Software:Rocky Legends

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Short description: 2004 video game
Rocky Legends
Developer(s)Venom Games
Publisher(s)Ubisoft[lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Rocky Legends is a 2004 fighting video game developed by Venom Games and published by Ubisoft. It is the sequel to the 2002 video game Rocky. The game is based on the Rocky franchise.

The events of the game take place before the films and in between. In the game the player can take control of Rocky Balboa, Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang or Ivan Drago and witness their early careers before their famous encounters.

Gameplay

Rocky Legends has six different gameplay modes to choose from including Career, Exhibition, Tournament, Survival, Training, and Practice. Players can also use their in-game winnings to buy and unlock extras.

Career

Career mode allows the player to select one of the major characters of the first four Rocky films. Each character has a story of how they rise to the top of the boxing world. They all remain true to the canon of the Rocky films except for Ivan Drago's story, which differs in the match against Rocky Balboa.

  • Rocky Balboa: Rocky's story begins outside of Mickey's gym, where Rocky has a street fight with Joe Zale. The story then progresses through all of the Rocky movies, ending with Rocky's street fight against Tommy Gunn.
  • Apollo Creed: Apollo's story gives us a backstory to Apollo before his fight with Rocky Balboa. The story begins during a match between Apollo and his best friend Tony "Duke" Evers. Apollo beats Duke, and Duke tells Apollo that he is getting ready to retire and would like to be Apollo's manager. Apollo agrees and the story leads into Apollo's rise to the championship, finishing just before Rocky's rise to fame.
  • James "Clubber" Lang: Clubber Lang's story starts in the Chicago state prison, where he gets into a brawl with another inmate. After the fight the guards tell Lang that he served his time and he is let go. The story then revolves around the events of Rocky III and culminates in his victory over Rocky in New York City.
  • Ivan Drago: Ivan Drago's story is the only one that steps away from the canon of the Rocky films. Drago's story revolves around the events of Rocky IV and his rise to fame in Russia. This career mode has a twist: not only does Drago beat Apollo, he also defeats Rocky and it ends with Drago receiving a medal from the Soviet Union.

Training

A training mode is included in Rocky Legends. Training can be done in freeplay or career. While training in career mode awards the player points to upgrade their character based on how well they trained. This gives the player a chance to change how the stars of Rocky fought as the player is allowed to decide which stats to raise. Training in freeplay can be done both alone and with another player competitively, however this has no effect on the character's stats.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(Xbox) 73%[4]
(PS2) 69.47%[5]
Metacritic(Xbox) 67/100[6]
(PS2) 65/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Edge6/10[8]
Eurogamer7/10[9]
Game Informer6.5/10[10]
GameRevolutionC[11]
GameSpot6.8/10[12]
GameSpyStarStarStarHalf star[13]
GameZone7.5/10[14]
IGN7.1/10[15]
OPM (US)StarStarHalf star[16]
OXM (US)6.6/10[17]

The game was met with average reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 73% and 67 out of 100 for the Xbox version,[4][6] and 69.47% and 65 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[5][7]

Character models and arenas created for this game were adapted for use in the PSP game Rocky Balboa.

Notes

  1. ↑ Co-published with MGM Interactive.

References

  1. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (October 1, 2004). "What's New? [date mislabeled "June 10, 2005""]. https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-011004. 
  2. ↑ Adams, David (September 28, 2004). "Rocky Legends Ships" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/28/rocky-legends-ships. 
  3. ↑ van Leuveren, Luke (August 30, 2004). "Updated Australian Release List - 30/08/04". PAL Gaming Network. http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1475. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rocky: Legends for Xbox". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/920205-rocky-legends/index.html. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rocky: Legends for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/920206-rocky-legends/index.html. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rocky: Legends for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/rocky-legends/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Rocky: Legends for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/rocky-legends/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  8. ↑ Edge staff (November 2004). "Rocky Legends". Edge (142): 105. 
  9. ↑ Jennings, Ronan (October 13, 2004). "Rocky Legends (PS2)". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_rockylegends_ps2. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  10. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (December 2004). "Rocky: Legends". Game Informer (140): 165. http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/719A5C54-6CFF-4002-A785-7895AFCEEC6A.htm?CS_pid=281009. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  11. ↑ Reilly, Mike (October 21, 2004). "Rocky: Legends Review". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/rocky-legends. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  12. ↑ Navarro, Alex (October 4, 2004). "Rocky: Legends Review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rocky-legends-review/1900-6109593/. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  13. ↑ Chapman, David (October 11, 2004). "GameSpy: Rocky Legends (PS2)". GameSpy. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/rocky-vs-the-world/556233p1.html. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  14. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (October 10, 2004). "Rocky Legends - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081005005837/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23809.htm. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  15. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (September 29, 2004). "Rocky Legends". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/29/rocky-legends. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 
  16. ↑ "Rocky Legends". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 108. December 2004. 
  17. ↑ "Rocky Legends". Official Xbox Magazine: 78. December 25, 2004. 
  • 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.

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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]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

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. 
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  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. 
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  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/. 
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  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. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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