HBO Boxing (video game)

HBO Boxing is a video game developed by Osiris Studios and published by Acclaim Entertainment under its Acclaim Sports label for the PlayStation in 2000.

HBO Boxing
Developer(s)Osiris Studios
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment[lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 21, 2000[1]
  • EU: February 16, 2001
Genre(s)Sports, fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] Rob Smolka of NextGen said, "With a bit of control-tweaking and a complete graphics overhaul, this may show some promise in the future incarnations. For now it's just an also-ran."[9] The Electric Playground gave it a favorable review, a few weeks before it was released Stateside.[5]

References
  1. IGN staff (November 15, 2000). "HBO Boxing Ships November 21". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "HBO Boxing for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Grandstaff, Matt. "HBO Boxing - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. Mielke, James "Milkman" (February 2001). "HBO Boxing". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 139. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. Zimmerman, Chris (November 3, 2000). "HBO Boxing". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions. Archived from the original on July 30, 2001. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. "HBO Boxing". Game Informer. No. 94. FuncoLand. February 2001.
  7. MacDonald, Ryan (December 8, 2000). "HBO Boxing Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  8. Perry, Douglass C. (December 7, 2000). "HBO Boxing". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  9. Smolka, Rob (March 2001). "HBO Boxing". NextGen. No. 75. Imagine Media. p. 87. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  10. Zuniga, Todd (February 2001). "HBO Boxing". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 41. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  11. "Review: HBO Boxing". PSM. Imagine Media. February 2001.
  1. Released under the Acclaim Sports label


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