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Rocky takes swings at PSP

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Dec 13, 2006 1:08 pm PT

Prehistoric pugilist comes back for "one last fight" on Sony's handheld; Ubisoft game to tie-in with film's late-December release.

Just when movie goers thought they had seen the last of Rocky Balboa, the plucky punching bag from Philadelphia, Sylvester Stallone and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced that the 60-year-old Sly would return for another round. Rocky Balboa, likely the boxing franchise's final movie, is due out in theaters later this year.

Film isn't the only medium Rocky is taking another jab at. Ubisoft today confirmed that a PSP game, Rocky Balboa, will be released in conjunction with the movie.

In Soviet Russia, punching bags punch you!

The game was spotted on online retailers' Web sites in August as Rocky 6, but little information accompanied the listing. Not much more info was divulged today, other than that the game will follow the film's storyline.

The game's description paints a slightly depressing picture of a retired Rocky, with the Italian Stallion left alone after the passing of Adrian and a grown son too busy to visit. When presented with the opportunity to fight a young up-and-comer conveniently named Mason "The Line" Dixon, Rocko accepts the challenge and goes back to slurping down raw eggs.

However, recently released screenshots indicate that Rocky will go toe-to-toe with past villains from Rocky films, including Ivan Drago (played in the movies by Dolph Lundgren) and Clubber Lang (played by Laurence Tureaud--aka Mr. T).

Ubisoft says the game will be released "shortly after the movie's December 22, 2006 theatrical release."

59 Comments

  • GreenXMega

    Posted Jan 27, 2007 5:22 pm PT

    Hey, at least you get to beat up bad guys from the better Rocky movies!

  • pdo4545

    Posted Jan 23, 2007 7:35 am PT

    It looks O.K. but i dont think im going to buy it... :/

  • lewisdickens007

    Posted Jan 21, 2007 9:20 am PT

    movie wasn't great and i don't think the game will be that good either.
    i hope so though

  • Inuyasha5262

    Posted Dec 23, 2006 2:34 pm PT

    AAHHH!!! That movie was a dissapointment. I mean it was great! But the ending... c'mon....
    I'll be sure to get this game though. I want to beat the living sh*t out of mason dixen

  • Pastehunter

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 7:15 am PT

    The graphics look nice

  • milkpudding

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 10:12 am PT

    "flamesta99
    Why are Ds fan-boy always on psp parts of the site? Why don't you all stay on the DS section. I like both handhelds equally for different reasons which makes them so great, BUUUUUUUUUT I think Rocky will be LAME though."



    cos 80% of them are kids, seriously. you can't expect too much from kids.


    and Rocky IS lame this time.

  • Riothebest

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 8:35 pm PT

    I dont like the movies much, but Sly was my idol in the years 1980s. Maybe I'll try this game.

  • Cheska_Briune

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 3:12 pm PT

    MIght not be that bad. I'm really looking forward to the movie, and hopefully both are AT LEAST moderately successful, which I know the movie undoubtably will be, but not too sure about the game.

  • theKSMM

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 2:05 pm PT

    I fail to understand why many of you same gamers who put games like The Godfather, Scarface, or 50 Cent: Bulletproof on the charts are surprised when the publishers dip back in the well to release a game based on an older IP.

    Furthermore, those of you who claim that games you've never seen will suck on systems you've never played are idiots.

  • flamesta99

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 1:43 pm PT

    Why are Ds fan-boy always on psp parts of the site? Why don't you all stay on the DS section. I like both handhelds equally for different reasons which makes them so great, BUUUUUUUUUT I think Rocky will be LAME though.

  • G_W_X

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 1:06 pm PT

    Hey adrian, im on the stinkiN' PSP, nooooooooo! adrian adrian adriiiiiiiiiiian!

  • dmn_link

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 10:49 am PT

    "Lame, the movie sux, and this will too"

    Did you see teh movie?..........

  • imbacon

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 9:30 am PT

    A has been boxer on a wannabe handheld!

  • nevereathim

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 5:02 am PT

    Lame, the movie sux, and this will too

  • PelekotansDream

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 4:32 am PT

    Well I want to get a PSP for MGS, maybe I can get this for it too.

  • KingofTrolls

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 4:26 am PT

    Rocky PWN'S the PSP cause there is really nothing left of it to PWN. DS PWN'D PSP HAHAHAHAHA.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 4:03 am PT

    I hope the game wont be crappy like movie games....

  • TonicTheFudgfog

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 3:06 am PT

    If they're putting past characters in, I want an unlockable "Classic fights" mode

    "This time you can save Apollo Creed!"

  • thefjk

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 12:26 am PT

    Whaaaaaaaaaa... this is gonna be horrible. No wonder they went for the PSP!

  • Doolum

    Posted Dec 13, 2006 11:08 pm PT

    well lets see how it turns out to be,,,,

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