Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
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Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
- Release Date: November 16, 2000
- Genre: Sports
- Style: Boxing
- Similar Games: Ready 2 Rumble Boxing (Nintendo 64), Knockout Kings 2000 (Nintendo 64), Mike Tyson Boxing (PlayStation)
Production Credits
ORIGINAL DESIGN TEAM Lead Artist: Emmanuel Valdez; Lead Programmer: Dave Wagner; Senior Artist: Alesia Howard; Senior Programmer: Terry Bertram; Senior Animator: Mike Cuevas; Engine Design: Ian McLean; Graphics Artists: Tina Hou, Tasd Ehrlich, Rex Cataroja; Animators: Jackie Corley, Umberto Bossi; Soundstation: Orpheus Hanley ; Software Development Manager: Brian Johnson ; Additional Support: Neal O'Hara, Bert Farache, Don Poole, Brian Lawson ; Music Development Manager: Aubrey Hodges ; Tools & Technology: Lori Miller ; Assistant Producer: Donte Knipple ; Additional Art Support: Aaron Carlson, Samir Patel ; Motion Capture Support: J.R. Salazar, Josh Hutchins ; Special Thanks To: Michael Buffer, Bruce Buffer, Kristen Watson, Shaquille O'neal, Kristine Lefebvre, Evvy Tavasci, John Rowe, Deborah Fulton, Don Knapp, Rob Gustafson, Sandra Brown, Amy Bartlett, Andrew Hoolan, Gary Gonzales, Mohammed Davoudian, Mayuko Ball, Franz Borowitz, Paul Chamberlain, Sean Coolidge, Jeannei De La Rosa, Filiberto Espinoza, Brian Lowe, Mylah Padigos Valdez, J.R. Salazar, Kevin Wang, Dave Wilkins, Byron Warner & All Our Families and Friends; Very Special Thanks To: Michael Jackson; N64 TEAM; Producer: Kevin Potter; Associate Producer: Sean Wilson; Assistant Producer: Ed Duran; Technical Director: Paul Le Fevre; Product Marketing Manager: Christa Wittenbert; Vice President Marketing: Helene Sheeler; Director, Sports Marketing: Mike Lustenberger; Associate Product Manager: Phil Marineau; Print Design and Production: Midway Creative Services, San Diego; Product Testing Manager: Rob Sablan; Product Testing Supervisors: Sheila Julataon, John Ubalde; Lead Product Analysts: Aaron Orsak, Seher Basak; Technical Standards Analysts: Zak McClendon, Dave Langat; Product Analysts: Dan Camp, John Bautista, Justin Wood, Matt Kaplan, Rob Schlayer, Rick Blair, Erick Valencia, Ray Veerkamp, Eric O;Mary, Josh Begley, Jose Chavez, Mark Fontecha, Erika Arredondo, John Le Art Fernandez, Steve Davis, Tiffany morrell, Joe Graves; Additional Testing: Aaron DiFede, Aaron Zimmermann, Tony Washington, Gilbert Sandejas, Christine Penley, Russ Waehler, Jimmy Hong; Special Thanks: POD 5, Brian Johnson, Frank Lucero, Jon Sieker, Donte Knippel, Orpeus Hanley, David Brooks, Mike Ribero, Mark Beaumont, David Greenspan, Tim Granich, Nancy Ramsey; POINT OF VIEW INC. TEAM; Director of Product Development: Mark Nausha; Producer: Frank Lucero; Assistant Producer: Jon Sieker; Lead Programmer: Chris Warner; Programmers: Steven Lashower, Kamran Manoocherhri, Vince Weeks; Tools Programmer: Rich Rempel; Lead Artist: Eddie Rainwater; Senior Artist: Ivan Enriquez; Artists: Tom Narey, Garrett Yanai, Chuck Workman; Special Thanks: Kerie nausha, Donna Sieker, Leawana Shifflett, Liz and Debs, Stefanie Preske, Mom and Pop Yanai, Angie Yoon, Walter Wu, Russ Yamada, Ivan Ida, Art Smith, Jimmy, Ron & Boscoe
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Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
| Ready to Rumble Boxing: Round 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Midway, Point of View (PS) |
| Publisher(s) | Midway |
| Platform(s) | Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance |
| Release date(s) | DC
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T (Teen) |
| Media/distribution | 64-megabit cartridge, CD-ROM, GD-ROM |
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 is a boxing game for the Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance and it is also the sequel to Ready 2 Rumble Boxing.
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Gameplay
Gameplay in the game is similar to that of the previous game. The more big hits the player land consecutively, letters that spell out "RUMBLE" appear below the player's side of the screen. Letters also appear when the fighter taunts his opponent. Once the word is formed, powerful combo attacks can be activated that will almost definitely knock the opponent down. This time, however, there are three levels of "RUMBLE", which build up one after the other. If the player successfully lands a combo with his RUMBLE Meter full on the third level (where the letters start smoking), the final blow can launch the opponent clear out of the ring, giving the player an instant victory.
Development
News from Midway's sequel to Ready 2 Rumble Boxing were first made public back in early summer of 1999.[1] In may 2000, showed of the game at that year's E3 for demonstration.[2] It was here the Midway announced that the game would receive a PlayStation 2 release.[3] In September 2000 the game was previewed for public demonstrating at that year's ECTS.[4] That same month images and screenshots of two of the game's secret characters were unveiled Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jackson.[5] It was stated that Jackson was motion captured and digitally photographed for his character.[6] Midway released the PlayStation 2 version on October 23 to coincide with the release of the PlayStation 2.[7] As with the previous game, Michael Buffer appears in the game as himself. The game's roster also features former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his then-wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, credited respectively only as "Mr. President" and "The First Lady".
Reception
On release, Famitsu magazine scored the PlayStation 2 version of the game a 31 out of 40.[8]
References
- ^ Douglass C. Perry (June 4, 1999). "Off the Record, Vol. 21 Interplay, Game Boy emulators, and Midway make today's PlayStation 2 news.". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/074/074331p1.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010. "Midway has plans to bring sequels to Ready to Rumble, NFL Blitz, Hydro Thunder, and NBA Showtime to the PlayStation 2, in addition to the RPG it announced in late May."
- ^ Marc Nix (May 11, 2000). "E3 2000: PS2's First American Games Find out what was shown at Sony's unveiling!". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/079/079192p1.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Douglass C. Perry (May 13, 2000). "E3: Midway Blasts Gamers with Huge PS2 Lineup The king of the arcade slams the PlayStation2 with seven new games for PS2 in 2000 and 2001.". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/079/079454p1.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010. "The obvious ones were Ready to Rumble Boxing: Round 2..."
- ^ Douglass C. Perry (September 3, 2000). "ECTS 2000: Midway's One-Two Punch Midway showed off Ready to Rumble 2 and the first playable NBA Hoopz, three-on-three.". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/084/084482p1.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010. "Ready to Rumble: Round 2 was shown in fully playable form, and of the two, it looked a lot farther along in its development cycle."
- ^ Douglass C. Perry (September 11, 2000). "Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 Screens and movies of Michael Jackson and Shaquille O'Neal in Midway's upcoming PS2 launch title.". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/134/134724p1.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ IGN Staff (October 24, 2000). "Midway Releases Ready 2 Rumble Round 2 So let's get it on! Er, wait, wrong catchphrase... Hey! Look! It's Michael Jackson!". IGN. "The big draw of Ready 2 Rumble Round 2 is the chance to clash with the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson, who was motion-captured and digitally photographed for his role."
- ^ IGN Staff (October 24, 2000). "Midway Releases Ready 2 Rumble Round 2 So let's get it on! Er, wait, wrong catchphrase... Hey! Look! It's Michael Jackson!". IGN. "Midway Sports Asylum have released Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 in preparation for the PlayStation 2's launch."
- ^ プレイステーション2 - READY 2 RUMBLE BOXING ROUND 2. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.90. 30 June 2006.
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