/n79/mode/2up. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  22. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (December 2000). "Knockout Kings [2001 (PS)"]. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (39): 173. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010127194700/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2646701,00.html. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  23. ↑ "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (42). March 2001. 
  24. ↑ Shkloven, Emmett (March 2, 2001). "Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2)". TechTV. Archived from the original on June 5, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010605083432/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,23008,3314356,00.html. Retrieved March 7, 2024. 
  25. ↑ Gibbon, David (February 27, 2001). "Let's Play: Knockout Kings 2001 (PS)". BBC Sport (BBC). Archived from the original on December 3, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021203220755/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/1186934.stm. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  26. ↑ Air Hendrix (December 2000). "Another Classic Bout With Knockout Kings 2001 (PS)". GamePro (IDG) (147): 162. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041209063237/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/7537.shtml. Retrieved March 7, 2024. 
  27. ↑ Air Hendrix (April 2001). "Knockout Clings to Title on PS2". GamePro (IDG) (151): 96. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050207082311/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/11306.shtml. Retrieved March 7, 2024. 
  28. ↑ Colker, David (March 29, 2004). "Ex-Boxer Is Making a Comeback -- in Court". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230423054957/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-29-fi-boxer29-story.html. Retrieved March 6, 2024. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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