I disagree with above comment on Fight Night being a better sim during this time. In the Fight Night series on PS2 there is a serious lack of knockdown animations and 1-punch KO's are very rare. Neither series is a full-on sim but I'd have to say VB takes it hands down. However, Fight Night R4 and FN Champion is a different story...
I traded the 1st game and brought this game yesterday and I have 2 say its an improvement also it was cheap at £1:50 but really it only cost me 60p with the trade of the 1st game..... sorted :)
Goddamn at Date flash-countering you in the corner at 3:11 when you had been just smacking him up for the last 20 seconds...and the ridiculous beating he endures in the corner from 5:06-5:16 before just dancing nimbly out of the way like nothing happened...and the bullshit counter flurry at 6:24 after absorbing huge amounts of punishment on the corner and at the ropes. And the slow count at 8:25 that gives Date two or three extra seconds to get up.
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wow. i haven't seen graphics this bad in quite a while. and the lack of character voices doesn't help. even the gameboy advance game had voice acting. there is no excuse for this terrible production value.
Wow what do you expect its graphics to look like fight night? cause thats just retarted usually anime based games will only realistic to a point if its 3D...to keep that anime like feel to it
yeah but all anime games don't make the characters look like they're having seizures do they? i know anime games tend to have lower quality but this game in particular has plastic looking textures all over the place. it looks like it was made in by 5 people in 3 weeks.
@Tokamaru97 pff.. honetly, this game is probably closer to real boxing than the so called boxing sim fight night..its way more technical the collision detection is way better.. aside from the anime style characters, this game is definatly more realistic gameplay wise than any of the fight night games..
I will admit, I like VB2 much better than any other Fight Night game. But Fight Night (Round 2 especially) is much, much more tactical and realistic than this. I actually played both just a few moments ago, and yeah, VB2 is more fun, it's possibly the second most amusing Boxing game ever made, but it's not as realistic as Fight Night. It IS pretty realistic though, which is still impressive.
Hold down R1 and press one of the punch buttons. Which button combination depends on the individual boxer. Some boxers have multiple specials, while others have none. Ippo starts with 1 special, but will have up to 4 as you progress through the game. Mashiba's flicker jab is not listed as a special, but he can perform it by repeatedly tapping the jab (square) button.
men i have the ntsc version o this game, pherphas you can find it good luck, but i think the fight against Jimmy sisfa is more hard, because he dont have weak point, date have the problem with the movement of his jap but he is more strong than Sisfa in the endurance and power.
I disagree with above comment on Fight Night being a better sim during this time. In the Fight Night series on PS2 there is a serious lack of knockdown animations and 1-punch KO's are very rare. Neither series is a full-on sim but I'd have to say VB takes it hands down. However, Fight Night R4 and FN Champion is a different story...
Mintcar923 2 weeks ago
They should make a game like this on the PS3.. That would be cool
jovu321 2 weeks ago
i do the dempsey roll xD
ippoish 4 months ago
I just beat Date. Took me like 2 hours. I kept going to the body and I won by unanimous decision
Calinks 6 months ago
I traded the 1st game and brought this game yesterday and I have 2 say its an improvement also it was cheap at £1:50 but really it only cost me 60p with the trade of the 1st game..... sorted :)
SH4R9Y 10 months ago
wtf is it with the japs and manga
winston0024 1 year ago
Excellent video. I am going to try this game soon. Do you like VB 1 or VB 2 better?
theelusiveone 1 year ago
Why is it still written in japanese? Don't you have the english version since it's called Fighting spirit and not "All stars" ?
beaudoin88 1 year ago
Goddamn at Date flash-countering you in the corner at 3:11 when you had been just smacking him up for the last 20 seconds...and the ridiculous beating he endures in the corner from 5:06-5:16 before just dancing nimbly out of the way like nothing happened...and the bullshit counter flurry at 6:24 after absorbing huge amounts of punishment on the corner and at the ropes. And the slow count at 8:25 that gives Date two or three extra seconds to get up.
Date has ludicrous hax.
ooogooman 1 year ago
man if a modified ps3 version was made, this probably be the best boxing game ever made-
taijumasta 1 year ago
damn i am there in story mode, at the first time you get to fight Date... i didnt know you could win it..
Frequent2001 1 year ago
I really liked this game, the controls and how it looks. I had it.
TheIrieGamer 1 year ago
I ordered this game 4 days ago, can't wait till I get it in.
Packofsixpack 2 years ago
+why is there no dempsey roll?
abc12kim 2 years ago
SPOILERS
Ippo mastered the demspey roll after being defeated by date
inflames19 2 years ago 3
@inflames19 actualy its still impefrect because it can be easily counterd
omfglol99n00b 11 months ago
@inflames19 look at the shorts its not he was wearing when he fight date ejii
giemelregis00 5 months ago
@abc12kim , either it was too quick or he hasn't learned it yet til his matched with Ponchai Chuwatanaedit.
Eohll 1 year ago
Man Date is gonna be pissing blood for a month after that last body shot.
tir1066 2 years ago
how do u move so fast and how do u like dodge like tht
LeBookworm 2 years ago
press the direction twice for a dash. For dodging... I change the button settings so I have the sway at L2
inflames19 2 years ago
ohhh thx so much
TheMinhja 2 years ago
man i was getting so fuckin pissed at this part i nearly broke both of my fists and one of my feet
LeBookworm 2 years ago
lol Ippo´s arms are way bigger in the anime/manga
EXHellfire 2 years ago
wats the name of the game?
backyardboyzZz 2 years ago
victorious boxers 2 fighting spirit
LeBookworm 2 years ago
hey how do i punch in the stomach i dont know is the only match has i dont win
houfas 2 years ago
its a game not a movie coupleof. when it all boils down what matters the most is gameplay
DemonShinobiX 2 years ago
its a game and an anime
LeBookworm 2 years ago
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wow. i haven't seen graphics this bad in quite a while. and the lack of character voices doesn't help. even the gameboy advance game had voice acting. there is no excuse for this terrible production value.
Coupleof 2 years ago
Wow what do you expect its graphics to look like fight night? cause thats just retarted usually anime based games will only realistic to a point if its 3D...to keep that anime like feel to it
AnimePIMP1 2 years ago
yeah but all anime games don't make the characters look like they're having seizures do they? i know anime games tend to have lower quality but this game in particular has plastic looking textures all over the place. it looks like it was made in by 5 people in 3 weeks.
Coupleof 2 years ago
This game is targeted to fans of the series anyway, if your a fan of the manga or the anime I don't think you'd care about the graphics.
Delibirate 2 years ago
is this replay mode? Q: What is the best boxing game for PS-2 ? by that i mean moves, motion, realism.. thanks;)
deviatea 2 years ago
The best boxing GAME for the PS2 would be this, the best boxing SIM for the PS2 would be the Fight Night series.
Tokamaru97 2 years ago 2
@Tokamaru97 pff.. honetly, this game is probably closer to real boxing than the so called boxing sim fight night..its way more technical the collision detection is way better.. aside from the anime style characters, this game is definatly more realistic gameplay wise than any of the fight night games..
Frequent2001 1 year ago
@Frequent2001
No, it's not even close.
I will admit, I like VB2 much better than any other Fight Night game. But Fight Night (Round 2 especially) is much, much more tactical and realistic than this. I actually played both just a few moments ago, and yeah, VB2 is more fun, it's possibly the second most amusing Boxing game ever made, but it's not as realistic as Fight Night. It IS pretty realistic though, which is still impressive.
I wish a next-gen Ippo game would be made.
Tokamaru97 1 year ago
how i do the special attack with every player, example flickers with mashiba,dempsey roll with ippo?? things like that
siriusb2 3 years ago
Hold down R1 and press one of the punch buttons. Which button combination depends on the individual boxer. Some boxers have multiple specials, while others have none. Ippo starts with 1 special, but will have up to 4 as you progress through the game. Mashiba's flicker jab is not listed as a special, but he can perform it by repeatedly tapping the jab (square) button.
Stonethrower7 3 years ago
thank you man!!!!
siriusb2 3 years ago
aww what happened to the wind when you hit them hard enough.
i love the anime how they hit people and you can literally see the wind
crazyrj14 3 years ago 2
You ended him in that second round. Date hates it to the body.
CraigKramer 3 years ago
very true, i havent defeated him yet but the closest i came was with puching him in the stomach repeatedly.
72Roo67 2 years ago
This is by far the best boxing game I've ever played and I've played them all.
EA should take notes.
CraigKramer 3 years ago 2
this game i have to
wtfip0wn 3 years ago
how do you block in this game?
turnbacktime 3 years ago
you cant block, but you can parry punches if you time it right.
CraigKramer 3 years ago
men i have the ntsc version o this game, pherphas you can find it good luck, but i think the fight against Jimmy sisfa is more hard, because he dont have weak point, date have the problem with the movement of his jap but he is more strong than Sisfa in the endurance and power.
SeaDragonKannon 3 years ago
You don't brawl very much.
Do we have to do that when playing Ippo?
dan02iel 3 years ago
Date is much better than Ippo. You cant exchange hits with him because he would win.
inflames19 3 years ago
@inflames19 Giving up without trying is the wrong attitude. Haven't you learned anything from Ippo? You just have try harder :D
assaprince 1 year ago
@assaprince Why do you say that I gave up??
inflames19 1 year ago
i think with Ippo you should stay on the inside alot on throw alot of body shots to weaken Date
kdagr8t 3 years ago
This does not seem like hard because the computer is barely throwing any punches when I played him on hard it was nonestop I just beat him by luck.
americanhorn 3 years ago
Trust me, its on hard and it took me many tries. He doesnt throw many punches because I stop his rushes with body blows.
inflames19 3 years ago
Just got the game a couple of days ago and was wondering what your control setup was??
Any changes besides L1 to Sway..and Movement at Expert
SteelerSpartan 3 years ago
No. I only put sway at L2 ^^
inflames19 3 years ago
is this you fighting because i think you fight really good if this game is online on the wii i would love to fight you.
yacineW12 3 years ago
hahaha ^_^
inflames19 3 years ago
where can you find the american version of this game i cannot find it anywhere if u can tell me ill be your BFF!
hurricanekicka 3 years ago
I am european. Try ebay
inflames19 3 years ago