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3.1 / 5

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Platform
Game Boy Color
Genres
Sports
Publishers
EA Sports
Release date
December 31, 1998

Summary

Knockout Kings on the Game Boy Color lets you dial the round length to either a quick 90‑second burst or a full three‑minute bout, which feels surprisingly flexible for a handheld title. The “slugfest” mode is a wild ride – a single punch can end the fight, yet you can also survive six or seven knockdowns and keep going, giving each match a tense, unpredictable rhythm.

The roster is a love letter to boxing history, featuring legends like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya and Marvin Hagler, plus a handful of tongue‑in‑cheek unlockables such as Daryl “Hotcakes” McGee and The Great Smokey Maggard. Between rounds you might see a ring‑card girl, a replay clip, or your boxer at the corner with live stats, and the game even shows facial bruises and a flying mouth‑piece when a hard shot lands.

Career mode feels deeper than its peers: you can create a boxer who competes in every mode, directly control training drills, browse detailed biographies and stats of the real fighters, and even replay classic bouts for a nostalgic punch‑drunk experience.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single