If your a fan of slugfests, or like Mike Tyson's Punchout for NES, your SNES version is here.
User Rating: 8.6 | Super Punch-Out!! SNES
For anyone that has watched boxing, it can be hit or miss in finding a good match. Sometimes the boxers become tired too fast, and becomes more of a grabbing match than a slugfest. Well you don’t have to worry about that if you are playing Super Punch Out. Super Punch Out was released in 1994, and I’ve probably taken more time playing this game than any other I’ve owned. You start out as a struggling unknown boxer trying to move up in the ranks. There are four boxing circuits in all. The difficulty shift is handled very well, meaning that your first fight wont be too hard, but the difficulty is ramped up a bit after each fight. Super Punch Out is a very simplistic game at heart, you are given a body punch from either hand, a hook from each hand, and two kinds of special punches. The body punches and hooks are what you’d think, but the special punches are earned by dishing out punishment without taking a hit. Once you have connected enough punches, and haven’t taken damage, you are able to unleash a special punch, which can be one hard hit, or unleash a flurry of hooks. This may not sound like much, but where your mechanics are quite bland and repetitive, learning your opponents’ mechanics is where this game shines. Towards the later portion of the game, you might lose a couple of controllers trying to figure out the patterns of the fighters, but don’t worry, the frustration is worth the outcome of finally beating the fighters. The final fighter no where compares to the difficulty of Mike Tyson in the original Punch-Out, but don’t expect some kind of pansy. Super Punch-Out isn’t the most beautiful game, even on the SNES. Even though the graphics aren’t like todays game, the fighters you will be taking on are well animated. There is no choppiness or slow down in their punches. The fighters are very unique, with very unique tendencies that fit them. The music is fairly repetitive, and the fighters rarely speak but luckily none of it gets annoying. The announcer has a wonderful voice to him, and gives some energy to the pre and post game fight. If you are looking for a great arcade-style game that go with Super Punch-Out, you will not be disappointed. My personal best for Piston Hurricane is 0’09”45”, see if you can do better.
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