With an overall lack of Sports games on the Nintendo Switch, a game like Boxing Champs is one embraces by fans with open arms. However, with its retro appeal, solid control scheme and a beefy career mode, there’s plenty to see and do, even without a story mode. Simply put, this is the beginning of a wonderful Boxing series.
Here are five more reasons why you should check it out.
Excellent Control: Similar to EA’s Fight Night, the dual-analog Control make it easy for newbies to jump into the ring, but reward hardcore gamers.
Fun Visuals: Looking similar to an anime or even South Park, the top-down camera and colorful character models make it obvious there’s some fun to be had once the bell rings.
Strategic: You’ll fight a ton of different boxers here, all with their own strengths and weaknesses. If you don’t adjust your style, prepare to get floored.
Fun With Friends: Games like this were made to be played on the Switch. Although it benefits from two pro controllers being used over two joycons, multiplayer is still a blast.
Retro But Modern: The easy to learn, but difficult to master adage behind all your favorite games definitely applies here. Combining elements from Atari Boxing and Fight Night, Boxing Champs delivers a solid combination of new-age appeal and retro goodness.
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Patrick Hickey Jr. is the author of the book, “The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult and Classic Video Game Developers,” from McFarland And Company. Featuring interviews with the creators of 36 popular video games–including Deus Ex, NHLPA 93, Night Trap, Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam–the book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) games of all time. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming’s classic titles.
Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by top publishers the likes of Nintendo, Deep Silver, Disney and EA Sports. His book series, "The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult and Classic Game Developers," from McFarland and Company, has earned praise from Forbes, Huffington Post, The New York Daily News and MSG Networks. He is also a former editor at NBC and National Video Games Writer at the late-Examiner.com
