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Glass Joe is an extremely weak French boxer, often called 'France's Glass Jaw'.[12] Glass Joe first appeared as the first boxer in the first Punch-Out arcade, followed by the NES and Wii versions. He also made other appearances in the pages of the Nintendo Comics System, and in the cartoon series Captain N: The Game Master.[9] His successor was Gabby Jay, who was Glass Joe's boxing student. Gabby Jay has the same move set as Glass Joe, and Glass Joe was the only opponent that Gabby Jay won against.
Score: 9.0 / 10
Punch-Out!! is one of those franchise titles from Nintendo that appear to be so simple that its a wonder that a zillion would-be clones havent been launched. Theres not much that can really go wrong, is there? The player character, Little Mac, can dodge left and right, duck, and block; then throw high and low punches from the right and left, with an occasional explosive star punch included for good measure.
It all seems so easy, particularly the first tier of fighters that Little Mac challenges. Soon after, it becomes an exercise in careful observation, timed button presses (or actual punches if you prefer to play with the motion controls), and some tactical dodging and ducking, the combination of which makes Punch-Out!! a very challenging experience. Once the upper tier of circuits opens (by completing the initial three circuits), it becomes one of those games that made me afraid to blink because Id miss a cue that my opponent was about to deck me. Even though this is arcade boxing at its finest, it was good to have breaks between rounds so I could close my eyes for a few seconds.
Little Mac never changes but his opponents are as varied and as stereotypical as their names might suggest. Among them: Bear Hugger, a massive syrup-swilling Canadian logger; Piston Hondo, a Japanese boxer; Glass Joe, a Frenchman with a head that swirls with croissants when hes knocked to the canvas; Von Kaiser represents the lederhosen and massive moustache contingent from Germany; and King Hippo, a crown-wearing mutant of some kind that covers his belly-button with medical tape. (Must have an outey.) Every fighter speaks in their native tongue without the aide of subtitles so unless you speak one of those languages youll have little to no idea what theyre saying. Theres also been some debate about how stereotypical each character is but I think the concern is probably overblown. Every character gets the same treatment. I found Bear Hugger in particular to be pretty amusing even though hes from my neck of the woods.
Besides the Exhibition and Career modes, Punch-Out!! includes a split-screen two-player component that will likely be of little interest to anyone over the age of 12; however, at my house thats all my kids and because to them its similar to Wii Boxing it got a lot of play. Both players use Little Mac to pound on each other until one of them earns the Giga Mac power-up, which throws one of them into the shoes a what Little Mac would look like if he was a roid monkey and shifts the action to one screen, rather than split. As much as I was pummelled by the higher echelon of boxers, it was (and continues to be) fun. Its also open enough to be kid-friendly and punishing enough to offer the kind of experience many of us from the NES era remember so fondly.
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Little Mac Fights Soda Popinsky, then Macho Man! Wii Punch Out Gameplay Showcase!by thesegamestastegreat16,532 views
he says "watch for my chin! don't hit my chin!"
Kamfrenchie 2 years ago
I wonder what glass joe was saying during the intermisson
TCrunner13 2 years ago