its not as bad as GS makes it out to be!
ill start witht the graphics, id give them about a 7, nothing to write home about, but they get the job done and look decent enough, the venues all look pretty cool, and the boxer customization is fairly deep, you can make some pretty screwed up looking boxers, or a pretty boy if thats your fancy. i cant wait to get into some of the bigger venues and start fighting some legends in the ring!
now the gameplay... deserves atleast an 8, it took me about 2 match's to get comfortable with the controls, i was reading the GS spot review where he mentioned how unresponsive the controls were at times, well yeah, when your out of stamina your punchs are really slow, DUH!!! when your full on stamina your swinging faster, not a hard concept. the footwork is a little awkward trying to move around the ring and avoid getting hit, but its something i have to get used to still, you can double tap the analog stick to move fast in a direction, but i rarely use that as of now. the blocking is done with the right analog stick and works quite well, hold the left trigger and you can bob and weave while blocking, takes some learning but once you do, it all works good! theres alot of variety in the punchs and it helps to mix it up. the one thing that bothers me is the hit detection, which is off alot of the time, sometimes youll graze a face and itll be a full blow, stuff like that, but it doesnt bother me that much....
the career mode is whatever, i could care less about anything except moving up the ranks and boxing, you can pick your match's, but its usually choosing between 2 or 3 fighters, not really a big deal, the training is whatever too, in fact alot of things in this game are whatever to me, but what really counts is i like the boxing in it.... havent tryed online yet, but i will!! oh i will...