Don King Boxing - Nintendo DS

Nothing special about this game. It's ok. I've probably tried to play twice and haven't picked it back up. Maybe it's because you have to use the stylus and you are unable to use the buttons.

this game is decent, but im sure there are better games

This game is bad. From the very limited options available when designing your boxer to the actual gameplay, this game is thoroughly disappointing. I have to win to be able to train, but how can I win if I can't train?

My son cant get the game to function, even using the manual. Disappointing.

My son is five and I was hestitent to get this game for him, however I am pleased with the game and my son loves it.

I think this is the BEST boxing game on the DS! It is very fun and looks very real, from the blood to the sweat on the body.

Great game

Don King Boxing is a solid boxing game. As you progress in your quest for more wins, you unlock boxers to fight in Classic Fights and get to use them in exhibition. The most notable boxers are Leon Sphinx, Joe Frasier, Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano.There are four mini games to include jumping rope, heavy bag, speed bag, and focus mitts. 2 of the games use the X, Y, A, B buttons and the focus mitts and 2 use the stylus. As you beat tasks with the speed bag, jump rope, heavy bag and boxing mitts, you can add 10 points to 4 characteristics of your boxer - making him a formidable fighter. There is no way to add more points once you have performed the milestones of the different skills. This takes a lot of hand eye coordination and there is a pattern to the various tasks. The boxing mitts, heavy bag and speed bag are the easiest whereas jump rope requires multiple button pushes which are more challenging.The theme music is the same but catchy. On Career Mode, you get to hear the Rocky theme. Practice mode allows you to learn the basic movements around the ring, dodging, blocking, uppercuts, super moves, jabs, straight punches and combinations.This is a 1st person perspective where you visualize your gloves and face your opponent. Surprising, you have a lot of control to move around the ring (I try to corner my opponent as I pummel him with punches). You can adjust your level for easy, medium or hard. There is a learning curve to being able to box and block so use the practice mode. I highly recommend training your boxer for every opportunity to increase your attributes by 10 points.Graphics are good for a DS game. I was playing it on a DSi so I noticed none of the 'slowdown' in the heat of battle, as I have heard from some people. Everything is replicated to be pretty 'realistic' such as your coach saying how slow you punch, as you train. There is the introduction of your fighter, the start of the match when the boxers faceoff, and the sound of the bell. Even the detail from your round by round score is posted. As your boxer gets injured, he gets bruises on the face and body on the insert screen. It is odd that the bruises reset after someone is knocked down or when the next round is played. You don't have to worry about blood, since there are no effects of blood splattering.One of the most interesting effects is when you get knocked down. Instead of rapidly pushing buttons, as you would on this games predecessors, you have to wipe off blood from the screen with your stylus (Very neat effect). As you are about to get knocked out (as I was the first 2 to 3 rounds), your screen turns red as your energy flashes; quite a nice touch.Gameplay is fun, whereby you navigate through the ring with the cursor pad, block with the L or R buttons and hit by tapping/sliding the stylus. Some have told me about the game slowing down but I didn't notice that on my DSi.Career Mode lets you battle with one boxer. As you defeat each boxer, a green check mark appears next to the Ring's name. There are no 'rankings' like in conventional boxing. As you win, you unlock the boxers you defeat and you unlock rings in which to fight (and unlock 'classic boxers' from the 30s, 70s and 40s, as stated above). What is not too realistic is your boxer fights in the lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight classes.This is a very entertaining game and it captures a lot of the essence of boxing from training to fight night to the fight percentages, at the conclusion of the match.Once you beat all of the boxers, you get to wear Golden Gloves, shorts and shoes. There is no 'title belt' or title defense. Replay is fun but there are a limited number of boxers to fight (you end up fighting the some of the same boxers in different fighting venues).PROS1st person perspective boxingCareer modeGraphicsGame controlsCONSLimited customization of boxer (color of skin, color of gear, small tattoos)Limited number of boxersGreat game. I really enjoyed it.

good item and amazing service.