HBO Boxing (video game)

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HBO Boxing
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Developer(s) Osiris Studios
Publisher(s) Acclaim Entertainment [lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 21, 2000 [1]
  • EU: February 16, 2001
Genre(s) Sports, fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

HBO Boxing is a video game developed by Osiris Studios and published by Acclaim Entertainment under its Acclaim Sports label for the PlayStation in 2000.

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Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] Rob Smolka of NextGen said, "With a bit of control-tweaking and a complete graphics overhaul, this may show some promise in the future incarnations. For now it's just an also-ran." [10] The Electric Playground gave it a favorable review, a few weeks before it was released Stateside. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "HBO Boxing". Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
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  5. ↑ Mielke, James "Milkman" (February 2001). "HBO Boxing" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 139. Ziff Davis. p. 140. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Zimmerman, Chris (November 3, 2000). "HBO Boxing". The Electric Playground . Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on July 30, 2001. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "HBO Boxing". Game Informer . No. 94. FuncoLand. February 2001.
  8. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (December 8, 2000). "HBO Boxing Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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  10. 1 2 Smolka, Rob (March 2001). "HBO Boxing". NextGen . No. 75. Imagine Media. p. 87. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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  12. ↑ Donohue, Bill (February 2001). "Acclaim Sports' HBO Boxing [sic]". PSM . No. 42. Imagine Media. p. 32. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  1. ↑ Released under the Acclaim Sports label


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