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07.06.2009 11:49 pm

GameStop sponsoring “Fight Night Round 4″ tournament

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Put up yer dukes — GameStop is challenging you to a fight.

The video game retail chain announced today it plans to have a “Fight Night Round 4″ in-store boxing tournament starting this weekend at 2,100 of its locations around the country.

Contestants…

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07.02.2009 12:30 pm

The swing is the thing in “Fight Night Round 4″

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Fight Night Round 4″
Genre: Sports
Developer: EA Canada
Publisher: EA Sports
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: “T” for teen
Price: $59.99
Grade: A

“Fight Night Round 4″ is better than the average boxing game.

That’s not saying much, however.

After all, the notable competition thus far consists of a mini-game in Nintendo’s 3-year-old “Wii Sports”…

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05.19.2009 3:01 pm

‘Punch-Out!!’ makes a triumphant return

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Punch-Out!!”
Genre: Sports
Developer: Next Level Games
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
ESRB rating: “E10+” for everyone 10 and older
Price: $49.99
Grade: B+

Frankly, boxing games are kind of boring.

Well, most of them, anyway. The ones played just by mashing buttons over and over certainly are. Then Nintendo’s Wii came along with its wireless controllers…

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08.23.2008 11:18 pm

‘Wii Sports’ tourney coming to local Blockbuster store

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Get your wand hands ready and loosen up those wrists, folks. A Blockbuster store in Midtown is inviting families to come in for a free “Wii Sports” tournament next weekend.

The playtime party goes from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the store,…

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02.01.2008 5:02 pm

Rearrange your opponent’s face with ‘FaceBreaker’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Virtual pugilism is about to enter a whole new level of … well, weird.

The game “FaceBreaker,” now in development, promises arcade-style boxing with punches so over-the-top hard they rearrange opponents’ faces.

Literally.

Electronic Arts announced the title this week and calls it “irreverent fun.”…

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