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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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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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01.31.2008 12:34 pm

Not everyone thinks ‘active’ video games provide exercise

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Since Nintendo’s Wii console first demonstrated that video games could move more than a person’s thumbs, a growing segment of society has believed the Wii has opened new doors to physical fitness.

Wiis are turning up in retirement homes and physical rehabilitation…

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01.14.2008 11:53 pm

Let’s hope Beijing 2008 doesn’t turn out like Torino 2006

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s an Olympic year again, and what better way to highlight the thrill of victory and agony of defeat than to create a video game that mimics the Games?

Sega Corp. says it will take the lead on that with “Beijing 2008:…

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