Metareview -- Don King Presents Prizefighter (Xbox 360)
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jun 19th 2008 at 3:00PM }
- Gamervision (60/100): "Don King Presents Prizefighter is a flawed boxing game with excellent presentation and some features that should make the next Fight Night team stand up and take notice. I stop short of calling it a solid effort because of the actual boxing gameplay, but 2K definitely has something to build on in the future."
- IGN (50/100): "The poorly constructed gameplay handcuffs the game from the word 'go' and it never recovers. It's neither strategic or arcadey in nature and the animations are just plain ugly to watch. Boxing fans will just have to wait for the fourth addition to the Fight Night series in 2009 for another worthy addition to their boxing library."
- 1UP (33/100): "When a boxing game gets announced with (in)famous boxing promoter Don King as the pitchman, it's hard not to take notice. But if you're looking for the second coming of Fight Night here -- or even a viable alternative -- you've gotta continue the search elsewhere."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
NATO_Duke @ Jun 19th 2008 3:08PM
I had very limited expectations for this one already. Maybe a rental.
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 4:17PM
Actually, these reviews far exceed my expectations for this title. Bravo.
Negativecool @ Jun 19th 2008 4:53PM
Don King is the king of slimy douchebaggery and I hope any further attempts to profit with that terrible name end in bankruptcy.
But have fun with that rental;)
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 19th 2008 3:10PM
My brother in law bought this game last week, together with Quake Wars. Poor guy... he has an horrible taste. I was recommending him The Orange Box, but he doesn't even know about Half-Life series.
We play this game on his PS3 and Quake Wars on the 360. Both games sucks very bad.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 19th 2008 3:11PM
You touched a PS3? Turn in your fanboy license now please.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 19th 2008 3:14PM
I have said before that my cousin (he lives one block from here) and my brother in law have PS3.
My cousin is a Sony fanboy.
rodrigo @ Jun 19th 2008 3:16PM
hold on i thought that this game was exclusive to the 360, so u played it on the ps3???
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 19th 2008 3:17PM
There must be some heated discussions whenever your family gets together.
xFenixKnightx @ Jun 19th 2008 3:17PM
Hey some people are just like that, (bad game judgement) they like the boxart and what it sais on the back of the box they buy it. Sad.
NATO_Duke @ Jun 19th 2008 3:22PM
Wow - that is some bad taste. Anyone not familiar with Halflife should turn in their geek id.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 19th 2008 3:22PM
Yes... my bad. It was the contrary: Quake Wars on PS3 and Don King on 360.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 19th 2008 3:23PM
They have good taste I see. Uhhh...not in games, but their hardware taste is good.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 19th 2008 3:25PM
Yes, he is like that, Fenix.
Last time before last week we went to Gamestop, and he bought Spawn because the cover was "cool".
He also bought Family Guy that day.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 19th 2008 3:25PM
*Spawn and Family Guy for the PS2.
xFenixKnightx @ Jun 19th 2008 3:26PM
I was about to say Fernando, Prizefigter is only for 360, Wii, DS and WOW...Quake Wars on PS3? I heard it runs and looks like sh!t compared to PC and 360. Bummer.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 19th 2008 3:28PM
It was a good day: he received a lot of mone from his work, so he bought like $400 of games and accesories and a new HDTV.
But because I'm mexican, I can reclaim the tax: I won like $200 dlls that day from taxes :)
riggs @ Jun 19th 2008 3:14PM
not surprising.
Bigfoot @ Jun 19th 2008 3:13PM
TKO!
xFenixKnightx @ Jun 19th 2008 3:14PM
YIKES!
Donald @ Jun 19th 2008 3:15PM
I would call this fight a split decision.
FOXHOUND @ Jun 19th 2008 3:48PM
He's swindled everyone again!
"Only in America..."
Zachary Hinchliffe @ Jun 19th 2008 4:59PM
hey FOXHOUND. i'll take that copy of Sonic PS3. I gave it a rental one time, and actually had a bit of fun with Sonic's action stages (the story, adventure fields, and other characters were shit). still, I have always said to myself I'd finish it if someone gave it to me for free. Hit me up on AIM (zachhinchliffe) if you're serious.
deaftly @ Jun 19th 2008 3:49PM
Time for a Mike Tyson Quote
"One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titanic right hand he was out cold, convulsing on the floor like an infantile retard."
theturtle363 @ Jun 19th 2008 4:08PM
I guess the magnificinatanmousness of the game was severitarily misinterpretated
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 4:20PM
Ha! Awesome. I was thinking those EXACT made up words.
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 4:24PM
Ha! I was thinking those EXACT made-up words... Gotta love King.
uh-oh polio @ Jun 19th 2008 4:14PM
Wow, this game sucks.
Kizzle @ Jun 19th 2008 4:36PM
"Touch me and I'll sue."
Three thousand style points to anyone who gets that.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 19th 2008 4:39PM
Rocky V
tc @ Jun 19th 2008 4:49PM
well i only got it because i googled it...but please don't take any style points from me, they're dangerously low after flailing around on mario kart like a wiitard.
Dr. Jones @ Jun 19th 2008 5:51PM
I'm more interested in the song that's playing in the background of that video than the game.
Anyone know what it's called and who by or was it just made for promotional purposes?
teenagertc @ Jun 19th 2008 6:04PM
I met Don King at my job!! I've got a picture with him!
That man is crazy!!
But I guess I should've known that from the start.
Gerry @ Jun 20th 2008 1:43PM
My roommate got this game a few days ago. I gotta admit, I was pretty impressed. Especially with all of the side-stories if you choose to build your boxer in a career-mode...which is basically the way to do it.
If you just want to fight, the boxer line-up is pretty deep, too.